chemical control Applications

Process Control for the Petrochemical Chemical Industry

Most chemical products as we know today are composed of a few hundreds of basic chemicals, extracted mostly from crude oil and natural gas. Instrumentation, analyzer systems and process optimization are not new to the operation of all chemical and petrochemical processes.

However, tightening regulations, competition pressure and increasing raw materials cost urges the industry to go deeper into process control technology. As a single-source supplier of the (petro)chemical industry since many years, AppliTek has supplied them many analyzer systems for monitoring chemical parameters in all sorts of applications, from the actual production step to peripheral treatment processes. Our application people and engineering department understand your needs and translate them into real solutions.

Air pollution control for the chemical industry

Companies that produce industrial chemicals converting raw materials into different products – commonly use thermal oxidizers for air pollution control needs.

Process Control for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Current pharmaceutical manufacturing practices would be impossible without the benefits of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) which became a framework for bottom line process understanding. The cornerstones of the PAT approach —multivariate data acquisition, process/endpoint monitoring and process analytical chemistry— are included in the AppliTek philosophy for pharmaceutical applications. Understanding and enhancing the process by our analytical solutions is our goal and, above all, your success.

Odor control for the pharmaceutical industry

Air pollution control for the petrochemical & gas production industry

Companies working with chemical products derived from petroleum – commonly use incinerators for air pollution control needs.

Water Quality Measurement and Control for Nutraceuticals

The dietary supplement and nutraceutical market is changing rapidly in response to the FDA`s new Dietary Supplement Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPS) `Final Rule` (21 CFR Part 111), published on June 25, 2007. The Final Rule adopts all requirements specified in 21 CFR 210 and 211, which affect pharmaceutical manufacturers, and apply to all companies that manufacture, package, label, or hold dietary supplements and nutraceuticals. Dietary supplements or nutraceuticals imported from outside the United States are also subject to the Final Rule.

Filamentous Bulking Control with Hydrogen Peroxide

Basis of Control with Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide may be used to correct a serious filamentous bulking situation or, preferably, to prevent one from occurring until adjustments can be made to remove the cause. When applied to the return activated sludge, hydrogen peroxide supplies dissolved oxygen which helps restore the microbial activity necessary for effective operation, while selectively oxidizing the filaments which retard settling. The effective dose of hydrogen peroxide is a function of time and concentration, and varies from plant to plant. To correct a serious bulking problem, immediate results may be obtained by adding 100 - 200 mg/L H2O2 to the biosolids recycle line. Once control of bulking is obtained, the dose may be reduced to 25 - 50 mg/L H2O2 to prevent re-occurrence. Practical Considerations Filamentous bulking of municipal activated sludge is not a normal occurrence, and suggests more fundamental problems may be at work (e.g., low dissolved oxygen, high sulfide input, heavy organic loading, nutrient imbalance, improper sludge age, or rapid changes in influent characteristics). Consequently, the use of chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide to control bulking should be pursued in concurrently with more fundamental corrective measures.

Gas Detection Solutions for Chemical Manufacturing

There is no one solution for gas detection for the Chemical Manufacture and Use industry. There are a wide variety of gases that need to be measured for personnel safety, environmental, and process control reasons.  Boreal has a number of gas detection solutions tailor made for the Chemical Manufacture and Use industry. Boreal has experience working with most of the largest chemical companies in the world. With installations in over 45 different countries around the world Boreal is the clear choice in open-path, in-situ, and extractive gas detection measurements.

Environmental

The analysis of volatile organic compounds at low concentration levels is fundamental to pollution monitoring and control. Hiden’s Hydramass spectrometer is a multi-stream gas analysis system for analysis of volatile organic compounds to the sub ppm level. In sea water the analysis of volatile organic compounds is used for both pollution monitoring and ecological studies. Hiden’s HPR 40 dissolved species analyser provides ppb sensitivity

Applications and Air Pollutants Removed in the Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Plastics Industries

Supplying for over 35 years reliable air pollution control equipment and systems for removal of all gaseous compounds, particulate and odors from chemical process operations, reactors, dryers, calciners, membrane cells, pharmaceutical reactors and tablet dryers, crystallizers, vessel filling and storage vent emissions, emergency scrubbing of high concentration gas releases from cylinders, vacuum pump emissions, Quench /scrubber systems for acid gases and particulate from high temperature thermal oxidizers.  Gaseous emissions from piloting operations and research lab hoods. Specialty NOx abatement for explosives manufacturing and other process operations. Recovery and re-concentration of acids and other gaseous contaminants including by-product production.