(Formally known as Katalox-Light)
ADVANCED CATALYTIC FILTRATION MEDIA FOR IRON, MANGANESE AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL
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Introduction

Katalyst Light is formally known as Katalox-Light***

KATALYST LIGHT® innovative filtration media is exclusively manufactured in Germany. It is engineered with a unique MnO2 coating on the exceptional base material ZEOSORB®. KATALYST LIGHT® boasts exceptional attributes: it is lightweight, presents an expanded filtration surface, endures an extended service life, and guarantees steadfast performance, capable of filtration down to 3 microns. Its applications encompass a wide spectrum of tasks, including high-level filtration, elimination of color and odors, removal of Iron, Manganese, and Hydrogen sulfide, as well as the efficient reduction of Arsenic, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Radium, Uranium, and other radionuclides and heavy metals.

High content (10%) gamma Manganese dioxide (MnO2) coated ZEOSORB®

Katalyst-Light Removal methods:

1. Mechanical Filtration (fine particles, TSS, Turbidity etc.)
2. Catalytic precipitation and sorption (Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb etc.)
3. Adsorbtion (flocculant formation and adsorption of As, Heavy Metals, Radionuclides)

Filtration (≤ 3 µm) of:

♦ Total Suspended Solids
♦ Sediments
♦ Turbidity
♦ Organics
♦ Colour (some, organic)
♦ Odour

Removal of:

♦ Iron (Inlet conc. up to. 100 mg/L)
♦ Manganese (Inlet conc. up to 20 mg/L)
♦ Arsenic
♦ Hydrogen Sulfide
♦ Uranium, Radium
♦ Heavy Metals
♦ Radionuclide

Best features:

♦ WQA Certified to meet ANSI/NSF 61 standard for Drinking Water applications
♦ Very high surface area
♦ High MnO2 coating (10%)
♦ Contains NO crystalline Silica
♦ No mandatory dosing required
♦ Light weight media – saves backwash water
♦ Replacement frequency every 7-10 years

 

FEATURE
BREAKTHROUGH IN IRON REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY!



Real installations from different part of the world have been reported to remove unchallenged amounts of iron. In a few extreme cases multi-stage Katalyst-Light filtration systems have been used without the use of any chemicals to remove iron with inlet concentration of as high as 60 – 100 mg/L (ppm).

These astounding findings are being further investigated to find the correlation between removal limit and underlying ORP, pH and other possible governing characteristics.

Submit your test data to help us to model a better and accurate System Calculator for Katalyst-Light media.

 

iron and Manganese Removal from the water

Advanced Features of
Katalyst-Light | Advanced Applications

 

Fracking

Reducing radionuclide waste in fracking wastewater

Industrial Wastewater

Reducing radionuclide waste in fracking wastewater

Cooling tower re-circulation

Dramatically reducing the blow-down water and using part of it in re-circulation process

Reverse Osmosis Pre-treatment

Increasing the membrane life-span 3-4 times more

Removal of Arsenic

by the method of
co-precipitation

Radionuclide removal

Radium,
Uranium

 

SYSTEM
CALCULATION

Recommendation on Katalox Light System Calculation

Please enter Following Values :

Flowrate :
Iron(Fe) : mg/l (ppm) (Recommended inlet pH 7.5)
Manganese(Mn) : mg/l (ppm) (Recommended inlet pH 8.5)

Note: This is a standard calculation based on raw water pH 7.5 for iron removal and 8.5 for manganese removal.
If the raw water pH is not as mentioned above, then we highly recommend to increase the pH using Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH).

Watch Water’s Recommendation

Katalox Light Media Require 0 Liters
Katalox Light Media Require 0 Bag(ft3)
Freeboard 0 %
Required Vessel Volume 0 Liters
Filtration Rate 0 BV/h
EBCT(Contact Time) 0 Seconds

*This calculator has been designed based on real time data obtained from system installation worldwide.
*The contamination concentration and the filtration rate is best-fit approximation and is subject to be updated.
*This calculation is only a recommendation for system design. Please do not forget to read and follow the instruction given in our Katalox Light product literature.

 

 

COMPARISON
CHART

Why Katalyst-Light is "The Best" compared to other products in the market?


Much higher gamma Manganese coating (10%) for better filtration, more service life, while keeping the bulk density close to the density of water 1000 kg/m³ (Katalyst-Light Bulk Density: 1060 kg/m³).

Advantages Of Katalyst-Light

Katalyst-Light is produced in Germany from ZEOSORB® as a raw material. Katalyst-Light the lightest, to Greensand and Filter-OX, the heaviest. The Katalyst-Light media is the only catalytic media with the highest surface area which removes turbidity, suspended solids up to less than (< 3 microns).

The major advantage of Katalyst-Light is the slower head loss which leads to longer operation time. Katalyst-Light presents a rough and high surface characterized by a high number of pores and crevices. Accordingly, the structural and the texture is considerably different from Greensand Plus and Filter-OX. As a result, this allows slower head loss development, but at the same time causes higher pH and higher removal of iron and manganese without using any chemicals. Application of Katalyst-Light media can produce high-quality water without iron, manganese, and turbidity. Additionally, backwashing water demand is 60% less than Greensand Plus and Filter-OX.

 

Katalyst Light Greensand Plus Filter-OX
Certification WQA Tested and Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61 and 372 Lead Free WQA Tested and Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61 WQA Tested and Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61
Turbidity Excellent No No
Suspended Solids Excellent No No
Iron Up to 100 mg/l ≥ 15 mg/l No Data
Manganese Up to 20 mg/l No Data No Data
Arsenic Depends on Iron Content Fe:As≥ 20:1 Depends on Iron Content Fe:As≥ 20:1 No Data
Active Ingredient (MSDS) Gamma Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) ≥ 10%
ZEOSORB® = 85%
No Silica (SiO2)		 Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) = 3.2–4.8%
Quartz (SiO2) = 90.4–93.6%		 Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) = 10-20%
Quartz (SiO2) = 55–85%
Surface Area 320 m2/gram No Data No Data
Effective Particle Size Uniform Size
(0.6–1.4 mm)		 (0.25–1.0 mm) (0.354–1.0 mm)
Product Weight Light
(1060 grams/liter)		 Heavy
(1,425 grams/liter)		 Heavy
(1,345 grams/liter)
Shipping Weight 66 lbs./ft3
30 kg/ft3
(Light)		 89 lbs./ft3
40 kg/ft3
(Heavy)		 84 lbs./ft3
38 kg/ft3
(Heavy)
Packaging 1 ft3(28 .3 liters) /bag
40 bags(1,132liters)/pallet		 0.5 ft3(14 .1 liters) /bag
55 bags(779 liters)/pallet		 0.5 ft3(14 .1 liters) /bag
48 bags(679 liters)/pallet
Service Flow Rate 4–12 gpm/ft2
(10–30 m/h)		 5–12 gpm/ft2
(12.5–30 m/h)		 2–12 gpm/ft2
(5–30 m/h)
Backwash Flow Rate 10–12 gpm/ft2 @ 55 °F
(25–30 m/h)		 12 gpm/ft2 @ 55 °F
(30 m/h)		 12 gpm/ft2 @ 55 °F
(30 m/h)
Initial Start Up Backwash approximately 20 minutes or until backwash water is clear as Katalyst-Light is Absolute Dust-Free Requires minimum 4 hours Cl2 regeneration Cl2 sterilization recommended but not required
Regeneration Chemical No chemicals required Intermittent or continuous feed using Cl2or O2 Intermittent or continuous feed using Cl2or O2
Clean Filter Pressure drop @ 5 gpm/ft2 / (12.5 m/h) 0.8 psi per foot of bed depth 0.8 psi per foot of bed depth 0.8 psi per foot of bed depth
Commercial System Larger than 36” Tanks Same as Above
No Air/Water Scour Backwash		 Air/Water Scour Backwash Air/Water Scour Backwash
Installation Allowed in California Yes No No
Made in: Germany Brazil Ukraine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Data

Compounds Typical value Specifications
ZEOSORB® 85% >85%
MnO2 10% >9.5%
Hydrated Lime* 5% <5%

*Hydrated lime is used as the binding material.

Recommended Operating Conditions:

Inlet water pH 5.8 - 10.5
Freeboard 40%
Min. Bed Depth US 29.5 inches
SI 75 cm
Optimal Bed. Depth US 47 inches
SI 120 cm
Service flow US 4 - 12 gpm/ ft²
SI 10 - 30 m/h
Backwash velocity US 10 - 12 gpm/ ft²
SI 25 - 30 m/h
Backwash time 10 - 15 minutes
Rinse time 2 - 3 minutes

Physical properties:

Appearance Granular black beads
Odor none
Mesh size US 14 x 30
SI 0.6 - 1.4 mm
Uniformity Coefficient ≤ 1.75
Bulk Density US 66 lb/ft³
SI 1060 kg/m³
Moister Content <0.5% as shipped
Filtration <3 micron 3000mg/l
Removal Capacity

for Fe2+ alone

 3000 mg/l
85000 mg/ft³(approx)

for Mn2+ alone

 1500 mg/l
42500 mg/ft³(aprx)
for H2S alone 500 mg/l
14000 mg/ft³(aprx)

FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS

Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) is an advanced filtration media developed in Germany for the removal of iron, manganese, hydrogen sulfide, and other contaminants. Its highly active surface enables fine filtration down to 3 microns and highly efficient removal of iron and manganese.

Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) outperforms conventional media like sand, BIRM, DMI-65, ManganOx, FilterOx, Pyrolox and Greensand Plus thanks to its high surface area, Katalox-Light Catalytic Gamma MnO₂ coating, and low density — resulting in superior filtration and reduced maintenance.

It is produced at our manufacturing facility in Mannheim, Germany.

Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) features a 10% Gamma MnO₂ coating on a ZEOSORB® core, providing a very high surface area, lightweight handling, and excellent catalytic performance. The use of chemicals and generally not required compared to other filter materials in the market.

Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) effectively removes:

  • • Iron (Fe)
  • • Manganese (Mn)
  • • Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S)
  • • Turbidity and suspended solids
  • • Arsenic, uranium, radium, and other heavy metals (when iron is present)

It filters particles as small as 3 microns and efficiently removes turbidity, iron, and manganese.

The high concentration of catalytic Gamma (10%) MnO₂ ensures strong oxidation and co-precipitation of contaminants. Unlike heavier or lower-grade media, Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) is lightweight yet highly effective due to its superior Gamma (10%) MnO₂ content.

Yes. Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) is certified under:
NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 for drinking water safety
NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 for lead-free compliance

Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) is ideal for any application which has Iron, Manganese, Hydrogen Sulfide present:

  • • Residential well water systems
  • • Commercial and industrial water treatment
  • • Municipal drinking water systems
  • • Reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment
  • • All ground/surface water for removal Iron, Manganese, Hydrogen Sulfide

Compatible oxidizers include:

  • Proprietary formulation Oxydes & Oxydes-P
  • • Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)
  • • Ozone (O₃)
  • • Chlorine
  • • Air or oxygen
  • • Potassium permanganate (KMnO₄)
  • • Oxydes & Oxydes-P is certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 and safe for all applications.

Yes — when iron is present, Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) removes these through co-precipitation. For enhanced removal, use in combination with our high-capacity adsorbers:

These can remove Arsenic (III & V), Chromium (VI), Uranium, PFAS, PFOA, and many other heavy metals.

Standard designs are listed on page 3 of the Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) brochure. Alternatively, use the system calculator on the Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) homepage to estimate media volume and vessel size. Follow the operating conditions in the brochure for final system design.

The standard media lifespan of Katalox Light® (Katalyst Light®) is typically 7-10+ years with following proper system operating conditions.

  • • Standard bag: 1 ft³ (28.3 L), approx. 30 kg (66.1 lb)
  • • Big bag: 35.3 ft³ (1000 L), approx. 1085 kg (2392 lb)
  • • Pallet: 40 bags, approx. 1225 kg (2700 lb)

Backwash when the pressure drop reaches ΔP 0.5-0.6 bar (7.3-8.8 psi) or based on system flow and application.

The two product are the same with different trade names.

Tags

Advanced filtration media Catalytic filtration media Gamma MnO₂ coating Iron and manganese filtration Iron and manganese removal Iron (Fe) removal Manganese (Mn) removal Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) removal Ground water treatment Well water treatment Residential water treatment Municipal water treatment Industrial water filtration NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 certified Lead-free media