by Neo Water Treatment Team | Aug 8, 2019 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
“I LOVE scrubbing weirs”, said no operator EVER! If you have phosphorus in your treatment plant (and who doesn’t?) you know that it can lead to algae growth, particularly in your clarifiers. Even if you treat with the traditional ferric or aluminum-based...
by Neo Water Treatment Team | Jul 24, 2019 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
If you are using ferric or aluminum-based coagulants to remove phosphorus from your effluent, there’s good news. One easy switch can significantly improve your phosphorus removal and simplify your operation. You can probably make the switch using equipment you already...
by Neo Water Treatment Team | Jun 26, 2019 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
RE300 is a rare earth-based coagulant for use in water treatment. It is mainly composed of the ionic forms of Cerium (Ce) but can contain other rare earths such as Lanthanum (La), Neodymium (Nd), and Praseodymium (Pr) among others. RE300 is stable in a solution with a...
by Neo Water Treatment Team | May 21, 2019 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
Is sludge disposal disposing of too much of your operating budget? A 2016 report1 prepared for the Vermont legislature, relying on national level EPA cost analysis, “estimated that approximately 40% of a WWTF’s total annual operating cost is spent on solids...
by Neo Water Treatment Team | May 8, 2019 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
Fight The Bloom! When algal blooms strike, regulators strike back, drafting wastewater treatment plants into the fight. Drafted into the fight against Harmful Algal Blooms? The world’s water resources are being invaded and wastewater treatment plants are often the...
by Neo Water Treatment Team | Dec 31, 2018 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
Smarter Way To Reduce pH Imbalance: Rare Earth Chemistry Traditional wastewater coagulants are highly corrosive. They disrupt the pH balance of wastewater being treated; plant operators must restore that balance before discharge. That adds to the cost, time, and labor...
