Coagulants and flocculants for potable, industrial, and wastewater systems — neutralizing charge and building dense, fast-settling floc for cleaner water and better liquid-solid separation.
Coagulation and flocculation are the two steps that clear water. A coagulant neutralizes the like charges that hold suspended particles apart, then flocculation binds those destabilized particles into dense, fast-settling floc. Jenfitch supplies JC 1687, a cationic organic/inorganic coagulant that builds a dense particle and improves the settling of precipitates in potable, industrial, and wastewater systems.
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NSF/ANSIThe Fundamentals
Suspended particles in water carry a like electrical charge, so they repel one another and stay in suspension — keeping the water turbid. A coagulant neutralizes that charge, letting the destabilized particles begin to come together instead of pushing apart.
Once the charge is neutralized, flocculation binds the particles into larger, denser aggregates — floc — that settle quickly. The denser the floc, the faster and cleaner the separation in clarifiers, filters, and dewatering equipment.
JC 1687 is a cationic organic/inorganic coagulant that builds a dense particle and markedly improves the settling of precipitates — the same product used in our metal-removal programs to drop out precipitated copper and zinc.
Why It Matters
Charge neutralization followed by dense-floc formation is what turns cloudy, solids-laden water into a clear supernatant and a compact, dewaterable sludge. Getting the floc right lowers turbidity, cuts filter loading, and reduces the volume of sludge a plant has to handle and dispose of.
By increasing molecular weight and neutralizing charged particles, our coagulants improve settled-water clarity while lowering both dissolved and insoluble total organic carbon — a direct benefit to downstream disinfection and reuse.
See JC 1687 in the metal-removal programThe Process
Three paths
We offer chemicals that improve filtered water quality, lower TOC, eliminate taste & odor, lower TTHMs and HAA5s, increase filter optimization, and lower treatment cost.
For sludge processing and tertiary filtration operations, we offer a select group of organic/inorganic coagulants and organic flocculants that are cost effective.
Using our technology, we lower contaminants and provide environmentally safe water for reuse, remove biofilm, and improve water quality.
Applications
Improve settled and finished-water turbidity, lower organic carbon, and reduce disinfection by-product precursors ahead of the filters.
Sharpen settling and clarity in secondary clarifiers and tertiary filtration, and improve drainage in dewatering systems.
Clarify recycle and process streams so they can be reused, cutting fresh-water draw and discharge volume.
Pair JC 1687 with the JC 9830 metal precipitant to settle copper-sulfide and other metal precipitates cleanly in the clarifier.
Case Study
In the Jenfitch case study “New Coagulant Improves Water Quality,” introducing a new coagulant improved clarity and settling performance — the same cationic coagulant chemistry that pairs with JC 9830 to remove dissolved metals downstream.
The takeaway is consistent across sites: matching coagulant chemistry to the water, rather than defaulting to a generic dose, produces denser floc, clearer water, and lower operating cost.
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Coagulation neutralizes the electrical charge that keeps suspended particles apart, allowing them to come together. Suspended particles carry a like charge, so they repel one another and stay in suspension, keeping the water turbid. Flocculation then binds those destabilized particles into larger, denser floc that settles quickly. Coagulation destabilizes; flocculation aggregates. The denser the floc, the faster and cleaner the separation in clarifiers, filters, and dewatering equipment.
JC 1687, a cationic organic/inorganic coagulant that builds a dense particle and markedly improves the settling of precipitates. It is used both in clarification programs and, paired with JC 9830, in metal removal, where it drops out precipitated copper and zinc. Building a denser particle means the floc settles faster, which lowers turbidity, cuts filter loading, and reduces the volume of sludge a plant has to handle and dispose of.
Yes. By increasing particle density and settling rate and by neutralizing charged particles, the program improves settled and finished-water turbidity and lowers both dissolved and insoluble total organic carbon, which also reduces THM and HAA5 precursors. Charge neutralization followed by dense-floc formation is what turns cloudy, solids-laden water into a clear supernatant and a compact, dewaterable sludge, so filters see less loading and the plant handles less sludge.
The same JC 1687 coagulant settles the metal-sulfide precipitate formed by JC 9830, so coagulation and flocculation is the settling half of the copper- and zinc-removal program. JC 9830 forms the precipitate; JC 1687 neutralizes the charge on those particles and builds them into a dense floc that drops out quickly. Without that second step the precipitated copper and zinc would stay suspended and carry through the clarifier.
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