Cleaner Tanks, Lower Costs: A New Approach for Speciality Chemical Manufacturers

inTank’s Technical Director Richard Packman has authored a feature for Chemical Engineering Online, examining why high-impact mechanical cleaning, like that performed by Rotary Jet Heads, outperforms conventional methods for speciality chemical manufacturers that deal with stubborn residues.

The article addresses a problem that costs speciality chemical facilities significantly: residues like cured adhesives, pigmented formulations and high-molecular-weight polymers that are specifically engineered to resist solvents. Conventional cleaning methods like Static Spray Balls, solvent flooding, and hot-water cleaning all have limited effect when it comes to cleaning materials like these, and the article explains the impact that this can have on batch quality, production capacity, worker safety and operating costs.

It also covers the real-world performance data from facilities that have made the switch, including a coatings manufacturer that reduced water and energy consumption to a tenth of previous levels, and a contract adhesives producer that eliminated external IBC cleaning entirely. If your facility is considering this technology, the article provides a practical framework for running trials, measuring results and building a credible ROI case.

Read the full article on Chemical Engineering Online.