As Lavoisier so aptly put it: Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed. When using settling and or floatation-based processes as part of the...

The Arrhenius Law, introduced by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius in 1889, is fundamental in understanding how temperature influence’s reaction rates in chemical reaction kinetics. This principle...

In industry, large volumes of water are often required to support their respective processes.   As a result, a large portion of that water will get contaminated...

In recent years, with the completion of major projects such as the SEMECS biomethanization center in Varennes and the CBMO (Centre de Biométhanisation de la Matière...

As a rule, a majority of the particulate debris found in untreated wastewater is negatively charged and must be neutralized before solids separation and particle agglomeration...

Water, essential for life, faces increasing threats from industrial wastewater pollution. This pollutant, laden with nutrients and chemicals, is a significant driver of eutrophication a process...

Within the world of Wastewater treatment, in addition to producing clean water, many processes tend to generate a significant amount of waste solids. This material is...

Chemical addition to wastewater has become common over the last decades. Terms like coagulant, flocculant, colloidal are tossed around in discussions, but do you know what...

In Quebec, many filtration plants produce drinking water from surface water (e.g., the St. Lawrence River, the Rivière des Milles Îles, etc.). The most difficult undesirable...