Our broad line of clay-polymer flocculants eliminates the laborious, multi-step processes. All of our formulas are a non-hazardous blend of bentonite clay, minerals and other proprietary resources.

MCi offers generators of various waste streams a safe, simple, and cost-effective means for pre-treatment and disposal. In addition, our products eliminate the need for handling and storing liquid chemicals used in traditional waste water treatment systems.

Wastewaters generally contain a mixture of solids (both suspended and colloidal), dissolved metals and organic compounds. While there are many options available to remove these contaminants, most involve multiple steps and a considerable amount of time for the process. The traditional approach to pretreat waste streams for discharge or re-use typically involved:

• Adjusting pH to break oil emulsions and precipitate dissolved metals;
• Adding coagulants to aid agglomeration of metals into a small masses;
• Adding polymers (polyelectrolytes) to help form larger masses (flocs) for removal.

Our broad line of clay-polymer flocculants eliminates these laborious, multi-step processes. All of our formulas are a non-hazardous blend of bentonite clay, minerals and other proprietary resources. MCi offers generators of various waste streams a safe, simple, and cost-effective means for pre-treatment and disposal. In addition, our products eliminate the need for handling and storing liquid chemicals used in traditional waste water treatment systems.

The MCi clay-polymer process can be described as follows:

• Acidic components release and cause oily particles to de-emulsify and separate from water.
• Cationic polymers attract any remaining oil and highly charged anions.
• A base component helps precipitate metal hydroxides.
• Wastewater is now in a condition known as flocculation, where cationic molecules and metallic ions are all attracted to the clay and form larger masses.
• Clay particles begin to stick together, entrapping other components and surrounding them completely, a process known as micro-encapsulation.
• Encapsulated particles are ready to be de-watered and disposed of properly as a non-hazardous waste.

This entire process is completed within minutes and does not require any operator intervention or “jar testing.” The MCi process combines all components of traditional pre-treatment into one single step.

Ford Motor Company, Alcoa, Nalco, NASA, GE, Boeing Aerospace, Honeywell, International Paper, Weyerhaeuser, and Lockheed are just a few companies who have utilized clay-polymer technology.

• Clay–polymer products come in dry powder and granular form
• They are generally added to the wastestream by hand or feeder.
• Treatment of wastewater is usually 20%-70% faster than conventional treatment methods.
• The floc produced will withstand much more disturbance than conventional floc.
• The floc will, if desired, settles more quickly than conventional methods.
• Wastewater contaminants are encapsulated in the clay platelets thereby producing the safest non-leachable sludge.
• The clay platelets provide for enhanced dewatering in filter presses, band filters, vacuum drum filters, and belt filters.
• Pre-coating of filter presses is not needed and cleaning intervals are reduced.
• Clay-polymer sludge will begin a pozzolanic or curing process when exposed to air. Non-leachability improves with time.
• Many facilities have reduced their sludge volume by as much as 66% over liquid polymer and coagulant treatment methods.
• Filter press systems will generally produce dryer cakes in less time.