Traditional Methods vs. IWWS

Traditional heavy metals removal relies on a series of tanks that change the pH of the waste stream for each metal to be removed. It is a slow batch process that takes 3-4 hours to process a 300-1000 gal batch.
CMR processes the same amount of water in minutes.

Conventional methods require a large footprint with many tanks.
CMR needs only 207 ft2 to process 200 gallons per minute.

Large quantities of chemicals are required in traditional batch processes.
CMR uses a mere fraction of the chemistry.

Waste streams that contain metals often contain oils and greases along with solids. Traditional methods have trouble handling the complexity of the waste stream requiring separate treatments for each contaminant.
CMR takes out metals, oils, greases and solids in one step. We usually take solids to non-detectable levels and often reduce metals to non-detectable levels.

Batch treatment takes so long that it allows high quantities of oils and greases to become emulsified.
The CMR system works so quickly that oils and greases do not have a chance to emulsify.

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