HydraSCALE® Antiscalant Series
Effective Antiscalant for Water and Wastewater Treatment with HydraSCALE®
The Hydroflux Utilities HydraSCALE® antiscalant series for water and wastewater treatment offers proprietary blended multifunctional phosphonates and phosphate-free polymers. These help control inorganic scales, sludges, and other deposits within mineral processing circuits, wastewater treatment systems, and membrane surfaces. Our HydraSCALE solutions come in convenient packaging options, including pales and IBCs. With extensive application knowledge and proprietary HydraSCALE modeling software, many customers switch to HydraSCALE.
- Reduce scaling in mineral processing and wastewater treatment systems.
- Improved RO recovery, reduced site water usage and lower costs.
- Reduce cleaning frequency, improve membrane system uptime and reduce chemical usage and operating costs.
- Improve permeate quality through reduced deterioration from fouling.
- Increase membrane life.
- Improve system reliability, and reduce maintenance requirements.
Why choose Hydroflux Utilities as your HydraSCALE Supplier?
Scaling affects mining and industrial processes, water and wastewater treatment plants as well as membrane systems. Significant economic and environmental costs are associated with process units running sub-optimally due to scale formation within pipelines, pumps, process equipment and membrane systems. By reducing scale formation, companies can enhance the efficiency and lifespan of their equipment, minimise downtime, lower maintenance costs, and decrease the consumption of energy and chemicals. Additionally, improved scaling control can lead to better water quality and a reduced environmental footprint, aligning industrial operations with environmental regulations and sustainability goals.
Benefits of using HydraSCALE Antiscalants
Choosing Hydroflux Utilities as your HydraSCALE supplier offers several distinct advantages:
- Complete Asset Support: The Hydroflux Utilities team can provide holistic support to your water, wastewater and membrane assets to reduce total costs of operation and improve performance, including reducing consumables and membrane costs, power consumption and increasing system recovery.
- Comprehensive Range: Hydroflux Utilities offers a comprehensive range of antiscalant products designed to address scaling issues in the widest possible range of feed water matrices.
- Performance Modelling: Hydroflux Utilities chemists offer antiscalant performance modelling based on extensive application data to determine precise system performance prior to the startup of our HydraSCALE dosing systems.
- Membrane Safe: All our products are safe and proven with all major UF, NF and RO membrane manufacturers.
- Customised Solutions: We understand that every water treatment system is unique, which is why we offer customised antiscalant solutions tailored to your specific water composition and operating conditions. Our team works closely with you to develop a solution that meets your exact needs.
Hydroflux Utilities is more than just a chemical supplier
Hydroflux Utilities goes beyond being just a chemical supplier; we become your trusted advisor.
When engaged in a chemical supply contract, we schedule free regular site visits where Hydroflux professionals discuss various aspects of the plant performance and chemical usage, and offer professional advice for further optimisation, ensuring continuous improvement in your treatment processes.
Efficient national chemical supply chain
Whether you are purchasing HydraSCALE in pales or IBCs, Hydroflux has dedicated logistics teams that ensure a streamlined supply of chemicals to customers from our warehouses. With well-established supply chains, chemicals are delivered to your site seamlessly and on time, minimising disruptions to your operations.
We also rent chemical dosing systems
HydraSCALE dosing equipment rental provides access to the latest technology without high upfront costs or long-term commitments. This flexible option is perfect for addressing seasonal demands, handling emergencies, or evaluating systems before making a permanent investment. Renting equipment ensures you can adapt quickly to changing needs, maintaining the efficiency and performance of your process operations. Additionally, it allows you to scale your operations up or down as required, providing the support necessary for optimal performance.
Hydroflux Utilities rental options allow you to benefit from cutting-edge technology and comprehensive support without financial strain or long-term obligations. This approach guarantees that your operations remain at peak efficiency, regardless of fluctuating demands or unforeseen circumstances.
Sustainable Solutions
As Australia’s first certified carbon-neutral water and wastewater chemical supply and service business, developing and delivering sustainable solutions for treatment plant operation and maintenance is at the core of what we do. Our HydraSCALE antiscalants are the most sustainable in the Australian and New Zealand market. They are not just effective at protecting our valuable water resources but are also carbon-neutral. Click here to find out what this means for you.
HydraSCALE FAQs
Antiscalants work by inhibiting the formation and deposition of scale on surfaces in membrane systems. They achieve this through several mechanisms: they disrupt the crystallisation process of scale-forming minerals, prevent the crystals from growing or agglomerating, and keep them in a suspended state so they can be carried away by the flow. This helps to maintain system efficiency and prolong equipment life by reducing scale buildup.
Antiscalants are generally not classified as dangerous goods, but their safety depends on their specific chemical composition. Most antiscalants are formulated to be safe for use in various industrial applications, but handling guidelines should always be followed. Hydroflux Utilities can provide safety data sheets (SDS) on all of its products that outline any potential hazards, necessary precautions, and proper handling procedures.
The amount of antiscalant required depends on the specific application, the type of antiscalant, and the level of scale formation in your system. Generally, antiscalants are used in concentrations ranging from 1 to 10 parts per million (ppm) of the process streams. The optimal dosage is typically determined through testing, monitoring, and operation, starting with the manufacturer’s recommended dosage and adjusting as needed based on the scale control performance and system conditions.
Common ingredients of antiscalants include organic polymers like polyacrylic acid and polymaleic acid, which inhibit crystal growth, and phosphonates such as amino-trimethylene phosphonic acid (ATMP) and hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid (HEDP), which disrupt scale crystal formation and keep scale-forming ions in solution. Carboxylates and polyaspartic acid, sequester scale-forming ions, while inorganic compounds like phosphoric acid help by dispersing or dissolving scale minerals. Hydroflux Utilities has a comprehensive range of antiscalants and will always select the most appropriate antiscalant based on the type of scale your system aims to control.
While antiscalants can alter the pH, due to their low dose rates (usually <10mg/L), their impact on the pH is generally not significant.
The Hydroflux Group
As part of the Hydroflux Group, Hydroflux Utilities benefits from extensive expertise in water and wastewater treatment processes, mechanical and electrical design, programming, and turnkey construction. By leveraging this collective knowledge and resources, Hydroflux Utilities ensures you receive high-quality, innovative solutions tailored to your specific needs. Our team is dedicated to delivering sustainable results for your water, wastewater, or sludge treatment processes. With our comprehensive approach, we provide effective and efficient solutions that meet the highest standards of excellence.