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POUND FOR POUND THIOGUARD OX |
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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