Res-Kem has published white paper on water treatment entitled "Bucking the Industry Trend… Simple Change to Water System Saves New Jersey Manufacturer $23,000 Annually" by Kevin Preising.

What is really interesting about this paper is it shows how a simple water neutralizer, properly applied, can save a considerable amount of money on operating expenses.

This paper shows how a highly acidic water, 5.5-6.0, treated using a water neutralizer, prior to a Reverse Osmosis system, saved over $23,000/year in downstream operation expenses at a New Jersey manufacturing plant. The water neutralizer, with an investment of less than $7,000 and operational and labor costs of only $700/year, has a Return on Investment of less than three months. While not a solution for all systems with reverse osmosis and high acidity, discussing neutralization with a qualified vendor can save Electrodeionization and/or Service DI operational expenses.

The trend in the water treatment industry for decades has been towards more and more complex water treatment technologies and discounting past knowledge as old-fashioned. Often lost is a true understanding of water chemistry by some current "industry experts" and the simple, economic solutions to water treatment problems.