2. Key benefits Applications of Activated Clay® Highly efficient means of removing hydrocarbons, other oils and chemicals from aqueous solutions Reduces Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons to non-detectable levels. Reduces Oil and Grease to non-detectable levels. Reduces soluble hydrocarbons Benzene, Ethylbenzene, Toluene, and Xylene to barely detectable levels. Loading rate is exponentially greater than Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Captures 50%-140% its weight in pollutants vs3-10% with GAC Saves money of fitrationmedia Won’t leach pollutants back into water or any substrate Unlike carbon sponges, Activated Clay won’t spill pollutants pressed Environmentally friendly Can be restored chemically or biologically and reused repeatedly Also for Industrial, Agricultural and Maritime applications Improves the performance of fuels and working fluids 2
3. Proven product Simple & Reliable Aqua TechnologiesInc cleans Produced Water Filtration, Closed Loop Water and SoilRemediation Systems, physical Spill Containment, flow through Vertical Trench Barriers, and Underwater flow through Contamination Caps. Activated Clay® manufactured by ATI has unique hydrophobic and oiliophilic characteristics that selectively remove hydrocarbons and a range of organic pollutants from aqueous streams down to extremely low levels. This simple product is simple, reliable & economic. Physical process technologies NO CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION Cost far less to operate than conventional chemical injection processes Creates no by-process waste ATI offers an industry leading off-the-shelf systems that can be easily scaled and transported with flows ranging from 50 GPM to 3000 GPM. 3
4. How it works Product Development History In the late 70’s & early 80’s ATI was in the Oil & Gas Exploration, Drilling and Production business. As necessity is the mother of inventions, an accidental spill required them to contain and remove crude oil from water, soil & rocks. Existing approaches were simple, but ineffective: soap, saw dust, fire or absorbent diapers. ATI then saw the industrial need for a material that would adsorb oil only, but not water. Organoclay Sodium bentonite clay, the basic material in drilling mud and kitty litter, is treated physically and chemically to repel water while absorbing hydrocarbons Our unique water treatment product, called ET-1, is a product generally referred to as a polymer modified bentonite or an organoclay. ET-1 is manufactured by binding an amine polymer containing an nitrogen ion onto bentonite clay and drying it in a granular form. More specifically, the nitrogen end of the quaternary amine, the hydrophilic end, is positively charged, and ion exchanges onto the clay platelet for sodium or calcium. The amines used are of the long chain type with 12-18 carbon atoms. After some 30 per cent of the clay surface is coated with these amines it becomes hydrophobic and, with certain amines, organophilic. The polymer binds to the bentonite's ionic surfaces and converts the clay from a hydratable form to an oil-wet, hydrocarbon adsorbent material ideal for water treatment applications. 4
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6. Produced water is sweet (not salty), but contained trace hydrocarbons
11. Since enhanced separation equipment, such as hydrocyclones and centrifuges, had not been adopted in the Rocky Mountains, adsorption alone was used to remove free and dispersed hydrocarbons to below discharge limits (10 mg/L).
12. ET-1 organoclay successfully removed these components, while activated carbon removed the bulk of the dissolved contaminants. The installation also handled the expected system upsets and even trapped an accidental truckload of invert-emulsion drilling fluid.5
21. Currently thousands of pounds of Activated Clay clean millions of gallons of process water daily. ATI’s clients in the US and abroad range from refineries and major O&G companies to manufacturers and remediation projects. ATI demo kit 6
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23. Covers ~58 acres of terrestrial and aquatic land on the east bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
25. Treated wood products with chemical compounds such as pentachlorophenol (PCP), creosote, chromium and arsenic to soil, groundwater, and sediment.
26. In 1990, the wood treatment operations ceased and early remediation actions were initiated to remove process equipment, piping tanks, and treatment formulations.
27. In July of 2004 the 25 acres of the Willamette River bed and adjacent shore were covered by articulated concrete block over a layer of over 1.2 million pounds of ET-1 Activated Clay.
41. Discharge limits me or ATI pays the fine!5 GPM field testing unit ATI achieves 10 million gallons treated in 2001 for 200 GM client 8 Activated Clay®
55. Existing containers designed for granular activated carbon usually work with ET-1 without modification.9 Activated Clay®
56. Product Supply Commercial Units & Factory Activated Clay® is manufactured at ATI’s company owned, state of the art manufacturing facility in Casper, Wyoming. ATI is the largest manufacturer of modified clay in the world with over 19,000 sqft of manufacturing space under roof. ATI offers custom packaging for its clients that wish to re-sell, blend or use Activated Clay® under different trade names. 10 Activated Clay®
57. For further information contact www.energyinvestgroup.com +44 20 3170 8940 Or www.aquatechnologies.com +1 307 234 0009