Extrusion-wound tanks make for great aggressive chemical storage tanks. Sodium hypochlorite is a critical element used in the treatment of America’s water, but storing it can sometimes be a tricky business. Mark Cliburn of Guardian Equipment in Sanford, Florida, advises municipalities on the proper equipment to use in water treatment plants throughout the region. In…
Some tanks are used for storage, holding critical liquids that are used in manufacturing processes, while other tanks are used as a reactor. If you need to mix liquids or cause a chemical reaction as a part of your manufacturing process, the type of tank you use is extremely important. Chemical reaction engineers apply chemical…
As the world continues to develop alternative energy solutions for its high electricity demand, another issue has developed – electricity storage. Fortunately, Houston PolyTank has the ability to build large storage tanks. Engineers in the field of electricity storage in industrial capacities can use our exclusive extrusion-wound plastic storage tank, which is a good fit…
We are honored that because we are experts in supplying storage and mixing tanks for aggressive chemicals to a wide variety of industries (including the gas, oil and mining industries), we were asked to contribute a case study for the June issue of one of the leading publications in this space. Today we announce that…
The North County water plant in Florissant, Missouri wanted to move to an all liquid system and turned to Houston PolyTank’s heavy duty tanks to help them upgrade their chemical feed system. They wanted to move away from being reliant on a few buried tanks that they had, and they needed to upgrade a few…
“Where are you going to put your storage tanks?” It’s a simple question but such information is a critical part of the proper design of storage tanks. Tanks can be mounted indoors or outdoors, near other equipment, or separated and far away from other equipment… The answers to these questions will help to drive decisions…
As you can imagine, nuclear power plants have extremely stringent chemical storage requirements. When our clients are focused on safety, they turn to Houston PolyTank for their most complex storage containment needs. Engineers at a nuclear power plant needed a large chemical storage tank to safely hold sodium bisulfite. Houston PolyTank created a double walled…
Many aggressive chemical storage tanks include a top-mounted mixer that has agitator paddles to stir the liquid. Sometimes, these agitators are stainless steel, but often they are coated in Teflon™. If the tank you specify is not sturdy enough, you have to build a whole separate platform to support the mixer that mixes the liquid…
Pressure and vacuum are two big factors that can stress an industrial bulk container. Unless a tank is designed for specific operating pressure or vacuum, storage tanks including plastic and fiberglass are generally designed to be used at atmospheric pressure. Steel tanks can be introduced to a pressure of usually 2 PSI. In this article,…