Which industries use Cationic Polyacrylamide?
2026-04-14 10:43:10
Cationic Polyacrylamide(CPAM)is widely used in industries that produce organic-rich wastewater and sludge,especially for solid-liquid separation,sludge dewatering,clarification,and pollutant removal.
1.Municipal&Urban Wastewater Treatment
Sewage treatment plants(STPs)
Sludge dewatering,effluent clarification
COD,BOD,turbidity removal
2.Paper&Pulp Industry
Retention and drainage aid
Whitewater treatment
Paper sludge dewatering
3.Food&Beverage Industry
Sugar,starch,brewery,dairy,oil pressing
High organic wastewater and protein removal
Sludge dewatering from food processing
4.Textile&Dyeing Industry
Dye wastewater decolorization
Suspended solid and organic matter removal
Sludge conditioning
5.Pharmaceutical&Fermentation Industry
Antibiotic,vaccine,traditional medicine wastewater
High-organic sludge dewatering
Biological residue flocculation
6.Petroleum&Oilfield Industry
Oil-bearing produced water treatment
Drilling mud purification
Oily sludge dewatering
7.Mining&Mineral Processing
Concentrate and tailings slurry dewatering
Ore washing wastewater clarification
Sludge recycling and water reuse
8.Chemical Industry
Fine chemical,pesticide,coating wastewater
Organic colloid removal
Industrial sludge treatment
9.Leather&Tannery Industry
High-protein wastewater treatment
Sludge dewatering and solidification
10.Construction&Sand Washing
Sand washing sludge,piling mud treatment
Water recycling in construction sites
11.Livestock&Aquaculture
Breeding wastewater treatment
Manure sludge dewatering
Pond water purification
12.Drinking Water Treatment
Source water clarification
Algae,suspended solids,and organic micro-pollutant removal
References
GB/T 7714
Zhang Y,Wang H,Li S.Application of cationic polyacrylamide in major industrial fields.Industrial Water Treatment,2022,42(5):39–43.
MLA
Zhang,Y.,H.Wang,and S.Li."Application of Cationic Polyacrylamide in Major Industrial Fields."Industrial Water Treatment,vol.42,no.5,2022,pp.39–43.
APA
Zhang,Y.,Wang,H.,&Li,S.(2022).Application of cationic polyacrylamide in major industrial fields.Industrial Water Treatment,42(5),39–43.
