THIOGUARD OX® — A THIOGUARD INNOVATION All the Benefits of Thioguard,
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A SAFER, MORE COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO BULK
HYDRATED LIME, QUICKLIME OR SODA ASH
THIOGUARD OX is a proven, premium quality, technical-grade magnesium oxide, manufactured through a proprietary process for application in municipal water and wastewater treatment. THIOGUARD OX is mined and processed exclusively by Premier Magnesia, LLC in the USA.

NO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES NECESSARY
Your existing storage and feed system can be used to deliver THIOGUARD OX without costly modifications. You can begin reaping the benefits of THIOGUARD OX without up-front costs.

SUPERIOR HANDLING
THIOGUARD OX is manufactured to an exacting particle size and specific
surface area to provide the highest reactivity, and superior handling.
This provides consistent performance, LESS CAKING AND “CLUMPING”,
and better dispersion, which is critical to treatment plant operations, while reducing sludge generation.

  


 


  

POUND FOR POUND THIOGUARD OX
DELIVERS MORE ALKALINITY
THIOGUARD OX has the highest available surface area and reactivity as a result of Premier’s proprietary manufacturing process. Wastewater treatment is performed in a sensitive biological environment wherein operation is performed at near-neutral or slightly alkaline conditions, requiring the highest reactive grade magnesium oxide available. Less reactive grades are incapable of sufficiently neutralizing acid generated in these environments, and will pass through the system unused or accumulate as sludge. THIOGUARD OX results in improved plant performance and reduced operating costs.

MULTIPLE BENEFITS TOTAL SYSTEM TREATMENT
THIOGUARD OX is available at distribution terminals throughout the USA, and delivers Total System Treatment with multiple additional benefits. When compared to quicklime, there is no “slaking” required. THIOGUARD OX is the practical choice that provides a safer, more cost-effective alternative.

LIME SOFTENING / SLUDGE GENERATION
Lime produces calcium carbonate in wastewater, which acts as a coagulant for hardness and particulate matter. Lime may potentially increase the volume of waste sludge up to 50 percent.

The Practical Choice: THIOGUARD OX


Effect THIOGUARD OX hydrated lime quickLime Caustic Soda
Sustainable pH YES NO NO NO
pH Spikes Above 9.0 NO YES YES YES
Alkalinity Supplements Above
25 mg/L without pH spike		 YES NO NO NO
Produces sludge NO YES YES NO
Metabolic Stimulant YES NO NO NO
Enhances Clarification and Dewatering YES YES YES NO
Improves cake solids YES MAYBE MAYBE NO
HAZARDOUS TO HANDLE NO YES YES YES


THIOGUARD OX IS CLEARLY SUPERIOR TO HYDRATED LIME, QUICKLIME AND SODA ASH
THIOGUARD OX, hydrated lime, quicklime, and soda ash each have different physical and chemical properties that affect how each reacts with the systems to which they are added.

COMPARISON GUIDE FOR COMMON ALKALIS
Alkali Magnesium
oxide		 Magnesium Hydroxide Calcium
oxide		 Calcium
Hydroxide 		Sodium
Carbonate
Chemical Formula MgO Mg(OH)2 CaO Ca(OH)2 Na2Co3
Lbs Dry Product required to Nitrify 1 Lb Ammonia 2.86 4.14 4.0 5.28 7.57
Molecular Weight 40 58 56 74 106
Common Name THIOGUARD OX Mag. Hydroxide, Milk of Magnesia Lime,
Quicklime		 Hydrated Lime,
Slaked Lime,
Milk of Lime		 Soda Ash
Alkalinity, Lbs
CaCO3 Equivalent
Per Lbs Dry Solids 		2.48 1.68 1.74 1.32 .94


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PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE OPERATING COSTS

 

 

 

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