Industrial Coagulant Solutions for Advanced Wastewater Treatment

Why your plant needs better coagulation

You are measured on compliance, uptime, and whole of life cost. Yet your inflows keep changing. Food plants see swings in fats and proteins across shifts. Abattoirs carry a high solids and colour load. Refineries and mines present complex chemistries with fines that never seem to settle. When coagulation is weak, the whole train pays. Filters blind early, DAF loses stability, membranes foul, and biology works harder than it should. Chemical use rises, operators chase set points, and you carry more risk than you like.

A better coagulant is not a nice to have. It is the quiet lever that makes everything else easier. Get charge neutralisation right, build strong floc across a comfortable pH window, and you give the plant a steady footing. That is where natural tannin chemistry delivers for industrial sites.

What an industrial coagulant should do

You want a primary coagulant that performs on real water, not just in a brochure. It must neutralise charge consistently, create dense floc that settles or floats cleanly, and keep working when organics rise or temperature drops. It should protect alkalinity rather than consume it, reduce total chemical burden rather than push it up, and leave downstream steps with less to fix, not more. Above all, it should be simple to prove on your own plant.

The case for natural tannin chemistry

Tannin based coagulants, such as Tanfloc, are refined from plant sources. You get the clarity you expect from a primary coagulant with practical advantages that matter on site. You can work within a comfortable pH range. You reduce demand for corrective caustic because the chemistry is pH friendly. You can expect lower sludge volumes with better dewatering behaviour. You avoid residual concerns linked with some synthetic options. If you rely on aluminium or ferric salts, you know the side effects. Extra caustic to balance acid load. Corrosion pressure at contact points. Heavy sludge that is costly to cart and hard to put to beneficial use. Tannin chemistry gives you another option. You keep the removal outcomes you need and open cleaner solids pathways where facilities accept them.

How coagulation and flocculation deliver clarity

The science is familiar. Fine particles and colloids carry a surface charge that keeps them apart. A coagulant introduces a positive charge that cuts that repulsion. Under controlled mixing, particles collide, stick, and build into floc. Floc then settles in clarifiers or floats in DAF for easy capture. Natural tannin coagulants do this without strong acid behaviour, which helps preserve alkalinity through the train and keeps downstream steps calmer. That means steadier filters, less fouling pressure on membranes, and a biology that can focus on its job rather than chasing pH swings.

You still need sound fundamentals. Dose must sit within the window for your water. Mixing must be right. Operators must run within the set points you agree. When those basics are respected, you get robust floc and cleaner separation with fewer surprises.

Where Tanfloc fits in your plant

You are not rebuilding your site around a new chemical. Tanfloc grades slot into the equipment you already own and back up the process you already run.

Abattoirs and food processors

You face high TSS, fats, colour, and odour pressure. Tanfloc supports fast floc formation, consistent floats in DAF, and clearer overflow to buffers and biology. Operators often report steadier pH and easier handling of skimmings and sludge, especially during load swings.

Mining and resources

You manage fine solids and complex water chemistry under tight discharge or reuse limits. Tanfloc targets suspended matter and colour without forcing pH down, which keeps neutralisation predictable and helps protect metalwork and lines in contact areas.

Refineries, chemicals, and general manufacturing

You need solids separation that holds when temperature moves and feed shifts. Tannin chemistry provides dense floc that settles or floats efficiently, with fewer knock on effects for membranes and filters. That supports stable operation and simpler cleaning routines.

Membrane and reuse trains

Membranes live and die by pretreatment. By producing compact, fast settling floc without strong acid behaviour, Tanfloc supports calm, low fouling feed. The practical outcome is fewer alarms when the feed changes and longer intervals between cleans.

What operators usually notice

• Strong, fast forming floc that carries through the process
• Steadier pH with less corrective dosing across shifts
• Lower sludge volumes with improved dewatering behaviour
• Easier DAF skimming and fewer nuisance foams
• A calmer plant that needs fewer hands on adjustments

Proof plan from first sample to steady state

You do not buy a drum. You buy a result. The method is simple, transparent, and designed to prove fit on your own water before you change.

Discovery

You brief objectives, limits, and constraints. Together we review raw and treated quality, current dose plans, mixing energy, set points, and any risks around product, people, or assets. We agree success measures such as turbidity, colour, TSS, COD, phosphorus where relevant, and any site specific targets like DAF loading or membrane pressure.

Bench screening

We run jar tests with representative samples to select the right grade and bracket an initial dose range. If helpful, we test against your incumbent chemical for a like for like comparison. You receive a short, clear report with data, observations, and a simple plant trial plan with roles and dates.

On site trial

You run the natural coagulant on a clarifier, DAF, filter train, or line for an agreed period. Temporary dosing can be used if needed. We capture dose, pH, temperature, flow, and outcomes at set intervals so you can see the impact against baseline. The goal is confidence for your team and proof you can defend.

Scale and optimise

You move to permanent dosing once the trial ticks your boxes. We work with your team on set up, SOPs, and seasonal tuning. You receive ongoing support through site visits and lab checks so the system stays steady through planting, harvest, and wet seasons.

Pricing and value you can verify

You pay for outcomes, not marketing. Price per litre is only one line. The real picture sits in dose per kilolitre, any reduction in corrective caustic, sludge you need to handle and cart, filter backwash frequency, emitter maintenance, tanker movements, and lagoon stability. We put those numbers on one page with your own data so you can see the net effect and sign off with confidence.

If you have chased the cheapest line item in the past, this is a shift. It is about the whole chemical burden, the behaviour of your solids, and the time your team spends chasing a moving set point. When quality and cost point the same way, the choice is simple.

Safety, storage, and integration

Standard chemical safety rules apply. You do not have the same corrosive risk profile as strong acid coagulants. Storage and dosing are familiar to operators and can often be set up with existing tanks and pumps. You receive guidance on storage conditions, line materials, and routine checks so the product stays in good condition and the dose stays steady. Integration with lime softening, filtration, and biological steps is straightforward, and the pH friendly profile supports asset life as well as performance.

Compliance and evidence

You work within a regulatory framework and you document what you do. The proof plan above gives you a clear path from lab to line to steady state with data at each step. Where suitable, you can add short case summaries to internal reports that show baseline, dose, outcomes, and operator notes. That makes sign off easier for managers and auditors, and helps your team embed the change.

Service area and support

You want local help when you need it. You are supported across Perth and regional Western Australia, including the South West, the Wheatbelt, the Great Southern, the Goldfields, the Mid West, the Pilbara, and the Kimberley, with site visits by arrangement. You are also supported on the Gold Coast and across South East Queensland, including Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Redland City, Scenic Rim, and Moreton Bay, with practical coverage into Tweed and the Northern Rivers where appropriate. National support is available through the Australian team for other regions. You get a single point of contact, and direct access to technical specialists when required. The aim is clear lines, rapid response, and no fuss.

Straight answers to common questions

Will Tanfloc replace metal salts in every case. Not always. Your water decides. That is why we test in the lab and on your plant before a change.

Will costs go up. Not when you count the full picture. Dose, caustic, sludge, cleaning cycles, and downtime all move the needle. We put the numbers together so you can see the net effect.

Is it compatible with biology and membranes. Yes when used within the agreed window. A pH friendly profile supports biology and helps protect membranes by calming the feed.

How quickly will operators see a change. Once dose and mixing are in range, most teams notice firmer floc, clearer supernatant or stronger floats, steadier pH, and less sludge to cart.

Your next step

You do not need a long meeting to test this properly. Share a recent data set and a short note on your plant and objectives. We will propose jar testing and a simple plant trial with dates, measures, and responsibilities. You will know quickly whether this fits and what the change looks like in practice.