Naperville, IL-based Nalco Company says its new OxiPROª deposit control is a patent-pending "SMART solutions" offering which it describes as providing "enhanced control of microbial growth and deposit formation in papermaking systems."

The company says trials have shown improved product quality, operating cost savings, and environmental and safety performance benefits.

The technology combines measurement data analysis and precise dosing with proprietary chemistry to prevent unnecessary downtime and product defects. Real-time measurement of changing surface depositions, microbial activity and process conditions triggers proprietary data analysis software and on-site application expert technology to ensure that feed points, dosing strategies and the proper proprietary chemistry continuously optimize papermaking performance.

According to Michael Meier, Nalco's global program manager for the Deposit Control Expertise Center, the technology is targeted at customers' unique application requirements by controlling variability in microbial growth and surface deposits.

"Real-time control allows Nalco to help customers reduce operating costs and use chemistry only as needed, which reduces safety hazards and the potential for upsets to the health of the wastewater treatment plant," Meier said. PI

Nalco Company, www.nalco.com/OxiPRO

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