The scientist behind this work is Fluid Tech's Chief Technology Officer. Mark S. Denton authored this paper while at RWE NUKEM Corporation (the affiliation printed on the paper), before joining Fluid Tech. It is part of the published record behind Fluid Tech's ion-specific media and waste-stabilization approach. The summary below is for reference only; full details are in the cited paper. See Dr. Denton's full publication timeline →
01 Overview
Iron-oxide buildup from carbon-steel piping in BWR circuits and wastewaters is a decades-old problem. The advent of precoatless filters for condensate blowdown compounded it, because there is no solid substrate to help drop the iron out of solution. The paper presents a novel electrocoagulation treatment solution, the SAFET™ system.
Summary written from the published abstract. It reproduces no proprietary data, methods, or results.
02 Why it matters
- Colloids defeat filters: sub-micron iron passes through conventional filtration; it has to be destabilized first.
- Pretreatment protects downstream media: removing colloidal iron ahead of ion exchange keeps demineralizers and ISM beds from fouling.
- Complementary to Fluid Tech's ISM: the front end of a treatment train the media sit behind.
03 Citation
Mark S. Denton, William D. Bostick. New Innovative Electrocoagulation (EC) Treatment Technology for BWR Colloidal Iron Utilizing the Seeding and Filtration Electronically (SAFET™) System. (ICEM2007-7186). 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Bruges, Belgium, September 2–6, 2007. DOI: 10.1115/ICEM2007-7186
04 Related
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