Water softening is the removal of calcium, magnesium, and certain other metal cations in hard water. The resulting soft water requires less soap for the...
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limescale in kettles and water heaters. Wherever water hardness is a concern, water softening is commonly used to reduce hard water's adverse effects. Natural...
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Lime softening (also known as lime buttering, lime-soda treatment, or Clark's process) is a type of water treatment used for water softening, which uses...
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Carbonatation (section Water softening)
The carbonatation reaction takes place during lime softening (Clark's process) in water softening. Alkali–silica reaction Concrete degradation Phosphotation...
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Brine (redirect from Brine water)
practical temperature limit for brine. Brine is an auxiliary agent in water softening and water purification systems involving ion exchange technology. The most...
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Calgon is a brand of water softener produced by Reckitt. In Portugal, the Calgon advertisement jingle has been the same popular one[better source needed]...
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Sodium carbonate (section Water softening)
fats and grease to water-soluble salts (specifically, soaps). It is used for lowering the hardness of water (see § Water softening). It is used in the...
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Polystyrene sulfonate (section Water softening)
polymers are classified as polysalts and ionomers. Water softening is achieved by percolating hard water through a bed of the sodium form of cross-linked...
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Sodium chloride (section Water softening)
household and industrial equipment and pipes. Commercial and residential water-softening units use ion-exchange resins to remove ions that cause the hardness...
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purity water is required. Softening consists in preventing the possible precipitation of poorly soluble minerals from natural water due to changes occurring...
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