Reuse of water is key to preserving our natural resources and waste water treatment is an integral part of this. Waste water treatment plants are rarely at optimal performance and often money is literally going down the drain. The right products and approach can help you to help your customers improve the quality of their waste water discharge thus minimising environmental impact.
The particular challenges of waste water treatment vary from site to site and industry to industry. The challenges may include issues from both inorganic and organic contaminants which can be detrimental to the toxicity, pH, colour, odour and/or oxygen demand of receiving waters.
B & V Chemicals understands the complex chemical requirements of industrial wastewater treatment and has technical resources dedicated to support the needs of our customers operating in this area. We are committed to innovation in the solutions and technology we supply, and to providing the highest level of service to our customers. To support this ethos we have a broad range of chemistry solutions designed specifically for use in wastewater treatment.
pH adjustment
pH adjustment may be required for a number of reasons:
- To directly precipitate out chemicals otherwise present as more soluble salts
- To increase the efficacy of any coagulants used
- To enable discharge limits to be met
- To maximise the concentration of the most efficient chlorine containing species for disinfection (e.g. hypochlorous acid vs hypochlorite)
The most commonly used chemicals for pH adjustment in effluent plants are lime, sodium hydroxide and sodium bicarbonate.
