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News Release from: The Robert Gordon University | Subject: Contaminant removal
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 October 2006
100% of contaminants removed from waste
discharges
UVPS Environmental Solutions has developed a product which removes 100% of contaminants from waste discharges such as produced water from an oil rig or industrial waste waters.
UVPS Environmental Solutions, a spin out of The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, has developed a product which removes 100% of contaminants from waste discharges such as produced water from an oil rig or industrial waste waters In addition the company is celebrating the commissioning of its first commercial unit to North East of Scotland based company Sureclean as part of a joint industry project supported by Scottish Enterprise Grampian
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Advanced Water Treatment System (AWTS) developed by UVPS is the culmination of extensive research carried out by Professor Peter Robertson at RGU's Centre for Research in Energy and the Environment (CREE) and the use of Sureclean's wide experience in the Industrial sector.
This research was supported by Scottish Enterprise through the Proof of Concept Fund.
The proven, patented technology can provide solutions for the destruction of contaminants such as hydrocarbons in produced water, synthetic based fluids, waste production / processing chemicals, hydrocarbon and chemical spills, volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx).
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Kourosh Bassiti, Chairman and CEO of UVPS said "Existing technologies remove approximately 92% of contaminants from produced water on an oil rig.
The UVPS system is 100% effective and has applications in many industries, including the oil and gas, food and drinks, water treatment as well as healthcare.
As a result we harbour high expectations that the technology will become accepted best practice for contaminant removal throughout the industrial fields." John Barron, Managing Director of Sureclean added "We continually look at new technologies to enhance our service range, and were delighted to be involved in the design of the SAWTS.
We feel it will compliment our existing waste treatment services such as our Sureclean Inclined Plate Clarifier (SIPC) and Sureclean Sludge Separation System (SSSS).
The SAWTS can also be utilised as a polishing unit for oily water and sewage treatments or as a disinfection treatment to raw water treatment plant, and, due to specific industry led design features, we can offer our clients the option of onsite treatments, adding value in terms of cost and time savings." The technology uses an activated catalyst in the presence of ultraviolet light to remove and destroy a wide range of dissolved chemicals, pesticides, micro- organisms and other toxins, which have so far been difficult or prohibitively expensive to treat.
Changes in EC legislation will eventually result in some purification treatments being phased out (e.g chlorination) and other commonly used technologies unable to meet new legislation for specific contaminant discharge consents.
The technology developed by UVPS offers an extremely cost-effective solution to many issues faced by companies in the oil, chemical, food and drink, health and water sectors.
The AWTS modules can also include a range of sensor packages to ensure the purity of the treated water.
An Open Day at Sureclean's Aberdeen depot to view the SAWTS is to be held on October the 26th starting at 2.00pm.
For further information on the technology or the Open Day, please contact Vinod Ramachandran of Sureclean on 01349 884480.
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