Zeta Library Collections: Case Studies
September 2005
Formosa Plastics | Nan-Ya Chia-Yi Plant | Zeta Rod Case Study 簡報檔-英文
Frigaid Corporation Limited, Zeta Rod Asia Distributor www.zetarod.com.tw
Zeta Rod systems successfully provide water conservation, chemical eliminations and reductions, biofouling & scale prevention in this PVC plant.
click here to link to the Formosa Group, Nan-Ya Plastics Case Study
Operations Manager Eric Traband: “I’m sold on this [Zeta Rod] system. What I have now is an odor-free and bacteria-controlled environment, I’m using a lot less water, and cutting my overall costs. This system is a winner.”
Within 60 days, results of the Zeta Rod installation into the Mill Valley Car Wash were impressive:
• Reduced water consumption per vehicle from 48.75 gallons per car (gpc) to 35.51 gpc; a net reduction of 27% per vehicle
• 235,000 gallons of water saved in 60 days
• 38% drop in the total per vehicle washing cost
MILL VALLEY, Calif., April 2003 – Car wash Operations Manager, Eric Traband, recently demonstrated to his boss why he had been named a national Car Wash Manager of the Year in 2000. Traband, an 11-year veteran of the industry, seized an opportunity to help trim his carwash operation’s spiraling water costs and, at the same time, deliver better, more efficient service to his growing roster of customers. Continue reading
Tucson, Arizona: Zeta Corporation has established that its patented Zeta Rod® technology is another weapon in the battle against legionella. Zeta Rod systems will remove and prevent recurrence of biofilm and associated scale that shelters legionella bacteria inside potable water systems and in cooling towers. Continue reading
Tucson, Ariz., April 10, 2002 — After three years of closely monitored performance at the Los Angeles Convention Center of Zeta Corporation’s Zeta Rod™ system, the convention center won a city-wide environmental award and realized a three-year accumulated savings of $150,000.
Zeta Rod System at Los Angeles Convention Center
In making the announcement, Zeta President M. Michael Pitts, Jr, Ph.D. said that the City of Los Angeles Quality and Productivity Commission, after an eight-month evaluation process, singled out 20 city departments out of 114 applicants for honors in the categories of Customer Service, Environmental, Entrepreneurship, E‑Business and Innovation and Creativity.
The Los Angeles Convention Center facilities staff won the Environmental Award for “the elimination of scale and corrosion cleaning, increased employee safety, reduced water consumption, longer equipment life and an annual savings of $50,000” in the operation of the huge building’s chillers and cooling towers. Continue reading
Zeta Library Collections: Case Studies
November 2001
BP Manufacturing Solutions reduces chemical and filtration costs, GMPT Flint, Michigan USA
CH2M HILL, a global leader in full service engineering, construction and operations, was tasked to find a way to treat the concentrate stream from a water treatment plant located in Sherman, Texas USA. The City wanted to be able to treat this wastewater in order to reduce sewer and wastewater plant loadings, and to recover a portion of the wastewater as high quality water than could be used to increase plant finished water capacity. Continue reading
Zeta Library Collections: Case Studies
June 2001
Zeta Rods improve legionella control in steel mill cooling towers
Nervacero steel mill in Vizcaya, Spain utilizes Zeta Rods in its legionella control protocol, allowing for elimination of bio-dispersant and reduction of sodium hypochlorite by 50%.
Zeta Library Collections: Awards
March 2001
Los Angeles Convention Center Environmental Award : “The environmentally safe result of the Zeta Rod installations at the Los Angeles Convention Center has been elimination of scale and corrosion cleaning, increased employee safety, reduced water consumption, longer equipment life, and annual savings of $50,000.”
Zeta Library Collections: Articles
February 2000
AIChE Update: New Techniques Tame Biofouling
Chemical Engineering Progress | AIChE
Biofouling plagues many plants in the chemical process industries. Ongoing research is focusing on ways to control a range of bioorganisms, ranging from fungi to zebra mussels, that can cause these problems. Chlorine Pulsing, Electronic Rods [Zeta Rods], filters, anti-microbial coatings and corn-based polymers are discussed. Click here to link to the AIChE CEP Magazine article.
Zeta Library Collections: Case Studies
March 1999
Biosphere 2: Prevention of Biofouling and Scale in CELdek Wet Wall
Bioshere 2 experiences dramatic improvement in the cleanliness of wet wall CELdek® media with use of Zeta Rod systems. Expected media replacement was unneccessary and the climate wall can operate at peak efficiency.