Coagulants are a substance which cause particles in a liquid to curdle and clot together.
Particles stay suspended in water rather than settling because they carry surface electrical charges that mutually repel each other.
Coagulants carry the opposite charge to the particles and therefore cause the charge to ‘destabilise’ when added to the water; resulting in the particles clinging together.
Coagulants have applications across many industries; including mining operations and extractive industries, chemical & pharmaceutical, food & beverage, textile & leather, oil & gas drilling, aggregate recycling, potable water & municipal sewage treatment.
Inorganic, organic, or a combination of both coagulant types are typically used to treat water for suspended solids removal.
