Coagulants and flocculants are materials formulated to assist in

Experts said that the choice is dependent on process conditions,

the solids or liquid separation of suspended particles in solution.

including variables such as feed particle size, water chemistry,

Such particles are

the

system pH, per cent feed solids, etc. The new formulation

suspended stability of such particles (colloidal complex) is due to

developed from waste material is an alternative to the readily

both their small size and the electrical charge between particles.

available flocculants/coagulants.

characteristically very small and

The invention has been protected

via the lodgement of a Malaysian
patent

Thus, conditioning a solution to promote the removal of

suspended particles requires chemical coagulation and/or
flocculation. A variety of flocculants and coagulants are available,
with different chemistries, molecular weights, charge ratios and
other attributes. It is critical that the appropriate flocculants and
/or coagulant be chosen to ensure cost-effective performance in
a solid/liquid separation process.

This invention uses bleach earth

This technology was developed by employing used bleach earth

According to BCC Research, the global market for specialty

components

or

components as flocculants or coagulants for wastewater

chemicals for water treatment technology was worth USD 21.0

coagulants for wastewater treatment

treatment to remove impurities from water and down streaming

billion in 2008. This was expected increase to USD 27.9 billion in

to remove impurities from water and

process of industrial fluids including algae. The technology works

2013, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The

down

by allowing the material to extract and utilise the metals or non-

market is broken down by type of chemical and includes

metals from activated bleaching earth and waste-activated

corrosion inhibitors, coagulants and flocculants, biocides, scale

bleaching earth by a chemical treatment process using acid or

inhibitors, pH adjustors and softeners, fluorochemicals, activated

alkali. The advantages of the technology are:

carbon, defoaming agents and others. Corrosion inhibitors have

as

streaming

flocculants

processing

industrial fluids including algae.

of

This product can be safely used for biomass recovery

the largest share of the market, worth an estimated USD 4.6

It may lead to the concept of zero waste for the

billion in 2008. This segment should reach USD 6.1 billion in

treatment of industrial wastewater

2013, for a CAGR of 5.8%. Coagulants and flocculants have the

Ha multipurpose applications as it can be used for palm

second largest market share, generating an estimated USD 4.1

oil Industry, paper mill industry and other industries to

billion in 2008 and increasing to USD 5.4 billion in 2013, for a

treat their wastewater (multipurpose application)

CAGR of 5.7%. There are 3 major producers of inorganic

The final pH after flocculation/coagulation process is

coagulants and flocculants in Malaysia. CCM Chemicals led the

about neutral as it is a neutralisation process

market with 33% share. Malaya Acid Works and Malay Sino are

The proposed business models

are: (1) This product can be
supplied straight to the end user;
(2) It can also be licensed to an
interested industrial partner that
can manufacture and market it.
The inventors would like to speak
to companies interested
in
partnering.

E: info@platcomventures.com
T: +6 03-83193116

also firms that have strengths in inorganic type of commodity

coagulants and flocculants with 25% and 17% of the market in

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Malaysia. Nalco and Ciba Specialty Chemicals shares about

7%, while Kurita held 6% of the market. Nalco and Ciba focused
more on organic chemicals.
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