Advances in Cooling Water Treatment for the Steel Industry
(Room 401)
06 May 19
10:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Cooling water is a critical commodity in the steel industry. Scaling, microbiological fouling and corrosion in cooling systems can cause serious problems, including equipment shutdown. This paper examines advancements in open recirculating water treatment, including a movement from phosphate/phosphonate treatment to all-polymer scale and corrosion control chemistry; selection of oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides to minimize microbiological fouling; and enhanced analytical instrumentation for precise cooling water chemistry control.