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Introduction to ELECTROCOAGULATION Kaselco

Introduction to ELECTROCOAGULATION Kaselco. Presented by Bruce J. Lesikar V.P. Engineering. Overview. What is electrocoagulation? History of electrocoagulation: Old technology with a new beginning at KASELCO Why is electrocoagulation important for our future?

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Introduction to ELECTROCOAGULATION Kaselco

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  1. Introduction toELECTROCOAGULATIONKaselco Presented by Bruce J. Lesikar V.P. Engineering.

  2. Overview • What is electrocoagulation? • History of electrocoagulation: Old technology with a new beginning at KASELCO • Why is electrocoagulation important for our future? • Examples of systems implementing electrocoagulation

  3. Water treatment approaches • Physical • Biological • Chemical • Electrochemical

  4. Electrocoagulation cells Power supply Sacrificial plates Monopolar connection Bipolar connection Huijuan Liu, Xu Zhao, and Jiuhui Qu. 2010. Electrocoagulation in Water Treatment

  5. Ion Reactions

  6. EC Chemical Reactions Metals + Oxygen + Iron Hexavalent Chromium + Hydrogen Ion pH Oils + Oxygen Bacteria + Oxygen or Hydroxyl Ion Dyes + Hydrogen or Oxygen

  7. Electrocoagulation History 1906 - Dieterich Patent Bilge Water Treatment 1980’s - Revival 1988 - Article in Products Finishing Magazine 1999 - First KASELCO Patent 2001 - Second KASELCO Patent 2003 - Third KASELCO Patent

  8. Sur-Flo Reactor Design

  9. Reactor Sizes & Capacities Sur-Flo Reactors 2.5 GPM 10 GPM 25 GPM Link Multiple Units (100 GPM) • Hi-Flo Reactors • 200 GPM • 400 GPM • 600 GPM • 800 GPM • 1200 GPM • 1500 GPM • Link Multiple Units

  10. Early KASELCO Unit (Complete System)

  11. Facility Installation (Modular Design)

  12. Mobile Systems

  13. Why is electrocoagulation important for our future? • Water reuse • Dissolved solids become suspended solids • Therefore, physical separation is possible • Limit chemical addition • Removes a broad spectrum of industrial pollutants

  14. Present Applications Metal Finishing - Plating Remediation Tannery Emulsified Oils Bilge Water Die Casting Truck Wash More

  15. Operating Examples Bilge Water with Refinery Water Costs Reduced 50% Productivity Doubled Added 13 Ships Eliminated One Shift

  16. Operating Examples Decorative Nickel/Chromium Process Reduced sodium metabisulfite 90% Eliminated Plant Odor Eliminated Health Hazard Reduced Sludge 40% Reduced Treatment Cost 70% Met Discharge Standards

  17. Operating Examples Nickel, Chromium, Zinc, others Reduced Sludge 40% Reduced Chemicals >90% Eliminated 15,000 Kg/yr Salts in River Assured Compliance with Standards

  18. General Benefits Reduced treatment cost Reduced chemical usage Reduced sludge generation Simple operation Broad spectrum of treatment Cleaner effluent Less salt in discharge Lower concentration of contaminants

  19. Typical Results CONTAMINANT INFLUENT mg/l EFFLUENT mg/l Oil Pipeline: TPH 2,90031.7 Oil and Grease 2,180 <5.0 Bilge Water: Turbidity (FAU) 455 12 Steel Coating: Chromium 36.63 <0.005 Cooling Tower: Copper 1.96<0.005 Zinc 6.921 <0.005

  20. Typical Results CONTAMINANT INFLUENT mg/l EFFLUENT mg/l Die Caster: Iron 1,520 1.5 Nickel >25 0.12 Zinc 12 <LDL Manganese 200 <LDL Plater: Phosphate 135 25 Copper 14.1 0.2 Lead 377.6 0.8 Clarity (FAU) 2,737 57

  21. Diecasting Waste

  22. Example Applications Textile and Other Dyes Mixed Metals and Organics Oil & Grease Bacteria/solids - Sewage Plants Arsenic Removal Metals in Mine Water Plating Operations Die Casting Wire Drawing Operations

  23. Summary • Electrocoagulation is an electrochemical treatment system • Electrocoagulation: Old technology with a new beginning • Electrocoagulation is currently treating water at various facilities. • Electrocoagulation is a part of the water treatment solution, facilitating water reuse

  24. KASELCO www.kaselco.com KASELCO ATTN: Douglas J. Herber, P.E. Bruce J. Lesikar, Ph.D., P.E. P.O. Box 667 Shiner, Texas 77984

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