Services
Chemical Cleaning
AlC-Chemical BV is a new player in the market for chemical cleaning of systems and installations.
Chemical cleaning involves using a specialist chemical formula which causes a reaction that dissolves the product to be removed. For this we use appropriate chemicals, these can be custom formulated if necessary. Before starting work, we carry out various tests to determine which products and concentrations give the best results. Then, in consultation with the customer, we determine the optimal working method to achieve the customer’s needs in the context of safety, the environment and budget. Chemical cleaning takes place until the contamination is removed. After cleaning, the installation is rinsed so that all chemical residues are removed. A-I-C has the appropriate equipment to carry out the chemical cleaning in a safe and efficient manner and dispose of the waste residues to an approved processor.
Why choose chemical cleaning?
- When high pressure is not enough
- When contamination causes pressure drop
- Cost inefficiency compared to other cleaning methods
- The chemical composition of the product to be removed requires specialist treatment
Target groups
- Chemical companies
- Refineries
- Production companies
... In essence, all companies where pollution occurs in your processes.
What equipment is suitable for this technique?
- Heat exchangers
- Plate exchangers
- Vessels
- Columns
- Boilers
- All types of piping
- Tanks
- Furnaces
- Cooling water systems
Our approach
- Site visit
- Technical work survey
- Investigation of the pollution present
- Preparation of customised quotation
- Execution, delivery, reporting
Chemical cleaning is one of the fastest methods to restore an installation to proper working order, advantages are little or no disassembly and very fast turnaround time.
Also, chemical cleaning is a fully controllable process which is monitored by continuous laboratory control.
For this monitoring we have a fully equipped mobile laboratory unit , in which all checks are carried out with the most modern equipment.
At our depot, an additional initial investigation of the contamination is also carried out so that the methods offered and the chemicals to be used are the correct ones.
We guarantee a fast and safe execution, all work is carried out in accordance with the SIR guidelines (Industrial Cleaning Foundation).
We would be happy to visit you for further explanation of our process and possibilities.
Online cleaning of combustion plants
Since june 2022 AlC-Chemical BV will be the exclusive services contractor for the whole EU for Polarchem Europe Ltd. Polarchem® has existed since 1976 and has delivered for many years the products and services in heavy industry.
AlC-Chemical BV has a specialised product Polarchem®L2K , which is injected into the fire by atomization of the product. The injected product combines with the contaminants on the tubes in the radiant and convection section, the contamination that remains dissolves or pulverises and is carried by the vortex to the outside of the smokestacks.
The big advantage of the online cleaning technique is that no production downtime is required or reversed.
There are two methods
1. Manual online injection
For 3 to 4 days , this is mostly applied in case of acute poor heat transfer (a difference of 100℃ is often achievable) …
2. Fully automatic injection
During 24 hours a day, by injecting a relatively small amount of product through fixed lances, usually water or air cooled. The installation can show a flat heat transfer over the entire production year, and regular unexpected downtime for cleaning can be avoided, improving efficiency as well as reducing maintenance costs.
Our approach
- Customer to complete technical questionnaire
- Technical and Installation visit
- Pollution inventory
- Depending on the amount of material fired, the correct amount of product and injection equipment is then determined
- Installation of the injection lances and the fully automatic dosing pump
Our methods can be used on
- Boilers
- Furnaces
- Combustion installation
- BioMass plants
- Power stations, power plants,...
If you would like more information about the possibilities within your company, we would be happy to visit you to explain our operation and discuss the possibilities for your business together with no obligation.
Research into contamination in laboratory unit
In this day and age, an ambitious company like AIC-Chemical BV cannot do without its ownlaboratory.
That is why we have taken into use a mobile laboratory vehicle, which can be used both at home and on projects. AIC-Chemical lab technicians and engineers have extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of Chemicals and processes, and have the most advanced equipment in the laboratory to perform the analyses.
What is the purpose of having a laboratory
- Conducting pollution investigations
- To arrive at a proper cleaning procedure
In the investigations, the aspect of occupational hygiene, safety and health will be respected.
The innovation formula
- Applying cleaning advice
- Developing new cleaning products
Ambition
in the preliminary phase of a commercial application, to invest time in research in order to come to a well-founded advice, thus guaranteeing the chance of success. This line of laboratory services is also offered in the execution during a project.
Why monitor the process during the implementation
To demonstrate the progress, i.e. by means of laboratory measurements to show whether the result has been achieved.
Advantages of these measurements in the field
do not clean too long or too short ( ultimately measuring is knowing ).
Types of research
- Feasibility studies
- Determining all components present in a pollution
- Testing of corrosion resistance on the materials present in a facility to be cleaned
- Determining the expected waste flows, and naming them in expected values (This is important for waste processing or to determine whether the waste residue stays with the customer).
