Low Maintenance
The EVAPORATIVE TANK ™ uses only two moving parts - a pump and low cost blower. All molded polyethylene components for solution security, the tank thickness is approximately 1/4" to 3/8". Other materials used are high-temp CPCV, polypropylene, PVC and stainless fasteners. The EVAPORATIVE TANK™ is the ONLY atmospheric evaporator with a lifetime no-leak warranty.

Low Cost
Totaling all costs: initial purchase, energy, maintenance - the EVAPORATIVE TANK ™ is the most cost effective in recovering 100% of the chemicals (dragout) from your rinse water, or in reducing the volume of spent solution and wastewater. When using natural gas for heat, the cost of evaporation is about $.06 per gallon.

APPLICATIONS

PLATING MACHINING PRINTING  Recover Dragout  Reduce Waste Volume  Remove Water from Lubricants  Dewater Wash Water ANODIZING PHOTO PROCESSING General  Chemical Recovery  Spent Solution Reduction  Dewater Spent Rinse Water  Remove Water from ANY Waste Water Solution

If a bath can be air agitated without causing excessive foam, it should be well suited to this method of recovery. High cyanide baths and still nickels are examples of solutions that should be tested for foaming. A sample can be shaken in a glass jar to see if the foam disappears quickly. Evaporation eliminates water and leaves all the plating chemicals (and tap water impurities) in the process tank. If your bath is not continuously filtered (as are some bright nickels), you may want to consider using D.I. or R.O. water in the rinsing chain.

THE "MAGIC" OF COUNTERFLOW RINSING

The diagram at left illustrates the principles of counterflow rinsing. As the ladle representing dragout is moved from tank #1 to tank #2, the dragout is diluted by a ratio of 10 to 1. Each successive tank further increases this dilution ratio by 10 to 1. A tank #7 the dilution ration is 10 million to 1.