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Chemical Softening

Introduction:

The process of removing or reducing calcium or magnesium salts in the raw water is called hard water softening. Softening methods mainly include chemical softening method and ion exchange method.
Detailed Introduction

The process of removing or reducing calcium or magnesium salts in the raw water is called hard water softening. Softening methods mainly include chemical softening method and ion exchange method.


Drug Softening Method

1) Lime softening method Adding quicklime and water to lime milk and adding water can eliminate the temporary hardness of water, and the reaction is

Ca(HCO3)2+Ca(OH)2→2CaCO3↓+2H2O

Mg(HCO3)2+2Ca(OH)2→Mg(OH)2↓+2CaCO3↓+2H2O

At the same time, the lime milk can precipitate magnesium and iron ions from the water and promote the agglomeration of the colloidal particles, but this method can not completely soften the water. It is only suitable for the case where the hardness of the carbonate is high and high softening is not required.It can also be used as the preprocessing stage of other method.


2) Lime soda softening method That is, a mixture of lime milk and soda ash is used as a softener for water. Soda can eliminate the permanent hardness of water, such as

CaCl2+Na2CO3→CaCO3↓+2NaCl

MgSO4+Na2CO3→MgCO3↓+Na2SO4


3) Comprehensive softening method Lime milk and soda are the basic softeners, a small amount of trisodium phosphate is used as an auxiliary softener. Trisodium phosphate can form a poorly soluble salt to precipitate with a salt that causes temporary hardness and permanent hardness.


Ion Exchange Method

The ion exchange method can be considered as a special adsorption process. The sodium-type cation exchanger can adsorb a plurality of cations from the solution, and puts the sodium ions in the solution to achieve the purpose of softening. There are many types of exchangers. The exchange capacity of inorganic ion exchangers is small, and sulfonated coals which are widely used in industry are also tending to be eliminated. Currently, organic high molecular polymers, also called ion exchange resins, are commonly used. The ion exchange resin is composed of organic polymer body and cation or anion which can be exchanged, and is classified into cation exchange resin and anion exchange resin (see "ion exchange resin"). The cation exchange resin is further classified into sodium type (R-Na), hydrogen type (R-H), and ammonium type (R-NH4) depending on the exchange group. Ion exchange is a reversible process in which Ca, Mg plasma is exchanged as hard water flows through the sodium exchange resin:

2R-Na+Ca2+=CaR2+2Na


As the reaction progresses, the exchange speed becomes slower and slower, and then the exchange is stopped. At this point, the exchanger must be flushed with saline to allow the reaction to proceed to the left and the exchanger can be regenerated. The operation process in practical application: 1. Exchange. The water to be treated pass through the ion exchanger layer, and the exchange will carry out until the exchanger fails; 2. Backwashing.The water flow backward through the failed ion exchanger to remove the suspended matter accumulated during the exchange and broken exchanger,and to loose the exchanger layer; 3. Adding regenerant.This will carry out regeneration reaction, and take out the exchanged Ca, Mg plasma to recover the ability of the exchanger; 4. Washing The water flow through the exchanger layer, to remove all regenerants.

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