Revolutionary Dispersion Removal Effect Management Polymer for Steam Generators and Boiler Systems
DReeM Polymer® is Kurita’s award-winning solution for maintaining optimal performance in steam generators and boiler systems. This advanced polymer not only prevents scale formation but also removes existing hardness and silica deposits, ensuring efficient and eco-friendly operations.
The unique properties of DReeM Polymer® keep heated surfaces in boiler systems free of scale, directly improving heat transfer efficiency. Clean heat transfer surfaces lead to significant energy savings and a notable reduction in CO2 emissions. Even thin layers of scale can drastically reduce boiler efficiency, requiring more fuel to generate the same amount of steam. DReeM Polymer® excels in tolerating higher levels of silica and hardness in boiler water compared to conventional treatment programs.
Wide Application Across Industries
DReeM Polymer® is extensively used in low-pressure boilers across various industries, allowing water with scale components to be utilized as boiler feed water. This facilitates the reuse of industrial water, reducing the consumption of fresh water. Notably, DReeM Polymer® is compliant with FDA § 173.310, making it suitable for use in the food industry as a boiler water additive for steam that contacts food.
DReeM Polymer Key Benefits
- Controls and removes silica and hardness scale in low-pressure boilers during normal operation
- Removes existing silica and hardness scale from boiler surfaces up to 4 times more efficient than conventional polymers
- Is a ready to use liquid descaler which is intended to be dosed additionally to the current treatment concept
- Reduces the total amount of fresh water consumption
- Fuel cost reduction by improved boiler efficiency
- Reduces operational costs by increasing boiler efficiency and lifetime
- User-friendly and easy to handle
- FDA compliant for all kinds of industries including food
DReeM Polymer® can be used as an additional descaler alongside existing treatments or with Kurita’s Cetamine® Technology.
Technology Awards
Kurita’s DReeM Polymer® has been awarded at the 49th JCIA Technology Award hosted by the Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) with the Environmental Technology Award as an outstanding technology with remarkable reductions in environmental impact.
DReeM Polymer® has additionally won the Energy Conservation Center Chairman’s Award as part of 2017 Energy Conservation Grand Prize, which is organized by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan.
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Significant performance improvement of a low-pressure system.
Food processing facility improves boiler efficiency and reduces operational costs
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DReeM Polymer® - Expert Q&A
DReeM Polymer® is a patented polymer technology designed for low-pressure boilers that prevents scale formation and removes existing deposits during normal operation.
DReeM Polymer® is designed for low-pressure boilers, typically operating up to 20 bar.
It controls and removes scale deposits caused by hardness leaks, improving heat transfer efficiency and reducing fuel consumption and maintenance risks.
DReeM Polymer® reacts strongly with hardness ions, preventing calcium and other salts from depositing on heat-transfer surfaces.
Yes. DReeM Polymer® can gradually dissolve and remove existing calcium and silica based deposits during normal boiler operation.
No.DReeM Polymer® works online, without requiring shutdowns, acid cleaning, or mechanical intervention.
Unlike conventional polymers, DReeM Polymer® both prevents new deposits and removes existing scale while the boiler is operating.
In many cases, yes. DReeM Polymer® allows deposit removal without corrosive acid cleaning or extended downtime.
Yes. It removes deposits without attacking the boiler metallurgy or causing corrosion.
Scale is mainly caused by hardness leakage from softening systems due to resin exhaustion, regeneration failures, or operational issues.
Yes. It can manage temporary hardness excursions up to approximately 300 ppm, although softened feedwater remains best practice.
Yes. It is especially effective in systems with softened water where occasional hardness leaks still occur.
Yes. It can be applied in systems using RO water, condensate return, or mixed feedwater within operating limits.
Performance is monitored using standard boiler analyses such as hardness, silica, conductivity, and polymer residual.
Yes. It is suitable for food, beverage, dairy, and pharmaceutical applications because it is non-volatile and remains inside the boiler.
Benefits include improved heat transfer, lower fuel consumption, reduced exhaust gas temperature, and extended boiler lifetime.
Initial improvements may appear within weeks, while heavily fouled boilers may require several months for full cleaning.
Yes. It works both as a preventive treatment for clean boilers and as a corrective treatment for fouled systems.