Industrial water treatment encompasses a broad range of applications including cooling water, rinsing, boiler feed, wastewater discharge, and raw intake water conditioning. Most water treatment is designed to manage scaling and corrosion, microbiological activity and wastewater discharge. Removal of suspended solids and hydrocarbons to low or non-detect concentrations are critical to each of these objectives.
Hydrocarbons are typically introduced to industrial water by leaks or spills from unit operations, as lubricants, or are purposefully introduced into the process during rinsing or washing procedures.
