Glycol Recovery, Recycle and Reuse

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1 Glycol Recovery, Recycle and Reuse Airport Council International NA 18May2017 Pierre Lesperance Marie-Elaine Lépine

2 Agenda World wide Operation Aircraft de-icing Gate, Remote pads & CDF Recovery & disposal of spent fluid Recover, Recycle & Reuse (RRR) Environmental challenges What s Next Questions

3 World Wide Ops 9 International Canadian Airports 5 International American Airports 1 International European Airport

4 1994 Aero Mag Inception of Operations 1995 Engine-running de-icing 1996 One-man Vestergaard Elephant beta s 1997 First centralized De-icing facility Design, Construction, Financing, Management & Operation Aircraft Deicing 2000 Introduction of forced air technology 2005 Introduction of proportional blending ( de-icing unit) 2010 Airline online access to operational data & reports 2011 Live view of aircraft movement while on pad/gate 2015 Data Transmission System De-icing Fully integrated operation including buying, applying, recovering, recycling and re-using of aircraft de-icing fluid Over 500,000 aircrafts de-iced safely and efficiently across 15 national airports Over 300 years of overall airline management experience Industry recognition for most extensive truck maintenance program

5 We Recover Fluid 1994 Recovery in YMX 1997 Centralized De-icing facility with recycling in mind 2005 Beginning of work on the RRR 2012 Arrival of 2 Concentrators to YUL & YOW 2013 Recycling project approved for YUL 2014 Official Opening of RRR in YUL 2015 Official Opening of RR&D in YOW Recovery, Recycling, Disposal & Reuse YVR Annual reduction of over $1.2Million YOW Annual reduction of over $0.5Million Recovery & Disposal of over 700Million liters of fluid Over 6 Million liters of processed 50/50 fluid Over 2 Million litres of Ethylene Glycol produced for Type 1 Esteem relationship with airlines, airports & Environmental regulatory agencies

6 Recover, Recycle & Reuse (RRR) Brief Overview First of its kind in the world: spray, recover, store, process, distill, reproduce & certify, blend & re-spray Fully automated state of the art technology Installation complete Expected output of 2M Litres of 99.5% Ethylene Glycol Significant cost reduction to the airlines

7 Over 50 Million Liters of spent fluid recovered YOW 20Million YUL 30Million Recover, Recycle & Reuse (RRR) Achievements & Milestones Over 6 Million Liters of 50/50 produced ( Since inspection of project) 1.2 Million Liters of pure Ethylene Glycol Produced (2016/17 season) Over 2Million Liters of Type 1 from EG produced used in YUL (Since inspection of project) Minimize the volume of spent fluid discharged to the various cities Control & reduction / elimination of spent fluid disposal cost Maximize the usage of water produced from the distillation process for blending during the deicing season Minimize the consumption of water required from the city for blending

8 Glycol management of Spent fluid and produced 50/50 Storage capacity vs 50/50 and Virgin fluid production capacity Recover, Recycle & Reuse ( RRR) Commissioning and Fine tuning of process equipment Issue with distillation tower coil ( Installation defects and not design) Planning for replacement of Coil for Tower Roof removal, tower craning, permit with airport authority and NAV Canada Demand was greater than supply for 2016/17 deicing season Tower designed for specific production volume Capacity to buy Virgin fluid from third parties Impact on fluid cost Deicing season was a historical year for YUL in terms of Type 1 sprayed ( 7 millions of type 1 fluid sprayed) Challenges

9 New expanded Pink snow Area 3000 Sq. feet Vs 9000 Sq. feet Environmental Challenges Parameters for City Disposal changed Glycol content Vs COD/BOD content More restrictive More spent fluid collected due to the expansion project Volume collected classifies us as industrial Snow removal was revised to ensure all Snow ( White & Pink) was collected and deposited in the proper Snow Areas New Pink Snow Area

10 What s Next Continuous work on improving & refining the YUL & YOW processes On going discussions with various North American Airport Authorities pertaining to the recovery, Disposal, Recycle aspect of their deicing operation On going discussions with suppliers to refine the design of future plants to ensure lessons learned are considered Volume collected classifies us as industrial Multiple discussions with fluid providers pertaining to certification of the new produced fluid Alternative solution to accommodate the demand Vs current Supply Aero Mag & Recycling

11 QUESTIONS