Meaning of incrustant | Babel Free

Definitions

Any substance that is dissolved in water which forms an incrustation when the water evaporates.

Examples

“The total incrustants in the water, expressed in terms of calcium carbonate, are clearly the sum of their component bases, calcium and magnesium, expressed in terms of calcium carbonate.”

“Aluminum also is an incrustant present in most waters in quantities so small that it is not necessary to consider it; but when too much aluminum sulphate, a substance frequently used as a coagulant in filtering water, is added in the process of filtering, the excess passes through the filter and may cause trouble in the boiler, where it hydrolyzes, forming free sulphuric acid.”

“Solid particles of incrustant can be removed along with any fine sediments that may have entered the zone immediately around the screen after the well was placed in service.”

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