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What is the reason for the increasing use of flocculants in winter?

Feb. 04, 2023

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With the development of chemical industry, the use of polyacrylamide has increased significantly. Polyacrylamide is a water-soluble polymer, which can be used in water treatment, oil field development, paper making, mineral processing, coal washing, textile printing and dyeing and other fields. It has the advantages of high efficiency, low cost and environmental protection. Therefore, it has been widely used in various industries. Many customers think that the use of flocculants will increase in winter. What is the reason?

1、 Effect of water temperature

Water temperature has a significant impact on drug consumption, especially in winter when the water temperature is low. Usually, the formation of flocs is slow, and the particles are fine and loose. The main reasons are:


2、 Effect of pH and alkalinity

The pH value of raw water directly affects the hydrolysis reaction of coagulant, that is, when the pH value of raw water is within a certain range, the coagulation effect can be guaranteed. When coagulant is added to the water, the concentration of H+in the water increases due to the hydrolysis of coagulant, which leads to the decrease of pH value of the water and hinders the hydrolysis. To keep the pH value within the optimal range, the water should have enough alkaline substances to neutralize with H+. When the alkalinity of the raw water is insufficient or the coagulant is added excessively, the pH value of the water will drop significantly, which will destroy the coagulation effect.

3、 Influence of the nature and concentration of impurities in water

The size and charge of SS particles in water will affect the coagulation effect. Generally speaking, the particle size is small and uniform, its coagulation effect is poor, the concentration of particles in water is low, and the probability of particle collision is small, which is unfavorable to coagulation; When the turbidity is large, the drug consumption will be greatly increased in order to destabilize the colloid in the water. When there is a large amount of organic matter in the water, it can be adsorbed by clay particles, thus changing the surface characteristics of the original colloidal particles, making the colloidal particles more stable, which will seriously affect the coagulation effect. At this time, oxidant must be added to the water to destroy the role of organic matter and improve the coagulation effect. Soluble salts in water can also affect the coagulation effect. For example, when there is a large amount of calcium and magnesium ions in natural water, it is conducive to coagulation, while a large amount of Cl - is not conducive to coagulation. During the flood season, the high turbidity water containing a large amount of humus is brought into the plant due to the scouring of rainwater, which is the basis for the general increase of chlorine and coagulant dosage.

4、 Impact of external water conservancy conditions

The basic conditions for colloidal particles to agglomerate are to destabilize colloidal particles and to make the destabilized colloidal particles collide with each other. The function of the coagulant is to destabilize the colloidal particles, while the external hydraulic agitation is to ensure that the colloidal particles can fully contact with the coagulant and make the colloidal particles collide with each other to form flocs. To make the colloidal particles fully contact with the coagulant, the coagulant must be rapidly and evenly dispersed to all parts of the water body after it is put into the water, commonly known as rapid mixing, which requires 10~30 seconds, and no more than 2 minutes at most.

5、 Impact of water impact load

Water volume impact refers to the periodic or non-periodic impact of raw water with large sudden changes. For the urban water consumption of the waterworks and the adjustment of the upstream water consumption all affect the incoming water volume, especially in the summer peak water supply stage, the hourly incoming water volume changes greatly, resulting in frequent adjustment of the dosage of chemicals, and the effect of settling water is not ideal. It is worth noting that this change does not increase nonlinearly. After that, pay attention to observe the alum in the reaction tank to avoid damaging the coagulation effect due to excessive dosage.

6、 Flocculant saving measures

In addition to the above factors, there are also some drug saving measures, such as increasing the mixing times of the liquid medicine tank, reducing the precipitation of solid particles of the drug, and stabilizing the drug properties, which can also achieve the goal of saving drug consumption.




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