World-class coordinated technology and chemical solutions
SciDev engages with our customers to understand their specific chemical challenges. Our technology is utilised across Mining, Oil and Gas, Construction and Water Treatment.
Professional Services
Our workforce of highly skilled engineers and chemists engage with our customers to build bespoke solutions to their solid liquid processing requirements.
Engineering & Process Control
OptiFlox is a patent pending technology that continuously analyses & measures key parameters in industrial process streams. The technology supports our key MaxiFlox chemistry.
Chemistry
Our range of proprietary chemicals and polymers deliver highly effective solutions for a range of industries.
Solutions for a range of industries
Flocculants and Coagulants
MaxiFlox® is our range of chemistry products specifically designed for the treatment of wastewater across a range of sectors such as mining, oil & gas, industrial wastewater and construction & infrastructure
Why MaxiFlox® is better
Our unique combination of proprietary research and specialised manufacturing enables us to deliver site-specific products in relatively short times.
MaxiFlox® products are supplied in both liquid and powder form across an extensive range of molecular weights and charge densities to practically solve any industrial challenge. Products include:
- MaxiFlox® organic liquid coagulants (based on synthetic organic monomers & naturally occurring polysaccharides)
- MaxiFlox® inorganic liquid coagulant blends
- MaxiFlox® cationic & anionic flocculant emulsions
- MaxiFlox® cationic & anionic flocculant powders
- MaxiFlox® mud solidification polymers
- MaxiFlox® antifoam products
We bring a significant depth of technical knowledge of underlying chemistry and wastewater treatment processes. This has been gained through our extensive in-house R&D of monomers and unique proprietary polymerisation technologies, as well as through our technical representatives’ extensive experience in the field solving wastewater treatment problems.
OptiFlox® is our patent pending process technology which focuses on mineral processing within the mining sector
OptiFlox®, leading edge process control technology
The OptiFlox® range features not only an extensive range of chemistry but also our patent pending process technology. This new proprietary technology offers the following benefits:
- Product recovery of valuable mineral resources is more cost and operationally efficient
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Losses in productivity and revenue caused by inadequate wastewater clarification in tailings thickeners are minimised
We bring a significant depth of technical knowledge of underlying chemistry and wastewater treatment processes. This has been gained through our extensive in-house R&D of monomers and unique proprietary polymerisation technologies, as well as through our technical representatives’ extensive experience in the field solving wastewater treatment problems.
The new product line has been engineered to help reduce costs while providing superior results
These Slik friction reduction products are based on fast-hydrating, highly-active AMPS co-polymer and are available in dry and liquid blended slurries for additional functionality:
DrySlik
- Reduces friction by up to 80%
- Smaller particle size hydrates rapidly even in low temperature
- Dramatically reduces the need for freshwater
- Tolerates high temperatures
- Simple equipment set up, requiring a dry feed system
- Eliminates hydration unit and reduces trucking and driver time requirements by as much as 85%
- Eliminates hazardous solvents when combined with our custom non-emulsification chemistry
WetSlik
- Available at concentrations between 1-4lbs/gal
- Highly concentrated form reduces trucking and driver time expense
- Tolerant to saltwater
- Low-dose liquid concentrates with up to 4.5ppg of polymer
CarrySlik
- Proppant suspension thanks to viscosity through blend with guar
- Reduces friction by up to 80%
- Smaller particle size hydrates rapidly even in high-salinity brines
- Dramatically reduces the need for freshwater
Dynamic shear with TrueMud Technology uses dynamic mixing to provide a high-performing mud that provides increased yield point and electrical stability, and prevents separation, even in long-dormant fluids
What is TrueMudTM Technology?
- A process that uses controlled cavitation
- Closed boreholes around the rotor’s circumference create a pressure differential within the fluid
- Centrifugal force causes bubbles to form and then to collapse
- Collapsing bubbles generate shockwaves that heat, concentrate, and intimately mix – similar and/or dissimilar materials
Why is TrueMudTM superior over conventionally-mixed muds?
Think surface area. Crushed ice chills water much faster than ice cubes because crushed ice puts more surface area in contact with the water. The same principle holds true with TrueMudTM mixing. Increasing surface area yields better performance.
Case study: Peabody Energy
Peabody Energy committed to a six-month trial program, which provided clear and actionable insights resulting in a permanent solution that yielded measurable and sustainable results.
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constant data capture, analytics tracking chemical and particle changes
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240hrs
additional productivity by alleviating lag time in corrective processes
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500k
saving in operational costs by optimising polymer usage and increased consumable recovery
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Environs
increase in productivity, reduction in environmental footprint and increased water re-use
See how we can develop a bespoke solution for your business
We love working on challenging problems associated with water. Drop us a note to see how we can provide a solution for you.