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ULTIMER™ Polymer Technology
ULTIMER Contributes to sustainable wastewater management
Is designed to not contain hydrocarbon solvents and surfactant in their formulation
Promotes water circularity
Enhances operational reliability
Allows optimized resources: equipment, manpower, water
Comparison of ULTIMER & Other Flocculants
| Make-down equipment | Not needed. Best applied by means of Inline static mixing |
| Dissolution time | < 1 min (90% dissolved) |
| Water quality affects dissolution | No |
| VOC’s Increase | No |
| Direct application | Yes |
| COD & BOD Increase | No |
| Make-down equipment | Make-down polymer station to guarantee activation time and dissolution |
| Dissolution time | ~30 min |
| Water quality affects dissolution | Yes |
| VOC’s Increase | Yes |
| Direct application | No |
| COD & BOD Increase | Yes |
| Make-down equipment | Make-down polymer station to guarantee activation time and dissolution |
| Dissolution time | ~60 min |
| Water quality affects dissolution | Yes |
| VOC’s Increase | No |
| Direct application | No |
| COD & BOD Increase | No |
30 times faster activation
than emulsion flocculants
60 times faster activation
than powder flocculants
ULTIMER is fundamental part of our wastewater treatment program
DATA SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY
Supports you to make informed decisions and improve performance
EXPERT SUPPORT
On a global level through field support to stabilize operations if conditions change
PROCESS OF OPTIMIZATION
Maximizes your performance and helps to ensure an efficient process
ULTIMER Customer Succes Story
ULTIMER Technology Enhances Suspended Solids Removal in a Wet Gas Scrubber, Lower Hazardous Waste and Operational Costs
INSIGHT
With increased production of high sulfur content crude and tighter control on emissions, effective removal of both gaseous and particulate pollutants is paramount to refinery profitability. Typically, this is achieved in a wet gas scrubber. Solid waste becomes classified as hazardous, so the impetus is to have a high removal efficiency at the scrubber.
APPROACH
A comprehensive review of the Mechanical, Operational and Chemical (MOC)
- Eliminated the addition of a coagulant – thus reducing the overall solids in the system.
- Replaced the latex flocculant with Nalco Water ULTIMER
- The chemical change increased the solids capture efficiency from an average of 92% to an average of 98%
- The result was less hazardous sludge in the wastewater treatment plant with a cost benefit to the refinery
Annual Savings
WASTE
Reduce hazardous waste by more than
188 TONS
per year
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Decreased hazardous waste disposal costs by
$75,000
COSTS
Chemical savings of
$100,000
USD
Value Delivered
$175
THOUSAND
ANNUALLY