Water Sustainability through the use of Advanced

Water Sustainability through the use of Advanced

Water Sustainability through the use of Advanced Biological Nutrient Recovery August 2014
Rick Johnson
Clearas Water Recovery
Vice President, Business Development
Agenda
• Who we are
• What is the technology
• What are the results
Missoula, MT
• Founded in 2007
• US patented technology
Cleveland, OH
• Focus on the advanced biological treatment of water
• Focus on commercialization
• Proven experience in multiple industries
Installations
Clearas locations
Active pilots
Costa Rica
Whether something is a problem…..
Depends on how you look at it.
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." Algae as a process / service
• US Patent 8,101,080
Proven in multiple industry verticals
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Municipal Wastewater
Agricultural
Pulp & Paper
Beverage
Ethanol Production
Anaerobic Digestion
Industrial Laundry Fish Processing
Aquaculture
Chemical and Fertilizer
CO2 consumption & O2 release
Biomass co‐product
Reusable water
CO2
Algae Return
BLEND
NUTRIENT RECOVERY
SEPARATION
Pure oxygen
Clean Water
Algae Harvest
Activated Sludge
Clearas ABNR
Return Activated Sludge (RAS)
Return Activated Algae (RAA)
Waste Activated Sludge (WAS)
Waste Activated Algae (WAA)
Wasting
Harvest
Food/Mass Ratio
Culture density
83%
267%
500%
Average reduction, %
Municipal
Industrial
Agricultural
100.0%
Average reduction, %
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
TP
TN
Ammonia
BOD
TSS
TKN
Municipal
98.7%
58.9%
95.0%
85.2%
96.1%
85.5%
Industrial
95.2%
92.8%
89.5%
96.5%
100.0%
94.4%
Agricultural
99.6%
95.1%
92.3%
95.3%
100.0%
95.0%
Raw vs Treated TP, municipal
0.07
0.06
Treated TP, mg/L
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
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Raw TP, mg/L
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Pilot in progress
Constituent, mg/l
NH3
TKN
NO2/NO3
TN
TP
TDS
TSS
Raw
0.16
0.9
4.28
5.18
0.11
450
ND
Treated
0.02
ND
0.36
0.36
0.01
306
ND
10 MGD
Constituent
NH3
BOD
CBOD
TKN
TN
TP
TSS
FOG (HME)
Units
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
Raw 229
3000
716
320
320
178
2600
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Treated
3.62
4
3
4.73
4.93
0.02
ND
ND
% reduction
98.4%
99.9%
99.6%
98.5%
98.5%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Integrated solutions for industrial applications
• Food processing
• Beverage production
• Aquaculture
• Fish processing
• Beef rendering
Municipal wastewater treatment
Northwest region municipality primary challenge –total phosphorus
Constituent
Before*
After*
% Removal
Total P (mg/L)
0.625
0.036
94.14%
TSS (mg/L)
12.18
0.24
98.00%
PCB (pg)
2141
144.1
93.00%
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Missoula Wastewater Plant Results:
Constituent Before
After
% Removal
Total P (mg/L)
0.29
0.035
87.93%
Ammonia (mg/L) 1.038
0.012
98.84%
Total N (mg/L)
8.26
3.188
61.40%
TSS (mg/L)
3.8
0.021
99.45%
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Inland Empire Paper Company Results
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Dalton Utility Plant Results:
Constituent Before
After
% Removal
Total P (mg/L)
2.68
0.18
93.3%
Ammonia (mg/L) 0.60
0.05
91.7%
Total N (mg/L)
14.1
3.26
76.9%
Characteristic
Site 1
Site 2
Moisture
Nitrogen
Protein
Fat
Carb
P2O5
Potash
Ash
5.56
5.61
35.10
1.70
23.1
3.04
0.702
34.60
9.28
7.76
48.26
4.23
23.1
2.20
0.803
15.12
Site
Flow (MGD)
Total Phosphorus, mg/L
Current
Target
Volume
Estimated % of Total
Savings, $M
to treat
Region 4
20 2.58
1.00
12.4
62.0%
$19.0
Region 2
3.4
0.50
0.375
0.9
26.5%
$6.3
Region 1
80
0.45
0.10
67.5
84.3%
$31.3
Region 1
45
0.47
0.10
38.3
85.1%
$16.8
Region 1
28
0.17
0.10
15.0
53.5%
$32.5
Savings based on $2.50/gal. capex estimate
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Summary
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Proven solution to next generation nutrient targets
Scalable
Sustainable
Significant potential cost savings
– Capex
– Opex
– NPW
All information contained in this presentation is strictly confidential and proprietary. Not for distribution. Copyright AlgEvolve 2013
Thank You
Rick Johnson
rjohnson@clearaswater.com
440.415.2151
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