The Splash

Kurita Invests in Cyclopure to Accelerate PFAS Business Expansion utilizing DEXSORB in the United States

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Hirohiko Ejiri; hereafter “Kurita”) has invested in Cyclopure Inc. (Head office: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.; Chief Executive Officer: Frank Cassou; hereafter “Cyclopure”), a U.S.-based company focused on the development of PFAS adsorbents and expanded its partnership with Cyclopure. As part of this partnership expansion, [...]

From Earth Day to Today: The Evolution of Industrial Water Sustainability

As we approach the 56th anniversary of Earth Day, it’s worth examining lasting impact of the holiday on water quality and industrial responsibility. Incidents like combined sewer overflows and waste leakages from aging infrastructure make headlines today, but not long ago, releasing untreated waste into waterways was standard practice. That reality began to shift in the late 1960s. A series of environmental [...]

Kurita to Start Operation of Local Company for Water Treatment Chemical Sales in Mexico

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Hirohiko Ejiri; hereinafter “Kurita”) established KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V. (hereinafter “KWMX”), which is a local company engaged in the sales of water treatment chemicals in the United Mexican States (hereinafter “Mexico”) and will start its operations this May in local time. In [...]

Boiler Feedwater: Why Reverse Osmosis is the Smart Choice for Modern Steam Systems

A thin layer of scale can reduce heat transfer efficiency by up to 10%, increasing fuel consumption and the produced greenhouse gas emissions. Descaling a boiler and implementing a regular boiler treatment program will help keep the boiler system running, but you should take it a step back, starting with the water supplying the boiler. Boiler feedwater is as important as the water in the boiler itself, so it may [...]

Boiler Layup: Best Practices to Protect Your System

Understanding the key considerations for boiler lay-up and the differences between wet and dry procedures helps safeguard the boiler and ensure a smooth restart. Treating lay-ups as part of a broader maintenance strategy, rather than an afterthought, can prevent costly repairs and extend system life. Before choosing a lay-up method, it is important to review system design, water quality, and operational needs to [...]

Thank You for Helping Us Master Every Drop in 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to express our sincere appreciation for your partnership. Your collaboration fuels Kurita’s commitment to Master. Every. Drop. — our promise to customers who demand the very best, to drive innovation that ensures operational excellence, and to move together toward a truly sustainable future for generations to come. What We Achieved Together in 2025 This was a year [...]

Increase Performance and Profitability with Proactive Plant Hygiene

As featured in Processing Magazine.

While clean-in-place (CIP) systems are often overlooked or underappreciated for optimal plant operations, they save time, labor, and expenses by maintaining efficient operations without disassembly. Failed or inadequate CIP can lead to loss of heat transfer, increased energy costs, increased bacterial infections, equipment damage, and lost profits. Biofuels plants should prioritize optimizing CIP as an [...]

Fall Back into Boiler Start-Up

As you send your children back to school and Halloween decorations begin to appear in stores, your facility operators may have already begun the process of preparing off-line boilers for the winter season . Regardless of if they were stored dry or wet, steps need to be taken to ensure a safe start-up of off-line boilers. Each boiler is different, and before startup, we recommend that all engineers consult the [...]

Kurita America and Cyclopure to Deliver Groundbreaking PFAS Removal and Regeneration Solutions

Kurita America Inc., a global leader in water treatment solutions, and Cyclopure, an innovator in advanced adsorbent technologies, today announced their expanding partnership to deliver the most advanced and sustainable solution for removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water with a completely regenerable material. With Cyclopure’s patented DEXSORB® technology and Kurita’s [...]

Using Innovative Water Treatment to Meet Food and Beverage Sustainability Goals

Achieving sustainability while managing operational costs is a delicate balancing act for many industries. The food and beverage (F&B) sector faces unique challenges, such as high water consumption and product mix changes, which can complicate efforts to align costs with environmental goals. This is why a water treatment partnership plays such an important role. By understanding your facility’s total [...]

Preventing Scale Formation in Reverse Osmosis Systems

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems function similarly to boilers and cooling towers by increasing the concentration of dissolved salts in the feedwater. As pure water permeates through the RO membrane, salts are retained, resulting in a concentrated stream. When the solubility limits of specific salts are exceeded, scaling may occur on the membrane surface or within its flow channels. Scale formation [...]

Build America, Buy America: Resources for Understanding Compliance

The Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act was part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which authorized historic federal infrastructure spending that dedicated over $50 billion to water projects. Although BABA went into effect on May 14, 2022, only now are the first BABA projects in production as adjustment period waivers have mostly run their course. Some confusion over compliance remains, and [...]