Designed for use with water treatment chemicals like chlorine, corrosion inhibitors and cooling tower dispersants used in cooling towers, the gravity-flow chemical dilution trough is designed to dilute chemicals before they enter the cooling tower water basin.

The winner of our inaugural Process Heating & Cooling Innovation Award is Robert J. Ferguson of French Creek Software, Valley Forge, Pa. The award, presented at the 2022 Process Heating & Cooling Show, recognized Rob’s recognizes the result of his life’s work: improving cooling water treatment.

Understand current trends in industrial cooling water treatment and water treatment options such as non-phosphorus water treatment chemicals and engineered copper filmers.

Patent application #17/114,902, “Cooling Water Treatment Composition for Decreasing Energy Use,” was filed by ProChemTech International Inc. with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.

Custom water treatment plant can be designed, manufactured and installed to meet process-specific conditions. 

ProChemTech’s Chemical Plant #2 in Apache Junction, Ariz., recently celebrated 20 years of manufacturing products for the treatment of boiler, cooling, potable and wastewaters. The Arizona plant also supports the company’s Performance Chemical and Engineered Systems Divisions with on-site service operations.

It is critical that process cooling systems relying on cooling towers have robust but cost-effective filtration equipment for water reuse. Cooling tower water frequently contains hazardous materials that should be managed to avoid reintroducing them into the process cooling equipment or system.

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. of Japan acquired U.S. Water Services Inc., a Minnesota-based company that manufactures and sells water treatment chemicals and facilities, for $270 million. Kurita will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Global Water Services Holding Company Inc., which is the holding company of U.S. Water.

Any industry professional would quickly agree that water is the key ingredient to evaporative cooling system performance. For evaporative cooling equipment like cooling towers, evaporative condensers or fluid coolers, water quality is essential for proper heat transfer and the healthy service life of the equipment.