by Neo Water Treatment Team | Jan 20, 2020 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
Is phosphorus removal tanking your pH and upsetting your bugs? Happy bugs. We all want them. Happy bugs make good effluent. The pH of your treatment system is a critical part of keeping your bugs happy. They require a near neutral (pH of 7) to slightly alkaline (pH of...
by Neo Water Treatment Team | Oct 18, 2019 | Innovative Chemistry, Rare Earth Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
Struvite Control Struvite build-up causes major disruption to the operations of wastewater treatment plants, including time, labor and money on the maintenance of capital equipment. Neo’s RE300 solution prevents struvite build-up while it’s managing phosphorus levels...
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...
