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ULTIMER™ Polymer Technology

Sustainability-minded customers are transcending the norm and taking circularity to the next level. Unleash the power of ULTIMER Polymer Technology designed for reliable operational wastewater plant performance, even in highly varying and oily wastewater applications to help generate value from the enabled water reuse and recycle. 


ULTIMER Contributes to sustainable wastewater management

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Is designed to not contain hydrocarbon solvents and surfactant in their formulation

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Promotes water circularity

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Enhances operational reliability ​

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Allows optimised resources: equipment, manpower, water​


Comparison of ULTIMER & Other Flocculants​

 Make-down equipment       Not needed. Best applied by means of Inline static mixing 
 Dissolution time       < 1 min (90% dissolved)
 Water quality affects dissolution      No
 VOC’s Increase      No
 Direct application      Yes
 COD & BOD Increase      No
 Make-down equipment      Make-down polymer station to guarantee activation time and dissolution
 Dissolution time      ~30 min
 Water quality affects dissolution      Yes
 VOC’s Increase      Yes
 Direct application      No
 COD & BOD Increase      Yes

 Make-down equipment      Make-down polymer station to guarantee activation time and dissolution
 Dissolution time      ~60 min
 Water quality affects dissolution      Yes
 VOC’s Increase      No
 Direct application      No
 COD & BOD Increase      No

 


30 times faster activation

than emulsion flocculants

 

 

60 times faster activation
than powder flocculants

 


ULTIMER is fundamental part of our wastewater treatment programme

 

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

 

 

DATA SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY

Supports you to make informed decisions and improve performance

 

 

 

EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE

 

 

EXPERT SUPPORT

On a global level through field support to stabilize operations if conditions change

 

 

CONNECTED CHEMISTRY

 

 

PROCESS OF OPTIMIZATION

Maximizes your performance and helps to ensure an efficient process

 


ULTIMER Customer Succes Story

ULTIMER Technology Enhances Suspended Solids Removal in a Wet Gas Scrubber, Lower Hazardous Waste and Operational Costs

INSIGHT
With increased production of high sulfur content crude and tighter control on emissions, effective removal of both gaseous and particulate pollutants is paramount to refinery profitability. Typically, this is achieved in a wet gas scrubber. Solid waste becomes classified as hazardous, so the impetus is to have a high removal efficiency at the scrubber.


APPROACH
A comprehensive review of the Mechanical, Operational and Chemical (MOC)

  • Eliminated the addition of a coagulant – thus reducing the overall solids in the system.
  • Replaced the latex flocculant with Nalco Water ULTIMER
  • The chemical change increased the solids capture efficiency from an average of 92% to an average of 98%
  • The result was less hazardous sludge in the wastewater treatment plant with a cost benefit to the refinery 
Downstream, DS
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Annual Savings

WASTE

Reduce hazardous waste by more than

188 TONS

per year

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

Decreased hazardous waste disposal costs by

$75,000

COSTS

Chemical savings of

$100,000

USD

Value Delivered

$175

THOUSAND

ANNUALLY