Cane Sugar Refining - Purolite

Conversions (continued)
Cane Sugar Refining with Ion Exchange Resins
Capacity and Regeneration Level Equivalents*
MEQ./ML.
POUND EQUIV./
CU.FT.
KILOGRAMS
(as CaCO 3 )/CU.FT.
GRAMS
CaO/LITER
GRAMS
CaCO 3 /LITER
1.00 0.0624 21.8 28.00 50.00
16.00 1.00 349.00 449.00 801.00
0.0459 0.000286 1.00 1.28 2.29
0.0357 0.00223 0.779 1.00 1.79
0.02 0.00125 436.00 0.56 1.00
*Capacity on a dry weight basis may be calculated as follows:
meq/gm of dry resin = 100 x 62.4 lbs/cu ft of dry resin x meq/ml of wet volume capacity
1gm/ml Wet density in lbs/cu ft x % Solids x 1 gm/ml
Pressure Equivalents
LBS. PER
SQ. IN.
FEET OF
WATER*
METERS OF
WATER*
INCHES OF
MERCURY** ATMOSPHERES
KILOGRAMS
PER SQ. CM.
1.000 2.31 2.31 2.04 0.0681 0.0703
0.433 1.00 0.305 0.822 0.0295 0.0305
1.421 3.28 1.00 2.89 0.0967 0.10
0.491 1.134 0.346 1.00 0.0334 0.0345
14.70 33.93 10.34 29.92 1.00 1.033
14.22 32.80 10.00 28.96 0.968 1.00
* Equivalent units are based on density of fresh water at 32ºF to 62ºF.
** Equivalent units are based on density of mercury at 32ºF to 62ºF.
Flow Rate Equivalents
US GAL/MIN CF/HR CM/HR CF/SEC L/SEC
1.00 8.021 0.2271 0.0023 0.0631
0.0125 1.00 0.0283 0.0167 0.4721
4.403 35.30 1.00 2118.00 16.67
438.60 60.00 1.70 1.00 28.33
15.85 127.16 3.60 2.12 1.00
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