Industrial Water Services
Data Centers
As data centers evolve toward higher rack densities, liquid cooling, water reuse requirements and increasing sustainability expectations, water management has become a mission-critical component of operational performance.
From cooling towers and liquid cooling systems to water reuse, discharge management and digital monitoring, Kemira helps data center operators protect uptime, optimize water use and support sustainability goals.
Outcomes – reliable cooling, efficient water and energy use
Solutions & services for data centers
Cooling towers and evaporative systems
Evaporative cooling performance while improving water and energy efficiency through:
- Scale and corrosion control
- Cycles-of-concentration optimization
- Water efficiency improvements
- Legionella risk management
- Biocide rotation design
Boiler and closed-loop systems
Protect chilled water and closed-loop cooling systems through:
- Corrosion inhibition
- pH control
- Glycol program management
- Mixed-metal system protection
- Closed-loop chemistry optimization
Water reuse and recovery
Reduce freshwater demand through:
- Membrane cleaning chemistry
- Reclaimed water utilization
- RO antiscalants
- Ultrafiltration support chemistry
- Dispersants and coagulants
Water quality and pretreatment
Optimize incoming water quality through:
- Coagulants and flocculants
- pH control
- Antiscalants and biocides
- Support for alternative water sources
- Water quality optimization for higher demand environments
Wastewater and discharge management
Support discharge compliance, expansion readiness and water-related cost management through:
- Blowdown treatment
- Compliance chemistry
- Discharge optimization
- Wastewater treatment support
- Performance documentation
Total solutions for data centers
Data center cooling systems require more than chemistry alone. By combining treatment, equipment, monitoring and field service, we help customers improve uptime, reduce water and energy use, and achieve sustainability goals with measurable results.
Audit and baseline
Map cooling infrastructure, water sources, cycles of concentration, blowdown volumes and regulatory needs.
Tailored water chemistry
Match the program to actual source water, system metallurgy, reuse requirements and cooling architecture.
Continuous optimization
Monitoring, field service and reporting to improve reliability, water productivity and operating efficiency over time.
Technical field service
On-site troubleshooting, equipment inspection, legionella and compliance program support, and localized expertise backed by broader resources.
KemConnect® Digital services for optimized data centers
As water management issues often remain unseen until they start causing malfunctioning, it’s increasingly important to monitor parameters proactively. Kemira’s digital solution KemConnect® brings the science of water treatment and the power of data together.
Realtime 24/7 monitoring
Continuous sensor-based process visibility — PTSA tracing, conductivity, pH, hardness. Remote, mobile phone diagnostics detect and prevent pressure drops before downtime occurs.
Predictive analytics & ML dosing
SimAnalytics machine learning platform optimizes chemical dosing in real time through SAP and PI system integrations. Early issue detection reduces downtime risk.
Performance reporting
Clear, structured reporting drives efficiency, compliance, and long-term operational excellence. WUE tracking aligned to EU EED reporting requirements & CA mandates.
KemConnect DC module
Priority development build for data center-specific monitoring. Remote parameter tracking: PTSA, conductivity, pH, hardness.
Why water treatment matters
Data centers depend on reliable water treatment management. Even minor water quality issues can affect cooling performance, increase energy consumption and create operational risks.
As cooling infrastructures ages and liquid cooling adoption accelerates, operators face growing challenges:
- Protect uptime – scale, corrosion and biological growth can impact cooling-system performance.
- Improve energy efficiency – heat-transfer surfaces perform best when free from scale and deposits. Even the smallest amount of 1 mm scale buildup can increase energy consumption by approximately 7-10%.
- Reduce water consumption – increasing cycles of concentration, enabling reuse strategies and optimizing treatment programs can reduce makeup water demand and support water stewardship goals.
- Meet sustainability and reporting requirements – data centers face increasing focus on water use efficiency (WUE), and sustainability reporting.
