I am not sure of your sulfur loading, but if you drop the pH to 4, then yes the oils will break out, but you run the chance of generating H2S in areas at the front end of your process while the pH is depressed. BE PREPARED! Not something to mess with. I have lost friends/colleagues to being overwhelmed by H2S due to purposeful pH depression without any type of fume containment or scrubber. Just my thoughts. Thanks, Sean
Published by Sean Roop, Industrial and Engineering Consultants, LLC - Senior Water and Process Consultant
I am not sure of your sulfur loading, but if you drop the pH to 4, then yes the oils will break out, but you run the chance of generating H2S in areas at the front end of your process while the pH is depressed. BE PREPARED! Not something to mess with. I have lost friends/colleagues to being overwhelmed by H2S due to purposeful pH depression without any type of fume containment or scrubber. Just my thoughts. Thanks, Sean