Floc pH — Justin Lee, Jena Rozanski, Rafaella Bruzual
ABSTRACT:
The Unit Process Operations pH subteam wanted to explore the performance of the AguaClara sedimentation tank as a function of pH. Filtration within the sedimentation tank is complex and the performance is often a factor of floc blanket. When the coagulant dosage exceeds a certain amount, the pH probe will be coated with coagulant, leading to inaccurate pH measurements within the plant. Therefore, the team wanted to determine this coagulant dosage and use that value as the constant coagulant dosage for all experimental trials. The team hopes to use this information to uncover new insights on how filtration performance changes in different pH ranges.
