Chemical Industries

Chemical

Hydroxyl has over ten years experience solving demanding wastewater challenges for clients in a range of specialized chemical industries.

ActiveCell™ and PhotoStack™ technologies have been installed at chemical processing facilities around the world for major Fortune 500 companies producing petrochemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, paints, and oleochemicals. This breadth of experience has enabled Hydroxyl to understand the unique environmental challenges and regulatory requirements of a diverse range of chemical industries.

Wastewater generated from chemical manufacturing processes is subject to stringent regulatory discharge requirements and is often difficult to treat using conventional processes. The solution for many facilities requiring advanced biological treatment, is ActiveCell technology. Using Hydroxyl's biofilm carrier technology, ActiveCell establishes a high-density population of bacteria within a compact biological wastewater treatment process, reliably biodegrading target organics in the wastewater stream for economic reduction prior to compliant discharge.

For chemical facilities producing wastewater with bio-refractory components, PhotoStack advanced oxidation processes offer unique capabilities to economically destroy target contaminants on-site with no off gases or air emissions. As a result, contaminants are completely removed from the water stream, eliminating any requirement for storage, handling, or disposal of potentially hazardous materials.

ActiveCell™ systems offer several unique advantages to chemical industries:

  • Compact design offering excellent land-use or facility-space efficiency
  • Resilient biofilm carrier process is highly resistant to influent fluctuations
  • Automated operation
  • Process optimization prior to install via Hydroxyl testing and computer modeling services
  • Economically meets application-specific effluent discharge requirements

PhotoStack™ advanced oxidation systems offer several unique advantages to chemical industries:

  • Compact, modular design with future expandability
  • Total on-site destruction of target contaminants
  • Zero waste handling, storage, or disposal costs
  • Automated operation
  • No off gases or air emissions
  • Process optimization prior to installation via Hydroxyl testing services
  • Assured process reliability
  • Economically meets application-specific requirements

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