GE P&W FoamTrol User Manual

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FoamTrol* Antifoam Solutions

Control of Foaming conditions in Industrial and Process water systems

 Reduces troublesome foaming events in a variety

of application areas

 Protects expensive process equipment where

foaming can lead to production and asset threat­ening issues

 Improves worker safety
 Maintain regulatory compliance where absence of

foam in effluent is required

Description and Use

FoamTrol is a family of chemical products available
from GE’s Water & Process Technologies division that
can be used in both antifoam (foam prevention) and
defoamer (foam knockdown) applications. This com­prehensive product line contains a variety of different
chemistries to suit a variety of needs. Products include
oil-based, water-based, and 100% active concen­trates, each with unique composition, specially formu­lated to address the control of foaming conditions in
industrial wastewater and process water systems.

FoamTrol products have been successfully used for
years in many different industries and application
areas for foam control and prevention.

Problems Addressed

Industrial wastewater and process foaming conditions
may cause health and safety issues for employees
and others whose job requirements involve being
around sumps, tanks, open trenches, aeration basins
and similar areas, or equipment where foam for­mation may occur. Uncontrolled excessive foaming
can lead to foam spills onto walkways and grating,
creating a slipping hazard. Airborne foam may be a
respiratory health issue and can lead to messy and
hazardous foam deposits on nearby structures and
equipment, requiring labor and time to clean up.
Excessive foaming also may cause pump cavitation
when foaming wastewater or process water is
pumped throughout piping and tanks. This cavitation
may lead to premature pump failure, loss of process
control and other related issues.

The GE Solution and Value Proposition

GE provides a total program treatment solution for
foam control problems. The specific technology dis­cussed herein is accompanied by industry leading
application expertise, which is an essential component
to improving foam control. State of the art monitoring
and data analysis, such as our InSight* program, help
ensure effective treatment and control.

The chemical component of the solution comprises a
variety of different antifoam and defoamer chemis­tries, specially formulated to address the control of
foaming conditions in a range of industrial
wastewater and process water systems.

GE’s package of solutions includes engineering-level
troubleshooting expertise. GE provides automatic feed
equipment and monitoring systems. By combining
precise treatment application with automation, we
help avoid costly overfeed/underfeed, foam-related
process shutdowns or pumping problems.

Solution Benefits

 Eliminates troublesome foaming conditions in a

variety of application areas.

 Protects expensive process equipment where

foaming can lead to production and asset threat­ening issues.

 Ensures manufacturing production downtime due

to foaming is minimize or eliminated

 Helps in maintaining regulatory compliance.
 Effective in many wastewater systems and indus-

trial processes

 FoamTrol programs are stable over a wide tem-

perature range.

 Product handling – long stability (of most prod-

ucts) and convenient packaging

 Simplicity of application: can be fed with automat-

ic feed systems in many applications)

 For highest value applications our solution in-

cludes operational and monitoring improvement
recommendations: an engineered approach lead­ing to cost-effective applications.