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AQUATRON TMAQUATRON TMFine Particle Shortwave ThrombolyticFine Particle Shortwave Thrombolytic Agglomeration Reactor (FPSTAR)
Rajah Vijay Kumar., D.Sc.
A N T h l f W t d W tA New Technology for Wasted WaterRecovery and Management
Today �
“…Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, y g ,The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water
97% percent of the water on the earth is salt water
2% percent of the water on earth is glacier ice at the North and
South Poles
Less than 1% is fresh water that we can actually use
Application : Drinking – Transportation - Heating – Cooling – Industry
& Recycling& Recycling
Water Issues Today ��.
Industries consume water but also pollute it…
I d l i i 70 % f i d i l d d i h In developing countries, 70 % of industrial wastes are dumped without
treatment - World Development Report (WDR) of 2003
Each liter of wastewater discharged further pollutes about 5 8 litres of Each liter of wastewater discharged further pollutes about 5–8 litres of
water ( CSE , 2004) raising industrial use to 35-50%
Wastewater treatment systems are essentially installed only to meet theWastewater treatment systems are essentially installed only to meet the
wastewater discharge norms ( concentration based )
Industry meets required standards merely by diluting waste water with
clean water – A counter-productive and not a cost-effective solution
FPSTAR TechnologyFine Particle Short a e Thrombol tic Agglomeration Reactor Fine Particle Shortwave Thrombolytic Agglomeration Reactor
Particles finer than 0.1 µm (10-7m) in water remain continuously in motion
This is due to electrostatic charge (often negative) which causes them to
repel each other
FPSTAR uses a special technique that induces metacomplex ionization and
shortwave bombardment , simultaneously causing flow turbulence..
This strips (neutralizes) their electrostatic charge…
The finer particles start to collide and agglomerate (combine together)
d h fl f d l ’ funder the influence of Vander Waals’s forces
These larger and heavier particles are called Thrombus (clots)
The process is called as Fine Particle Thrombo- Agglomeration Reaction
An Analogy in Nature Blood clotting - A slightly different mechanism in nature
At its core, the actual mechanism of clotting is remarkably simple
A fibrous soluble protein called fibrinogen ("clot-maker") comprises about A fibrous, soluble protein called fibrinogen ( clot-maker ) comprises about
3% of the protein in blood plasma
Fibrinogen has a sticky portion near the center of the molecule
The sticky region is covered with little amino acid chains with -ve charges
Because like charges repel, these chains keep fibrinogen molecules apart
When a clot forms, a protein-cutting enzyme clips off the charged chains , p g y p g
This exposes the sticky parts of the molecule, and suddenly, fibrinogens
(now called fibrins) start to stick together, beginning the formation of a
clotclot.
Three important factors that help the blood to clot:
1. angular frequency of the number of times the heart pulses2 viscosity of the blood and 2. viscosity of the blood and 3. the turbulence in the circulatory plumbing system.
Single Particle in Water
FPSTAR Technology
FPSTAR reactor mimics a similar mechanism, found in nature…
Fine particles in liquids behave in the same way as the fibrinogen in the
blood, with a ‘sticky’ portion at the center and a negative charge as shown
in the figure previous slide..
The charge here is clipped off by applying high intensity shortwaves
th h i li d t f f ll d C dilithrough a specialized system of surfaces called Curdiliser
The Inner vessel of the reactor ( Reactor Core) consists of the Curdiliser
Curdiliser is made up of cylindrical structures made up of complex alloys
consisting of Aluminum Magnesium Zinc Copper Manganese Titanium consisting of Aluminum, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Titanium
and sometimes even Platinum, Iridium, Silver and Gold, depending on the
particle composition and the waste water to be recovered
The water to be treated will be pulse fed to the Reactor Core, with a p ,
suitable pulsating pump
Flow turbulence is caused by a second pump called the Turbuliser
Mechanism of Action High energy shortwave Resonance of different frequencies is delivered to
these structures, depending on the composition of the waste water
They form soluble monomeric and polymeric hydroxo- complexes
M l f d d d h f ll h f i l Metacomplexes formed depend on the type of alloy chosen for a particular
characteristic of the particles that needs to be clotted..
These Metacomplexes are the ones that stick together, beginning the
formation of clots like the fibrins in the bloodformation of clots, like the fibrins in the blood
Difficult Constituents
FPSTAR can also clot materials that do not otherwise form precipitate…
Sodium and Potassium and non-flocculating or non-coagulating materials
like benzene, toluene or similar complex organic compounds can also be
thrombulated and removed
Tough to remove substances like lignin can also be thrombulated and
removed by the FPSTAR Process removed by the FPSTAR Process
This is achieved by pre-treating it with extra high tension millimeter wave
bombardment prior to the FPSTAR processbombardment prior to the FPSTAR process
Process Benefits Reduce COD and BOD by 96% + Agglomerate particles as small as 0.01 to agglomerates of 10 µm to 1.5 mm
that can be filtered through conventional aidsE t l f t ti ti t li d l t Extremely fast reaction time, processes water on line and clean water available for recycle immediately
Arsenic, Nitrates, Heavy Metals and Fluoride content reduced Softening Solids as fast sedimentation Aidg Very small space requirements Very effective in the removal of high and low turbidity Extremely effective in removal of Color, TOC, NOM and DBP precursors
Works o er a ide pH range Works over a wide pH range Low cost compared to conventional methods of water treatment / recovery. Makes heavier particles that settle faster and works better in cold water Higher sludge concentrations resulting in lower sludge disposal costsg g g g p Non-hazardous environmental sludge residue Compatible and beneficial with many land application residue programs and
farming, depending on the source of original water.
A “NO” h i l A “NO” chemical process
Efficacy
Constituents % Removed
Suspended Solids > 99%
Oil /Grease / Hydrocarbons > 99%
Heavy Metals > 99%
Arsenic / Cyanide > 96%
Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium > 90%
Bacteria /Fungus / Algae / Larvae and their spores > 99%Bacteria /Fungus / Algae / Larvae and their spores > 99%
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) > 96%
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) > 96%
Carbon, Ammonia and Sulphur Compounds > 98%
Nitrites and Fluorides > 96%
ll O i di A i i l ( O ) 94%Naturally Occurring Radio Active Materials (NORM) > 94%
Applications Industry Verticals
OIL AND GAS
• Drilling platform waste water and flow back water g p• Refinery process storage and ground water • Distribution depot’s wash water
MARINE AND SHIPPING
• Tanker and ship bilge water • Ballast water from tankers• Cruise Liner wash and waste water
MINING AND ORE PROCESSING
• Mine Discharge Water and Tailing Ponds • Minerals and precious metals recovery
MINERALS AND METALS PROCESSING
• Process and Cooling Water• Mineral and Precious Metals Recovery from process discharge
Applications (contd.)
CHEMICAL PRODUCTION• Process and Waste Water
POWER GENERATION• Process and Wash Water
WASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE MANAGEMENT• Landfill Leachate Anaerobic Digestate Sewerage Water• Municipal waste Autoclave discharge• Car wash waste water
DRINKING WATER• From contaminated Lakes, Rivers, Sea
FOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PROCESSING• Process Water from all kind of food industries • Recovery of fats, oils and greases
DISTILLERIES BREWERIES AND WINERIESDISTILLERIES, BREWERIES AND WINERIES• Process Effluent Spent Wash Cooling Water
Laboratory Tests
Laboratory Trials and Pilot operations have confirmed its efficacy in treating and recovery of the following waste water streams :
Coffee Pulping Wash Water
Brewery spent wash
Distillery Effluent
Sewage water
Lake water
C t i t d i t Contaminated river water
Textile Dying Water
Tannery effluent water
Sea water Sea water
Automobile Servicing water
Dairy wash water
Contaminated ground water, etc.g ,
Industrial Waste water streamsprocessed at our laboratory
Multi-Stage output in a Distillery Spent washDistillery Spent wash
Coffee pulping Waste Water
Water from Coke…
AQUATRON TM
An AQUATRON TM FPSTAR plant is a completely automatic computer controlled multi-stage system that is totally ‘plug and play’and play
Only one operator is required to start and stop the plant
and occasionally check the quality of output water
One time setting of all process parameters will ensure
trouble free operation
Th h i l dd d ff ti l th There are no chemicals added, so effectively there are no
consumables except electricity for its operation
The control rod of the reactor has to be replaced every 5000p y
hours of operation. The control rod is an expensive
replacement.
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FPSTAR - Small plant at SERI’s Laboratoryy
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FPSTAR DemonstrationDemonstration
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FPSTAR DemonstrationDemonstration
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In field Operation..
25,000 Liters/ day, Pilot FPSTAR system Installed in Kodagu, Karnataka, Processing Coffee Pulping Effluent..