Articles and information on Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater from the blog of Neo Performance Materials, a Wastewater Treatment Plant Chemicals Company.
Neo WaterFX Helps Protect Communities from Harmful and Potentially Deadly Algal Blooms
Algal blooms have gotten more widespread and more severe in the last decade. Algal blooms thrive in warmer waters, and with water warming earlier in the spring and staying warm longer into the fall, the algal bloom season is also extended. In addition, water resources...
Phosphorus Removal in Wastewater Doesn’t Require Massive Chemical Feeds with Neo WaterFX
Phosphorus removal from wastewater used to require massive chemical feeds. The large quantities of chemical required starts with the coagulant feeds of traditional aluminum or iron salts, which typically require a 4:1 to a 10:1 metal to phosphate ratio to achieve the...
Removing P from Wastewater with Less Chemical = Less Chemical Sludge
Chemical coagulants to remove phosphorus from wastewater create chemical sludge. The amount of sludge produced depends upon which coagulant you use, and the dosage required to meet your discharge limits. Ultimately the volume and mass of the sludge requiring...
Removing Phosphorus from Wastewater
Protecting your community from algal blooms It is June, and that brings to mind trips to the beach or outings to fish, boat or swim in a local lake or river. Our communities rely upon water – for their health, their economy, their wellbeing. Many of our best times are...
Stop Algae Growth in Clarifiers by Stopping Phosphorus Release
Stop Algae Growth in Clarifiers by Stopping Phosphorus Release It is spring, and warmer weather often means it is time to break out the scrub brush for the clarifier. You may feel it is unavoidable, that the algae will grow and there is nothing you can do but scrub it...
