The versatile Pall Ring, the KemFlake and the high performance Tri-Pack style random packing. While all Kempac styles offer excellent performance and are of the highest quality, the Tripack continues to be the industry’s leading choice. The Tri-Pack offers a unique design of specially positioned ribs, struts and drip rods which provide the ideal balance of surface area and open space. It spherical shape allows each individual element to roll into the proper position eliminating void areas with in the packed bed. The Tri-Pack is also available in numerous resins to meet the most demanding applications. Whether you are designing a new system or upgrading an existing unit Kem-Group has a plastic tower packing to meet your requirements.

The tightening of environmental regulations and the push to reduce or eliminate emissions will increase the demand for tower packing for many years to come. Our long term strategy at Kem-Group is to focus on manufacturing a diverse and complete line of plastic random packing and at the same time expand our research and development of tower packing to ensure that we continue to offer the most cost effective and efficient plastic random packing on the market.

We have given special attention to expanding the materials in which our tower packings may be manufactured in. While our current available materials such as Polypropylene, Polyethylene, CPVC, PVDF, Tefzel, Teflon and Halar cover a very wide range of applications and operational conditions, we continue to test alternative materials which may expand the capabilities of our plastic random packings. Expanding the available materials of construction will also help reduce the strain of an ever changing supply chain. New applications and an expanding market will create challenges but also provide more opportunities for our mass transfer products.

Continually investing in research and development will keep Kem-Group and Kempac products on the forefront of the plastic random packing industry. For more information on products manufactured by Kem-Group please visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com or give us a call. We would be happy to discuss your application for plastic random packing.

As a leading manufacturer and supplier of plastic random packing Kem Group USA is continuously evaluating our supply chain management, manufacturing processes, customer service and research development efforts to ensure that we can meet or exceed our customer’s expectations and needs. The random packing industry has faced numerous challenges over the last few yours such as COVID which have created shortages in raw material availability and increased cost. Kem Group USA has worked closely with suppliers and customers to minimize any negative affect to our efforts to plastic random packing. In addition to our continuous efforts to control the cost of our finished products we offer an extremely diverse random packing product line which gives our customers a variety of options from both an application and design position. Our Tower packing product line includes the high performance Tri-Pack who’s design results in efficient mass transfer and lower operational cost. The Tri-Pack is manufactured in 1”, 2” and 3.5” sizes and is available in a variety of resins. Kem Group’s Kempac Pall Ring tower packing is a traditional ring style packing who’s design provides excellent surface area for gas and liquid contact. The Pall Ring also maintains even liquid distribution throughout the packed bed. The Kempac Pall Ring style packing is available in 1”, 2” and 3.5” sizes and in a variety of resins. We also offer the conventional Saddle packing style which promotes high mass transfer rates through effective liquid surface renewal. Kem Group’s newest random packing product is the KemFlake. The KemFlake is a high performance packing which give customers flexibility in system design at an economical level. In the future Kem Group intends to develop more cost effective and highly efficient plastic random packing styles giving our customers even more options. Our research and development division is constantly evaluating our random packing designs and developing new potential designs and styles to bring to market. In order to address some of the issues regarding resin availability we are evaluating new materials in which our tower packing may be manufactured in giving our customer more available options. In today’s market the availability of standard resins such as polypropylene, PVC, CPVC and PVDF can be unpredictable from both an availability and cost stand point. Having access and the ability to manufacture our random packing in additional resins will alloy us to continue to provide our customer with even more cost effective solutions. Kem Group is constantly evaluating our distribution centers in both Houston, Texas and Richmond Hill to ensure efficient and cost affective shipping options for our customers throughout the United States and beyond. Increased inventory space, facility upgrades and continuous personnel training are just a few of the ways Kem Group USA is improving our distribution process and capabilities. Maintaining our reputation for manufacturing the highest quality plastic random packing on the market is of up most importance to our company and one we thrive to maintain. For more information on plastic random packing products manufactured by Kem Group USA please visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com or feel free to call us.

If you are involved in the manufacturing or wastewater treatment industry and work as a plant manager, a process engineer, or a purchasing or Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) professional, then you may be looking for a solution to remove harmful pollutants and odors from your process exhaust streams before they are released into the atmosphere and contaminate the outside air. Industrial scrubbers are a technology that can fulfill these needs.

In order to remove gas pollutants and odors from exhaust streams, industrial scrubbers serve as pollution filtration systems that use solids (in “dry scrubbers”) or water or other liquids (in “wet scrubbers”). A few advantages of industrial scrubbers include low-risk processing of incendiary gases, its ability to handle high-temperature, high-humidity gas streams without temperature limit or condensation problems, no secondary dust sources, and its ability to neutralize corrosive gases and absorb gas and solid particulate matter with the use of a single device. Furthermore, small spaces can accommodate industrial scrubbers which ensures lower capital costs and site placement flexibility. The Kem-Group is proud to manufacture the most critical component of an industrial scrubber the random packing. Kem-Group manufactures plastic random packing in a variety of styles and thermoplastics. Some of the styles of plastic random packing manufactured by Kem-Group include Tri-Pack, Pall Ring, Saddle and Kemflake. These random packing styles are available in resins such as Polypropylene, CPVC, PVC, PVDF, Tefzel and more.

Dry Vs. Wet Scrubbers
Industrial scrubbers can be classified as “wet” or “dry.” Although dry scrubbers typically are unable to remove pollutants to the same extent as wet scrubbers, they are ideal for use in facilities without the necessary infrastructure to handle released wastewater.

Without use of liquids, dry scrubbers remove contaminants from exhaust gases. Alternatively, they make use of a dry reaction material (a “sorbent”), such as alkaline slurry, and are generally used to remove acid from gases by passing the gas through the sorbent “dust” to enhance binding.
Unlike dry scrubbers, wet scrubbers pass contaminated gas through a liquid that is intended to remove pollutants. More than 99 percent of airborne particulate matter may be removed using wet scrubbers, which are a flexible and affordable pollution control device.

How Wet Scrubbers Work
The most frequently used solvent for removing inorganic pollutants is water. In the most fundamental configuration, contaminated gas is sent through water that is enclosed in a metal or composite container. The water then absorbs the contaminants, and clean gas exits the scrubber.
Other liquids, in addition to water, can be used as absorbing solutions capable of removing various contaminants. The chemical composition of the absorbing solutions can be altered to change the overall charge. Since the charge of pollutants varies, wet scrubbers are filled with the liquid that will bind the most effectively to remove the contaminate from the gas. The most common scrubbing liquid used for acid-gas control (e.g., HCl, SO2, or both) is caustic solution (sodium hydroxide, NaOH), though sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) and calcium hydroxide (slaked lime, Ca [OH]2) can also be used.

Wet Scrubbing of Particulate Matter
By trapping them in liquid droplets, wet scrubbers may remove particle debris. Following the collection of the droplets, the polluting gases are dissolved or absorbed by the liquid. A mist eliminator must be used to separate any droplets from the outlet gas stream that are present in the scrubber’s incoming gas. Additionally, the produced scrubbing liquid needs to be cleaned before it can be released into the environment or used again in the plant.

The amount of power applied to a wet scrubber determines how well it can capture particulate matter. To achieve high removal efficiency, a mist eliminator that is correctly constructed and kept is also crucial.

Wet scrubbers are typically the only single air pollution management technology that can eliminate both pollutants when the gas stream contains gases and particle matter.

Packed-Bed Wet Scrubbers
Absorbers are wet scrubbers used to remove gaseous pollutants. High removal efficiencies in absorbers require good gas-to-liquid contact. A bed of plastic random packing is utilized to provide the gas-to liquid contact. To remove gaseous pollutants, various wet-scrubber designs are used, with one of the most popular sub-categories of wet scrubber known as Packed-Bed, Packed-Tower, or “acid gas” (when they are used to control inorganic gases).

Even though they can also accumulate solid particles, packed bed scrubbers are often used for the treatment of gas. In the chemical, aluminum, coke and ferroalloy, food and agricultural, and chromium electroplating sectors, as well as in acid plants, fertilizer plants, steel mills, and asphalt plants, packed-bed scrubbers are often employed.

Applicable Pollutants for Packed-Bed Wet Scrubbers
Packed-Bed wet scrubbers are used to control inorganic fumes, vapors, and gases, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) as well as Particulate Matter (PM) and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) in particulate form (PMHAP)

How Packed-Bed Scrubbers Operate
Through inertial or diffusional impaction, interaction with a sorbent or reagent slurry, or absorption into liquid solvent, packed-bed scrubbers effectively eliminate air contaminants.

Packed-bed scrubbers have a chamber with layers of random packing media such as the Tri-Pack packing style to create a large surface area for liquid-particle contact. The effectiveness of the low gas-phase pressure drop and gas-liquid contact is influenced by the packing’s shape, weight, surface area, and price. A plate towards the bottom of the scrubber serves as support for the packing.

Waste gas is forced into the scrubber’s chamber and flows vertically or horizontally through the packing, while scrubbing liquid is used above the packing. This permits the liquid to flow down through the bed to coat the plastic random packing thus creating a layer of film. The gas stream flows up the chamber (“counter-current” to the liquid) in vertical designs (packed towers). Some packed beds, on the other hand, are designed horizontally to allow gas flow across the packing (“cross-current”).

The waste produced falls to the bottom of the chamber as the cleaned gas is then channeled through a mist eliminator incorporated into the structure’s top.

Advantages of Packed-Bed Wet Scrubbers
The advantages of Packed-Bed wet scrubbers include relatively low pressure drop, its use of Fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) construction, its capability of achieving relatively high mass-transfer efficiencies, its relatively low capital cost and small space requirements, its ability to collect Particulate Matter (PM) as well as gases and the opportunity to change the height and/or type of scrubber packing media.

For more information on Kem-Group’s plastic random packing styles such as the Tri-Pack, Pall Ring, Saddle or Kemflake please visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com .

At Kemflo we value our customer’s opinions and commits regarding our plastic random packing and our service. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality plastic random packing in the industry and superior service. Our goal is to provide customers with high quality, high performance random packing at an economical price. Here is some of what our customers are saying about us.

Scrubber packing is an essential part of our process so when it needs to be replaced we need a dependable source that we can count on. Whether we are in an emergency situation or performing maintenance, KemFlo always provides fast and reliable service.

Joe T.
Process Engineer
Deer Park, Texas

We switched to KemFlo’s Tri-Pack tower packing after years of dealing with under performing scrubber units. We found that the previous tower packing was not providing sufficient surface area. After installing the Tri-Pack plastic random packing we saw an immediate improvement in efficiency and an increase in the performance life of the tower packing.

Sara J.
Chemical Engineer
Little Rock, Arkansas

Our facility experienced a major failure which resulted in the loss of tower internals and plastic tower packing. With production down we were loosing money. Our process requires the use of PVDF plastic random packing which is not an off the shelf product. KemFlo was able to expedite the tower packing and get it to the job site quickly limiting down time.

Gary L.
Maintenance
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

KemFlo has been one of our best and most reliable vendors for a number of years. As a manufacturer of industrial scrubbers we utilize plastic random packing for our new units as well as after market customer support. It’s important for our company to respond to our customer requirements quickly and accurately so we expect a high level of service from our vendors. KemFlo has always provided us with a very high level of service such as responding to request for quotations quickly, working closely with logistical companies to ensure prompt deliveries, jump through hoops to ensure deliveries are met and more. We have developed a strong working relationship with KemFlo.

Nathan H.
Engineer
Cleveland, OH

I have worked with the team at KemFlo for over ten years and have always received excellent service. KemFlo goes the extra mile to ensure we receive our plastic random packing when we need it.

Laura E.
Engineer
Tampa, FL

uring an emergency shut-down we required several hundred cubic feet of the 2” Tri-Pack in PVDF material. We had a every tight window in which to receive and install the tower packing so that we could bring the system back into service. KemFlo was able to produce the Tri-Packs in PVDF and ship the packing via hot shot with time to spare.

David H.
Maintenance Manager
Houston, Texas

KemFlo manufactures plastic random packing in a variety of styles and sizes including the Tri-Pack, Pall Ring, Saddles and Kemflake. All Plastic tower packing styles are available in a variety of materials including polypropylene, polypropylene with glass, CPVC, PVDF and more. Special packaging is available upon request. Please feel free to contact us or visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com for more information regarding the products we manufacture.

Kempac plastic random packing has been utilized in numerous applications in order to improve system performance and decrease operational cost. The Kempac plastic random packing product line includes a number of packing media styles, sizes and configurations giving customers many solutions to meet their specific application. The Kempac product line which includes the Tri-Pack, Pall Ring, Saddle and KemFlake gives customer a variety of sizes, surface areas and other physical properties to choose from. The following are a few sample projects in which Kempac plastic tower packing was utilized.

Chemical Plant in Southern Louisiana was experiencing a lack of efficiency in several HCL scrubbers. During routine maintenance it was discovered that the inefficiencies were likely due to numerous void areas within the packed bed of the scrubber. They wanted to consider a packing style that was less prone to nesting and which would eliminate the possibilities of void area with in the packed media bed. This particular customer selected the Tri-Pack plastic random packing style due to its spherical geometric shape which allows each individual Tri-Pack to roll into the packed position with out forming void areas which are common to irregular shaped random packing styles. The change in packing styles resulted in an increase in scrubber operational efficiency.

A fishery in Washington state was utilizing a biological filtration system which cultivates the growth of bacteria that breaks down fish waste making the water safe for fish. Excessive bacterial or too little can negatively affect a system’s oxygen levels resulting in increased chances of disease and lower production. The maintenance operators of the facility discovered that the gravel filtration system that they were using was too dense and did not provide adequate open area within the gravel bed. After careful consideration the customer chose the Kempac Pall Ring which provided the ideal combination of surface area and open area. They also required that the plastic packing media not float so the packing was manufactured with a special polypropylene which had a specific gravity that was greater that one. The end result was that the Pall Ring style random packing helped to regulate proper bacterial growth and is now utilized in all biological filtration systems at this facility.

A company in South Texas who designs and manufactures skid mounted scrubbers was looking for an alternative to the metal packing that they were using. They specialized in customizing the skid mounted scrubbers to their customer’s specific applications many of which involved VOC scrubbing, nitrogen oxide, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia removal. They switched to the Tri-Pack plastic random scrubber packing due to the fact that it offered a tremendous amount of flexibility in design, was lighter in weigh, easier to install and was more cost effective compared to the metal packing that they were utilizing. A significant savings was realized by this customer without sacrificing design efficiencies.

For more information on KemFlo’s plastic random packing product line please visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com or give us a call. We would be happy to discuss your specific application and how we can help.

Planning ahead is key to minimizing the affects of an oil and gas price spike in the market. One of KemFlo’s strategies regarding this issue is to secure significant amounts of raw material as well as increase inventory levels at both distribution locations. Another major challenge that high oil and gas prices affect are logistical and transportation cost. High gas prices increase the cost to transport raw material to our manufacturing facility and increases the transportation cost to get plastic tower packing to our customers. KemFlo’s logistics team works closely with our network of transportation companies to find our customers the best rates possible.

Logistics and coordinating shipping can be very time consuming for our customers which is why KemFlo offers shipping assistance for our plastic random packing product line. We have also addressed rising oil and gas cost by adding an additional distribution center in Houston, Texas. The new distribution center will carry a variety of products including the Tri-Pack, Pall Ring, Saddle and KemFlake. All styles of plastic random packing carried at our Houston distribution center will be available in multiple sizes and resins. Our Houston, Texas facility will offer many advantages to our customers including more competitive logistic options especially to our customers in the Southern region of America and we will also have better access to raw material supplies due to the abundance of petrochemical facilities located in the Gulf Coast area. Having distribution centers that service both the Northern and Southern regions of the United States helps to keep our customer’s shipping cost and transit times down. Providing substantial access to our tower packing product line is an important measure in ensuring that our customer receive product in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible. The price of oil and gas in one of many long term challenges that our industry will face so it is extremely important for KemFlo to continuously evaluate how we do business and how we can better service our customer.

For more information regarding KemFlo’s plastic random packing product line including the Tri-Pack, Pall Ring, Saddle and KemFlake please visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com or contact us by phone.

Tri-Pack: The Tri-Pack is a high performance plastic random packing that has become one of the most popular styles of tower packing on the market today due to its many features and advantages. The Tri-Pack is made up of a unique network of ribs, structs and drop rods which provide excellent liquid gas contact. It’s spherical design ensured even distribution with in the packed bed and prevents nesting or voids. The Tri-Pack offers the ideal combination of surface area and void space maximizing mass transfer capabilities while avoiding excessive surface area which can prevent proper gas liquid contact and increase operating cost. With multiple sizes available including 1”, 2” and 3.5”, the Tri-Pack offers significant design capabilities.

Pall Ring: The Pall Ring style tower packing is a traditional design similar to many metal random packing styles. The robust design of the Pall Ring features open wall construction reinforced with structs all of which provides significant surface area for liquid gas contact and provides strength to the overall design of the product. The Pall Ring is available in three sizes including 1”, 2” and 3.5”.

Kemlox Saddles: KemFlo’s Kemlox Saddle style plastic random tower packing media is a modern take on an old school packing design. Added serrated edges promote high mass transfer rates by providing additional surface area for liquid gas contact. The serrated edges also help reduce packed bed settling and create lower column pressure drop. The Kemlox Saddle is available in 1”, 2” and 3” sizes.

Kemflake: The Kemflake is KemFlo’s newest addition to their Kempac plastic random packing product line. The Kemflake is a versatile, high performance packing that has been proven to provide superior capacity, high mass transfer capabilities and lower pressure drop. The Kemflake performs excellent in a variety of applications including scrubbing, air stripping, absorption and extraction. Available in one size 3.66” inch diameter by 1,18” thick.

For more information on KemFlo’s Kempac plastic random packing product line please visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com or give us a call. As always we look forward to earning your business.

KemFlo fully understand the challenges facing the plastics industry today and is working closely with suppliers, customers and transportation companies in a coordinated effort to ensure that our customers receive the same service and high quality products that they deserve. Many plastic random packing requirements are time sensitive and if the end-user does not receive their plastic tower packing on time it can result in significant loss of production time and money. Kemflo is working hard on a daily basis to secure resins and other raw materials used in the production of our plastic random packing product line. Kemflo is also utilizing efficient manufacturing techniques which increase production and limit raw material waste. KemFlo’s plastic tower packing product line which includes the Tri-Pack, Pall Ring, Kemflake and Transferlox Plastic Saddles are produced in multiple sizes and in numerous resins so careful planning and coordination is required to ensure the availability of all plastic random products. In addition to utilizing efficient manufacturing processes and communicating with suppliers, KemFlo is also committed to increasing plastic tower packing inventory at both our Richmond Hill facility as well as our Houston, Texas facility. Both facilities will carry substantial inventory of all random packing styles including the Pall Ring, Tri-Pack, Transferlox Plastic Saddle and Kemflake.

Communication with distributors, OEMs and end-users is also very important in combating supply chain issues. Advanced planning and coordination can help avoid and reduce many supply chain issues. We ask that our customers communicate their plastic random packing requirements and forecast to us in advance so that our production team can plan ahead with our customer’s needs in mind. KemFlo will always work to ensure that our customers receive excellent service and the highest quality plastic tower packing on the market today. Together we can overcome the supply chain challenges that our industry faces in today’s market.

KemFlo’s plastic random tower packing includes the Tri-Pack, Kemflake, Pall Ring and the plastic Transferlox Saddle and are available in multiple sizes and a variety of resins. For more information on KemFlo’s Kempac plastic random packing product line please visit our website at www.kempac-packing.com or call us at 905-832-1217. We look forward to earning your business.

 The Kemflake will add to Kemflo’s diverse offering of high performance plastic random packing. A product line which includes the very popular Tri-Pack, Pall Ring and Transferlox Plastic Saddles. The Kemflake is similar to the performance of the Tri-Pack and offers high capacity, low pressure drop, high flooding point, uniform gas-liquid distribution and excellent corrosion resistance. The unique design of the Kemflake tower packing product consist of a geometrical
pattern of structs and ribs specifically designed to maximize performance and reduce operating cost. Like the Tri-Pack there is minimal settling and nesting thanks to the product’s symmetrical design. The Kemflake offers excellent wetting capabilities resulting in even distribution of liquid throughout the packed bed and provides excellent liquid gas contact. The ratio of open space to surface area provides excellent mass transfer efficiency and results in lower operating cost.

KemFlo is continuously exploring new products and better ways to service our customers. That’s why we have invested a tremendous amount of time, effort and resources into new product development and design. Whether it’s redesigning an existing product or creating a new product, Kemflo is committed to providing our customer with superior service and the best quality plastic random packing on the market today. Our Kemflo team is pleased to introduce our newest plastic random tower packing, the Kemflake. The Kemflake is a high performance random packing that has many advantages over conventional plastic tower packings. The Kemflake will add to Kemflo’s diverse offering of high performance plastic random packing. A product line which includes the very popular Tri-Pack, Pall Ring and Transferlox Plastic Saddles. The Kemflake is similar to the performance of the Tri-Pack and offers high capacity, low pressure drop, high flooding point, uniform gas-liquid distribution and excellent corrosion resistance. The unique design of the Kemflake tower packing product consist of a geometrical pattern of structs and ribs specifically designed to maximize performance and reduce operating cost. Like the Tri-Pack there is minimal settling and nesting thanks to the product’s symmetrical design. The Kemflake offers excellent wetting capabilities resulting in even distribution of liquid throughout the packed bed and provides excellent liquid gas contact. The ratio of open space to surface area provides excellent mass transfer efficiency and results in lower operating cost.

The Kemflake can be utilized in numerous process and environmental applications to meet your specific requirement. The Kemflake is a very versatile and durable tower packing and is suitable for some of the most demanding applications. Some applications in which this plastic random packing is used include scrubbing, air stripping, cooling towers, washing towers, absorption, distillation, extraction, de-aerating, biological filtration and more. As with any random packing it is important to have an engineer confirm it’s compatibility for each specific application in which it is utilized.

The Kemflake plastic random packing is approximately 3.66” in radius by 1.18” tall and is available is a variety of resins including specialty resins. All of the resins that KemFlo uses in our manufacturing processes are traceable to original raw material sources and resin data specifications are available upon request. So not only do our customer receive plastic tower packing from a leading manufacturer they know the material of construction or resin used in the manufacturing process came from a reliable source. Available resins include polypropylene, polypropylene with glass %, polypropylene with talc, polyvinylchloride PVC, Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride CPVC, polyvinylidene floride PVDF and other resins available upon request.

This plastic Scrubber packing is stocked at both our Houston, Texas and Richmond Hill facilities and available for immediate shipment. Please contact us directly for pricing and availability.

For more information on the Kempac plastic random packing product line including the Kemflake, Tri-Pack, Pall Ring and Transferlox Plastic Saddle please feel free to visit out web site at www.kempac-packing.com or call us at 905-832-1217. We look forward to earning your business.