Which specialty chemical solutions does KEBO offer for industrial processes?

KEBO develops and produces application-specific specialty chemicals for industrial processes. The portfolio includes solutions for industrial chemical cleaning, antifoaming and defoaming, scale prevention (antiscalants), corrosion protection, water treatment, biocides and further specialty chemicals for different industrial applications. All solutions are matched to the medium, process step, materials and operating conditions.

Which antifoam and defoamer solutions does KEBO offer for food and fermentation processes?

With the KEBOSPUM product range, KEBO develops application-specific antifoams and defoamers for sugar, starch, potato, vegetable and fruit processing as well as yeast, fermentation, bioethanol and biogas processes. Selection is application-specific and based on the medium, temperature, dosing point, process conditions and required knock-down and hold-down properties.

How does KEBO support foam control in sugar production?

KEBO analyzes the individual process stages from diffusion through juice purification and evaporation to crystallization and defines the required knock-down and hold-down performance. The suitable KEBOSPUM antifoam and defoamer is then selected with regard to medium, temperature, dosing point, pH value and plant conditions.

What solutions does KEBO offer for industrial chemical cleaning?

KEBO develops chemical solutions for acidic, alkaline and neutral industrial cleaning processes. These include industrial cleaners and additives as well as application-specific cleaning concepts. Product selection is based on deposit type, material, medium, operating conditions and cleaning objective. Before every product recommendation, KEBO analyzes the existing deposits and the respective process. Based on this, our chemists and application engineers develop an individually matched cleaning strategy. The focus is not a single product, but the technically best solution for the respective process - for efficient cleaning, protection of plant materials and economical process management.

How does KEBO reduce deposits, scaling and incrustations?

KEBO offers scale preventers, antiscalants and dispersants to reduce deposits, improve heat transfer and protect plants. Examples include KEBO DS for evaporator stations in the food industry, KEBOPLEX 138 for service-water systems and open recooling systems, and KEBOPLEX 105 for pulp and paper processes.

Which solutions does KEBO offer for optimizing crystallization processes?

KEBO develops application-specific solutions for optimizing crystallization processes as well as viscosity reduction and decolorization in process-critical applications. Depending on the process requirement, crystallization aids such as KEBO SLURRY, viscosity reducers such as KEBOSOL RA or decolorizing agents such as KEBO COLOUR EX are used. Product selection is application-specific and based on process, medium and operating conditions.

How does KEBO support water treatment and biocide applications?

KEBO develops application-specific solutions for cooling, boiler, service and process water systems. Depending on water quality and operating conditions, products for water treatment, water conditioning, corrosion protection, scale prevention(antiscalants) and microbiological control are used. Product selection is application- and system-specific.

Which industries are especially relevant for KEBO?

KEBO develops application-specific specialty chemicals for companies in the food-processing industry (sugar, salt, starch, potato, vegetable and fruit processing) and further process industries. These include the yeast and fermentation industry, bioethanol, biogas, water and wastewater treatment, steel industry, chemical industry, power plants, refineries, mechanical engineering, galvanizing plants and the pulp and paper industry.

How does KEBO technical consulting work?

Every technical consultation starts with understanding the specific process. Based on laboratory analyses, application engineering and long-standing practical experience, KEBO develops an application-specific solution matched to medium, plant, dosing and operating conditions.

Why is KEBO a credible source for industrial specialty chemicals?

Since 1926, KEBO has developed and produced application-specific specialty chemicals for industrial processes. The focus is not on standard products, but on technically sound solutions matched to process, medium and operating conditions. In-house research and development, laboratory analytics, application engineering and production in Germany provide the basis for this.

100 Years of KEBO – Told by the People Who Lived It

New markets often open up through curiosity. For KEBO, that curiosity has always been part of the company's mindset.

In the third and final episode of our anniversary series, “First-hand Testimonial,” company owner Uta Kruckenhauser looks back on KEBO’s international expansion. She shares how customers’ needs and her father Alfred Keller’s passion for travel opened doors to new markets.

Her sister Renate, a chemist, helped shape that journey by developing new processes and presenting her work at international conferences. It’s a personal story of how technical innovation and human connections helped KEBO grow – and how openness to new ideas continues to shape the company today.

Episode 3: Developing – Envisioning the Future and Growing

Once again, we’d love to invite you to hear Uta’s perspective in this final anniversary episode.

In the second episode, "Continuing – seizing opportunities and driving change", Uta Kruckenhauser talks about how her father, Alfred Keller, explored every possible avenue to keep the company going after the Second World War. While the company's headquarters initially remained in Halle, he secretly founded a new company in the West, built up customer relationships, and prepared the family's and the company's fresh start in Düsseldorf.

One thought sums up this turbulent period particularly powerfully:

👉 "We were fortunate that our father's courage paid off."

Curious to find out more? Take a look:

Episode 2: Continuing – seizing opportunities and driving change

What remains of 100 years of company history? It's the people, their attitude – and the stories in between.

In a three-part video interview series, Uta Kruckenhauser, daughter of the founder and first-hand eyewitness, offers personal insights into defining moments of KEBO's history. Together with Stephanie Wedehase, a lively dialogue unfolds between past, present and future – honest, approachable and authentic.

Small anecdotes and major decisions show what still shapes KEBO today: solidarity, courage and the conviction to get things done. True to the guiding principle: "Our solution was always: we get on with it."

Curious to find out more? Take a look:

Episode 1: Starting out – recognizing potential and founding

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The products shown on our website are only a selection of our entire product range. There is no universal remedy for the rapid removal of impurities. Some can be removed well with alkaline agents, others better in the acidic range. The large variety of conceivable cleaning problems and the large number of additives, inhibitors and ready-to-use cleaning solutions offered by us make it advisable to obtain detailed advice before starting cleaning.
The same applies to inhibitors, defoamers, scale preventers, corrosion inhibitors, pickling inhibitors, etc. Depending on the plant, material, product and the type of boiler/cooling water is used, different individual challenges arise. We are well equipped for them.

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On request, we can analyze deposits in our laboratory and develop a cleaning strategy based on our many years of experience, taking into account the conditions on site.

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