For the Elgin Water Department, taking lime away is a $1.89 million annual proposition. Last week, the City Council unanimously agreed to pay that amount for removing lime residuals, which are a ...

The city is expected to save $93,500 annually — or more than $607,000 over the length of the contract — after City Council approved City Manager Judy Gilleland to sign an intergovernmental agreement ...

Lime softening was found to remove a significant fraction of a fulvic acid extracted firom groundwater. Removal of the fulvic acid was attributed to coprecipitation and involved its adsorption onto ...

Boiler and cooling tower feedwater typically must be softened prior to use, usually with well-established processes for reducing water hardness. A growing problem for many power plant operators is ...

What’s that strange bright blue lake along Ohio 4 across from Dayton Children’s Hospital? It’s the city’s lime reclamation facility next to the Ottawa Water Treatment Plant where about 23,000 tons of ...

Industrial water treatment is necessary to produce clean water, a resource that’s both essential for life and a key ingredient in products ranging from textiles to pharmaceuticals. Modern industrial ...

Softening water removes mineral content from tap water that causes lime-scale buildup on plumbing fixtures and shower doors, and reduces the effectiveness of soap and detergents. Comstock Getty Images ...