Antifoams and defoamers do exactly what the name suggests – i.e they reduce or eliminate foam. If left, the foam is not only unsightly but also leads to lower process efficiencies.
Foam can be generated in many systems including, boilers, cooling towers and effluent treatment plants. It often arises from the use of surface active chemicals in the water system which stabilise bubbles within the water leading to the formation of foam. The antifoam agents displace these surface active chemicals which leads to the bubbles breaking and hence the reduction of the foam.
Antifoam agents are typically either silicone or hydrocarbon based. We can supply products based on either. The optimum product choice will be determined by the application.
Product code | Application | Composition | Benefit |
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BV1 | Steam boiler water antifoam | Based on polyalkylene glycol. | Acts at the water/steam interface to control foam generation. Concentrated low dose rate product |
BV2 | General purpose antifoam which can be used in many diverse areas of water treatment. | Mineral Hydrocarbon | Versatile antifoam which can be used in open cooling, process water and waste water treatment applications. Low dose rate, long lasting antifoam |
BV7 | Food grade antifoam | food grade silicone | Non-ionic emulsion. Excellent foam control in a wide range of food processing applications |
BV8 | General purpose and acid descaling | mineral hydrocarbon. | An excellent foam control agent for use in many aqueous systems. It is particularly useful in controlling foam during acid descaling processes. |
BV744 | Specifically designed for use with PackCleanse Foamgel | Silicone based | Part of our PackCkeanse range designed to foam clean cooling tower packing in place. Apply to the tower sump at the end of the pack cleaning procedure. |
BV836 | Suitable for use in a wide range of applications including waste water treatment & cooling towers. | Silicone based | Rapid "Foam Kill". Particularly effective when applied through a chemical dosing pump at a continuouos low dose rate in a wide variety of wastewater treatment applications. Very concentrated product. |
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HuwaSan specialise in the production and distribution of chemicals for water treatment. B & V Chemicals are water treatment supply partners in the UK.
B&V Chemicals is a trading name.
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