Optimizing Phosphoric Acid Production with PHOSFLOW®
Scale accumulation poses a persistent challenge in the production of wet-process phosphoric acid. If left untreated, it can significantly reduce the efficiency of heat exchangers, leading to increased energy costs. In addition to forming on heat exchangers, scale also accumulates on pipelines and filtration systems, further reducing heat transfer efficiency and causing unplanned downtime for equipment cleanings.
Syensqo’s PHOSFLOW® scale inhibitor eliminates these costly inefficiencies by preventing the formation of a wide range of scale species, such as fluorosilicate and aluminate scale. The end result: enhanced throughput, longer equipment lifespans and reduced maintenance costs.
PHOSFLOW® seamlessly integrates into existing process setups, making it a simple solution for improving plant performance. It also reduces worker exposure to hazardous chemicals by minimizing the need for frequent cleanings.
Why select PHOSFLOW®?
Syensqo’s PHOSFLOW® reagents REFIRE your operations like never before
- Reduce scale accumulation by up to 95%.
- Extend cycle time
- Faster cleanouts due to scale morphology change
- Increase evaporation and filtration rate
- Reduces the frequency of evaporator cleaning
- Enable energy saving
PHOSFLOW® in Action
Advantages of implementing PHOSFLOW® scale inhibitor include:
- Decreasing and eliminating fluorosilicate and aluminate scale formation on pipes and heat exchangers by up to 95%
- Reducing the number of plugged tubes in heat exchangers by 88%
- Reducing heat exchanger tube cleaning hours by 87%
- Increasing evaporator cycle time by 94%
- Increasing heat transfer coefficient in first and second stages by 25% & 24%, respectively*
*The data shown here summarizes findings from plants using PHOSFLOW® scale inhibitor.
Plants in the phosphate industry that use PHOSFLOW® can experience a production increase of more than 5% compared to those using competitors’ products. Operational improvements and cost savings are primarily achieved by reducing scale formation, which leads to enhanced efficiency and decreased maintenance requirements.
