Knowledge Center

Knowledge Center

Technical library on fluoride in drinking water, removal technologies, validation protocols and the regulatory framework.

Fluoride

How to remove fluoride from drinking water?

Overview of viable routes: coagulation-flocculation-filtration, adsorption on activated alumina or metal oxides, membranes and electrochemical processes. Selection criteria by concentration, flow and matrix.

Technical paper in preparation

Fluoride

Naturally occurring fluoride: why it is a permanent problem

Dissolution of fluoride minerals in the aquifer, stability of concentration over time and consequences for treatment design.

Technical paper in preparation

Technologies

Fluoride removal technologies: what really exists

Comparison of efficiency, consumption, waste generation, operating complexity and cost per m³ across the main industrial alternatives.

Technical paper in preparation

Jar Test

How a Jar Test for fluoride works

Experimental matrix design, rapid and slow mixing, pH control, settling times, laboratory filtration and residual fluoride reading.

Technical paper in preparation

Regulation

Regulatory framework for fluoride in drinking water

International reference limits and how they translate into analytical control and reporting obligations for the operator.

Technical paper in preparation

Comparisons

Can it complement a desalination or EDR system?

When membrane rejection or reversible electrodialysis fall short of the fluoride target, and how complementary treatment enables compliance without replacing the infrastructure.

Technical paper in preparation

Comparisons

What are the advantages of an OPEX model in water treatment?

Impact on the budget cycle, on performance risk allocation and on the total cost of compliant water delivered.

Technical paper in preparation

International cases

International validation with real waters

Lessons from technology validation in Spain, Brazil and Argentina on groundwater and surface water.

Technical paper in preparation