Electrolytic Process |
Conventional Chemical Process |
Chemical Free |
Chemicals Added |
No Addition of Anions |
Anions are Added |
Does not Increase Salinity |
Increases Salinity |
No Increase in Conductivity |
Increases Conductivity |
No Increase in Acidity |
Increases Acidity |
No Need for Alkaline Supply |
Needs Alkaline Supply |
Does not Increase TDS |
Increases TDS |
Eliminates Hazardous Elemental Chlorine |
Uses Hazardous Elemental Chlorine |
Produces Low Disinfecting By-Products |
Elemental Chlorine Produces High Disinfecting By-Products |
Eliminates Procurement, Storage and Dosing of Chemicals |
Chemicals are to be Procured, Stored, Prepared and Dosed |
Eliminates Chemical Transportation, Preparation and Dosing Equipments |
Needs Chemical Transportation, Preparation and Dosing Equipments |
Less Moving Parts and Less Maintenance |
More Moving Parts and More Maintenance |
Needs Low Skill for Operation as the Process is Chemical Free |
Needs High Skill for Operation to assess Chemical Requirement, Preparation and Dosing |
Generates Low Volume of Sludge with Better Dewatering |
Generates High Volume of Poor Dewatering Sludge and Disposal Problems |
Compact Plant with Small Foot Print |
Large Plant with Big Foot Print |
Modular in Construction Easily Expandable |
Fixed Construction, Difficult to Expand |
Ease of Control, Operation and Maintenance |
Difficult to Control, Operate and Maintain |
Shock Dose is Easily Tackled |
Shock Dose is Difficult to Tackle |
Consistency in Performance is achievable with Chemical Free Process |
Consistency in Performance is Difficult to achieve with Chemical Usage |
High Plant Availability with Less Moving Parts and Maintenance |
Low Plant Availability with More Moving Parts and Maintenance |