compost,FOG cleaning,MSW municipal solid waste,hydrocarbon cleaning,waste water treatment,

1. EKO GEA
WASTE T REATMENT
A PPLICATIONS
Bio-dynamics at work

2. C OMPANY B ACKGROUND
 Since 1995
 Additives (Ascophyllum nodosum marine algae
extraction) for:
 Waste treatment (water, MSW, compost, manure
management, etc.)
 Agriculture (crops, soils, turfgrass, etc.)
 Animal Nutrition
 Biogas production
 Aquaculture
 Others
• Any biological process
• Many physical-chemical

3. H OW I T W ORKS
Bio-active extraction of  Ideal culture
media (microbes
Ascophyllum nodosum do the work)
 Biological ion
exchange
 Sequestration of
heavy metals &
other toxins
EEC certified ORGANIC

4. H OW I T W ORKS
EKO GEA IS:
• Biological, bio-active EKO GEA is NOT:
• An ideal culture media for microbes Microbes!
• Feeds & Protects
Consider:
• Less than 0.5% of the estimated 2 to 5 billion microbial species
have been identified
• Only 1% of the planet‟s microbial species can be readily grown in
the laboratory
How do we  The vast majority - in the soil, water, and residing in other life
increase forms (such as in cows) - cannot be cultured in a lab *
biological • Microbes mediate almost every conceivable biological process on
performance earth
? • Microbes produce enzymes which further enhance biological
By enhancing processes (how nature processes waste)
the • A single gram of soil can contain more than a billion microbes
environment • Soil may contain a million different types of microbes
for Microbes • Microbes comprise ~60% of the earth‟s biomass
• 99% of all bacteria are helpful to organisms and their

5. A D ISRUPTIVE A PPROACH
EEC certified ORGANIC
 100% Ascophyllum nodosum - proprietary extraction = EKO GEA’s Intellectual Property (IP)
 A. nodosum - well-documented bio-activator/bio-re-mediation agent - made more potent by our extraction
 Known as the most nutritious vegetable on the planet
 In its extracted form (EKO GEA), A. nodosum is a perfect microbial culture media = feeds and protects
 FEEDS microbes
 Oligo-saccharides - polysaccharide favored by bio-active, influential microbial families in digestive
processes
 A vast array of trace elements + micro-nutrients – in organic form, chelated & bio-available
 PROTECTS microbes
 Ion exchange capacity - "neutralizes" negatively charged ions which results in the elimination of H₂S and
NH₃ , plus most metal ions. It has a gel-like property which also protects microbes, physically
 Sequesters heavy metals - absorbing them without releasing them into organisms within the ecosystem
 Provides pre-biotic chemistry which enhances biology
 Absorbs 35 times it's weight in water - lends moisture retention to any process (microbes need water!)
 Eliminates odour via biological ion exchange capacity - a bio-chemical reaction - near-immediate upon
contact (5-20 minutes)
 Effective against pathogenic microbes because indigenous beneficial microbes out-compete pathogens
 Gel-like property which provide physical protection– natural sealant / lubricant

6. T HE EKO GEA S TORY
EEC certified ORGANIC
Goran Dordič,
microbiologist, inventor, an
d founder of EKO GEA

7. S UPERIOR C ULTURE M EDIA
Feeds  Unique nutrients
&
Protects
 Protective functions
Microbiology  Flexibility – many applications
Extraction process is
EKO GEA’s core, proprietary technology

8. P LUS B IOLOGICAL
I ON E XCHANGE
 Bio-chemical reduction
 H₂S, NH₃, metals, mercaptans, etc.
 Immediate
 Robust
 Co-benefit = ODOUR elimination
Paves the way for beneficial microbial performance

9. WASTE T REATMENT
A PPLICATIONS
 Wastewater Treatment (WwT)
 MSW Leachate + other high-COD/low-BOD industrial effluents
 Municipal, Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial,
 Pond/Lake/Reservoir Remediation – controls unwanted algae
bloom
 Biogas Production – 80+% methane biogas
 Nutrient/Manure Management
 Compost
 Sludge Treatment
 Bio-remediation of soils
 Radionuclides, Hydrocarbons, Arsenic, etc.)
 Gas Emissions & Dust Control
 MSW Treatment

10. O THER ATTRIBUTES
 Flexible
 Liquid + Granulate
 Many options for application
 Upstream is better – enhance the biology
sooner
 Easy to apply
 Works on odour in minutes via ion exchange
 Low-cost
 Treatments range from 50-200ml/m³ waste
 One-time treatment only
 Additional dosing w/ new waste
EKO GEA's full product line is certified ORGANIC under the European Community EEC 2381/94, EG 8342007, and
EG8992008 which governs organic production, labeling and control of animal and human feedstuffs. All of EKO
GEA’s products can be sold and used in the eco-systems of agriculture in all member states of the European
EEC certified ORGANIC
Community without special permission.

11. WASTEWATER TREATMENT
 EKO GEA additive is used in most of the
conventional WwTP‟s in Slovenia
 100% Ascophyllum nodosum - proprietary
extraction
 Bio-active – FEEDS + PROTECTS
Culture
Media  Nutrient (COD/BOD, TSS, N & P)
Efficiencies  Nitrification/de-nitrification efficiencies
 Filamentous algae
 Odour
 Sludge
 Energy

12. Additive is at the CORE
% Reductions w/ EKO GEA Additive (alone)
in Conventional WwTP’s in Slovenia
120%
Municipal
100% Sites:
Brdo Prekranju
80% Šmarje
Before EKO GEA Additive: Logatec
• All plants were achieving between 45-85% BNR Hoče*
60% • All plants were using FeCl2 for nutrient reduction Rogaška
• All plants had problems with bi-annual filamentous algae bloom Sežana
• All plants had nuisance odour complaints
40% Žalec
Muska Sobata
Valenje
20%
Kranj
0%
Sludge O2 Usage Filamentous Chemical TSS BOD COD Nuisance Energy
Algae Usage Odour

13. B ENCH - TOP T RIALS –
A DDITIVE O NLY
Toxin Industry Value at Start Days Results
mg/litre or ppm Value % Reduction
COD Spent caustic from 52,000 27,000 49
3
Phenol Petroleum Refining >12,000 4,500 64
Arsenic sludge Smelting 32 7 3.9 88
Cyanide liquid Metallurgy >3000 5 <1 100
Soft drink concentrate
COD 315,000 3 265,000 26
(spoiled batch)
COD Palm Oil >120,000 3 63,000 52
COD Spoiled Milk - Dairy 128,000 3 12,000 91
COD/Wastewater Haz-Waste Treatment 3,227 2 1,058 84
Note: Odour reduction in all of the above was between 80-100%
Unprecedented toxin reductions via a vegetable-based Additive
(no other physical/chemical treatment)

14. H YDROCARBON C LEANING
Full-scale Trial on “Produced Water” – November 2010 – Colorado Natural Gas Fields
Toxin Industry Value at Start Days Results
mg/litre or ppm Value % Reduction
1 245 92
Gasoline-range organics* Natural Gas “Fracking” 3011 5 22 99
9 5 100
1 203 96
Diesel-range organics * - same as above - 5767 5 39 99
9 7 100
* benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene Co-benefit = complete odour elimination
BP Oil Spill 2010 - Bucket Trial – Gulf of Mexico, Alabama Coast, USA
Bucket #1 Bucket #2 Bucket #3 Bucket #4 Bucket #5
Golf-ball-sized
On Sand Pinestraw Seagrass Soil
Globules in
sea water
Day 3 No trace of oil No trace of oil No trace of oil No trace of oil No trace of oil

15. M UNICIPAL S OLID WASTE
(MSW)
 Ion exchange capacity of EKO GEA 400
 Immediate biochemical reduction of noxious gases (H2S and NH3)
Reduces  EKO GEA 400 = an ideal microbial culture media – aerobic & anaerobic
 Enhances mineralisation of organic matter
Leachate
 Reduces COD & BOD
Toxins Microbes
 Improves CH4 production do the work!
Heavy Metals
 Beneficial microbes out-compete pathogens
Pests
 Robust microbial activity produces HEAT = dehydration Reduces
Odours leachate volume
 Microbes consume water = more dehydration
 Blocks heavy metal contamination
Biological  Ascophyllum nodosum is known to bio-absorb/sequester heavy metals without
release into plants, animals or eco-systems
Efficiencies  Sets up balanced biological feeding cycle
Increase  Feeds & speeds green micro-algae growth during daylight at top of landfill – amasses
Landfill CO₂
 Micro-algae dies at night and become needed Carbon source for better biology –
capacity food for beneficial microbes = more biological degredation
Note: EKO GEA also treats leachate 15
 Heat repels pests (birds, flies, rats)

16. FOG C LEANING
EKO GEA Additive used along with aeration will break down
and eliminate FOG’s
o Slaughterhouses
o Food Processing – grease traps, dairy, food oils, meat-based
o Oil & Gas Industry – any hydrocarbons
o Personal-care products
o Car washes – effluent suitable for sewer release
o Other high-FOG industrial processes
Use with Aeration:
o O₂ - 1.5 - 2.5 mg/litre only
GREEN
Solution Use for Cleaning:
o No detergents/anti-foams required

17. Compost Protocol Bio-dynamics at work
Highest quality compost in 6 weeks
Week 1 Weeks 3-5
• Apply EKO-GEA 400
• Turn whenever temps go
• 200ml/m3 of compost
above 26° C - about once-a-
• Turn whenever temps reach 65°
week
C
• Every few days during • 5 L of water/m3 of compost
Week 1 /day
• 5 L of water/m³ of compost/day
Week 1 Week2 Weeks 3-5 Week 6
Week 2
Week 6
No Leachate • Turn whenever temps go above
High quality, finished
No Pathogens 26° C - about once-a-week
COMPOST
No Heavy • 5 L of water/m3 of compost /day
Metals
Ideal Windrow Shape:
Up to 4m high
C:N Ratio
is also important.
Have your compost analysed, and if Ul. M. Grevenbroich 13
3000 Celje SLOVENIA
required, add urea or Nitrogen to Tel: +386 303 945 30
raise N levels (1kg/m³). UK Skype Tel:
+442081440102
Ideal is 30:1 Email:
mkeenan@ekogea.com

18. S LUDGE T REATMENT
 EKO GEA Additive in fermentation/stabilisation
process
 Creates faster, more robust microbiology
 Moisture reduction
Multiple  Better solids for pelleting
functions  Ion exchange on gases, odours, metal elements which
interfere w/ microbiology
at once  Heavy metal sequestration
 Strong microbial culture
 Out-competes pathogens
 Improves quality of bio-solid fertilizer
 Biogas production option (80+% methane)
 Co-benefit = Odour elimination
Artificial Soil Option: 1:1 mixture of EKO GEA-treated sludge w/ construction waste
= Quality landfill for multiple uses

19. L AND R ECLAMATION
• Unique Nutrition for organism +
environmental Microbiology
• Soil amendment o Oligosaccharides
o Polyuronic acid  Organic
• Bio-activator  Chelated
o Trace elements
• Bio-re-mediation agent o Micro-nutrients
 Bio-available
• Numerous other • Protective
applications with o Ion exchange capacity - converts N to a
unlimited potential usable form + detoxifies soils
o Gel-like consistency – many benefits
• Promotes root growth over foliar growth
EKO GEA's full product line is certified ORGANIC under the European Community EEC 2381/94, EG 8342007, and
EG8992008 which governs organic production, labeling and control of animal and human feedstuffs. All of EKO
GEA’s products can be sold and used in the eco-systems of agriculture in all member states of the European
EEC certified ORGANIC
Community without special permission.

20. RE-VEGETATION
EKO GEA BIO-ENGINEERS SOIL
 Accelerates humus formation
 Builds water-retention capabilities &
permeability
Synergistic  Promotes intensive root growth
Enrichment &  “Fixes” the soil & prevents “slide” tendencies
Conditioning
 Activates micro-organic climate
 Provides nutrient supply
 Polyuronic acid
 Oligosaccharides
EKO GEA grows grass
in any environment
 Blocks heavy metals & toxins

21. W HAT IS N EW G EN ?
 Breakthrough Wastewater Treatment, Biogas
Production, and Bio-filtration plants
 Low-cost, efficient, small, fast, GREEN

22. A WHOLE NEW WORLD
NewGen
WwT & Biogas
Production
Plants
Bio-dynamics at work

23. N EW G EN M EETS /E XCEEDS
EU E FFLUENT R EQUIREMENTS
Parameter COD BOD TSS Total P Total N
mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l
EU Requirement 125 25 <35 <2 <15
EN 12566-3:2005+A1:2009
Packaged Domestic
Wastewater Treatment Plant

24. 10 m³per day
NewGen WwT & biogas plant
Bio-media Loading
Bio-media level
Biogas Collection
Feedstock In Effluent
Effluent =
nutrient-rich
grey water
Hydrolysis/ Bio-filtration
Sedimentation Tanks
Ul. M. Grevenbroich 13
Tanks 3000 Celje SLOVENIA
Tel: +386 303 945 30
UK Skype Tel:
+442081440102
Email:

25. N EW G EN S TANDS O UT
 Disruptive
 Complete digestion – no organic
digestate/sludge
 Small
 Fast (24-hours)
 No heat, low power (only dosage pump and pre-
mixing)
 No Odour
 Below-ground (no unsightly digesters)
 80+% Methane
 Safe
 GREEN

26. NewGen Technology
Algae Additive at the CORE – Feeds, Speeds, Protects Microbes
• Biological ion exchange – H₂S + NH₃ + other negatively charged ions
• Unique nutrients for microbes – Oligosaccharides + micro-nutrients EEC certified ORGANIC
• Alginates – protection of microbes
Bio-media
• Shelter/housing for microbes
• Enhanced filtration
Plant design - Column filtration
• Force-feeds microbes
• Eliminates need for mixing
• Offers self-cleaning
mechanisms
Anaerobic Digestion (AD)
• Attributes known

27. N EW G EN B IOGAS P LANTS
Size DOES Matter
Size Comparison:
approximately to scale
16 m³/day capacity
NewGen Conventional
24 hours retention time 30 - 80 days retention time (larger for 30+ days)

28. W HY IS N EW G EN
SO E FFICIENT ?
Number and health of ‘workers’ – Microbes do the wor
Microbes in Microbes on
conventional NewGen
WwTP/digester media
(actual micrograph) (actual micrograph)
In conventional In NewGen Plant, microbes:
WwTP‟s/digesters, microbes:  Sheltered by porous bio-media
 Suspended in water  Force-fed nutrients (oligosaccharides)
 Depend on coagulates for shelter  Protected from toxins
 Must „wait‟ to bump into nutrients (alginates + ion exchange)
 Vulnerable to toxins and  Out-compete predators
predators m³ of bio-media = 1 km² of surface area for microbial “workers”
Every

29. N EW G EN B IOGAS P LANTS
A DDITIVE IS AT THE C ORE
 Providing microbes with:
 Unique sugars and nutrients (oligosaccharides)
 Protection from toxins (alginates)
 Biological ion exchange (immediate and permanent
H₂S reduction)
 Healthy microbes
 More robust proliferation
 Out-compete predators
 Ion exchange = no H₂S or NH₃ odour and no
EEC certified ORGANIC
equipment corrosion

30. The FUTURE
The Past of WwT & Biogas
EFFICIENT
Small NewGen
Fast
Low-cost NewGen =
87% Methane
Invisible

31. M ANUFACTURED TO EN S TANDARDS
( FOR UND E R G R OU N D SEWA G E / WAT E R TANK S + PIPING )
Polyethylene (PE) Rotomoulding
All EKO GEA plants are manufactured by
www.aplast.si/en/

32. C OMPLETED I NSTALLATION
300-student
Elementary School
Šentrupert, Slovenia
10m³/day
Wastewater
Treatment Plant

33. Eco-lutionary!
Biological
Ion
Exchange
NewGEN

34. EKO GEA’S DISTRIBUTOR IN
ROMANIA
SC EKOGEA EAST s.r.l.
Timisoara
0040734725311
0040745624270
Bio-dynamics at work
EKO GEA's full product line is certified under
Ul. M. Grevenbroich 13 the European Community EEC 2381/94, EG
3000 Celje SLOVENIA 8342007, and EG8992008 which governs
Tel: +386 303 945 30 organic production, labeling and control of
UK Skype Tel: animal and human feedstuffs. All of EKO
+442081440102 GEA's products can be sold and used in the
Email: eco-systems of agriculture in all member
mkeenan@ekogea.com states of the European Community without
Website: www.ekogea.com/en special permission.