Previous Research by the AguaClara team in Fall of 2005 to Spring of 2006
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The lime feeder research team investigated the possibility of building a lime feeder for the AguaClara plant at [Ojojona]. In the end the flocculation was successful without lime addition and the project was dropped. We now know that low alkalinity waters are common in Honduras and that setting an appropriate alum dose is extremely difficult because addition of a little bit too much alum consumes all of the alkalinity and results in low pH water.
[ANC control with Lime|^ANC control with Lime.docx] by [Amy Yeh|mailto:Amy.Yeh@ch2m.com] and [Melina Diaconis|mailto:mnd25@cornell.edu]
The following analysis needs to be reviewed and converted to analysis in MathCAD. The analysis includes cost comparisons for ANC control using lime, {latex}\[CA\left( {OH} \right)_2 \]{latex}, and sodium carbonate, {latex}\[Na_2 CO_3 \]{latex}. The mass of the chemical stocks per day is also calculated.
[Preliminary chemistry analysis spreadsheet|^ANC control.xlsm] | 