Vacuum Distillation of Trade Waste - presentation at Yarra Valley Water Business Breakfast

1. Securency International Pty Ltd Usage of Vacuum Distillation to Recycle Trade Waste Water

2. Who is Securency? World leader in polymer banknote substrate - Guardian® Two manufacturing locations… Australia and Mexico Dedicated R&D centre in Australia for further innovation 2008 2ndOpacification plant commissioned (Mexico) 2009 Securency R&D centre was Built 2011 1988 1996 2003 2007 Over 30 Countries have issued banknotes printed on Guardian® First Guardian® polymer banknote issued Securency was formed PolyTeQ® Services were introduced 2nd production line set-up 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2015

3. Production Waste Stream Are Treatment & Recycling possible? Electroplating Waste Stream Printing Equipment Wash Down Stream

4. Design Study

5. Project Map

6. Process flow

7. Performance Concentrate = 3.25% Evaporate = 1.1% Total loss = 4.35% Total recycled = 95.65%

8. Key Figures Treatment cost per month (= 60’000 litres) Energy 60 kWh per 1000 litre = 3631.8kWh x 0.06 AUD = 217.90 AUD Process Additives 25 litres of Defoamer 25 litres of Caustic Soda 5 litres Cleaning Agent = 230,-AUD Labour 10 hrs = 400,-AUD  ~850,-AUD/month = 1.4 cents/litre compared with 20 cents/litre on chemical treatment (excluding analysing cost = 400,-AUD/monthly)

9. Thank you for your attention