Scale & Corrosion Inhibitors
Water’s Life-Giving Properties Encourage Bacterial Growth
The biggest issues associated with boilers, cooling towers and plant infrastructure carrying water is the fact that water’s life-giving properties also encourage bacterial growth, which fouls metal surfaces. Water also dissolves gases (like oxygen and carbon dioxide) which can corrode metals. Corrosion is the reversion of a metal to its original ore form – for example, the iron used to construct boilers can revert to iron oxide as the result of corrosion.
If left untreated, scale deposits and fouling diminish equipment’s efficiency, and can lead to unplanned downtime. But guarding against fouling & scale deposits is not a one-size-fits-all proposition, because the quality of a plant’s incoming source water can vary significantly.
- Most boilers and cooling towers require alkaline feed water (pH higher then 7). Metering pumps are used to dose caustics (and acids) for pH control, to bring a plant’s water pH to the desired level.
- Disinfection applications also help to reduce scale build up and fouling.
- And third-party providers offer a wide array of proprietary polymers and chemicals tailored to address a plant’s specific water quality needs.
The benefits of properly administrating scale inhibitors include:
- Optimized plant efficiency
- Increased output
- Streamlined maintenance (and fewer unplanned maintenance requirements)
- Increased reliability and life span for plant equipment
- Increased plant uptime
- And enhanced plant safety
Both diaphragm metering pumps and rotary gear pumps are used to meter scale inhibitors.
Common Products for this Application
PULSAtron
Typical applications are acids, caustics, polymers, bleaches, pH control, solvents, dyes/ink, catalyst, cleaning agents, and much more.
BLACKLINE
Typical applications are acids, caustics, polymers, bleaches, pH control, solvents, dyes/ink, catalyst, cleaning agents, and much more.
Blackline Pro
Typical applications are waste water treatment, pulp and paper, utilities, chemical processing, water treatment, utilities, automotive and much more.
Pulsa Series
From thin fluids to lime slurries, materials of construction for contact with the most hazardous chemicals and features and options to provide safe, remote and accurate dosing, count on Pulsa Series for the most demanding applications.
PulsaPro
PulsaPro Series is a perfect fit for Water & Wastewater Treatment, Oil & Gas and Industrial applications.
Eclipse
Eclipse rotary pumps are an ideal fit for many corrosive liquids. From acids to bases, we cover the entire pH scale.
ECO Series
The ECO Gearchem rotary gear pump is an economical alternative for chemical transfer, cyclic operation and continuous production systems, both open ended and closed-loop. ECO gear pumps are well suited for pilot plants, vacuum systems, and metering applications.
IsoChem
ISOChem magnetically driven sealless gear pumps offer the reliability you need to safely handle clear lubricating and non-lubricating liquids. A wide variety of material options provide versatility for pumping low or high viscosity fluids over a broad range of temperatures and pressures.
Mec-O-Matic
The MEC-O-MATIC product line of Peristaltic pumps designed with the ability to handle your chemical solution and slurry metering needs.
Chem-Tech
Designed for Water Conditioning.
