Solids removal mining industry before RO in Africa

Polluted with TSS

The goldfields in Africa is one of the largest gold producers in the world. However, the leaching water produced during mining is polluted with TSS. We developed the following system to remove the pollution from their water: a flocculation system with poly-electrolyte treatment followed by a settling tank. Our specialists took control of the whole project, from design to realisation. The purification installation was handed over in March 2013.
 
Removal of TSS
TSS is a coarse pollutant. It is treated by, for example, using bow screens and rotating drum filters. Flotation is used to separate fats, oils and solid particles smaller than 1 mm from the water. However, in many cases, coagulants, flocculants and neutralisers are needed to achieve high yields. Pollutants can be flocculated using a flocculator: this is a tubular reactor where chemicals for coagulation, flocculation and neutralisation are added to waste water under controlled circumstances. Would you like to learn more about this project? Then please feel free to contact us.

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