While the role of water in industry is less important than its role in the lives of human beings, where it is indispensible, it is both ironic and fortunate that industry not the biological man, requires the chemically pure water. Almost every industy, in some way or other, requires or could benefit from properly treated water to serve as a solvent, cleaning medium, heat exchange agent, ingredient or catalyst.
To be sure, hard water may force upon man the inconvenience of soap scum and increased cost of home heating system. But these are irritants which, better lacking, are rarely matters of life and death. To industry, however, hard water or water suffering from any one of the hosts of defects to which it is normally heir, can effect industrial survival. The boiler which will not deliver the rated output because of scale or corrosion can hinder production. The foodstuff whose taste is impaired by impurities in process water, and the offgrade pigment, resin or adhesive can result in diminished profits.
Aquatreat has range of the latest packaged softners. These compact, high efficiency softening units have been designed for producing water of commercial zero hardness. The hardness of water is due to the presence of calcium and magnesium salt, bicarbonates of calcium give temporary hardness, while chlorides and sulphates cause permanent hardness.
