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The expanding pollution of drinking water
sources and increasingly stringent regulations
promote the development of new,
innovative treatment technologies.
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Conventional water treatment methods are often not
effective in the removal of micro-pollutants such as
Volatile Organic compounds (VOC's) because of their
physical and chemical characteristics.
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| AquaPure's technology shows superior purification ability over other existing technologies for a variety wide refractory pollutants characterized by high solubility in water and high toxicity, such as |
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Petrochemicals: MTBE, BTEX |
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Organic solvents: TCE, 1.4 dioxane |
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Industrial pollutants and pesticides: NDMA |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Endocrine disruptors |
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These hazardous compounds are treated with Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP), an integration of ozone with peroxides, ultraviolet (UV) light, and/or high pH.
The Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) is currently an emerging market trend and is anticipated to drive enormous global water infrastructure investments. However, generic solutions are usually complicated, require complex and expensive maintenance, and are frequently characterized by problematic economical feasibility.
AquaPure's innovative AOP solution reduces many of the deficiencies of standard AOP's. The company's solution is simple to use, requires minimal maintenance and hence, is economically attractive for various water treatment applications. Currently, AquaPure is the only company in the world to have developed a commercially viable, chemical free AOP solution for decontamination of micro pollutants.
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| NON THERMAL PLASMA TECHNOLOGY |
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AquaPure's innovative AOP solution reduces many of the deficiencies of standard AOP's. The company's solution is simple to use, requires minimal maintenance and hence, is economically attractive for various water treatment applications. Currently, AquaPure is developing a commercially viable, chemical free AOP solution for decontamination of micro pollutants.
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| AquaPure'S TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGES |
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AquaPure's technology
possesses unique advantages
that meet EPA standards and
critical success factors in the
water industry:
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Proven effectiveness in treating water contaminants |
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Removal of MTBE and TCE down to the detection limit (<1ppb) |
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High energy efficiency (see "system performance") |
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Low hazardous by-product production:
(Bromate, TBA, etc.) |
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System simplicity |
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No pure oxygen supply |
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No dry air supply |
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No hydrogen peroxide |
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No pre-treatment filtration |
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No post treatment air stripping |
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Environmentally friendly |
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No chemicals added |
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No waste produced |
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Small carbon footprint |
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Mercury free system |
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Low maintenance |
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No disposable parts |
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No moving parts |
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No UV lamps, which require cleaning or replacement |
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All of the above describe a cost-effective technology that substantially reduces costs of ozone
or UV based systems (50% or more), allowing rapid and massive penetration into new niches
of the emerging AOP market. Cost saving is evident on two parallel levels; low capital
equipment costs, and low variable costs.
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AquaPure PERFORMANCE
The Electric Energy Order (EEO) is a measure commonly used to
evaluate decontamination efficiency. The EEO is the electrical
energy (kW*hour) needed to reduce the contaminant per volume
(m3) by one order of magnitude.
AquaPure's system demonstrates low EEO values and high
reduction of contaminant concentration:
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1.21 |
| MIB |
1.67 |
| NDMA |
0.63 |
| 1,4 dioxane |
1.24 |
| MTBE |
3.8 |
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