Not quite summer in Paris, but our team in Vierzon continue to work during the traditional summer recess to ensure that customers receive the treatment solutions they need; when they need them. The treatment objective This summer we have been contracted by a major partner in the ground remediation market to supply a number of…
The issue of cyanotoxins in drinking water, while not new, has increased in visibility and importance over the last few years. Jacobi offers a variety of products in our AquaSorb™ family of carbons to help water utilities deal with this challenge. Formed by a combination of weather conditions, agricultural runoff, and other factors, harmful algal…
In recent years, the intensity and frequency of taste and odour problems in drinking water have increased throughout the world. Beyond the aesthetic problem for the consumer, this also invariably creates uncertainties about the quality and safety of water. The compounds responsible for taste and odour problems can have an anthropogenic (industrial or municipal discharges)…
Chloramines are increasingly recognised as a viable alternative to traditional chlorine compounds to provide a sterilising effect in potable water. However, the inadvertent formation of chloramines can cause significant concern when appropriate measures are not in place to manage their deleterious effects. In order to reduce the formation of disinfection by-products (DBP) from the reaction of chlorine with residual organics in…
The proper treatment of condensate water with activated carbon is a unique challenge, requiring a product that achieves high removal of hydrocarbons while leaching little silica into the condensate stream. Jacobi Carbons has answered this challenge with our newest product, PetroSorb™ HS-D. Within the petrochemicals and power generation industries it is common practice to recycle…
