In the integration method® , which enjoys patent protection throughout Europe, no use is made of the previously usual products consisting of combinations of phosphate and silicate. Combination products have the major disadvantage that the ratio of the components, i.e. silicate, orthophosphate and polyphosphate, is fixed. Moreover, combination products cannot be supplied in concentrations that match those of the starting substances. In the integration method® , however, only highly concentrated components are used, which are added separately to the drinking water. The amounts of the individual components that are added can be freely selected and can be steplessly adjusted at any time.
The critical synergy of the silicate and phosphate components is known to depend on the composition of the water. The formulation used should therefore be tailored to the composition of the water to which it is added. This is not economically feasible with conventional combination products. The integration method® gives the water provider the option of determining the formulation that will yield the maximum synergy. Even under extreme conditions, caused by a pipe burst, a change of water, or a fire service call-out, which are known to cause problems with rusty water to a greater or lesser degree, the user can react immediately, appropriately and cost-effectively.
Advantages of the integration method® at a glance:
- Ready-to-use, highly concentrated individual components, which need no stirring or mixing, are affordably priced, and are easy to handle.
- High concentrations of individual components mean lower storage and freight costs.
- Problem-free and individual adjustment of the required inhibitor concentration.
- Fast reaction to changed network conditions.
In both the multiphase and the integration method, the usually provisional amounts of phosphatic products added to the drinking water in damaged water transport systems brings about two immediate key improvements:
- Accelerated coating formation or consolidation of existing coatings
- Elimination of rusty water by stabilizing bivalent iron.
The aim of the integration method® is also the long-term maintenance of the stable coating created by optimizing the active substance concentration. This can be achieved either exclusively with phosphate-free, carbonate-activated silicates using the METAKORIN method or by reducing the phosphate content to the absolutely essential minimum while simultaneously increasing the proportion of silicate.
The professional application of the integration method® prevents phosphate, for example, from being added in excess, and prevents silicate, etc. from being added in amounts that are inadequate for achieving the desired effect. It therefore optimizes operational costs.