Thioguard® Video Series: Part 1 - Intro


THIOGUARD® TST – Total System Treatment

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Magnesium Hydroxide
"Milk of Magnesia" Mg(OH)2

The Non-Hazardous, Earth-Friendly alternative for odor and corrosion with positive plant benefits.

Providing:

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Long distance H2S hydrogen sulfide and
sulfuric acid corrosion reduction through:

  • Low Solubility – 0.0009 g/100ml, H2O solubility and high surface area of 1 acre per gallon provides long distance collection system treatment to and through the wastewater treatment plant
  • Magnesium Polysulfide Complexation – promotes irreversible complexation between magnesium cation and sulfides by absorbing dissolved sulfides onto the solid magnesium hydroxide particle
  • SRB Inhibition – reduces the ability of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) to convert sulfates to hydrogen sulfide gas
  • Henry's Law – Gas/Liquid Phase Equilibrium – resulting increase in pH keeps the the dissolved hydrogen sulfide gas in solution

Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Improvements through:

  • pH and Alkalinity Supplementation – without adversely effecting pH beyond biologically healthy limits creating a more stable environment for bioremediation of BOD, nitrogen and phosphorus
     
    With the addition of a slowly dissolving low solubility 0.009 g/100ml, H2O particle THIOGUARD®'s use in aerobic and anaerobic biological digestors provides a steady reactor pH conducive for maximizing bacterial development
     
    Negatively charged microbial flora are bridged by the divalent positive charge of magnesium hydroxide forming a large floc that settles readily
  • 1 mg/L ammonia–N requires 5.50 mg/L NaOH caustic soda or 4.16 mg/L Mg(OH) 2 for effective nitrification
     
    Increasing filter cake solids by 20–40% percent due to divalent cation bridging improvements in floc formation and thereby significantly reducing polymer demands
     
    Biosolids Chemistry Enhancement for Land Application – available magnesium in soil occupies the central position of the chlorophyll molecule/green pigment to utilize solar energy for the production of organic matter. Therefore, an adequate magnesium supply to plants may markedly increase photsynthetic activity of leaves. Also, magnesium is essential to energy (vitamin) transfer within plants


1 ton of THIOGUARD® = 1.37 tons of caustic soda trucks