NUTRIENT REDUCTION THROUGH THE USE OF ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT RECOVERY Rick Johnson Vice President, Market Development 1
Agenda What is the trend Technology description Results Economics "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare -Japanese Proverb 2
State Nitrogen and Phosphorus Criteria Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Complete set of N and P criteria for all watertypes 2 or more watertypes with N and/or P criteria 1 watertype with N and/or P criteria Some waters with N and/or P criteria No N and/or P criteria Source: http://cfpub.epa.gov/wqsits/nnc-development/ 3
2016 (est) 1998 4
Percentage Numeric Criteria Trend: States & Territories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 1998 2013 2016 est Level 5 4 4 5 Level 4 1 4 6 Level 3 2 4 4 Level 2 7 16 16 Level 1 42 28 25 5
0.04 0.10 0.075???? 0.02 6
The challenge: Reducing targeted nutrients in a cost effective manner Our solution: View algae as a process not a product Sustainable, advanced nutrient recovery o US Patent 8,101,080 The benefits: Best in Class performance No chemical sludge produced Sustainable Multi-generational, single technology CO 2 recycling & O 2 release Biomass co-product 7
CO2 MIX Algae Return NUTRIENT RECOVERY SEPARATION Pure oxygen Clean Water Algae Harvest 8
TP, mg/l 0.600 Controlled experiment: Nitrogen : Phosphorus relationship 0.500 Raw 0.400 0.300 Permeate 0.200 0.100 Target NH3 dosing 0.000 Date 9
Concentration, mg/l Multi constituent performance Municipal Summary Raw Treated 30.000 20.000 10.000 0.000 TP TN NH3 TKN BOD TSS Raw 2.247 16.706 4.167 10.904 27.000 15.487 Treated 0.028 6.872 0.210 1.578 4.000 0.609 Nutrient Recovery Test 10
Result, mg/l Membranes alone cannot remove dissolved phosphorus Influence of separation on phosphorus reduction 0.30 0.25 Run1 TP Ortho Run2 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 Raw Separation Permeate Raw Separation Permeate 11
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/l 14 12 Dissolved Oxygen Median of 1 minute recordings from 2.5 month component evaluation 10 8 6 4 2 0 3 year DMR average (ECHO) 5.2 Current DMR 11.75 ABNR 12
5 MGD Municipality Primarily residential 36,000 Residents TMDL: 0.075mg/L TP Municipal wastewater treatment Constituent Before After % Removal Total P (mg/l) 0.625 0.036 94.14% TSS (mg/l) 12.18 0.24 98.00% PCB (pg) 2141 144.1 93.00% 13
9/20/2010 9/21/2010 9/22/2010 9/23/2010 9/24/2010 9/25/2010 9/26/2010 9/27/2010 9/28/2010 9/29/2010 9/30/2010 10/1/2010 10/2/2010 10/3/2010 10/4/2010 10/5/2010 10/6/2010 10/7/2010 10/8/2010 10/9/2010 10/10/2010 10/11/2010 10/12/2010 10/13/2010 10/14/2010 10/15/2010 Total Phosphorus, mg/l CPF EFF Flow, mgd Second 21 day pilot: Average Raw TP: 0.151mg/L Average Permeate TP: 0.024mg/L 1.4 Post Falls Effluent AlgEvolve Effluent PF Flow, mgd 3.0 1.2 2.5 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 0.0 M Ts W Th F Sa Su M Ts W Th F Sa Su M Ts W Th F Sa Su M Ts W Th F 14
Results: Constituent Before After % Removal Total P (mg/l) 2.68 0.18 93.3% Ammonia (mg/l) 0.60 0.05 91.7% Total N (mg/l) 14.1 3.26 76.9%
3 MGD Pulp & Paper Process recycled paper 130 year old company TMDL: ~0.075mg/L TP Inland Empire Paper Company Results 16
Total Phosphorus, mg/l 2-Jun 9-Jun 16-Jun 23-Jun 30-Jun 7-Jul 14-Jul 21-Jul 28-Jul 4-Aug 11-Aug 18-Aug 25-Aug 1-Sep 8-Sep 15-Sep 22-Sep 29-Sep 6-Oct 13-Oct 20-Oct 27-Oct 3-Nov 10-Nov 17-Nov 24-Nov 1-Dec 8-Dec 15-Dec 22-Dec 29-Dec 5-Jan 12-Jan 19-Jan 26-Jan 2-Feb 9-Feb Average Raw TP: 0.126mg/L Average Permeate TP: 0.024mg/L 10 Total Phosphorus Trend Raw Treated Average Raw: 0.126mg/L Average Permeate: 0.024mg/L 1 0.1 Separation Technology Vendor performance evaluations 0.01 0.001 0.0001 17
45 MGD Municipality 250,000 residents Biosolids management for 14 communities Heavy Industrial Base (26 SIU s) Seasonal Permit: 0.1mg/L TP & 5.0mg/L TN 18
Average concentration, mg/l Total Phosphorus Raw Treated 0.40 0.35 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 Raw 0.366 0.155 0.182 0.33 Treated 0.020 0.005 0.029 0.038 19
TN, mg/l Additional nitrogen reduction Total Nitrogen response Raw Permeate 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Weekly period 20
10/31 11/2 11/5 11/8 11/11 11/14 11/17 11/20 12/9 12/12 12/15 12/18 1/13 1/16 1/19 1/22 1/25 1/28 1/31 2/21 2/24 2/27 3/8 3/11 3/15 3/18 3/21 3/24 3/27 5/14 5/17 5/20 5/23 5/26 6/3 6/6 6/9 6/12 mg/l P Average 3 rd party lab (TP) Feed: 0.285mg/L Permeate: 0.02mg/L 10.00 Total Phosphorus Feed and Permeate avg Feed Water TP avg Permeate TP 0.1 mg/l P Discharge Permit Feed Alpha Labs Permeate Alpha Labs City Water Baseline Hypo threshold study No light study 1.00 0.10 0.01 Permeate results below detection limit of hand held meter-results supplemented with 3 rd party lab results
Date COD, mg/l TOC, mg/l Feed Permeate Feed Permeate 3/19 26 24 4.86 4.81 3/20 35 24 5.17 4.62 5/18 20 20 6.54 5.91 5/25 26 20 6.91 2.5 6/4 28 20 5.94 5.86 Average 27.00 21.60 5.88 4.74 Reduction 20.0% 19.4% Numbers in red reported as Non Detect. Level of detection shown 22
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10/30/2014 11/6/2014 11/13/2014 11/20/2014 11/27/2014 12/4/2014 12/11/2014 12/18/2014 12/25/2014 1/1/2015 1/8/2015 1/15/2015 1/22/2015 1/29/2015 2/5/2015 2/12/2015 2/19/2015 2/26/2015 Temperature, F Temperature influence Temperature, F Feed PBR Air Average 58.2 59.6 30.4 St Dev 2.63 2.54 11.14 Feed fluid temp Avg PBR fluid Avg Outsid Air Temp 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 24
Biomass Market Average Biomass characteristics N, % P2O5, % Potash, % Protein, % Fat, % Carb, % Average 4.4 1.7 0.6 30.3 3.1 32.4 Low 0.6 0.3 0.1 11.4 0.2 6.1 High 7.8 3.4 2.3 48.3 7.8 63.2 Sample size 25 25 25 18 18 18 Typical applications 5 Year TAM, $M Bio-plastics $478 - $638 Soil amendment / composting aid $71 - $94 Fuel source $2 - $3 Others In development Average of 25 municipal / industrial sources 25
20 year PW Breakeven point for low P reduction at Molar Ratio = 8 Break even technology comparison MBR + chem P ABNR $35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $- 5 10 15 20 25 30 Molar ratio, FeCl3 26
Thank You Rick Johnson rjohnson@clearaswater.com 440.415.2151 27