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The Company has been established to exploit

the new discoveries in
removal/recovery by biosorption.
heavy metal PRODUCTS - biosorbents
1) Biosorbent materials from waste industrial biomass
There are two decades of original R&D
experience and engineering know-how available 2) Biosorbent materials from algal biomass
for applying biosorption in effluents detoxification. 3) Specialized biosorbents
Biosorption is capable of removing toxic heavy
metals from industrial effluents and other sources
very cost-effectively, it is extremely economical. EQUIPMENT
Company services span a broad spectrum 1) Sorption columns - various sizes
ranging from advising to contracted-out treatment
plant operation.
2) Pilot-plant sorption assembly
There are three main lines of Company
business. Engineering consulting leads the way on
an immediate basis. SERVICES
Priority clients are large industries including 1) Engineering consulting
mining and ore processing, electroplating and 2) Laboratory-supported treatability studies
coal-powered electricity generation. 3) Process concept and design
As mentioned, removal of Arsenic from drinking
water represents a peculiar and particular problem
4) Contract operation of wastewater treatment plants
where biosorption can also be very effective.
New BOOK: " SORPTION and BIOSORPTION"
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Engineering Services Top of page

Engineering services offered by the Company can span a wide range

- from advising the Client to fully operating the treatment process and
guaranteeing its performance in compliance with regulatory
requirements.
Metal removal is considered within a broader scope of complete
effluent treatment as mandated by local regulatory requirements.
Bringing the new biosorbent materials to the market is the simplest
business alternative. Design of the process and equipment in which they
would be used for metal removal is the way of most effectively applying
the proprietary technology and existing unique Company know-how.
Running the entire treatment operation for the Client or closely
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Running the entire treatment operation for the Client or closely
supervising it may sometimes be very advantageous for the Client.
Resale of the recovered metal(s) can offset the treatment expenses.
Products - Biosorbents
Biosorbents - a whole family of
these newly developed materials
resulted from two decades of
pioneering research. These highly
metal-sorbing materials are based on
natural biomass or industrial
(fermentation) by-products. That is
why new biosorbents can be very
competitively priced - at about
1/10 (!) of the ion-exchange resin
costs. Biosorbents perform just like
these much more expensive synthetic
resins whose price depends totally on
the crude oil price and availability.
Metal Selectivity - biosorbents
are very selective with high affinity for
toxic heavy metals. "Light metals"
(Na, Ca, Mg, K) do not interfere with
heavy metal priority uptake.
Biosorption process offers a cost-
effective alternative for treating
different metal-laden effluents.
Equipment
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Biosorbents are
powders or granules of 0.1 and
3mm size. T hey can also be as
irregular particles. They are
capable of extracting heavy
metals from water solutions
by fixing metal ions within
the porous and chemically
activ e particle structure.
Regeneration - W hen
saturated, biosorbent
particles are washed,
releasing the metals in a small
v olume of highly
concentrated wash solution.
This simple processing can
take place in the same
equipment.
Metal Recovery - The
metals of v alue can be
recov ered from the wash
solution in a different and
separate recov ery process.
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High Efficiency - biosorbents
load single or mixed metals in excess
of 10% of the sorbent dry weight.
They have metal-removal efficiencies
of >99.9%, yielding effluents with
total metal concentrations of less than
10-50 ppb. This is more effective
than with other metal removal
methods. No toxic sludges left over.
High Versatility - biosorbents
function generally over a wide range
of pH values (pH 4-10) as well as
temperatures (5-75oC) with no
change in efficiency. They could be
used in different process operating
arrangements.
Tolerance to Contaminants
Biosorbents are not seriously affected
by other organic contamination in
concentrations <5,000mg/L.. They
can even be used with streams
containing particulate matter.
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Biosorption Pilot Systems (BeePS) are of different sizes as

required. They use a range of sorption columns from small laboratory
columns to a man size. Advanced BeePS are partially automated, self-
standing modules for the sorption process containing all the operating
elements: columns, tanks, pumps, flow-control valves and plumbing.
Apart from the standard sorption column operation, there could be
fluidized bed or mixed-tank sorption operations that allow working
with suspensions feeds containing particles. Again, all components are
standard equipment.
Regeneration of spent biosorbents is usually done in situ inside the
equipment. When completely spent biosorbents are to be disposed of
after multiple-use cycles, they are washed clean in the last cycle and
landfilled or incinerated - they are safe and biodegradable.

Equipment: One of the key advantages of the biosorption process is

that it uses a completely standard equipment easily available in all
sizes and modifications, readily order from specialized manufacturers
and assembled by the Company in an appropriate format as required.
The Company engineers and technicians look after equipment sizing,
ordering, assembly, modification, testing and piloting - even operation, if
required by the Client.
Supplying and assembling the equipment provides a small portion of
Company revenues.
The Company aims at delivering fully engineered turn-key effluent
processing plants - with operation supervision and/or full operation.

Treatability Studies Top of page

As one step of studying and remedying the wastewater problem, treatability studies could become expensive. The Company know-how
and thorough knowledge of the (sorption) process minimizes the time and expense of effluent treatability studies. In fact, we do not
hesitate to NOT recommend the biosorption detoxification step if it is not required for the overall treatment scheme to be effective.

CONSULTING WITH THE CLIENT LA BORATORY BA CK-UP TREA TA BILITY STUDIES

We consider the cooperation and
collaboration with clients as the most
important aspect of problem solution.
There are essential steps:
● Reviewing the problem nature.
● Assessing the regulatory demands.
● Establishing a wastewater sampling and
analysis program.
● Quantitative determination of the
wastewater problem.
● Consideration of alternatives and/or
modifications of treatment schemes.
● Preliminary collaborative design of the
wastewater treatment, its feasibility
assessment and cost estimations.
Major outcome: Precise knowledge and
understanding of the wastewater disposal
problem and its treatment alternatives.
Laboratory analyses are an essential ● Are usually carried out either on a small
component of: scale in the laboratory or on a larger scale as
● Understanding the wastewater problem field operations. This is where the Company
and discharge impacts. know-how and its laboratory infrastructure is
● Determining overall and especially metal- crucial for minimizing the expenses involved.
related toxicity problems. ● Treatability studies produce the essential
● Quantitative determination of the key experimental result basis for establishing
pollution/toxicity factors - and metal(s) design of the operating requirements and
content as well as their type. sequences required for the successful full-
● Providing the fundamental and time-based scale treatment operation.
treatment-performance results. TREA TMENT PLANT OPERATION
● Following performance of the laboratory The installed full-scale treatment plant can
or pilot treatment procedures with their eventually be operated by the Client
variations and alternatives. personnel. While there may be various
● Determining the effect of the inflow degrees of initial operator training and/or
composition and hydraulic variations. follow-up supervision provided by the
● Following the performance of a full-scale Company, some Clients may prefer to
operation. contract out the effluent treatment
● Providing a basis for submissions to responsibilities. The degree of Company
regulatory authorities. participation in this regard is negotiated on
an individual basis with the Client.
Potential metal recovery from the
treatment operation represents another
dimension of its operation.

ENVIRONMENTAL vs RECOVERY CONCERNS:

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vs RECOVERY CONCERNS:
Metal-laden waste solutions usually contain metal(s) at concentrations too low for recovery that is thus not feasible without an effective
pre-concentration step. The wastewater toxic metal content, however, is high enough to pose a serious environmental hazard.
Biosorption treatment results in low volumes of high-concentration wash solutions suitable for subsequent metal recovery.

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