Hydro-Chem Pty Ltd services

Ensure your plant operates at maximum efficiency and provides a trouble-free supply of steam – enlist HydroChem’s boiler water treatment program. Our service technicians are trained in all aspects of boiler water treatment to provide a total service covering external, internal and condensate aspects.

Recognised throughout Australia for our success in minimising the risks associated with Legionella, at HydroChem our extensive experience in Legionella risk management has enabled us to develop specific products, gain expertise and implement the logistical measures necessary to prevent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease.

Many of the key risks affecting operational efficiency and life-cycle of plant and equipment are associated with corrosion, scale deposition and fouling within the system’s wetted areas. Consequently, these are factors of great importance and we take them very seriously at HydroChem.

HydroChem provides water disinfection services for Legionella and pathogen control to over 700 health facilities across Australia, from major tertiary hospitals to nursing homes.

Boasting an unequalled level of expertise in the specialised area of industrial chemical cleaning our specialised team has the experience, technology and equipment to solve the problems caused by corrosion, scale, fouling or process contamination. We recently undertook a large chemical cleaning project at a petrochemical plant in Altona, Victoria. As part of the project, we cleaned a process plant of contaminates so that the plant could be safely decommissioned. The chemical cleaning project operated 24 hours a day, 4 days/week over a 10 week period.

Many processes on-site require water, and the quality of water required varies from process to process. Water qualities required may range from low, for once through evaporative cooling, to high, for boiler feed waters. Some raw waters may need to have residual metals removed (iron and manganese), some may need the turbidity reduced (river waters), some may need to go through a disinfection process or maybe a softening process before they are suitable for use. Some waters may require extensive treatment from clarification through to reverse osmosis.

Our experienced risk management consulting team identifies and assesses the risks associated with water systems and recommends control measures to manage them. Our team then recommends control measures to manage the risks that could threaten your people and assets. Passionate and proactive, we have a reputation for swiftly fixing issues as they arise and are committed to continuous improvement (which is part of our ISO9001 certification).

Optimal system performance with highly efficient membrane treatments. Widely used in pre-treatment applications, membrane units are fast becoming one of the most important technologies in the production of pure water. However common problems like scaling and fouling necessitate frequent maintenance, downtime and increased operational costs. Our treatment programs are specifically designed for membrane units like reverse osmosis, ultra- and nanofiltration and enable removal or preventive control of scaling and fouling.

Treating industrial wastewater to meet stringent discharge standards is no easy feat. It requires an intimate understanding of both the chemistry of water and treatment chemicals (and how they interact) as well as the physics of unit processes designed to remove contaminants. But this is only the start. Low cost wastewater treatment requires extensive operational knowledge of plant, equipment and chemicals and how these all need to fit together. Make one mistake and the whole treatment train may fail, or at a minimum, operational costs increase disproportionately.

Water recycling and reuse can be a key driver in reducing an industry’s impact on the environment. Water recycling not only cuts down on discharge volumes, it also reduces the sites water intake requirements. Furthermore, the benefits of water recycling and reuse go beyond simple financial and environmental impacts; it creates a whole new view of the value of water. This helps to shape site procedures and work practices around waste management and resource efficiency that add up to give improved position on sustainability.