The innovative and patented ECO electro-catalytic oxidation system has proven to be a large success in oily wastewater treatment, reaching previously unobtainable levels of hydrocarbon remediation.

The innovative and patented ECO electro-catalytic oxidation system from Aquatic Technologies has proven to be a large success in oily wastewater treatment, reaching previously unobtainable levels of hydrocarbon remediation. A recent testing programme at the Scottish produced water treatment plant, serving the North Sea oil fields, showed the ECO pilot plant has successfully super-coagulated oils and reduced total hydrocarbon levels in produced water to below EU 2009 consent levels. Produced water is oily wastewater entrained in drilling muds during exploratory oil well production.

The ECO super-coagulation and oxidation treatment process is applicable to barge ballast water, oil and gas pipeline dewatering, oily process water, washdown water, commercial steam-cleaning stations, also for reducing industrial chemical waste such as residual pesticides, herbicides and chemical dyes in spent process waters, and for increasing biological activity of farm manure handling lagoons, reducing smell to negligable levels.

In the water treatment field, ECO is now in commercial use for recirculating aquaculture, in military use for pre-RO filtration by inactivation of potential biological warfare contamination, and in USDA testing for suppression of moulds/fungus in irrigation water.

ECO has unique unmatchable capabilities to any other treatment system.

ECO operates quietly, runs 24/7, needs minimal maintenance and has no moving parts, only a routine changeout of electrodes on a predictable basis.

Aquatic Technologies has development partners operating the ECO systems around the world.

CERTIFIED TEST RESULTS.

Chemical Name Formula Percentage Reductions Noted in * Tests Results 1: carried out on a batch treatment of NGL condensate resulted in the following percentage reductions in final outflow: Benzene 94%; Ethyl Benzene 100%; Toluene 95%; Xylene 75%; Aromatic Hydrocarbons 90%.

* Test Results 2: carried out on batch treatment of stormwater run-off from an NG transfer station, in South Dakota: HEM Total Hexane reduced by 100% Extractable Material.

* Test Results 3: carried out on batch treatment of oil-barge washout water, resulted in the following reductions in concentration in the supernatant: Total Hydrocarbons 99.96%; Aromatic Hydrocarbons 99.98%.