Department of Chemistry

Main research domains for Chemistry group are:
  • Development of new anti-scalent
    Develop new type of scale inhibitors to operate thermal plants at high temperature.
  • Product water monitoring
    Monitoring all SWCC plants product water.
  • Improve disinfection process
    Replacement of all old disinfection system in SWCC plants with new disinfection systems to eliminate disinfection by-product formation.
  • Reduce chemicals usage in SWCC plants
    Reduce all chemical consumption in SWCC plants by optimization or replacement.
Evaluating Services:
  • Evaluate of different types of scale inhibitors.
  • Evaluate of different types of oxygen scavengers.
  • Evaluate of different types of fuel additives.
  • Evaluate of different types of disinfectants.
  • Evaluate of different types of demineralization.
  • Evaluate of different types of pre and post treatment chemicals.
Consulting Services:
Providing consultancy studies covering the following aspects:
  • Troubleshooting from scale formation.
  • Drinking water quality specification.
  • Toxic contaminants in water.
  • Boiler water treatment in power plants.
  • Fuel oil treatment.
  • Cooling water treatment.
Analytical Services:
Providing all chemical analysis for:
  • Product water
  • Sea water
  • Mineral Deposits
  • Scales
  • Boilers Soot
  • Alloys
  • Soil
  • Organic and Inorganic pollutants monitoring.
  • Disinfection by-products monitoring.
Lab Facilities:
  • ICP-MS
  • ICP-OES
  • GPC-MS
  • GC-Headspace
  • GC-MS
  • FT-IR
  • XRF
  • TXRF
  • IC
  • Atomic Absorption
  • TOC analyser
  • HACH spectrometer
Other Services:
  • Training in water analysis.