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A Letter from Doug Kelley, President of IER
Welcome to IER’s Summer 2022 Newsletter! Hoping all are enjoying some much needed downtime with family and friends, either by taking the opportunity to further explore the mysteries and wonders of this incredible planet, or by relaxing quietly at home with a house or yard project, or simply enjoying a really good book that you can’t put down. Whatever your inclination, I hope your summertime is exactly what you need!
IER is using this summer to roll out the formal name change from AMALGAM-60 to ALKA-Mag+ for our new and improved 60% magnesium hydroxide product. Customers that currently use AMALGAM-60 will be getting an email describing this change and making the paperwork transition as simple as possible. We are especially excited that one of IER’s municipal customers will be giving a regional seminar this Fall on the cost-saving benefits of ALKA-Mag+ in their membrane bioreactor treatment process.
We will also be sharing a short article on how the term “MagOx” gets thrown around loosely in the industry, providing a deeper understanding into the chemistry differences of magnesium oxide and various magnesium hydroxide products.
Finally, we introduce you to a key player in IER’s growth. This person began as a Delivery Specialist at our Pasco, WA plant and developed into a Plant Manager now poised to leap into a new growth region! He came to IER from a military background and expertise in diesel engine maintenance. Now he is one of IER’s most highly trained experts in the manufacturing of our new ALKA-Mag+ slurry technology! And he has the coolest last name ever!
HIGHLIGHTS
Introducing ALKA-Mag+
MagOX: Magnesium Oxide Relationship with Magnesium Hydroxide
Introducing Asa Thunder Eagle, Pasco Plant Supervisor
Product
Introducing ALKA-Mag+
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+!
Article
MagOX: Magnesium Oxide Relationship with Magnesium Hydroxide
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.
Our people
Introducing Asa Thunder Eagle, Pasco Plant Supervisor
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.
Read his full bioLATEST NEWS
June 09, 2021
AMALGAM Mg(OH)2: alternative to caustic soda for wastewater treatment – with Birch Bay Water & Sewer
A safe and cost-effective alternative to the use of sodium hydroxide [caustic soda, NaOH] for wastewater alkalinity and pH adjustment
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Magnesium Hydroxide’s Role in Sludge Compaction
Trying to determine how to improve wastewater sludge dewatering and compaction can be a very complicated process. The root cause
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Magnesium Hydroxide Feed Reliability – How Low Can You Go?
Anyone who has ever worked with a thick, slurry product like magnesium hydroxide knows that the biggest challenge is to
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pH and Alkalinity: What Are They & Why Do They Need to Be Controlled?
As pH and Alkalinity are two parameters that are commonly monitored and controlled in wastewater treatment, this article serves to
November 03, 2022
Introducing Theresa Kelley
Prior to working at IER, Theresa was an administrative assistant and bookkeeper in the Skagit Valley area just north of