The chemical industry is an industry which is involved in the production of chemicals. The industry includes petrochemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, paints, and oleo chemicals. The industry as a whole is involved in chemical processes including chemical reactions to form new substances, separations based on properties such as solubility or ionic charge, and distillations, in addition to transformations by heating and other methods.
Chemical industry is involved in the processing of raw materials obtained by mining, agriculture among other supply sources, into materials, substances, chemical compounds that are end products or are used in other industries.
Pumps in Chemical Industry
There are wide varieties of pumps manufactured for a full range of chemical metering and dispensing equipment applications. Pump handles liquids containing aggressive, highly corrosive chemicals such as hydrochloric acid. Pumps are used for numerous applications in the chemical industry such as:
- Urethane Foam Dispensing
- Paint Spraying
- Adhesive Dispensing
- Glycol Cooling
- Crack Filling
- Vacuum Filtration
- Vapor Recovery
- Vacuum Stripping
- Drying of Various Materials
- De-Aeration
- Chemical Transfer etc.
