Kurita’s productsWater treatment chemicals

We offer wastewater treatment chemicals that help reduce environmental impact through proper wastewater treatment by removing suspended solids in industrial wastewater of various characteristics and dehydrating and deodorizing sludge.
Applying our wealth of experience in water treatment, we develop many different chemicals for use in wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, and other means of water environment preservation.

• For drainage treatment, Zetaace can reduce the generation of sludge by lowering the amount of inorganic coagulants used. Well Clean binds to heavy metal ions to remove precipitates. Our lineup also includes Kuriflock, high-polymer coagulant that can be used with many types of wastewater, and Kurifarm.
• In sludge treatment, the ampholytic polymer Kurifuture can significantly reduce the water content of dehydrated cakes. We develop new systems such as Anatis, which achieves a highly-efficient dewatering capacity through the thickening dehydration of low-concentration sludge.・For the protection of environment, we offer many different chemicals that help improve the water environment, such as air refresher, activated carbon, and oil sorbent because we offer total solutions for water treatment employing the diagnosis of water treatment and measurement control technologies. We also apply the extensive know-how we have accumulated over the years in the selection of chemicals and specification of the injection procedures and injection ratio to ensure the desired effect is obtained.

Continuous operation, energy saving, and improved profitability in oil-refining and petrochemical processes require the prevention of problems such as dirt and corrosion at plants. To address these needs, Kurita offers many different types of anticorrosive agents, antifouling agents, scale inhibitors/dispersants, and fuel additives. We also have technologies for preventing naphthenate corrosion, removing heavy metals that poison catalysts, preventing dirt at high temperatures, and controlling ammonium chloride salt. The demand for all of these technologies has been growing in recent years. Kurita’s lineup of petroleum process chemicals keeps improving and addresses all requests and purposes. Specially-trained Kurita specialists ensure that general maintenance is in order, such as selecting optimal chemicals through the use of many types of monitoring devices and providing technological service adapted to operational management.

Water may be used in many different ways at iron steel mills. The ironmaking process is performed at high temperatures, and for this reason most of the iron and steel related chemicals are designed to cool things such as equipment, products, gas, and slag. Water is also used to clean equipment, products, and gases, and is added when sintering raw materials or adjusting chemicals for cold rolling and plating. In addition to these uses, water is also employed to generate steam from a boiler, and is sprinkled to controlling dust and other particles. Many chemicals are used to streamline production processes and for environmental measures, as well as water treatment. Kurita uses its long accumulation of technologies to satisfy many different needs and contribute to the development of iron steel mills.

Paper and water are inseparable from each other. Paper is born and formed with water. From water treatment to wastewater treatment, Kurita has developed water for paper and pulp plants for many years. The technological strength fostered through our wealth of experience is applied to processes. We develop groundbreaking chemicals, such as yield and drainage improvers, utilizing our unique technology of specialized high polymers, and have made great achievements at numerous paper- and pulp-making plants. In addition to the development of these representative chemicals, Kurita’s biggest advantage is its extensive lineup of products that can be applied to different problems, and its proven technologies for applying these products. Kurita has an array of chemicals to address problems with slime and inorganic adhesive substances that occur in all processes, from stock preparation to paper making. In addition, we analyze water quality, water balance, and water-related problems within these processes so that the effects of chemicals can be maximized. We offer optimal chemicals, and also make suggestions on where and how much to inject. Kurita solves problems based on its comprehensive approach that takes into consideration all the processes. Kurita addresses many different needs in terms of quality improvement, productivity improvement, energy saving, resource saving and safety, while employing technologies that combine devices and chemicals and help paper mills develop.

These chemicals remove suspended substances, which degrade the filtration performance of RO membranes, and prevent dirt from adhering to membranes.
There are five problems associated with RO membranes: clogging, the deterioration of the permeable water quality, the decrease of water for treatment, the increased cost for membrane change, and the large amount of water used and wastewater generated. Kurita’s Kuriverter series represents the solution to these problems.
The Kuriverter series combines the use of slime control agents, anti-scale agents, pretreatment coagulants, and RO membrane cleaning chemicals to eliminate the root causes of problems. This is an example of the specific solutions that only a water company like Kurita can offer

The chemicals separate residual paint in water in an automobile paint booth to properly maintain the circulating water quality level and contribute to the stable operation of the facilities.
Wet painting booths are used extensively in the painting of automobiles and auto parts. Aqueous paint, the most widely used form of paint in this process, contains a large amount of surfactants that may cause many different problems, such as environmental abnormalities and an increase in waste resulting from the formation of foam and poor coagulation. With proven track record over many years and wealth of experience in water treatment, Kurita developed a painting booth treatment agent that has a high foam-inhibition capacity, even for aqueous paint, and also exhibits a high coagulative ability to reduce the water content of paint sludge. These features help it reduce the total cost for paint booths.
In addition, keeping the paint booth’s circulating water clean and transparent helps reduce the many different costs associated with paint booths, such as those for wastewater, waste, industrial water, and cleaning. More importantly, it greatly reduces the environmental impact.

• Water treatment in a painting booth

These chemicals separate underwater excess paint in the automobile’s paint booth and contribute to optimization of circulating water quality and stable operation of equipment.
The incineration of waste and fuel generates exhaust gases that contain hydrogen chloride (HCl), sulfur oxide (SOx), and other hazardous acid gases and dioxins. The fly ash collected with a dust collector such as a bag filter contains lead and other types of hazardous heavy metals.
Kurita has developed chemicals and chemical injection technologies to unfailingly and consistently treat these hazardous substances. Employing these technologies, Kurita offers the best water treatment solutions for customers’ needs.

The chemicals are used for, for example, greenspace development, construction sludge treatment, and sprayed concrete dust reduction.
Kurita offers an array of chemicals applicable to new construction methods and technologies, from the treatment of surplus water generated by dredge to concrete admixtures.
Civil engineering and construction technologies have undergone remarkable progress. Thanks to the advances made, we can now construct super high-rise buildings in urban areas, subway stations, underground malls, beach landfills, marine-elevated bridges, and more. Kurita’s products in the area of civil engineering and construction are becoming larger, more sophisticated, and upmarket, while at the same time helping to create more in air, at sea, and underground. New construction methods and technologies are being actively developed. The greatest demand is for safe and economical construction methods that combine chemical technologies with civil engineering and construction technologies. Having pursued research in water chemistry for many years, Kurita applies its wealth of experience and know-how to civil engineering and construction, offering an array of chemicals that can be applied to many new construction methods and technologies. These include coagulants, greening and anticorrosion materials for the treatment of surplus water from dredge in rivers, lakes, and marine areas, and mud conditioning agents and chemicals that control the formation of dust when concrete is sprayed in tunnels. Kurisat, a high-polymer fixation agent, and Soil Fresh, a PAC alternate dehydrating agent, have been used in many recent construction projects. Kurisat is ideal for the disposal of surplus soil in urban areas, while Soil Fresh is used for dehydrated mud in deep clay layer shield construction.
Kurita’s experienced technical staff provides advice on the use of the chemicals. They help with the formulation of accurate plans, the selection of chemicals, and construction management based on prior research, analysis, and testing.

We provide various chemicals for marine vessel use, such as boiler water chemicals and cleaning chemicals.
The chemicals treat water that is used for sailing at sea.
Water is used for many purposes on marine vessels. It is used by boilers, as well as for cooling, drinking, and other uses. Indispensable for a safe journey aboard a marine vessel, water needs to be properly treated by taking into consideration the size and operating condition of the vessel.
Kurita helps ensure safety in navigation by offering water treatment chemicals and technical services applicable to all the kinds of water necessary for the navigation of a marine vessel.