In my previous job, I had ...
Published by Dhananjay Shinde, Executive Advisor at WSol
In my previous job, I had come across to similar plant issues. A control action can be, if it is a sever problem and the foam is overflowing from the unit and spread around, and if at all cover other adjacent equipment (pumps/blowers/sensors), I can suggest to use a suitable antifoam agent. Carry out jar tests prior to its application to examine effectiveness and dosages of antifoam agents. A preventive major can be worked out only after knowing wastewater characteristics, treatment process and system configuration, etc. If you can share these details, we can discuss it further.