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    Caustic soda, or sodium hydroxide, is a more hazardous chemical used occasionally to raise the pH of effluent from septic tanks or primary sedimentation tanks up to about 7.0, with a residual alkalinity of around 50 mg/l as CaCO3. Dosages of chemicals like caustic soda may range from zero up to as high as 100 mg/l but are usually around 50 mg/l. When removing phosphates through chemical precipitation, it may be necessary to add more than double the normal alkali dosage to neutralize acidity and compensate for pH drops from nitrification. Laboratory tests should be conducted to determine alkali demand for both low alkalinity and phosphate removal before designing

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    Caustic soda, or sodium hydroxide, is a more hazardous chemical used occasionally to raise the pH of effluent from septic tanks or primary sedimentation tanks up to about 7.0, with a residual alkalinity of around 50 mg/l as CaCO3. Dosages of chemicals like caustic soda may range from zero up to as high as 100 mg/l but are usually around 50 mg/l. When removing phosphates through chemical precipitation, it may be necessary to add more than double the normal alkali dosage to neutralize acidity and compensate for pH drops from nitrification. Laboratory tests should be conducted to determine alkali demand for both low alkalinity and phosphate removal before designing

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    Caustic soda, or sodium hydroxide, is a more hazardous chemical used occasionally to raise the pH of effluent from septic tanks or primary sedimentation tanks up to about 7.0, with a residual alkalinity of around 50 mg/l as CaCO3. Dosages of chemicals like caustic soda may range from zero up to as high as 100 mg/l but are usually around 50 mg/l. When removing phosphates through chemical precipitation, it may be necessary to add more than double the normal alkali dosage to neutralize acidity and compensate for pH drops from nitrification. Laboratory tests should be conducted to determine alkali demand for both low alkalinity and phosphate removal before designing

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    11.1.2.3 Caustic Soda.

    As implied by its common name Caustic Soda (sodium hydroxide) is more hazardous to handle than the
    other chemicals but is used on occasions. It is usually supplied as caustic lye solution at about 50%
    strength. As for the other chemicals it should be added after the septic tank or primary sedimentation tank
    as the case may be. Sufficient caustic should be added to bring the effluent pH up to about 7.0, with a
    residual alkalinity in the final effluent of about 50 mg/l as CaCO3.

    11.1.3 DOSAGES
    Dosages may range from zero up to as high as 100 mg/l but are usually around 50 mg/l.

    11.1.4 PHOSPHATE REMOVAL


    Chemical removal of phosphates by metal salts significantly increases the acidity of sewage effluents. It
    may be necessary to add alkali to neutralise this acidity as well as compensating for the drop in pH from
    nitrification. In such cases the dosage of alkali can easily be more than doubled.

    11.1.5 LABORATORY TESTS


    Laboratory tests on alkali demand should be carried out for both low alkalinity and phosphate removal
    purposes before designing the dosage systems.

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