Home > Oil refinery and Petrochemical Fillers > Tipton Product Advantage Our inert balls (ceramic ball, high-alumina ball, filler material) are widely used to hold catalysts beds in the equipment used in oil refineries and petrochemical industries. One particularly well-known application for these products is the desulfurization process that is needed in hydrorefining equipment. There is a process for insuring that this desulfurization process is effective and stable. In order to guarantee the quality of this process, the specifications from licensors are already determined and they have become global standards. One of these standards is UOP’s standard. Tipton provides quality products that easily meet the specifications for inert balls set out by UOP and because of this, our products continue to be supplied widely domestically and abroad. Tipton’s Product Quality Exceeds Global Standards Compare Tipton’s product quality to the global standards for inert balls established by UOP. All inert balls shall be new products. No recycled products or repaired products shall be used. All inert balls we supply are new products. Inertness All inert balls are inert. Materials shall not influence the environment in any way. All of the materials of the inert balls we supply are inert and stable.   Standard Value Al203+Si02 90wt% Si02 80wt% The total percent of alumina and silica content in the product is over 90% and silica content is 80% or less.   Representative Value Al203+Si02 93wt% Si02 77wt% Measurement Method ·JIS R-2216 (A.S.T.M. C573 rejected in 1995) Leachability   Standard Value Eluted Iron (Fe2O3) 0.1wt% The maximum content of eluted iron (Fe2O3) is 0.1% per 1/8" (3mm). Eluted iron is measured after boiling a 0.1 pound (50 gram) inert ball in a 10% hydrochloric acid solution for 64 hours.   Representative Value Eluted Iron (Fe2O3) 0.00012wt%     Standard Value Operating temperature 980°C Max All materials must support an operating temperature of up to 980 degrees.   Standard Value Representative Value Operating temperature 1350°C Max 1480°C All materials must support an operating temperature of up to 1350 degrees. Roundness   Standard Value Ratio of the maximum diameter to the minimum diameter 1.25Max All inert balls are basically spheres. The ratio of maximum to minimum diameter of any inert ball shall not exceed 1.25.   Representative Value Ratio of the maximum diameter to the minimum diameter 1.16   Nominal size (Nominal Diameter) Size tolerance (minimum size ~ maximum size) Crush strength (min.) 1/8" (3mm) 0.08"~0.17" ( 2 ~ 4 ) mm mm 50lb(23kg) 1/4" (6mm) 0.20"~0.30" ( 5 ~ 8 ) mm mm 120lb(53kg) 1/2" (13mm) 0.46"~0.54" ( 12 ~ 14 ) mm mm 200lb(90kg) 3/4" (19mm) 0.65"~0.85" ( 17 ~ 21 ) mm mm 950lb(430kg) 1-1/2" (38mm) 1.38"~1.58" ( 35 ~ 40 ) mm mm 2,000lb(910kg) The size tolerances for each size of inert ball are listed above. The crush strength for each size must be at least that value. The crush strength is an actual measured value obtained by pressing an inert ball between two steel plates. Nominal size (Nominal Diameter) Size tolerance Crush strength Standard Value Represen- tative Value Standard Value Represen- tative Value 1/8" (3.2mm) 0.08"~0.17" ( 2.2 ~ 4.2 ) mm mm 0.15" ( 3.69 ) mm 66lb (30kg) 117lb (53kg) 1/4" (6.4mm) 0.21"~0.29" ( 5.4 ~ 7.4 ) mm mm 0.26" ( 6.50 ) mm 187lb (85kg) 297lb (135kg) 3/8" (9.3mm) 0.30"~0.43" ( 7.8 ~ 10.8 ) mm mm 0.38" ( 9.63 ) mm 352lb (160kg) 511lb (232kg) 1/2" (12.7mm) 0.44"~0.56" ( 11.2 ~ 14.2 ) mm mm 0.50" ( 12.60 ) mm 441lb (200kg) 806lb (366kg) 3/4" (19.1mm) 0.69"~0.81" ( 17.6 ~ 20.6 ) mm mm 0.75" ( 19.11 ) mm 991lb (450kg) 1,443lb (655kg) 1" (25.4mm) 0.94"~1.01" ( 23.9 ~ 25.6 ) mm mm 1.01" ( 25.63 ) mm 1,322lb (600kg) 2,685lb (1219kg) 1-1/2" (38.1mm) 1.37"~1.61" ( 35.0 ~ 41.0 ) mm mm 1.50" ( 38.01 ) mm 2,203lb (1000kg) 3,205lb (1455kg) Each size of inert ball meets the size tolerance/ crush strength requirements (our inert balls have been used in many different projects. Standard value is numeric value guaranteed by Tipton. Representative value is an actual average rate measured by Tipton products.       The minimum bulk density is 85 lb/ft³(1,360kg/m³). Material density must be at least 135 lb/ft³(2,160kg/m³). Each size of inert ball meets the requirements for bulk density (please refer to the Products Specifications). Before filling, small or large inert balls must be screened for in each size in order to remove them. We only provide standard inert balls that have been screened during the separation process. Inert balls do not “stir up dust.” However, particulate may be created by handling or friction caused by vibration. Inert balls are sintered, so they do not break down or “stir up dust.” However, particulate may be created by handling or friction caused by vibration.

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