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Cetamine

A Comprehensive & Innovative Technology for Industrial Water Treatment

Kurita’s innovative Cetamine® chemistry is designed for complete protection of steam generators, hot water boilers, and closed systems as well as corrosion protection in open cooling systems. 
 
Composed of film-forming substances (FFSs), Cetamine creates a hydrophobic protective film. Adsorbed on all metal surfaces in the system, it creates a continuous barrier between water and metal, effectively inhibiting corrosion without affecting heat transfer. 
 
Cetamine is designed to protect the entire installation and is suitable for different types of water make-up qualities. Cetamine products are available as single component FFS solutions for the application in heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) and fossil-fired power plants or as multi-component products for complete plant protection in shell boilers and water tube boilers. 
 
Closed systems and open cooling systems also benefit from the Cetamine technology for corrosion inhibition. Cetamine products provide exceptional protection for aluminum boilers and injection molding systems that can be difficult to treat with conventional chemistries. 
 
 

Kurita’s Cetamine Technology Provides

  • All-organic treatment concept with low impact on system water conductivity
  • Reduced corrosion especially during system start-ups and lay-ups
  • Reduction of flow accelerated corrosion
  • Dosing according to the quantity of make-up water leads to less product consumption
  • Significant savings in water and energy
  • Exceptional corrosion inhibition in multi-metal systems, including aluminum

Cetamine Benefits

The surface cleaning action of Cetamine minimizes the amount of insulating iron oxide deposits on heat exchanger surfaces. This increases system efficiency, conserving energy use in the system, and has been shown to decrease costs by one to five percent. 

The film between water contaminants and metal surfaces reduces equipment damage significantly, resulting in direct maintenance savings and increased life expectancy for critical equipment infrastructure. Cetamine protects equipment during idle periods when the most corrosion damage takes place. 

Cetamine is designed to protect the entire installation and is suitable for different types of water make-up qualities. It effectively inhibits corrosion and deposits. Cetamine also significantly reduces corrosion during system start-ups and lay-ups. The corrosion protection from Cetamine will reduce maintenance expenses and eliminate the significant cost of unexpected shutdowns, resulting in increased plant productivity. 

The use of Cetamine has proven to reduce both fuel consumption and water use. Cetamine adds very little conductivity to boiler water, allowing for a decrease in the amount of water discharged as hot blowdown during operation. By keeping the heat transfer surfaces clean, there will be a decrease in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.