Biofuel and Ethanol

We partner with you to reduce water use, optimize product quality and help you extract maximum value from every step of the production process. We offer the industry’s widest range of water-management solutions and equipment for biofuel production, including reverse osmosis systems, water softeners, sand filters, iron filters, ultra filtration and portable exchange services.

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Boiler Protection for Ethanol and Biofuel Production

For 80+ years, Ecolab has worked in thousands of boiler plants supporting the production of safe, reliable and cost-effective steam. Our corrosion stress monitor responds to preboiler corrosion stress in real time, delivering the correct dose of oxygen scavenger or passivator. Our 3D TRASAR™ Boiler System then uses fluorescence technology to prevent scale formation inside your boiler. It also identifies potential causes of system variability and abnormal conditions, making it a powerful diagnostic tool.

Optimized Ethanol Yield with Trimeta® Cleaning Program for Fermentation

The Ecolab Trimeta® Cleaning Program is a complete clean-in-place ethanol processing technology. It's designed to remove organic and inorganic soil in a CO2 rich environment, and it's compatible with carbon steel components and helps inhibit corrosion. The result? A lower volume of chemicals recycled into fermentation.

Trial customers achieved increased ethanol output, improved cleaning and better chemistry compatibility.

Industrial Cooling Water Systems

Corrosion, scaling, fouling and biological contamination are threats to your industrial cooling tower and closed-loop efficiency. Nalco Water helps you answer those threats – and prioritize biofuel production efficiency – with cooling water treatment solutions including chemicals, equipment, automation and software. Our solutions are designed to safely optimize cooling system performance while conserving water and minimizing waste.

Reducing the Cost of Sugar and Ethanol Production: A Case Study

A Brazilian sugar and ethanol company had tried to reduce operating costs but was constantly paying for plant maintenance and modernization. By partnering with Nalco Water, they achieved a significant reduction in total operating costs and reduced their sulfuric acid consumption by an average of 22% per year.

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Digital Solutions

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Trimeta™ Alternative pH Clean In Place Program for Ethanol Producers

Trimeta™ Alternative pH Clean In Place Program for Ethanol Producers

Trimeta™ pHreedom and Trimeta™ Shield are an innovative cleaner and final rinse combination that helps improve cleaning ...

Hygiene Monitoring Program

Hygiene Monitoring Program

Ecolab and Hygiena have combined to create a best-in-class, innovative and cost-competitive Hygiene Monitoring Program t...

Food and Beverage Resources

Food and Beverage Resources

Food and Beverage Resources

Boost Tread Defense™ QF

Boost Tread Defense™ QF

Ecolab's Boost Tread Defense™ QF is a quat-free, dry non-food contact surface sanitizer designed to help you improve san...

Clean in Place (CIP) Solutions

Clean in Place (CIP) Solutions

Optimize your CIP process to ensure food safety and product quality with our range of CIP products, engineered solutions...

Ecolab and Badger State Ethanol Providing the Value of a Total Cleaning Partnership

March 2, 2026

Ecolab and Badger State Ethanol Providing the Value of a Total Cleaning Partnership

Ecolab and Badger State Ethanol Total Cleaning Partnership Case Study

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Managed Operations Services

Managed Operations Services

Our program isn't just focused on managing your operations, but to also improve your operations.

Ecolab Connect

Ecolab Connect

Features are personalized to each customer and may include: product information, ecommerce, shipment tracking, invoices,...

Trimeta™ Alternative pH Clean In Place Program for Ethanol Producers

Trimeta™ Alternative pH Clean In Place Program for Ethanol Producers

Trimeta™ pHreedom and Trimeta™ Shield are an innovative cleaner and final rinse combination that helps improve cleaning ...

Hygiene Monitoring Program

Hygiene Monitoring Program

Ecolab and Hygiena have combined to create a best-in-class, innovative and cost-competitive Hygiene Monitoring Program t...

Ecolab Connect for Food and Beverage Processing Customers

Ecolab Connect for Food and Beverage Processing Customers

Ecolab now offers an exclusive one-stop ecommerce purchasing experience for food and beverage processing customers seeki...

Food and Beverage Resources

Food and Beverage Resources

Food and Beverage Resources

PURATE Chemistry

PURATE Chemistry

PURATE is a blend of 40% sodium chlorate and <8% hydrogen peroxide with the balance being water.

Commercial Membrane Optimization in Water Pretreatment

Commercial Membrane Optimization in Water Pretreatment

Nalco Water can help you optimize your membrane pretreatment and analyze potential water treatment challenges to offer a...

Water System Membrane Cleanings

Water System Membrane Cleanings

Request Nalco Water's on-site experts to assist with RO membrane cleaning services for continued high performance and wa...

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