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“Liquid Incineration” for a Cleaner Environment

The VTX Process

Innovative Remediation Technologies, Inc

• VTX is an organic catalyst that reacts with various oxidizing agents to produce hydroxyl radicals.

• No sludge is produced as a result of the process in normal use.

• Safe and easy to apply.

• Application of catalyst requires no materials of special construction.

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Relative Oxidation Potential Reactive Species Relative Oxidation Power* Fluorine 2.23 Hydroxyl radicals 2.06 Atomic oxygen (singlet) 1.78 Ozone 1.52 Persulfate 1.48 Hydrogen peroxide 1.31 Permanganate 1.24 Hypochlorous acid 1.10 Chlorine 1.00*

Odor & Corrosion Control

Treatment of Sulfide

The VTX ProcessTreatment of Sulfide• VTX rapidly converts

sulfide (H2S, HS-, S=) to elemental sulfur.

• Immediate reduction of odor and corrosion due to H2S.

• VTX is suited for control of sulfide in:

Landfills

Food Production

Animal Waste

Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment

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Reaction Time and Dosage Comparison:

H2O2 Alone vs. VTX ProcessTreatment of Hydrogen Sulfide

Hydrogen Peroxide AloneH2S + H2O2 S0 + 2H2OReaction time: 20-30 minutesEffective dosage (mass H2O2/mass H2S): 1.5 to 4.0 : 1.0

VTX ProcessH2S + VTX /H2O2 S0 + 2H2O + salts + CO2 + [VTX]*Reaction time: <3 minutesEffective Dosage (mass VTX/mass H2S): 1.5 to 2.5: 1.0* Note: [VTX] = remaining un-reacted VTX

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Comparative Treatment of Sulfides in Wastewater Hydrogen Peroxide vs. VTX Process

H2O2 only H2O2 w/ variable VTX dosages

Corrosion Control

Melbourne, Florida3 year old pipe

Melbourne, Florida3 year old pipe

N. Brevard, Florida Headworks7 years old – currently closed for repairs

Estimated Affect of S= on Infrastructure Life Expectancy

(3’ Diameter Concrete Pipe in Gravity Sewer)

S= (ppm) Life Expectancy (Years)* 0.5 >50 1.0 25-50 1.5 25 2.0 10-25 2.5 10 3.0 10 4.0 5-10 7.0 5 >7.0 <5*Varies based on alkalinity and pH scenarios

Capital and Operational Savings

The VTX Catalytic Process can rapidly eliminate >95% of the

sulfides entering the headworks of a wastewater plant.

York River STPScrubber Influent H2S

Treatment initiated @ 06:45, Stopped @ 14:45

Case StudyCalifornia Wastewater Treatment Plant

Case StudyCalifornia Wastewater Treatment Plant

Before and After TreatmentMelbourne, Florida Lift Station

Atmospheric H2S

Before and After TreatmentMelbourne, Florida Lift Station

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VTX Sludge Treatment StudyTotal Sulfide Destruction

Springville, Utah Wastewater Treatment Plant

VTX Calibration Period

VTX Facts

• VTX for treatment of organic and selected inorganic chemicals is patent pending.

• VTX as a disinfectant is also patent pending.

• VTX is EPA TSCA approved for use in the environment.