ALCLAR-3010 is a high-performance anionic polyacrylamide flocculant designed for efficient solid–liquid separation across a wide spectrum of industrial, municipal, and mineral-processing operations. Its optimized anionic charge density, elevated molecular weight, and strong bridging ability enable rapid aggregation of fine suspended solids, clay particles, organic colloids, and mineral fines that otherwise remain difficult to settle by simple gravitational processes or primary coagulation alone. Because of these characteristics, ALCLAR-3010 is widely used in clarification, thickening, dewatering, filtration enhancement, and reuse-water recovery systems where high clarity, fast settling, or improved sludge dryness are required.

1. Municipal Water Clarification & Drinking Water Production

One of the primary uses of ALCLAR-3010 is in drinking water treatment plants, especially in facilities that rely on surface water sources such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs, or canals. These water sources often contain turbidity contributors such as clay, silt, natural organic matter, algae, and fine particulate material. When used after inorganic coagulants (alum, ferric chloride, or polyaluminum chloride), ALCLAR-3010 acts as a floc-strengthening agent that binds destabilized colloids into large, robust, fast-settling flocs.

Key benefits in municipal clarification include:

• Improved turbidity removal under both stable and highly variable raw water conditions

• Faster settling rates, shortening residence time in sedimentation basins

• Reduced loading on multimedia or membrane filtration units

• Lower coagulant demand, reducing sludge production and overall chemical costs

• Better performance during storm events when silt and particulate concentrations spike

Because municipal treatment facilities must operate under tight regulatory standards, ALCLAR-3010 is commonly used to ensure consistent clarification performance despite seasonal changes in water quality.

2. Industrial Wastewater Treatment

ALCLAR-3010 is applied extensively in industrial wastewater systems due to its ability to handle diverse contamination profiles. Many industrial effluents contain suspended solids, emulsified organics, oils, metal hydroxides, pigments, fillers, and process residues. These materials often exhibit a negative surface charge, making them ideal candidates for capture by an anionic flocculant with strong bridging tendencies.

Industries that commonly use ALCLAR-3010 include:

• Pulp & paper mills (fiber fines removal, recovery of coating pigments)

• Textile dyeing operations (color bodies, organic dye solids, and fiber residues)

• Chemical manufacturing (reaction intermediates, polymer slurry clarification)

• Oil & gas and petrochemical plants (oily water polishing and DAF enhancement)

• Food & beverage plants (proteins, fats, and organic solids separation)

• Metal finishing and electroplating facilities (metal hydroxide sludge thickening)

In these systems, ALCLAR-3010 improves both sedimentation and dissolved air flotation (DAF) processes by producing large, buoyant flocs that accelerate separation and increase effluent clarity. Plants using ALCLAR-3010 often see reductions in chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), and turbidity, allowing them to meet strict environmental discharge limits.

3. Mining, Minerals Processing, and Tailings Management

One of the most significant applications of ALCLAR-3010 is in mineral beneficiation and tailings thickening. Many mineral processing circuits generate extremely fine particles—such as silicates, clays, metal hydroxides, and process fines—that resist settling without a high-efficiency flocculant. ALCLAR-3010 is engineered to create dense, rapidly settling flocs that increase throughput and allow for improved water recovery.

Major uses in mining operations include:

a. Tailings Thickening

Tailings thickeners rely on highly efficient flocculants to increase underflow density and maximize the capture of fine solids. ALCLAR-3010 improves:

• Underflow solids content, reducing tailings storage volumes

• Overflow clarity, enabling more efficient recycle water return to the plant

• Rheology of thickened slurries, enhancing pumpability and deposition control

b. Clarification and Recycle-Water Recovery

Mineral plants require large volumes of process water for grinding, flotation, washing, and separation. ALCLAR-3010 produces clarified overflow suitable for reuse, helping plants operate more sustainably and at lower cost.

c. Filtration and Dewatering Enhancement

In concentrate filtration (such as coal fines, iron ore, precious metals, and industrial minerals), ALCLAR-3010 improves filter cake dryness and increases filtration rates by creating stronger, more porous flocs.

d. Red Mud or High-Alkalinity Slurries

In the alumina industry (Bayer process), ALCLAR-3010 can help settle fine red-mud particles that remain suspended under high pH conditions.

4. Sludge Dewatering (Municipal & Industrial)

ALCLAR-3010 is frequently used in sludge management systems to enhance the mechanical dewatering of wastewater sludges. Whether applied to primary sludge, biological sludge, or mixed sludge, its strong floc-forming capabilities support the efficient operation of:

• Belt filter presses

• Screw presses

• Centrifuges

• Rotary drum thickeners

Benefits include:

• Higher cake solids

• Lower polymer consumption compared to lower-grade flocculants

• Faster drainage and filtrate clarity

• Reduced sludge disposal costs

Because sludge disposal is often one of the highest operating expenses in water treatment, improving dewatering performance with ALCLAR-3010 provides substantial cost savings.

5. Construction, Tunneling, Dredging, and Soil-Sediment Treatment

ALCLAR-3010 is used to treat water contaminated with suspended silt, clay, and particulate matter in:

• Construction site dewatering

• Dredging operations

• Tunneling and microtunneling slurry recycling

• Sediment basin management

• Stormwater treatment and erosion control

Fine particles in construction runoff and dredging water can remain suspended for long periods. ALCLAR-3010 effectively agglomerates these materials, leading to rapid settling and high water clarity that meets environmental discharge requirements.

6. Process Optimization and Combined Treatment Programs

ALCLAR-3010 is often used in combination with inorganic coagulants, cationic coagulant aids, or pH-adjustment systems. When part of an integrated chemical treatment program, ALCLAR-3010 offers:

• Reduced coagulant dosage

• Improved reaction kinetics

• Enhanced floc formation at lower cost

• More stable operations under fluctuating water quality conditions

Its versatility makes it suitable for virtually any solid–liquid separation challenge involving negatively charged or neutral particles.