2026-08-26
A cooling tower is a heat exchanger that evaporates water to remove heat from an industrial process. It is also, inadvertently, a giant air scrubber — drawing in ambient air that contains bacteria, dust, pollen, and atmospheric pollutants. The combination of warm water, sunlight (in open cooling towers), and concentrated nutrients creates ideal conditions for microbiological growth, scale formation, and corrosion. Untreated cooling tower water causes three classes of problems: scale (reduces heat transfer, increases energy consumption), corrosion (destroys heat exchanger tubes and piping), and microbiological fouling (reduces water flow, harbors Legionella). This guide covers the complete water treatment strategy for industrial cooling towers.
Lithium battery wastewater/sewage
