Flocculation and Sedimentation

Flocculation and sedimentation are technological processes to separate the suspended solids used by Warranium Energy within water treatment cycles to make water safe to drink or for water reuse. Flocculation and sedimentation cannot occur without coagulation, and various Warranium Energy’ water treatment chemicals are used to facilitate all of these processes.

Coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation processes to enhance the ability of a treatment process to remove particles in water and wastewater treatment. Coagulation used to neutralise charges and destabilises the force keeping collides particles through the chemical reaction between coagulant and colloids, and flocculation gathers the destabilised particles together that cause them to agglomerate as flocs. Essentially, a coagulant is added to water in order to form a gelatinous mass to trap (or bridge) particles thus forming a mass large enough to settle or be trapped in the filter such as dust, earth particles, fish eggs, etc., into flocs and resulted, these flocs are heavier than water they settle at the bottom of the sedimentation tank resulting in the removal of 90% of the suspended matter from the water.