The next stage after coagulation is the part of contacting the particles that have destabilized in water to come together and transform them into larger structures called flock, and it is called flocculation.
When flocculating the system water, products suitable for flotation or settling methods should be selected depending on the plant conditions.
Flocculants are polymeric chemicals and are available in different product forms as listed below:
Paint precipitators have the feature of first converging the solids (particles, AKM or dense activated sludge) in the water by means of electrical attraction, then flocculating and making them heavier and separating them from the water by precipitating. When used in the right proportions, all of the precipitated particles remain in the mud and not in the purified water.
Paint floaters are polymeric chemicals that increase the particle size of the coagulated waste sludge and reduce its density, allowing it to rise to the water surface rapidly.
Flocculants are chemicals of organic nature and are widely used for flocculation in water treatment.
The most important criteria when choosing a paint floater (flocculant) suitable for the facility is the system water and waste character.
As a result of the JAR tests carried out in TEKNOMET laboratories, the correct product selection can be made easily.
The right product selection should be determined by the facility visits, tests and analyzes made by our expert technical team.
