Technical Bulletins
Technical expertise is one of the hallmark services provided by Biomin. To help you achieve maximum results from Biomin's state-of-the-art products, please feel free to read through our technical advisories and past issues of the "Guardian" Newsletter. To read the advisories and newsletters, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this program, you can download a free copy by following the link provided:
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Biomin Advisories
Technical Advisory #1 - This advisory highlights some important commandments for carrying out successful OilSorb™ Organoclay/Carbon filtration.
Technical Advisory #2 - Includes some tips on pH, pKa, and Organoclay/Carbon adsorption.
Technical Advisory #3 - Discusses the use of OilSorb™ EC-100 Organoclay in a gas sweetening system.
Technical Advisory #4 - Fenton Chemistry and OilSorb™-Carbon Polishing
Technical Advisory #5 - OilSorb™ - Carbon Treatment Train for Water
Technical Advisory #6 - PCB Removal with an OilSorb™/Carbon System
Technical Advisory #7 - To Backwash or Not in an OilSorb™ Vessel
Technical Advisory #8 - Remedies for the fouling of Oilsorb™ and Carbon by Ca and Fe
Technical Advisory #9 - Innovative suspended solids removal
Technical Advisory #10 - Surfactant Flushing > Pump and Treat Reinjecting of Clean Water into Aquifer >Treatment Train.
Technical Advisory # 11 - Bone Char’s Superiority For Removing Heavy Metals
Technical Advisory # 12 - The design of groundwater remediation programs and the selection/sequencing of effective remediation technologies are based on Richard Sloan’s remediation principles
Technical Advisory # 13 - CONTINUOUS CHLORINATION KEEPS “OILSORB” ORGANOCLAY/CARBON BEDS CLEAN
Technical Advisory # 14 - OILSORB/CARBON SYSTEMS STABILIZE ABOVE GROUND BIO-REMEDIATION SYSTEMS
Technical Advisory # 15 - Cost Savings when using OILSORB™ organoclay.
Technical Advisory # 16 - NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR WATER CLEAN-UP
Technical Advisory # 17 - PRE-POLISIHING TO ECONOMIZE “ADVANCED OXIDATION TECHNOLOGIES”?
Technical Advisory # 18 - Produced Water Cleanup
Technical Advisory # 19 - Cut your GAC Costs 50% Pre-treat your water with Biomin EC-100 Organoclay
Technical Advisory # 20 - The OILSORB Organoclay protects a RO unit, a case history
Technical Advisory # 21 - Has "IN SITU" Remediation Replaced "Activated Carbon PUMP & TREAT" in the Groundwater Market?
Technical Advisory # 22 - Understand the problems associated with the effects of oily waste on deionization resins.
Technical Advisory # 23 - Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Reuse. The challenges due to membrane fouling by oil: Solved with OILSORB organoclay
Technical Advisory # 24 - Manufactured Gas Processing Sites, Remediation using Organoclay.
Technical Advisory # 25 - COD problems? Organoclay (OILSORB) to the rescue
Technical Advisory # 26 - Oil and other petroleum hydrocarbons such as diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are not miscible in water. Read more about Emulsions
Technical Advisory # 27 - The primary function of oxidative systems used in water treatment is to inactivate (kill) microorganisms. Read more about Oxidative Systems
Technical Advisory # 28 -The recycling of waste water is profitable.Recently a consulting firm (NUS) conducted an annual water survey, which determined that the average price of water in the U.S.A. climbed 3.5% from July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005. Read more about Recycling of Waste Water
Technical Advisory # 29 -Recontamination of water with activated carbon; OILSORB to the rescue. When granular activated carbon is used to remove BTEX from water, a detrimental phenomenon can occur. The molecules with lower solubility, such as toluene and xylene, can kick off benzene, which has a higher solubility. The amount of benzene is now higher in the effluent than in the influent, causing the water to become hazardous again. This phenomenon is called “Roll-Off or Roll-Over... Read more about recontamination of water with activated carbon
Technical Advisory # 30 -High Flow Groundwater Treatment of Crude Oil. A California city was installing a storm drain in an area of very shallow groundwater. Sections of the new pipeline ran adjacent to crude oil pipelines installed over sixty years ago. These pipelines had leaked over the years... Read More about High Flow Groundwater Treatment of Crude Oil.
Technical Advisory # 31 -Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC's) reduction with sorbents. The rule of thumb to use is that for EDC's with solubilities lower than benzene, organoclay should be used as a pre-polisher. Solubilities higher than benzene require activated carbon... Read More about Endocrine Disrupting Copmpunds. See the Table Associated with this report
Technical Advisory # 32 -Calculating OILSORB™ Organoclay requirements. Calculate amount of OILSORB that is required. Known: Flow=15 gpm; O&G = 70 ppm. Operating period: 1440 min/day, 7 days/week... Read More about calculating OILSORB ™ Organoclay requirements.
Technical Advisory # 33 -Reducing Your Activated Carbon Costs. Remove gasoline from water, up to 7 times more effectively, while cutting operations costs by 50%, with “Oilsorb”... Read More about reducing activated carbon costs.
Technical Advisory # 34 -Using Organoclays for Efficient Dewatering. Organoclays have been used as a pre-polisher for activated carbon or as a post-polisher for oil/water separators and dissolved air flotation units for the removal of small amounts of oil, for the removal of small amounts of oil, grease, PCB, PNA, BTX and other organic hydrocarbons of low solubility for cleanup of groundwater and wastewater... Read More about usin Organoclays for Efficient Dewatering.
Technical Advisory # 35 -OILSORB™ Hill Air Force Base Case History. The largest application for OILSORB™ was at Hill Air Force Base in Utah where three organoclay/anthrazite mix tanks protect four granular activated carbon columns. The water that is processed is wash water from jet plane cleaning operations and storm water runoff... Read More about the largest application for OILSORB.
Technical Advisory # 36 -OILSORB™ for Cleanup of Oily Steam Condensate in Industrial Plants. Any industrial plant which uses steam-driven equipment, or which relies in some other way on oily materials, ends up with an environmental liability It cannot discharge oily steam condensate....Read More about OILSORB™ for Cleanup of Oily Steam Condensate in Industrial Plants.
Technical Advisory # 37 -OILSORB™ or activated carbon? That is the question. Our specially designed spreadsheet has answers. Here you will find an extensive list of solubility values for organic compounds in water, followed by a graph where you can choose the solubility of the compound on the x-axis, and, using the regression line, determine the percent removal capacity of the organic pollutant by an organoclay. This will allow you to determine if an organoclay or activated carbon is appropriate as an adsorbent.....Read More about OILSORB or activated carbon?
Technical Advisory # 37A -MASTER LIST of Solubility values for organic compounds in water. Our specially designed spreadsheet has answers. Here you will find The Master List of solubility values for organic compounds in water
Technical Advisory # 38-In Situ Technology for Soil Stabilization.In this application, organoclays and activated carbon are used in powder form. As a powder, organoclay can remove 77 percent or more of its weight in oil. In principal, organoclays fixate organics and hold them by van der Waals forces. Learn more about In Situ Technology for Soil Stabilization.
Technical Advisory # 39-OILSORB™ Saves Your Money! Fuel and activated carbon prices got you down? OILSORB™ keeps profits flowing your way. The users of granular activated carbon (GAC) for groundwater and wastewater cleanup are experiencing continuing price increases. Learn more about how OILSORB™ Saves Your Money!
Technical Advisory # 40-Vibrating Beam Slurry Wall, Organoclay Containing Slurry, Repairs Leaking Landfill Liners. Leaking landfill liners cause the groundwater to be contaminated by various organic compounds and heavy metals. Groundwater below storage tanks and yards of chemical storage sites, at military bases and other sites, is often contaminated with plumes of DNAPL and other organic compounds. Learn more about VIBRATED BEAM TECHNOLOGY.
Technical Advisory # 41-Aqueous Mercuric Ion Removal with Organoclays and Bone Char. Evaluate a lab report about the Removal Capacity of 3 Sorbents for Mercury
Technical Bulletin # 42 - Organoclay Solves Environmental Problem
Technical Bulletin # 43 - When is OilSorb spent? Find out with a mobile instrument designed and marketed by Turner Designs.
Technical Bulletin # 44 - AquaBlok® + Organoclay™ Pellets as Permeable Barriers
Guardian Newsletters
Guardian Newsletters are categorized by topic. For more information on removal of a particular contaminant, please feel free to contact us either by phone, e-mail, or by using our on-line "Request for Information" form.
Oil - How do you save $1 million?
Gasoline - Remove up to 7 times more gasoline with an OilSorb™/Carbon System.
Creosote - Explains how OilSorb™ can facilitate removal of creosote.
Stormwater - Discusses how OilSorb™ can assist with stormwater compliance.
Fouling Problem - Solved with "OilSorb™"
