Technical Articles
A series on industrial water treatment. More articles are added to this English selection as they're translated — the full library is currently available in Portuguese.
Oxygen Scavengers — Part II
Sodium sulfite, hydrazine, carbohydrazide, DEHA and sodium erythorbate: characteristics, restrictions and selection criteria.
Read article →Oxygen Scavengers — Part I
Why well-dosed scavengers still fail — and what happens when the deaerator doesn't do its part.
Read article →Deaeration — Part II
Types of deaerators, selection criteria, failure diagnostics and the economic impact of malfunction.
Read article →Deaeration — Part I
The gases that destroy boilers: O₂ and CO₂ corrosion mechanisms, mechanical and chemical deaeration, and the cost of inaction.
Read article →Demineralization — Part II
Mixed bed: operation, regeneration, and the mistakes that shorten resin life.
Read article →Demineralization — Part I
Degradation mechanisms of ion exchange resins and their operational impacts.
Read article →Reverse Osmosis — Chemical Conditioning (Part II)
Treatment program, data normalization, and CIP cleaning protocol for industrial reverse osmosis.
Read article →Reverse Osmosis — Chemical Conditioning (Part I)
SDI, fouling, and the cost of neglecting feedwater in reverse osmosis systems.
Read article →Water Treatment Plant: The First Line of Defense
Operational mistakes at the water treatment plant and their economic impact on industrial systems.
Read article →Water Sources
The source of your water shapes your treatment program. Do you review yours?
Read article →Why No Fluid Has Replaced Water in Industrial Processes Yet
The role of specific heat and heat of vaporization in the efficiency of industrial systems.
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