Jar Testing of Chemical Dosages
Jar Testing of Chemical Dosages
Jar Testing of Chemical Dosages
Dosages
Prepared By
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Operator Training and Certification Unit
Jar Testing
Determination of most effective chemical
Determination of most effective dosage
Determination of optimum point of
application
Evaluation of
polymers
Jar Testing
Equipment Needed:
Gang Stirrer
6 Graduated Beakers, 1500 ml
2 Graduated Pipets, 10 ml
1 Graduated Cylinder, 1000 ml
Scale for weighing chemicals
Analytical Equipment
Jar Testing
Preparation of Stock Solutions
For alum, lime, other dry materials:
Use a 1 % solution. Dissolve 10 grams
into 1000 ml distilled water.
(1 ml = 10 mg/l in 1000 ml)
Solution
Solution Dilution
Dilution
Have 45 % Ferric Chloride Solution
(Specific Gravity 1.49)
Need 1000 mls of a 1 % (10,000 mg/L) Sol.
C1 X V1 = C2 X V2
C1 = 45 % (weighs 1.49 grams/ml)
V1 = ? ml
C2 = 1 % (weighs 1.00 grams/ml
V2 = 1000 ml
45 % X 1.49 X V1 = 1 % X 1000 ml
V1 =
1 % X 1000 ml
45 % X 1.49
= 14.91 ml
Jar Testing
Preparation of Stock Solutions
For Dry or Liquid Polymers:
Use a 0.01 % (100 mg/L) solution. Weigh
0.1 gram and dissolve in 1000 ml distilled
water.
(1 ml = 0.1 mg/l in 1000 ml)
Blank
5 mg/L
10 X 0.1 = 1.0 ml
15 X 0.1 = 1.5 ml
20 X 0.1 = 2.0 ml
25 X 0.1 = 2.5 ml
C1 X V1 = C2 X V2
10,000 mg/L X 3 ml = ? mg/L X 1000 ml
10,000 mg/L X 3 ml = 30 mg/L
1000 ml
Jar Testing
Procedure
Using the 1000 ml graduated cylinder, add 1000
ml wastewater to each beaker.
Using the graduated pipets, dose each beaker
with the desired concentration of metal salt or
polymer, increasing concentration from left to
right.
Operate stirrer to simulate plant process.
Determine best dosage level by analysis of
supernatant
Gang Stirrer
Addition of Chemicals
Rapid Mix
Slow Mix - Flocculate
Settle
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Chemical Handling
Handling
After jar testing has been used to determine best
chemical dosage in mg/L, pounds of chemical
needed per day into a given flow or volume can
be calculated.
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Chemical Handling
Handling
Given lbs/d of dry chemical to feed, need to
calculate the gallons of solution to feed.
Specific Gravity
Specific Gravity = the number of times
heavier or lighter the solution is than water
1 gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs
Specific gravity of water = 1.000
Specific Gravity
If a solution has a Specific Gravity of 1.510,
then this solution is 1.510 times heavier than
water.
8.34 lbs/gal X 1.510 = 12.59 lbs/gal
A solution with a Specific Gravity of 0.750
would weigh:
8.34 lbs/gal X 0.750 = 6.255 lbs/gal
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Chemical Handling
Handling
Strength of Concentrated Solutions are
usually given as Percent by Weight
35 % = 35 per 100
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Chemical Handling
Handling
Feed Rates
If the lbs per day of chemical to be fed is
known, and we know the pounds of dry
chemical in each gallon of the solution, the
gallons per day of solution to be fed can be
calculated.
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Chemical Handling
Handling
ie) 150 lbs per day ferric chloride are to be fed.
The solution to be used is 38% with a
specific gravity of 1.413. Calculate the
gallons of solution to feed each day.
8.34 lbs/gal X 1.413 = 11.78 lbs/gal
0.38 X 11.78 lbs/gal = 4.48 lbs dry chem/gal
150 lbs/d dry chem needed
=
33.5
gal/day
4.48 lbs dry chem/gal
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Chemical Handling
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Pumping Rate Calculations
Given gallons per day of chemical
needed, calculate gallons per
minute
Gal X
Day
1 Day X
24 Hrs
1 Hr
=
60 Min
Gal
Min
1 Gal X
3785 mls
60 Sec =
Min
Gal
Min
1 Day
24 Hrs
1 Hr
60 Min
Gal
Min
1 Hr
=
60 Min
0.0071 Gal
Min
Prepared By
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Operator Training and Certification Unit