Industrial Water Treatment

The uses of water in industry include heating, cooling, processing, cleaning, and rinsing.

Water treatment is important in industry to optimize water-based processes, reduce operating costs and risks, and to prevent scaling, corrosion, and bacterial growth.

The three main aspects of industrial water treatment are industrial wastewater treatment, boiler water treatment, and cooling water treatment.

<p>If water is not properly treated in steam boilers, scaling or corrosion can occur, leading to increased fuel consumption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If cooling towers are left untreated, they can scale up and corrode, and the warm, dirty water they contain can encourage bacterial growth.</p> Signup and view all the answers