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The standard jar test is a critical procedure for selecting the appropriate polymer for a aparticular clarification application. This procedure allows individual polymers to be compared on such criteria as floc formation, settling characteristics, and clarity. Generally, the best performing products provide fast floc formation, rapid settling rate, and clear supernatant. This test should be performed on-site, since large amounts of water may be required for testing. To save time, prepare the polymer test solutions hours in advance. , between 12 and 24
Required Equipment 1. Standard overhead stirrer/jar tester, preferably with 6 stations and an
illuminated base, beneath the beakers. Thomas Scientific sells two different Phipps & Byrd models, which are updates to the one Alken-Murray uses.
2. Beakers: 1 l.iter (1,000 mL) beaker (one beaker per station on gang stirrer
times the number of test runs with various dilutions and competing polymers) You can purchase a box of 6 x 1 liter beakers, with optimum price offered for purchase of a case of 4 boxes, for a total of 24 x 1 liter beakers, sufficient for an active polymer laboratory.
8. 5 gallon (20 liter) bucket for gathering client wastewater, lake/pond water or
drinking water samples from potential clients.
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Test Procedure
Check the total alkalinity and pH of the water to be tested. Water containing an alkalinity of at least 25 mg/L and pH of 7.0 will coagulate without adding alkaline salts. Color, as opposed to turbidity can often be removed by lowering the pH as far as 6.0, by using alum or an acid. Values higher than pH 7 may be helpful in removing manganese, while still forming a floc.
7. Stop the stirrer and allow samples to settle for at least 5 minutes. 8. Observe the following:
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Settling rate. Floc separation (floating separate clumps) Supernatant clarity. Supernatant turbidity
Required Equipment 1. Graduated cylinders 250 mL, as many as are to be used for concurrent
tests.
3. Stopwatch or timer.
4. Syringes: 1 cc, 5 cc
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Test Procedure 1. Collect 5 gallons of water to be tested. This water should not contain any
polymer, however, it should contain whatever substances are typical of the system to be treated.
5. Record the time required for the sludge zone to move from the 230 mL
mark and the 170 mL mark on the cylinder.
6. Record the settling rate as mm/sec. Measure the distance between the 230
mL and the 170 mL marks, in mm. Usually this distance is about 60 mm.
7. Allow the sample to continue settling for 30 minutes and measure the final
sludge volume.
8. Pipet a 25 mL sample of supernatant and measure and record the turbidity. 9. Record data on appropriate form or spreadsheet.
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250 mL bottles with lids. High speed hand mixer (for emulsion polymers). Syringes (1cc, 5cc, 10cc). 250 and 500 mL beakers. Water (it is recommended that the makedown water from the plant be used). Graduated cylinder (100 mL).
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Add 198 mL of water to a beaker. Insert Braun mixer into water and begin mixing. Using a syringe, inject 2 mL of neat polymer into vortex. Mix for 20 seconds. Do not exceed 20 seconds! Allow dilute polymer to age for at least 20 minutes, but preferably overnight.
1. Add 180 mL of water to 250 mL bottle. 2. Add 20 mL of 1.0% polymer solution. 3. Shake vigorously for at least one minute.
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Add 198 mL of water to 250 mL bottle. Using a syringe, add 2 mL of neat product to bottle. Shake vigorously for at least 1 minute. Prepare 0.1% solution. Add 180 mL to 250 mL bottle. Add 20 mL of 1 % solution. Shake vigorously for at least one minute.