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Total Chemical Management, Specialized Equipment Design

US Peroxide was contracted to provide total chemical management including chemicals, logistics, field services, equipment mixing and storage systems as well as chemical management oversight for the remediation of pesticides and petroleum products at a site located in California.

Due to significant dry chemical requirements as...
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Collections System Installation using PRI-SC®

This is a sample 7,800 gallon ferrous chloride (FeCl2) storage and dosing system installation within the collection system of a large Southeast municipality. The FeCl2 is used in conjunction with hydrogen peroxide as part of USP Technologies’ proprietary PRI-SC® process.

PRI-SC® is a combination treatment that...
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Project Scope

A major city in Florida had been experiencing chronic hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) odor and corrosion problems at a forcemain discharge manhole and further downstream at a lift station, resulting in community complaints and collection system corrosion. Furthermore, the forcemain was located in the median of a busy roadway...
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A Gulf Coast Refinery was using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in 55-gallon drums at their WWTU Bio Unit to supply supplemental dissolved oxygen (D.O.) to maintain target D.O. levels in the aeration basins during high COD loading periods. The drums were stored on wood pallets, which violated industry safety standards and...
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ABSTRACT

In 2015, a maintenance turnaround of the wastewater aeration tank was undertaken at United Refining Company in Warren, PA. During the planned 70 day turnaround, the refinery needed a temporary chemical oxidation program to maintain compliance with permitted effluent phenol levels. This paper will present data and key learnings...
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Abstract

Free Nitrous Acid (FNA) is the active agent underlying a new biofilm removal technology (“Cloevis”) for controlling sulfide production in wastewater force mains. The technology was developed at the University of Queensland and, after initial field testing in Australia, commercial field tests in the U.S. began in late...
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Abstract

Corrosion of collection system piping and components has become a big problem for many municipalities trying to handle growth while obtaining the maximum service life for existing collection system infrastructure. The goal of this paper is to present the results of a trial initiated in August 2005 by The...
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ABSTRACT

Shell Puget Sound Refinery (PSR) is a fully-integrated production facility that first went on stream in September 1958, initially processing up to 45,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Currently, the plant processes up to145,000 barrels (6.1 million gallons) of crude oil per day producing many useful products...
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