Capabilities

ZI-CHEM Mining Capabilities

Scale Deposit Control

WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? THE BENEFITS

• Dense buildup in pumps gradually restricts operation • Increased capacity of RO plant
• Blockage of pipelines & valves • Improved heat transfer capacity
• Downtime to clean pumps, valves & pipes
• Reduced water costs
• Increased electricity consumption (due to increased "drag" on water flows)
• Reduces maintenance cost
• Water flows fall below minimum required rate
• Extended equipment life
• Avoid unscheduled downtime
WHAT ARE SOME PRIMARY CAUSES?
• Hardness precipitation (calcium carbonate) HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE CAN
• Gypsum precipitation (calcium sulphate) HELP?
• Agglomerated solids (dense accumulation of fine suspended solids • ZI-CHEM offer detailed site surveys
to review your situation
• This can include use of specialist
IS IT POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THIS? diagnostic & monitoring equipment,
• Today there are many cost-effective options to control scale and site visits ranging from 1 per
• ZI-CHEM offer several treatment systems specific to the mining and day to 1 per month
industrial processes that have been proven globally. • Duration of visits can also range
• This includes chemical treatment programs, management of water from 1 - 4 hours per visit
chemistry, and monitoring systems
REPORTING
MONITORING & CONTROL SYSTEMS • It is our normal policy to provide
• ZI-CHEM have invested heavily in state-of-the-art monitoring equipment progress reports to relevant plant
personnel at a frequency
• At a basic level, specialist techniques utilizing scale monitoring probes
determined at the outset
• A wide range of electronic on-line monitoring equipment can also be called
• A comprehensive consulting report
on to facilitate the collection of the data needed
is provided at the completion of any
• Traditional analytical monitoring methods can also be called on, including survey or development projects
analyses of water, scale deposits, slime and corrosion coupons. These are
conducted both on-site with field equipment, and in registered laboratories

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