With ever-increasing demands from the Environment Agency to minimize pollutants in water effluent arising from industrial processes, Morselt Borne BV can offer a solution that works well in many industries.
This is the Red Box Electro Coagulation system whereby contaminants are flocculated by an electrical process into a size that can then be filtered, pressed, and disposed of. The flocculation process in the reactor is based on electrolysis. When the installation is switched on, the air is blown through the water in the reactor vessel. This is to keep the water in motion and to prevent solids from sinking to the bottom. Every thirty seconds an extra boost of “cleaning-air” is blown through the water.
In this vessel, there are three level sensors that control water levels and pumps.
In a typical system, the reactor contains Fe- (iron) and Al- (aluminum) electrodes, although other types of electrodes can solve different problems. Four of them are connected to the anode (+) and the other four are connected to the cathode (-). The voltage-level varies between nine and eleven Volts.
The Fe- and Al- electrodes connected to the anode are slowly converted into Fe203 and AL2(0H)3. The resulting roughly formed flocks provide a place for any contaminant in the water to attach to. The dissolved contamination is connected to the flocks and is transformed into non-dissolvable particles. These particles can easily be separated from the treated water by filtration.
- Key applications of electro-coagulation
- Water-based glue/metal treating industries
- Container cleaning
- Printing industry and any other ink-based process
- Cardboard printers
- Galvanizing industry
- Textile printers
- Paint industry
- Benefits of electro-coagulation
- Supplied as a skid-mounted unit
- fully assembled for inlet/outlet and backwash connections
- Low operating costs
- Low power requirements
- Minimal chemical additions
- Low maintenance
- Sludge minimization
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