While clean-in-place (CIP) systems are often overlooked or underappreciated for optimal plant operations, they save time, labor, and expenses by maintaining efficient operations without disassembly. Failed or inadequate CIP can lead to loss of heat transfer, increased energy costs, increased bacterial infections, equipment damage, and lost profits. Biofuels plants should prioritize optimizing CIP as an [...]
As you send your children back to school and Halloween decorations begin to appear in stores, your facility operators may have already begun the process of preparing off-line boilers for the winter season . Regardless of if they were stored dry or wet, steps need to be taken to ensure a safe start-up of off-line boilers. Each boiler is different, and before startup, we recommend that all engineers consult the [...]
Kurita America Inc., a global leader in water treatment solutions, and Cyclopure, an innovator in advanced adsorbent technologies, today announced their expanding partnership to deliver the most advanced and sustainable solution for removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water with a completely regenerable material. With Cyclopure’s patented DEXSORB® technology and Kurita’s [...]
Achieving sustainability while managing operational costs is a delicate balancing act for many industries. The food and beverage (F&B) sector faces unique challenges, such as high water consumption and product mix changes, which can complicate efforts to align costs with environmental goals. This is why a water treatment partnership plays such an important role. By understanding your facility’s total [...]
Reverse osmosis (RO) systems function similarly to boilers and cooling towers by increasing the concentration of dissolved salts in the feedwater. As pure water permeates through the RO membrane, salts are retained, resulting in a concentrated stream. When the solubility limits of specific salts are exceeded, scaling may occur on the membrane surface or within its flow channels. Scale formation [...]
The Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act was part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which authorized historic federal infrastructure spending that dedicated over $50 billion to water projects. Although BABA went into effect on May 14, 2022, only now are the first BABA projects in production as adjustment period waivers have mostly run their course. Some confusion over compliance remains, and [...]
A new liquid hydrogen production facility was built to meet increasing demand from fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Hydrogen is produced using steam, which requires demineralized water to protect asset integrity and product quality. The plant needed a robust pre-treatment system to convert the municipal water supply to suitable demineralized standards. Hydrogen is known as an “energy [...]
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Hirohiko Ejiri; hereinafter "Kurita") provides the update below on the incident that occurred at Kurita America Inc. (headquarters: Minnesota, United States; hereinafter "KAI"), a consolidated subsidiary in North America, during which a threat actor illegally accessed and infected our servers with ransomware in November 2024 [...]
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment and process technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Emslander as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2025. This announcement aligns with the planned retirement of his predecessor, Greg Becker, a 40-year veteran of the water treatment industry who has guided the company through [...]
A large hospital has a campus wide seasonal chilled loop with approximately 75,000 gallons total volume. It was being treated using a traditional silica and azole-based corrosion inhibitor package. Corrosion coupon rates with the traditional inhibitor program were considered excellent for both mild steel and copper, yet each spring during startup, iron levels were found to be five to ten parts per million [...]
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, one of the leading global providers of industrial water treatment solutions, today announced the introduction of DReeM BL Plus. As a blend of the award-winning DReeM Polymer™ , DReeM™ BL Plus has the same unique polymer chemistry to maximize heat transfer and, should it be needed, remove scale in boilers . The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) [...]
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment solutions, announced it has been awarded the prestigious ISN RAVS ESG Plus® designation for excellence in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. Awarded by ISN, a global leader in contractor and supplier information management, the RAVS ESG Plus designation signifies that a company [...]