7 Benefits of Slant Plate Clarifiers You Need to Know About

Slant plate clarifiers are an effective form of wastewater treatment that removes sludge and scum from large bodies of water. The process that slant plate clarifiers take wastewater through allows the effluent to be clean enough to be safely discharged, minimizing the potential negative impact to the environment.  

Slant plate clarifiers use gravity, making them a unique and cost-effective way to filter wastewater while saving energy and other vital resources. The slanted plates come with even more benefits, which we’ll discuss later in this article. 

With all the different types of wastewater treatment available to your company, from reverse osmosis to ion exchange and everything in between, you should know about the specific benefits of a slant plate clarifier and why you should choose it for your wastewater treatment solution. 

There are seven benefits in particular that you should know about: 

1. Slant plate clarifiers can be less expensive. The bottom line for every company is to make a profit.  Clarifiers can give some of the biggest bang for your buck, helping to efficiently treat large amounts of wastewater for the price.  

   Depending on what type of wastewater treatment you’re using now, the cost of the technology could be significantly higher than it would be with a slant plate clarifier.

2. Slant plate clarifiers are easy to maintain and minimize staffing needs. Slant plate clarifiers should be checked throughout a worker’s shift to ensure everything runs smoothly.
   For the most part, clarifiers can run around-the-clock without concern. Unless something gets stuck and wastewater treatment needs to be paused (which you never want), the clarifiers will continuously filter the water.
   This easy maintenance will allow other essential tasks to be completed and may require fewer people to cover shifts at your wastewater treatment plant, further cutting operating costs.

3. There are no moving parts. There’s less of a risk of mechanical failure since there aren’t moving parts. The slant plate clarifier comes preassembled, so all you need to do is get it running, which you’ll receive help for after it’s been delivered.
   Not needing to assemble it also reduces the risk of human error and speeds up the wastewater treatment process. Slant plate clarifiers truly optimize the wastewater treatment process.

4. They have a larger settling area. As the name suggests and as we mentioned earlier in this article, slant plate clarifiers contain slanted plates. Because of how these plates are inclined, there’s a larger area for particles to settle – as much as ten times more than the actual floor space in the clarifier.
   While you could need multiple wastewater treatment facilities for larger bodies of water with other treatments, you can filter so much more with a slant plate clarifier. If your facility is smaller or you’re already maxed out on space, a slant plate clarifier could be exactly what you’re looking for.
   This larger settling area improves the overall process and saves you time and money. It also reduces your carbon footprint, which never hurts.

5. Slant plate clarifiers use less power. Of course, what technology makes possible is impressive. Still, it can also be costly, making it difficult to choose the proper wastewater treatment, especially if your company has a small budget to work with.
   Because slant plate clarifiers use gravity to filter the water, there’s a lot less power that’s used. This goes hand in hand with being less expensive, as it reduces the cost of your wastewater treatment and saves your company money.

6. Slant plate clarifiers are great for large volumes of water. Some wastewater treatment techniques work more quickly and effectively than others.
   Slant plate clarifiers are excellent for treating larger bodies of water because of how much sludge and scum they can remove from water with their increased capacity from the slanted plates.
   Whether or not you’re working with a tight budget or a small space, slant plate clarifiers are an excellent choice for quickly and effectively treating wastewater.

7. Mobile slant plant clarifier systems are available. If you’re looking for portable wastewater treatment, mobile units are available. These units come with a fully-integrated, skid-mounted system with controls monitoring and offer the large settling surface areas you want.
   These slant plant clarifiers have a highly-efficient design that ensures equal water distribution balanced through the settling plates, further optimizing liquid and solid separation.
   They also have fiberglass plate packs, tnemec interior and exterior coating systems, stainless overflow components, and hardware.
   Depending on your wastewater treatment needs, there are six standard sizes to choose from, with customizations available. Choose from 25,50,70,100,120, and 150 GPM units that are made in the USA with UL approval available. 

Get Your WTRBOX Slant Plate Clarifiers from J.Mark Systems.

J.Mark Systems offers WTRBOX mobile slant plant clarifiers for your wastewater treatment needs. WTRBOX systems are robust and optimized for performance, durability, and reliability in every industrial application. 

We serve the following industries: automotive and electric vehicle manufacturing, aerospace, metal finishing, plating on plastics, electronics, power generation, petrochemical, mining and metals, and PFAS remediation. No matter which industry you work in, our WTRBOX slant plate clarifiers will work for you. 

J.Mark Systems brings decades of experience to the wastewater treatment industry, enabling us to provide you with exceptional care and ensure that your facility has what it needs to operate smoothly and efficiently. We offer free water optimization audits so we can best serve your needs.
We have offices located in Walker, Michigan, and Park City, Utah, and we provide wastewater treatment solutions for clients across the United States.
Contact J.Mark Systems today for your free water optimization audit and see how a slant plate clarifier system from WTRBOX and J.Mark Systems could be the perfect solution for your wastewater treatment.