SADM/Amdel Project no. IC 1/1/97: Chemical treatment of bore water. Progress reports 1-10 for the period 4/7/1966 to 31/5/1969; and SADM/Amdel Project no. CM 2/12/1: Desalination studies. Progress reports 1-7 for the period 30/6/1969 to 29/2/1972.

Created: 10 Nov 2024 Revised: 02 Dec 2024

Author: Blesing, N.V.;Melbourne, J.D.;Weiss, D.E.;Walker, W.;Williams, G.

A survey of analyses of Adelaide Sub-basin groundwater has shown that the removal of calcium and magnesium bicarbonates would give a 'soft' product water containing 500-700 ppm TDS, mainly sodium chloride. Trial operation of a continuous ion exchange plant at Amdel has shown that this operation is possible, and has provided operating data for cost estimating purposes. Using actual operating data, and capital cost information provided by William Boby (Australia) Pty Ltd, the installed cost of a plant to produce 1 million gallons/day of dealkalized water from the Adelaide Plains Tertiary aquifer is estimated to be $12,000. The cost of product waters is estimated to be 9.5 cents/1000 gallons for continuous operation, or 14.1 cents/1000 gallons for operation during the climatically drier five months of each year.

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Contributor	Amdel Ltd;Industrial Chemistry Section;Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Section
Sponsor	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization;South Australia. Department of Mines
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Notes	Notes: Includes: - Weiss, D.E., 1967. Cost estimate for continuous ion-exchange treatment of an alkaline bore water. CSIRO Div. of Applied Chemistry. Appendix A in: Chemical treatment of bore water. Progress report no. 3. Contains copy of... Notes: Includes: - Weiss, D.E., 1967. Cost estimate for continuous ion-exchange treatment of an alkaline bore water. CSIRO Div. of Applied Chemistry. Appendix A in: Chemical treatment of bore water. Progress report no. 3. Contains copy of related RB 70/71: - Blesing, N.V., 1970. Some recent overseas developments in desalination methods. Geographic Locality: Adelaide metropolitan;Thebarton;Upper South-East;Keith Doc No: Env 01591 More +
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