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Workshop
Lime – Soda Softening
and
Silica Removal
19 December 2020
On-line
Happy Learning
for Proposal and Technology Team
Lime - Soda Softening and Silica Removal

Purpose / Application :

• Removal of Temporary Hardness

• Removal of Permanent Calcium Hardness

by Soda Ash

• Removal reactive Silica with Co-

precipitation of Ma(OH)2
Lime - Soda Softening and Silica Removal

Steps

• Removal Temporary Calcium Hardness by

Lime
• Removal of Magnesium Hardness by Lime
by increasing pH. Co-precipitation of SiO2
with Mg(OH)2

• Removal of Excess / increased Calcium by

Soda Ash
• pH correction by Acid Dosing (HCl)
Lime - Soda Softening and Silica Removal

Reactions involved :

Ca(HCO3)2 + Ca(OH)2 = 2CaCO3 + 2H2O

HCO3- + OH- = CO3= + H2O

Mg++ + Ca(OH)2 = 2Mg(OH)2 + Ca++

Mg(OH)2 + xSiO2 = Mg(OH)2.xSiO2

Ca++ + Na2CO3 = CaCO3 + 2Na+

Mg++ + 2NaOH = Mg(OH)2 + 2Na+

Lime - Soda Softening and Silica Removal

Effect of pH on solubility of Magnesium ions

Lime - Soda Softening and Silica Removal

pH correction of Treated water

OH -
+ HCl = Cl -
+ H2O

2CO3= + HCl = HCO3- + 2Cl -

HCO3- + HCl = CO2 + H 2O Cl -

HCO3- as CaCO3
pH = 6.3 + Log ------------------------
CO2-as such
 Thank You

Workshop
Lime – Soda Softening
and
Silica Removal
19 December 2020
On-line
Happy Learning
for Proposal and Technology Team