AWC®’s powerful antiscalants for the mining industry enable Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems to operate at higher recoveries with cost-effective dosages, effectively preventing scaling and maintaining system efficiency and performance.
Product | Description | Benefits | Applications |
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AWC® A-102 Ultra | Broad spectrum scale inhibitor designed for use with municipal RO & NF membrane systems. | Inhibits formation of calcium sulphate, calcium flouride, barium sulphate, strontium sulphate & silica. Stabilises metal ions to prevent metal oxide precipitation and disperse metal oxides/hydroxides silt and clay particles. Compatible with all major membrane manufacturers. | Environmentally compatible, especially where discharge of waste into environment is a concern. |
AWC® A-110 | RO antiscalant designed to inhibit silica and phosphate scale formation in membrane separation processes. | Inhibits calcium carbonate scale up to a Calcium Carbonate Nucleation Index (CCNI) of 2.3. Inhibits calcium phosphate scale formation even in the presence of coagulant carryover carryover, disperses precipitated scales. Effectively stabilises metal ions and disperses insoluble metal oxides in the reject. Inhibits amorphous silica and silicate scale formation. Disperses colloidal silica. | Controls calcium fluoride, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate and strontium sulfate scales in waters with a high fouling potential. |
AWC® A-119 | Premium broad spectrum antiscalant designed to inhibit inorganic scale formation in membrane separation processes. | Inhibits calcium carbonate scale up to a Calcium Carbonate Nucleation Index (CCNI) of 2.2. Maintains good scale inhibition even in the presence of high levels of iron. Effectively disperses metal oxides, colloidal silica and other inorganic particulates such as silt and clays. Stabilises all metal ions to prevent metal hydroxide, metal phosphate, and metal silicate precipitation. | Designed for use with RO/NF feed water that contains high levels of iron in the ferric state (oxidized iron), aluminum, and a high potential for formation of amorphous silica and silicate scales. Controls calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, and strontium sulfate in waters with moderate scaling potential. |
Product and customer insights
CHALLENGE A municipal reverse osmosis (RO) plant, with a capacity of 2 million gallons per day (MGD), faced frequent system cleanings, every 2-4 months, due to rising feed pressure. The plant, which sources water from brackish wells and uses Toray TMG-20D-400 membranes in a (16×7) -> (8×7) train configuration, was operating at 78% recovery. Despite […]
Despite numerous cleanings, the productivity of the Reverse Osmosis plant would not recover from severe membrane fouling. The membrane autopsy revealed that the ferric hydroxide was seeding
silica polymerization and that even while the ferric hydroxide was removed, the silica scaling was continuing to grow.
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AWC A-110 effectively inhibited scale at a dosage of 3.5 ppm and an operating pH of 6.9. This increase in operating pH reduced the district’s annual acid consumption by ~$350K per year based on their current production.
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