Introducing ALKA-Mag+
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Introducing Asa Thunder Eagle, Pasco Plant Supervisor
IER would like to announce that we will be changing the name of our 60% magnesium hydroxide product from AMALGAM-60 to ALKA-Mag+.
Through a combination of research efforts, our IER-Calix team has developed a magnesium hydroxide product having improved stability and flowability, along with a higher rate of reactivity. These upgrades in product quality have improved the nature of our product to the degree that deserves giving it a new name to celebrate the efforts and improvements – ALKA-Mag+!
It is very common to hear someone in the wastewater treatment industry refer to something called “MagOx” as an alkaline additive used to control pH or low alkalinity conditions. Often this term is simply used as a nickname when referring to either magnesium hydroxide or magnesium oxide, which is the chemical precursor to magnesium hydroxide, but which has very different properties. So, when looking to obtain an additive that will provide the most cost-effective pH control performance for your wastewater treatment application, it is important to understand the relationship between magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide, and how not all products are equal.
At the Pasco Plant, Asa worked his way up from being a truck driver to the Assistant Plant Manager, where he played a key role in the development of ALKA-Mag+. In the near future Asa will be moving to the Midwest to become the Plant Manager of IER’s newest hydration plant.
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