Phosphate conditioning, Chemistry

Assignment Help:

Q. Write phosphate conditioning method for water softening with suitable chemical reactions. How it is different from soda lime method.

Ans. 

Phosphate conditioning: In high pressure boilers, scale formation can be avoided by adding sodium phosphate, which reacts with hardness causing substance of water, forming non adherent and easily removable soft sludge of calcium and magnesium phosphates, which can be removed by blow down operation.

 

3MCl2 + 2Na3PO4 = M3 (PO4)2 + 6NaCl

 

Where   M = Ca+2 or Mg+2

Mainly employed phosphates are:

1.      Sodium dehydrogenate phosphate (acidic) Na2HPO4

2.      Disodium hydrogen phosphate (weakly acidic)  Na2HPO4

3.      Trisodium hydrogen phosphate (alkaline) Na3PO4.

Difference between phosphate conditioning and Lime-Soda method

 

Phosphate conditioning

Lime-soda process

1

This is internal treatment method.

This is external treatment method.

2

It just supplements the L-S process and is not meant to replace L-S.

It has its own importance and is meant that it is necessary.

3

In this appropriate sodium phosphates are added.

Calculated amount of L and S is added.


Related Discussions:- Phosphate conditioning

The metal ion will have highest number of unpaired electron, Which of the m...

Which of the metal ion will have highest number of unpaired electrons: (1) Cu +                  (2)  Fe +       (3) Fe 3+                             (4) Co 2+ A

Metal-complexex, Ask question #Minimum 100 wordefine-coordination-position-...

Ask question #Minimum 100 wordefine-coordination-position-isomerism ds accepted#

P-block, formula for producer gas

formula for producer gas

What is optical isomerism, Isomers, which vary in the rotation of the plane...

Isomers, which vary in the rotation of the plane polarized light, are known as Optical Isomerism.

The maximum number of electrons in an orbital, Which of the following princ...

Which of the following principles/rules limits the maximum number of electrons in an orbital to two: (1)  Aufbau principle (2) Pauli's exclusion principle (3) Hund's rule

S Block, What are the physical propeties of S block ?

What are the physical propeties of S block ?

Catalysts, how a catalyst perform its work

how a catalyst perform its work

Why alkylamines are stronger bases than arylamines, (a) Assign a reason for...

(a) Assign a reason for each of the following statements: (i) Alkylamines are stronger bases than arylamines. (ii) Acetonitrile Is preferred as solvent for carrying out sever

Bohr''s model, which is the main postulate of bohr''s model of atom

which is the main postulate of bohr''s model of atom

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd