Advantages of Newman Zone

Newman Zone® Works

Newman Zone® is a blend of fast-release (sodium lactate) and slow-release (soybean oil) electron donors.  It is proven effective in reducing chlorinated solvent concentrations in ground water by rapidly stimulating initial microbial activity and by supporting long-term reductive dechlorination.  The fast-release donor rapidly creates anaerobic conditions in the subsurface.  The slow-release donor has been demonstrated to be effective for as long as five years.

Newman Zone® Is Cost-Effective

The vegetable oil in Newman Zone® has two advantages over other types of slow-release electron donors:  it is cheaper on a per pound basis and it has a greater hydrogen-release efficiency.  Hence, it has a very low cost per pound of hydrogen that is released.  It may be active for several years as a slow-release donor, unlike inexpensive soluble donors which are consumed in a few months.  Hence, the cost of multiple injections and the associated biofouling problems in wells are avoided.

Newman Zone® Is Easy to Use

Newman Zone® consists of submicron droplets that are smaller and more uniform in size than field-prepared emulsions or competitive products.  This means that when diluted, Newman Zone® will remain a kinetically stable emulsion, pump as easily as water, move through the aquifer in a more predictable manner, and will not clog pore throats and reduce aquifer permeability.  Some permeability loss as a result of biofouling is possible with any electron donor.

 

Quick Facts About Newman Zone®

On the market longer than any other factory manufactured off-the-shelf emulsified vegetable oil.

Millions of pounds have been successfully used since the first injection in 2002.

Produced in a stable factory environment where it is pasteurized and packaged in sterile containers.  All ingredients are food-grade and are kosher.

A kinetically stable emulsion that will not cream or separate either in our warehouse, during transportation, or on your job site. 

It can be stored in our refrigerated warehouse for as long as three years with no change in the product.  No need to wait for a "custom blend" necessitated by poor emulsions that have no shelf life.

We recommend using it within two months of delivery, but it has been stored unrefrigerated on-site for as long as six months without product degradation.