Zeo Fresh – Zeolite 1-2mm

Zeolite media that removes ammonia from fresh and salt water by ion exchange, used in filters, transport and emergency treatment.

$31.50 ex GST

Product Information

Key Features

  • High-purity hard zeolite, 1 – 2 mm, that strips ammonia by cation exchange rather than by bacteria
  • Cation exchange capacity of 150 meq/100 g — equivalent to 2.7 g of ammonia per 100 g, or 27 g per kilogram
  • Works in fresh and salt water; in seawater it reaches about the same capacity but takes longer to get there
  • Hard grade, so it holds up as a sand replacement in pressure and sand filters as well as in media bags
  • Rechargeable in a 100 ppt (100 g/L) NaCl brine, with 50 g/L potassium hydroxide added for a deeper regeneration
  • Bound ammonia will not release until that salt concentration is reached, so it stays put even in seawater
  • Certified for organic farming and also used as a feed additive
  • Working out how much you need: zeolite is a consumable sized on ammonia capacity, not on flow. At 27 g of ammonia per kilogram, 1 kg holds roughly 27 g of ammonia before it needs recharging — so a load of 100 g of ammonia between regenerations needs about 3.7 kg. Larger particle sizes take longer to reach that capacity because of the lower surface-area-to-volume ratio. The supplier does not publish a dose rate per volume of water or a contact time, so tell us your ammonia load, water type and how often you can regenerate and we will size the bed with you.

Specifications

SpecificationZeo-Fresh 1 – 2 mm
Media typeHigh-purity hard natural zeolite
Particle size1 – 2 mm
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)150 meq per 100 g
Ammonia exchange capacity2.7 g of ammonia per 100 g of zeolite (27 g per kg)
Reference condition for capacityFresh water. The same approximate capacity is reached in seawater but more slowly. Supplier does not publish a reference temperature or ammonia concentration, and capacity depends on other exchangeable ions present.
Suitable waterFresh water and salt water
Regeneration brine100 ppt (100 g per litre) NaCl solution
Enhanced regeneration100 ppt NaCl plus a further 50 ppt (50 g per litre) potassium hydroxide
Ammonia release thresholdBound ammonia is not released until the regeneration salt concentration above is reached, so it stays bound even in seawater
CertificationCertified for organic farming
Pack sizes stocked25 kg bag (other grades, sizes and bulk quantities on request)
Typical usesSand replacement in pressure filters, ammonia removal, media bags, live transport, settling pond treatment, feed additive

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