Landfill

Demonstrating Cost Effective Cleaning and Stable Membrane Performance with AST Advanced RO Membrane System Leveraging ZwitterCo Elevation RO for Landfill Leachate Treatment

Download Case Study Demonstrating Cost Effective Cleaning and Stable Membrane Performance with AST Advanced RO Membrane System Leveraging ZwitterCo Elevation RO for Landfill Leachate Treatment AST is…


Optimizing Cleaning in a Dairy Wastewater Concentrator: Proving ZwitterCo Evolution RO Simplifies Cleaning Programs

Download case study Case Study: Optimizing Cleaning in a Dairy Wastewater Concentrator Proving ZwitterCo Evolution RO Simplifies Cleaning Programs A leading whey processor in the Midwest United…


Fouling resistant ZwitterCo Elevation RO Membrane Deployment for High-Strength Biorefinery Wastewater Treatment

Download Case Study Case Study: Fouling resistant ZwitterCo Elevation RO Membrane Deployment for High-Strength Biorefinery Wastewater Treatment In pursuit of a more robust solution for complex sugar…


5 Leachate Mistakes

5 Leachate Treatment Mistakes Costing Your Landfill Money

Landfill leachate treatment is a necessary but expensive part of waste management. Many landfill operators unknowingly make decisions that increase operating costs, shorten equipment life, and limit…


Optimizing Refinery Wastewater Treatment with Advanced RO Membranes

A refinery in Europe faced persistent challenges in treating wastewater with high total organic carbon (TOC) and low levels of oil and grease. Conventional RO membranes struggled to maintain…


Revolutionizing Grain Processing: A Sustainable Success Story

A grain processing facility was facing significant challenges managing a complex wastewater stream filled with variable organics, inorganics, and salts. Their existing evaporators were unable to…


Biotech Efficiency Reimagined: Unlocking 400% in Savings

Biotech Efficiency Reimagined: Unlocking 400% in Savings A sustainable chemical plant in Texas was facing frequent membrane fouling that disrupted operations, increased downtime, and drove up costs.…


Demonstrating Reliable Performance and Cleaning Cost Reduction with ZwitterCo Elevation RO Membranes for Landfill Leachate

Download case study Case Study: Demonstrating Reliable Performance and Cleaning Cost Reduction with ZwitterCo Elevation RO Membranes for Landfill Leachate Serpol is a leading environmental services…


Oil Refineries

Why Refineries Are Turning to Advanced Membrane Filtration

Water management is crucial for oil refineries, used in everything from initial crude processing to cooling towers and the steam and power generation required to run complex equipment. Yet, managing…


Landfill

Revolutionizing Leachate Treatment: A Cost-Saving Success Story

Revolutionizing Leachate Treatment: A Cost-Saving Success Story A landfill in Europe faced a costly challenge — treating high-strength leachate with conventional RO meant frequent, expensive…


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Advancements in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Technology for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment

Across industries, growing environmental regulations and sustainability targets are placing intense pressure on facilities to treat and reuse wastewater. These requirements transcend traditional…


Closing the Loop: Onsite Water Reuse with MBR + Advanced RO in Food & Beverage

In the food and beverage industry, water is essential for everything from ingredient preparation to equipment cleaning. As plants face mounting pressure to conserve and reuse water, simply treating…


Leachate Management Challenges Were Driving Up Costs—Until This Landfill Found a Better Way

Leachate Management Challenges Were Driving Up Costs—Until This Landfill Found a Better Way A U.S. landfill faced persistent challenges with leachate management. Minimal treatment before deep well…


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From Fines to Compliance: MBR + Advanced RO Solutions for Food & Beverage Wastewater

The food and beverage industry faces increasingly stringent regulations around wastewater disposal. In particular, plants must meet strict limits on key parameters such as biochemical oxygen demand…


Tackling Algae and Wastewater Compliance Challenges with ZwitterCo Membranes 

Tackling Algae and Wastewater Compliance Challenges with ZwitterCo Membranes https://zwitterco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Customer-Success-Video-2.mp4 A major agricultural processing facility in…


Lower Costs, Less Hassle: How Two Dairy Processors Improved Their Wastewater Treatment

Lower Costs, Less Hassle: How Two Dairy Processors Improved Their Wastewater Treatment Two whey processing facilities were operating as usual—regular membrane cleaning cycles, chemical costs adding…


Seasonal Fouling Was Disrupting Operations—Until This Power Plant Made a Change 

Seasonal Fouling Was Disrupting Operations—Until This Power Plant Made a Change  https://zwitterco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Customer-Success-Video-3-4.mp4 A U.S. power plant relied on surface…


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Revolutionizing Landfill Leachate Management: A Success Story

Revolutionizing Landfill Leachate Management: A Success Story In the Southeastern U.S., a landfill faced unsustainable challenges with leachate management. Rapid fouling of their RO membranes meant…


Landfill Leachate

How Advanced Membrane Solutions Can Transform Landfill Leachate Treatment

Originally posted on wasteadvantagemag.com | February 2, 2025 Landfill operators seeking to optimize their leachate treatment processes should consider how advanced membrane solutions could benefit…


Innovating Leachate Management: A Success Story in Sustainability

Innovating Leachate Management: A Success Story in Sustainability A landfill in Europe struggled with severe RO membrane fouling, leading to frequent cleanings, higher chemical usage, and extended…


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PFAS, Heavy Metals & Organics: Why RO is the Ultimate Leachate Solution

The Challenge of Landfill Leachate Treatment  Landfill leachate is a complex and highly variable wastewater stream, often containing a mix of heavy metals, organic pollutants, salts, and persistent…


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ZwitterCo RO Reduces Cleaning Frequency by Over 70% at US-Based Power Plant

Case Study: ZwitterCo RO Reduces Cleaning Frequency by Over 70% at US-Based Power Plant Water is a critical component of power generation – in conventional power plants, water is heated to transform…


ZwitterCo™ Recognized on the 2025 Global Cleantech 100 List

BOSTON, MA — January 15, 2025 — ZwitterCo, an advanced membrane technology company, has been named on Cleantech Groups 2025 Global Cleantech 100. This annual list, now in its 16th year, showcases the…


Unlocking the Full Potential of Water Reuse in Landfill Operations

Landfills face a dual challenge: managing leachate and meeting sustainability goals. Historically, leachate— the liquid that forms when rainwater flows through waste —has been treated and either…


From Directive to Dilemma: Tackling High-Strength Leachate with Advanced Membranes

The European Union Landfill Directive, implemented to minimize environmental impacts and promote sustainable waste management, has undoubtedly succeeded in reducing the volume of waste sent to…


ZwitterCo High Rejection and Low Energy BWRO Membranes Now NSF 61 Certified

ZwitterCo’s high rejection and low energy brackish water RO elements have received NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 certification, marking an important milestone in ensuring safe, potable water for municipalities,…


Recap of ZwitterCo at the 2024 International Water Conference®

The International Water Conference® (IWC) in Las Vegas brought together industry leaders and innovators to tackle pressing water challenges, and ZwitterCo was proud to be a part of it from November…


Unlocking Reuse Potential: RO Membranes in Tertiary Water Treatment for Food and Beverage

Water is essential across nearly every process in the food and beverage industry, from cleaning and cooling machinery to becoming an actual ingredient in the end products. Given this vast usage, food…


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The Hidden Threat of Landfill Leachate: How RO Membranes Offer a Sustainable Solution

The Growing Threat of Landfill Leachate Landfill leachate is an increasingly concerning byproduct of waste disposal, formed when rainwater seeps through layers of landfill waste, picking up a variety…


Achieving Wastewater Compliance in Food & Beverage: How Advanced Membranes Make It Possible

In today's food and beverage industry, regulatory compliance around wastewater discharge has never been more crucial. Stricter regulations aim to protect the environment, safeguard public health, and…


PAA Reuse 101: Unlocking Hidden Savings in Meat & Poultry Processing

In the industry of meat and poultry processing, maintaining food safety standards while optimizing operational efficiency is critical. One essential component of these operations is peracetic acid,…


Reducing Environmental Impact: How Advanced RO Membranes Improve Landfill Leachate Management

Landfills are a fact of life, but the environmental impacts they generate can be significant. One of the biggest challenges they pose is landfill leachate—a liquid formed when rainwater filters…


RO and the Circular Economy: Reusing Industrial Water to Reduce Overall Consumption

As industries continue to grow, so does the demand for water – one of our most precious resources. In response, the concept of a circular economy has gained traction, aiming to minimize waste and…


PFAS Removal in Landfill Leachate: The Effectiveness of RO Membranes

As landfill operators face increasingly stringent regulations and growing public concern over water quality, the challenge of managing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in leachate has…


Landfill with burning trash piles

Regulatory Compliance in Landfills: How RO Membranes Tackle the Fouling Challenge

Landfill leachate is a liquid that forms when rainwater flows through waste in landfills, picking up harmful substances like heavy metals, ammonia, and chemicals along the way. If not properly…


ZwitterCo appoints water industry veteran Myron Van Ert as its first Chief Commercial Officer

Former Veolia senior executive joins ZwitterCo to drive global expansion and accelerate adoption of breakthrough membrane technology WOBURN, Mass., - ZwitterCo, a leader in advanced membrane…


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Understanding the Environmental Impact of Poultry Processing and How to Mitigate It

Poultry processing is a fundamental part of the global food industry, ensuring a steady supply of poultry products to meet the growing demands of consumers. However, despite its critical role, the…


From Problem to Solution: How RO Membranes Can Transform Landfill Leachate into Reusable Water

A Growing Environmental Challenge Landfill leachate, a liquid formed when rainwater filters through waste in a landfill, can carry with it a range of harmful contaminants, including those produced by…


Membranes in Stillage Treatment: The New Recipe for Better CI Scores in Fuel Ethanol Production

In today's ethanol industry, Carbon Intensity (CI) is more than just a buzzword—it's a critical metric that influences the marketability, sustainability, and overall competitiveness of ethanol…


Future-proofing poultry processing plants

Future-Proofing Poultry Processing Plants to Meet Evolving Wastewater Treatment Standards

Poultry processing plants are grappling with the challenges in adhering to evolving wastewater treatment standards, striving to balance compliance with operational efficiency. As these standards…


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Don’t Get Zapped by High Electrical Consumption

The global energy crisis is worsening, with demand increasing faster than supply and prices soaring. In 2021, global energy demand rose by 4.6%, almost twice the growth seen the previous year,…


reverse osmosis (RO)

The Role of Reverse Osmosis in Wastewater Treatment

Originally posted by Water Tech Online | July 07, 2024 | Written by Jon Goodman Could irreversible organic fouling be relegated to the past for reverse osmosis (RO) membranes? As freshwater…


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Leave Only (Small) Footprints: Innovating Industrial Wastewater Reuse

Today, unique filtration technologies are making industrial wastewater reuse not just possible, but practical and profitable. These innovations are revolutionizing industries like agriculture,…


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The Biogas Balance: Managing Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Digestate

The biogas industry plays a crucial role in the circular economy by efficiently managing waste, producing renewable energy, and enhancing soil fertility. Anaerobic digesters, in particular, are very…


RO Membrane

Beyond the Surface: The Real Cost of RO Membrane Cleaning

Do you know how much you're really spending on cleaning your RO system? The costs might be higher than you think.  


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Reducing Wastewater Hauling Through An Advanced Membrane Treatment Technology

Originally posted by Water Online | May 03, 2024 | Written by Chris Roy High-strength wastewater is often hauled away to be managed, treated, or disposed of off-site, especially in applications like…


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Understanding Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD): Every Drop Counts

Water is a vital resource, and managing it responsibly is more important now than ever. Four billion people — almost two thirds of the world’s population — experience severe water scarcity for at…


Christy Harner, VP of Marketing Communications at ZwitterCo, accepting Bronze award at Edison Awards Gala.

ZwitterCo Superfiltration Named as 2024 Bronze Edison Award Winner

Boston, April 22, 2024 – The Edison Awards, celebrating 37 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, announced that ZwitterCo…


The Vital Role of Reverse Osmosis in Water Treatment

Reverse osmosis (RO), a revolutionary technology in water treatment, has been a vital solution in addressing the global water crisis. Used across various industries ranging from the treatment of…


Christy Harner

ZwitterCo Taps Growth Veteran Christy Harner as Vice President of Marketing Communications

Boston, April 2, 2024—ZwitterCo, the advanced membrane technology company, has added marketing veteran Christy Harner as Vice President of Marketing Communications. Harner joins ZwitterCo as it…


Water Filtration Membranes RO

New Zwitterionic Reverse Osmosis Membrane - Not Your Typical RO

Reverse osmosis (RO) technology has been revolutionary in water treatment, assisting in the treatment of wastewater, the desalination of seawater, and much more. However, despite its effectiveness,…


What is Superfiltration?

When considering which type of membrane to use, it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking “inside the box” of established membrane categories. Salt rejection, molecular weight cut-offs, pore…


Membrane Fouling - A Thing of the Past?

Membrane fouling has been a widespread challenge in filtration for decades, affecting the efficiency and lifespan of membrane systems used in water treatment, desalination, and other industrial…


The Power of Zwitterions

For more than forty years, reverse osmosis (RO) has been a leading method for water purification, representing a significant advancement in sustainable water treatment. In a rapidly changing world,…


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