EditorialEffective Mixing Reduces Polymer Consumption At California Treatment Plant By 23 Percent

Effective Mixing Reduces Polymer Consumption At California Treatment Plant By 23 Percent

Effective mixing of polymer to a homogeneous and fully activated solution reduces polymer consumption at California treatment plant by 23 percent.
  • Appeared in print as "The Optimum Blend"
  • By J.J. Miller and Dave Mullaney
  • December 2014
  • How We Do It - Wastewater
Effective Mixing Reduces Polymer Consumption At California Treatment Plant By 23 Percent
Effective Mixing Reduces Polymer Consumption At California Treatment Plant By 23 Percent Effective Mixing Reduces Polymer Consumption At California Treatment Plant By 23 Percent

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Severn Trent Services Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) SNF Polydyne Polymers Noxon North America, Inc. Centrifuge/Separator ProMinent Fluid Controls, Inc. Chemical/Polymer Feeding Equipment

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Effective Mixing Reduces Polymer Consumption At California Treatment Plant By 23 Percent
Dave Mullaney (left) and J.J. Miller of Severn Trent Environmental Services manage the Mountain House Water Reclamation Facility.

The water reclamation facility for the Mountain House planned community in California was having difficulty with excessive consumption of polymer used to dewater and thicken biosolids.

The 3 mgd sequencing batch reactor (SBR) facility serves a population of about 12,000 on...

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