Coagulation & Flocculation

Coagulants and flocculants for potable, industrial, and wastewater systems — neutralizing charge and building dense, fast-settling floc for cleaner water and better liquid-solid separation.

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The Fundamentals

Two steps that clear the water.

Coagulation

Suspended particles in water carry a like electrical charge, so they repel one another and stay in suspension — keeping the water turbid. A coagulant neutralizes that charge, letting the destabilized particles begin to come together instead of pushing apart.

Flocculation

Once the charge is neutralized, flocculation binds the particles into larger, denser aggregates — floc — that settle quickly. The denser the floc, the faster and cleaner the separation in clarifiers, filters, and dewatering equipment.

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Jenfitch coagulant: JC 1687

JC 1687 is a cationic organic/inorganic coagulant that builds a dense particle and markedly improves the settling of precipitates — the same product used in our metal-removal programs to drop out precipitated copper and zinc.

Clarified water for reuse

Why It Matters

Denser floc, faster settling, lower cost.

Charge neutralization followed by dense-floc formation is what turns cloudy, solids-laden water into a clear supernatant and a compact, dewaterable sludge. Getting the floc right lowers turbidity, cuts filter loading, and reduces the volume of sludge a plant has to handle and dispose of.

By increasing molecular weight and neutralizing charged particles, our coagulants improve settled-water clarity while lowering both dissolved and insoluble total organic carbon — a direct benefit to downstream disinfection and reuse.

See JC 1687 in the metal-removal program

The Process

How a Jenfitch program comes together.

  • Characterize the water — identify the particle charge, turbidity, organic load, and any precipitates that need to settle.
  • Neutralize the charge — dose the cationic coagulant (JC 1687) to destabilize suspended particles.
  • Build the floc — a flocculant binds the destabilized particles into dense, fast-settling aggregates.
  • Separate the solids — capture the floc in the clarifier, filter, or dewatering system for a clear effluent and a compact sludge.
  • Optimize the dose — tune chemistry to the stream to hold quality targets at the lowest cost.

Three paths

Cleaner water, lower organics, better separation.

Applications

Where coagulation & flocculation earns its keep.

Potable water clarification

Improve settled and finished-water turbidity, lower organic carbon, and reduce disinfection by-product precursors ahead of the filters.

Wastewater solids

Sharpen settling and clarity in secondary clarifiers and tertiary filtration, and improve drainage in dewatering systems.

Industrial process water

Clarify recycle and process streams so they can be reused, cutting fresh-water draw and discharge volume.

Metal-precipitate settling

Pair JC 1687 with the JC 9830 metal precipitant to settle copper-sulfide and other metal precipitates cleanly in the clarifier.

Improved water clarity

Case Study

A new coagulant improves water quality.

In the Jenfitch case study “New Coagulant Improves Water Quality,” introducing a new coagulant improved clarity and settling performance — the same cationic coagulant chemistry that pairs with JC 9830 to remove dissolved metals downstream.

The takeaway is consistent across sites: matching coagulant chemistry to the water, rather than defaulting to a generic dose, produces denser floc, clearer water, and lower operating cost.

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Questions

Coagulation & flocculation, explained.

What is the difference between coagulation and flocculation?

Coagulation neutralizes the electrical charge that keeps suspended particles apart, allowing them to come together. Flocculation then binds those destabilized particles into larger, denser floc that settles quickly. Coagulation destabilizes; flocculation aggregates.

What coagulant does Jenfitch use?

JC 1687, a cationic organic/inorganic coagulant that builds a dense particle and improves the settling of precipitates. It is used both in clarification programs and, paired with JC 9830, in metal removal.

Can this help me meet turbidity and TOC targets?

Yes. By increasing particle density and settling rate and by neutralizing charged particles, the program improves settled and finished-water turbidity and lowers both dissolved and insoluble total organic carbon — which also reduces THM and HAA5 precursors.

How does this connect to metal removal?

The same JC 1687 coagulant settles the metal-sulfide precipitate formed by JC 9830, so coagulation & flocculation is the settling half of the copper- and zinc-removal program.

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