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FLEXOGRAPHIC INK PRINTING WASTEWATER
 

Packaging Company - Flexographic Ink Printing Wastewater

B-Clear™ is being used to treat rinsewaters from a packaging plant. Wastewater is generated from cleaning water-soluble inks from presses and ink trays. The rinsewaters contain high levels of solids, copper, nickel, and zinc. The wastewater is being treated with 0.04 pounds per gallon of B-Clear™.

The following test results are from the packaging plant.

FLEXOGRAPHIC INK RINSEWATER TREATMENT RESULTS
TEST UNTREATED
WASTEWATER (PPM)
TREATED
WASTEWATER (PPM)
Suspended Solids > 905 < 50
Cadmium 0.05 < 0.005
Chromium 0.15 0.04
Copper 96.4 0.54
Lead 0.07 < 0.02
Nickel 1.80 0.01
Zinc 13.9 0.83