Struvite Remover and Scale Remover Lab Test Example
We do the lab tests, take pictures and offer our best recommendations for application thereafter.
No Struvite Sample is exactly alike, and each reacts with our products differently, we help get an idea of rate, and to the extent the product will work but determining the ratio of Struvite broken down as well as the pH of the solution.
For our test, we will fill a beaker with 100% solution, if necessary can check other solutions, place the struvite samples in the beaker as well as a magnetic stir bar to resemble a recirculation. Every 30 minutes check the weight of the dried sample and the pH of the solution. Once dissolved, we test to find the spent solution by adding more and more sample until it's spent. This helps to find a pH the client should look for to make sure the product is done working, and find ratios to get an idea of how much Struvite it can break down.
This test shows the full extent of the sample being broken down in our product, however in many applications the product needs to break up the 1:1:1 ratio of MAP to break down the solids, and the structure falls apart like a house of cards, the solids can then be caught with less product being needed.
An example of the test we offer free:
Time
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Weight of Struvite (grams)
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pH of Product
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0
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3.81
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0.5
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30 minutes
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Dissolved/In Solution
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0.5
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Time
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Weight of Struvite (grams)
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pH of Product
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Added 7.75 grams, totaling 11.56 grams
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1.5 hours
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2.8 grams remaining
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2
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2 hours
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1.66 grams remaining
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2.5
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2.5 hours
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1.34 grams remaining
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2.5
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Added 2.84 grams, totaling 14.4 grams
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Overnight
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2.1 grams remaining
12.3 grams dissolved/In Solution
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4
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We will accept any samples of scale and do this testing free of charge, and share all results and our thoughts.
More information on testing can be found on the lab testing page.