Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
2986
Course Name
Polymer and Chemical Feed Basics
Contact Hours
5.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Eastern Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Operators Assoc., Inc.
Primary Contact
Marykay Steinman
office@epwpcoa.org
610 670 6072 Ext.
Website
Description
In chemical feed courses, plant personnel usually learn something about the chemistry in plants and maybe even the equipment to feed it, but polymer & chemical feed is often not included in those types of classes or training content.
This course is designed to specifically address the needs of plant personnel to understand polymer and chemical feed systems in order to optimize performance at their plant.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Major uses of water soluble polymers
* Polymer Treatment Goals
* Application areas of the plant
* What is a polymer and how do they work?
* How do polymers differ?
* Effective polymer application
* Advantages and disadvantages of polymer
* Mixing and Feeding of polymer
* Dry vs. Liquid Chemicals
* Mixing chemicals
* Operating chemical feed systems
* Maintaining & troubleshooting chemical feed systems
Target Audience
Water and Wastewater Operators
Training Format
Classroom