by | | Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, WaterFX
Removing phosphorus from wastewater is critical to maintaining healthy water resources and protecting the health of communities. However, the traditional coagulants used to remove phosphorus to low levels consume the natural alkalinity in the wastewater, resulting in...
by | | Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, WaterFX
We have focused several articles showing the benefits of switching to Neo WaterFX from “traditional” coagulants for phosphorus removal in wastewater. By “traditional”, we usually mean ferric chloride or alum. But what about specialized coagulants like Poly Aluminum...
by | | Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, WaterFX
Phosphorus removal from wastewater often means chemical precipitation using a very acidic coagulant, traditionally alum or iron-based. Due to the chemistry of these coagulants, the dosage required is often 4 to 10 times that indicated by the stoichiometry alone and...
by | | Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, WaterFX
With the renewal of their Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES) permit, Jordanelle Special Service District (JSSD) was confronting extremely low total phosphorus (TP) limits of 0.03 mg/L (May – Oct) and 0.06 mg/L (Nov – April) as a 90-day average at...
by | | Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, WaterFX
It is no secret that inflation has hit every sector of the economy. BUT inflation hasn’t hit everything equally. If you use traditional coagulants (iron or aluminum based, or PAC) to remove phosphorus from your wastewater, you are paying significantly more than you...