Specialty — Process Challenge

Managing Greenhouse Irrigation Water Quality

Closed-loop/recirculating CEA irrigation accumulates pathogens, biofilm, and salt/hardness imbalance; need a combined biocide + chelant + pH program
Why It Matters
Closed-loop/recirculating CEA irrigation accumulates pathogens, biofilm, and salt/hardness imbalance; need a combined biocide + chelant + pH program
Solution Approach

Closed-loop/recirculating CEA irrigation accumulates pathogens, biofilm, and salt/hardness imbalance; need a combined biocide + chelant + pH program RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.

Typical Application Workflow
1
Application & Agronomic Review
Define the use (crop input, adjuvant, soil amendment, post-harvest) and the agronomic, regulatory, and tank-mix requirements.
2
Input & Grade Selection
Match the surfactant or adjuvant, nutrient source, chelate, or formulation aid to the active, water quality, and label.
3
Compatibility & Rate Trial
Confirm tank-mix compatibility, dose, and stability, and size packaging (jugs, drums, totes, bulk) to the season and logistics.
4
Field Validation
Validate efficacy and crop safety in field trials, and lock the spec and supply plan for the season.
Recommended Chemistries (4)
Peracetic acid
CAS 79-21-0
Acids & Salts
Oxidizing biocide
3107 (PERACETIC ACID) · Class
Continuous low-residue oxidizer controls root-zone pathogens (Pythium/Phytophthora) in recirculating nutrient solution
Melting Point: -30–0 °C   Boiling Point: 105 °C at 760 mmHg   Density: 1.226 at 15 °C
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Hydrogen Peroxide (Leaching / Process Oxidant)
CAS 7722-84-1
Polymers & Resins
Biocidal Action
2015 (HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, STABILIZED, WITH MORE THAN 60% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE) · Class
Oxygenates and disinfects recirculated water, breaking down to water and oxygen
Melting Point: 0 °C   Boiling Point: 150 °C at 760 mmHg   Density: 1.11 at 20 °C
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DTPA (Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid)
CAS 67-43-6
Amines & Amides
Chelation / Sequestration
Keeps iron and micronutrients soluble across the pH drift of a closed loop
Physical Description: White to off-white solid   Boiling Point: Decomposes   Melting Point: 219-220 ºC
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Phosphoric acid
CAS 7664-38-2
Acids & Salts
pH adjuster
1805 (Phosphoric acid, solution) · Class
Trims recirculation pH back into the nutrient-soluble band
Melting Point: 42 °C   Boiling Point: > 130 °C at 760 mmHg   Density: 1.892 at 25 °C
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