In cooling towers, biofilms cause microbial-induced corrosion (MIC) and equipment failures; in membrane systems, biofilms cause scaliing and reduce the life of the equipment. Learn how one pharmaceutical company handled the problem when biological fouling threatened their process.

The number of cooling towers used for industrial applications and HVAC systems in the United States was estimated at 500,000 to 600,000 towers in a report by Pacific Northwest Laboratory in 1995. Based on that value and the intervening years, we can extrapolate that the number of cooling towers worldwide can be estimated at 1.5 million.

BioSpray Tower will disinfect hard, nonporous surfaces, says the manufacturer. The EPA-registered disinfectant kills 99.9 percent of Legionella pneumophila when correctly applied to hard, nonporous surfaces like cooling towers.

As the frac fluid is passes through the well during hydraulic fracturing operations, it may bring along with it an unwanted accompaniment: microbial contamination.

Power generation is still heavily dependent on the steam turbine. Even gas turbine power stations usually are provided with a waste heat boiler and steam turbine to maximize the efficiency with which fuel is converted into electricity.

Sodium hypochlorite and chlorine gas have been used for microbiological control of cooling water systems for more than 40 years.

Spectrus RTD1100E for industrial cooling water systems is designed to reduce microbiologically influenced corrosion and the potential risk of Legionella bacteria.

A fast-acting biocide kills sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), acid-producing bacteria (APB) and biofilm in a range of conditions.

A fast-acting biocide kills sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), acid-producing bacteria (APB) and biofilm in a range of conditions.