Real, field-sourced engineering reference documents on industrial chemical equipment, water/wastewater treatment, mining process equipment, and semiconductor chemical handling — published by LibertyCES (Liberty Chemical Equipment & Supply, Inc.).
Website: https://www.libertyces.com Contact: James Riggins, Founder — (559) 395-5500 · james@libertyces.com · sales@libertyces.com
LibertyCES specifies industrial equipment — pumps, valves, tanks, chemical feed systems, and containment — for municipal water/wastewater treatment, chemical processing, mining, and semiconductor manufacturing. This repository is a public technical reference: real specification checklists, failure-mode analysis, and equipment selection guides pulled directly from 30+ years of field experience, not generic marketing copy.
Every document here separates manufacturer-stated evidence from engineering inference, cites real product specifications where they exist, and states plainly what it does and does not establish. None of this is a substitute for a project-specific engineering review — every document says so, and means it.
| Document | Topic |
|---|---|
| Stop Replacing the Same Hypochlorite Valve | Sodium hypochlorite valve specification — the repeat-failure pattern, venting, material selection, and purchase-order language |
| Wastewater pH System Specification Checklist | 7 critical decisions for specifying an automated pH neutralization system |
| Mining Pump Technology Selection Field Guide | Peristaltic vs. electric diaphragm vs. mag-drive pumps for abrasive slurries, reagent dosing, and corrosive chemical transfer |
| Mag-Drive Pump Protection for Semiconductor Chemical Transfer | Why sealless pumps still fail, and the 9-layer protection stack that prevents it |
| Why Semiconductor Wastewater Isn't One Stream | Fluoride, metals, CMP slurry, and ammonia each need a different treatment train |
| Double Containment Is More Than Two Pipes | Why the annular space between carrier and containment pipe is its own engineered system |
| Radar Level Sensing for Bulk Fertilizer | Case study: why ultrasonic level sensors fail in dense vapor, and why radar is a technology fix, not a brand fix |
| Chlorine Dioxide Generator Selection Guide | Generation chemistry, real generator models/capacities from five manufacturers, application matching, and the tank-material rule for downstream storage |
| Ferric Chloride & Ferric Sulfate Equipment Selection Guide | XLPE storage tank requirements, saturated-rated metering pumps, and mag-drive bulk transfer pumps — three vendors, three equipment decisions |
| Chlorine Gas Valve Selection: Monel & Hastelloy Guide | Why chlorine gas needs a vented ball valve and Monel/Hastelloy trim per Chlorine Institute Pamphlet 6, not a generic corrosive-gas material chart |
| Chrome Reduction & Cyanide Destruction pH/ORP Control | Real vendor-published pH/ORP setpoints for hexavalent chromium reduction and cyanide destruction, plus the gas-release hazards most specs miss |
| Hydrogen Peroxide Equipment Selection Guide | Why the valve TYPE (diaphragm, not just PVDF/PTFE material) and joint construction (welded vs. flanged) are the real H2O2 equipment decisions |
| Environmental Stress Cracking vs. Chemical Resistance | Why a chemical rated "Resistant" on a compatibility chart can still crack a polyethylene tank under mechanical load |
| 316 Stainless Steel Corrosion — 24 Chemicals to Avoid It On | Where 316SS wetted valve construction fails against 24 named chemicals, and the PVDF/PTFE/PFA alternative that rates Excellent in the same rows |
| Peracetic Acid (PAA) Equipment Selection Guide | Restrictive material compatibility at 40% concentration, off-gassing-resistant metering pumps, and XLPE storage tanks |
| Hydrofluoric Acid pH Sensor Selection Guide | Why a correctly-specified PP/PVDF HF pump and tank system will still destroy a standard glass pH sensor — fluoride-ion attack as a distinct failure mode |
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LibertyCES (Liberty Chemical Equipment & Supply, Inc.) specifies and supplies industrial pumps, valves, tanks, chemical feed skids, filtration, and containment equipment for municipal and industrial water/wastewater treatment, chemical processing, mining, and semiconductor manufacturing. Led by James Riggins, 30+ years of field engineering experience across 100+ municipal and industrial specification projects. Equipment is custom-specified per project — LibertyCES does not publish fixed pricing; every quote is project-specific.
For a free equipment specification review, contact LibertyCES directly — (559) 395-5500 · james@libertyces.com · sales@libertyces.com · https://www.libertyces.com.