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Platforming
Motor gasoline (Mogas) production starts with the distillation of crude oil. One of the products out of that process is…
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Hydrotreating
The objective of the Hydrotreating prococess is to remove suplur as well as other unwanted compunds, e.g. unsaturated hydrocarbons, nitrogen…
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Distillation
The crude needs to be heated up before entering the fractionation column and this is done at first in a…
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Refining
Distillation is the first step in the processing of crude oil and it takes place in a tall steel tower…
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Common Symbols Used in Water Treatment
CATIONS ANIONS Calcium, Ca++ Nitrate, NO3– Magnesium, Mg++ Chloride, Cl– Iron, Fe++ Sulfate, SO4– Manganese, Mn++ Bicarbonate, HCO3– Sodium, Na+…
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Reduced Salt Setting Conventional Softeners
Reduced salt dosage, 6 pounds per cubic foot of resin versus maximum salt dosage, 15 pounds per cubic foot of…
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Sizing Conventional Water Softeners
Assume 60 gallons of water per day per person (natural average) if iron is present: multiply ppm x 2 and…
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Reverse Osmosis
R.O. is a process of forcing water, by pressure, through a membrane (plastic) with microscopic pores which will separate the…
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Water Problems and Treatment
Frequently several minerals are involved in a given water problem. Hardness Water hardness above 5 grains is considered for treatment.…
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Alkalinity
Sometimes confused with pH, has nothing to do with pH level. Alkalinity is due to the presence of bicarbonate, carbonate,…
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Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Total dissolved solids as reported on an analysis are the total of all minerals dissolved in the water. TDS levels…
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Ionization
Minerals dissolved in water are present as ions. Ions have an electrical charge; either positive or negative. Ion exchange resins…
