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Australian-owned / Engineering-led / Treatment solutions

Engineering and Chemistry. Together. Finally.

We don’t just supply chemicals. We engineer treatment outcomes.

Critical Elixirs is an Australian-owned, engineering-led treatment solutions company combining professional engineering, bespoke chemical manufacturing, intelligent dosing systems and continuous performance management.

We diagnose complex water, wastewater and environmental treatment challenges, formulate and manufacture the chemistry required, design and deploy treatment infrastructure, and measure and optimise performance in the field.

From sewer hydrogen sulphide control and corrosion management to HES basin treatment and industrial water treatment, we deliver complete solutions — not simply chemical deliveries.

For suitable projects, our services can be delivered under ongoing managed treatment agreements, including fixed-fee arrangements with clearly defined performance objectives.

Critical Elixirs logo, a woven gold knot inside a circle

The Critical Elixirs Treatment Model

From diagnosis to ongoing optimisation. One accountable team.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Understand the treatment challenge through site inspections, sampling, monitoring, laboratory testing, engineering assessment and baseline performance analysis.

  2. 02

    Formulate

    Select or develop the appropriate treatment chemistry, including conventional products and bespoke Critical Elixirs formulations where standard approaches are inadequate.

  3. 03

    Engineer

    Design chemical storage, dosing infrastructure, control systems, injection arrangements, monitoring systems and performance management strategies, supported by RPEQ engineering where applicable.

  4. 04

    Deploy

    Manufacture and supply the treatment chemistry, install or mobilise dosing systems, commission equipment and establish the initial treatment regime.

  5. 05

    Measure

    Track relevant treatment outcomes using field instrumentation, laboratory analysis, remote monitoring, performance reporting and comparison against agreed objectives.

  6. 06

    Optimise

    Continuously refine dosing rates, chemical selection, operating strategies and equipment performance to improve treatment effectiveness and whole-of-life value.

Measured results return to Diagnose: ongoing optimisation, not a one-off chemical sale.

Commercial models

Choose the Level of Treatment Support You Need

01

Chemical Supply

Standard and bespoke water and wastewater treatment chemicals, supported by technical advice and product selection.

Suitable for customers with existing treatment infrastructure and operational capability.

Request chemical supply pricing
02

Engineered Treatment Solutions

A complete project-based solution incorporating treatment assessment, chemistry selection or formulation, dosing infrastructure, commissioning, calibration and performance verification.

Suitable for customers requiring a designed and implemented treatment solution.

Discuss an engineered solution
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Managed Treatment Outcomes

An integrated, ongoing service combining chemical supply, dosing infrastructure, remote monitoring, optimisation, maintenance coordination and performance reporting.

Where appropriate, offer fixed-fee commercial arrangements with agreed treatment targets, responsibilities and operating conditions.

Eligibility and terms depend on the site, operating conditions and agreed scope. Not every project is suited to a performance-based arrangement, and outcomes are not guaranteed.

HES basin treatment

HES Basin Solutions

Trailer and IBC dosing stations, proprietary and standard chemistry options, jar testing, calibration and RPEQ support for High Efficiency Sediment Basins on civil sites. Our own formulation, dosing and engineering, from one field-capable team.

Basin water and field conditions during Critical Elixirs site work

Critical Elixirs field work

From the field

Our dosing equipment, proprietary HES coagulant, sample testing and basin field work — photographed during real operations.

  • Branded Critical Elixirs dosing trailer set up in the field with hoses connected
    Trailer-mounted dosing station deployed in the field.
  • Close-up of a CLEARFLOW GO label on a container
    CLEARFLOW GO™, our proprietary HES coagulant. Specifications supplied on enquiry.
  • Jar test sample of site water
    Jar test sample. Jar testing compares options on your own water.
  • Overview of a sediment basin on a field site
    Basin field work: water conditions inform treatment selection.

Sewer network H₂S control

Sewer H₂S: judged on network performance, not chemical volume delivered.

Septine, Suppressor and magnesium hydroxide (pH Elixir Basic and Premium) are distinct options for sewer treatment. We also calibrate and report dosing performance independently of the chemistry selected—including products supplied by another provider.

About Critical Elixirs

An Australian chemistry, dosing and engineering team working with civil construction, design engineering, water utilities and industry. We support suitable projects across Australia, subject to scope and mobilisation logistics.

Who we work with

Built for the people who sign it off and the people who run it.

Civil contractors

Plan HES basin treatment, site testing, dosing equipment and field support around project conditions.

Buyer guidance

Design engineers

Review testing, treatment options, specification inputs and RPEQ engineering scope.

Buyer guidance

Water operators

pH control and nutrient-removal chemistry tested against your stream.

Industrial operators

Dosing architecture, pumping and maintenance support for process water.