Hein Molenkamp April 2013 Managing Director Water Alliance

Water Technology

an innovative Dutch approach

Banff Alberta, Canada

- Strong water technology network - Development and commercialization of breakthrough water technologies - Cooperation > 150 companies and 50 universities / institutes - Focused at Water Campus Leeuwarden

Water Hubs in world

The Netherlands European Water Technology Hub

Science

Education

Business

Innovation chain Scale up of technologies

2005 – 2009 PhD project Wetsus

2007 – 2010 Pilot Wetsalt Harlingen

> 2011 Full-scale application

mW - W kW MW

WaterCampus Leeuwarden 2014 GEAR

Science Eduction &

Product Development

Business

Business and science centre “Johannes de Doper”

• Berghof Membranes • Bucon Industries • Dutch Water Partners • Feyecon

• Foru

• Westt • Biotrack • Bluetector

•CEW

• KWR

18 companies, 53 work places

Water Square

Problem owner/ End

user

Technology suppliers

Water Square Business generator Water Technology

- Regional - National -International Export

- Multidisciplinary input - Knowledge institutes - Governments - Intermediaries NOM, TCNN, KvK, Agentschap.nl

Trade missions: filtering potential cases In cooperation with trade offices; Chambers of Comm; NFIA

Water Alliance

Wetsus

CEW

combining scientific excellence with commercial relevance

• 18 universities, 45 scientific chairs • 93 companies • 24 themes

Top research by unique bundling of know-how disciplines

Consortium with 16 knowledge partners

= contracted = LOI

Strategic cooperation with 93 companies

2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011Alliander (Nuon) Nalco KWR / BTO Triodos Bank De Alg Applus RTD Water AllianceVitens NAM Dura Vermeer Aquacare Fuji Film Philips Ballast NedamShell Esco/Frisia Zout Hunze en Aa's PWN Oasen Dutch Rainmaker General ElectricUnilever Waterb. Groniningen Photonis Brabant Water GMB Arcadis A. Hak Beheer

Waterm. Drenthe Schlumberger Dow Chemicals Ingrepro Avebe Biothane2004 Paques TCNN WS Dommel Eneco Purac Algae BiotechBioclear Danone Research Westt Coram Syngenta AquaExplorer Aqua Nirvana FoundationMagneto DHV Friesland Campina Stowa Neste Oil O2 EnvironmentalEnergy Valley Boskalis Lionix DSM AF&F 2010 EFCseparationsLandustire/Hubert Procede Kurita 2M Engineering Microlan Ambysis PaqellNorit/X-flow Evides Multifund Feyecon Femto Invest VolteaTriqua Global Membrains Trojan UV Delta Pure Green Techn.Grontmij Rabobank EasyMeasure NOM Siemens 2012Royal Haskoning Wetterskip Fryslân CvO-BTO Essent Hatenboer Water Anglian WaterThermphos Bright Spark Evodos Biaqua WS NoorderzijlvestHeineken Duynie Berson UV

IMD BrightworkVan Remmen KurarayWater ProMaSysMAST CarbonIPF/GranderSensor IntelligenceTailTec

WaterCampus

Demo-sites

Showcases

Facillities

Demo-sites

Demonstration and test facilities To scale-up technologies

SAWA / Sentec Glimmen

WetSalt Desalination / Blue Energy Harlingen

Municipal Waste Water Treatment

Wetterskip Leeuwarden

Demo site Drinking Water Vitens

Noord Bergum

Hospital Waste Water Sneek

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• www.wetsalt.nl

Demo Site Desalination Technologies and Blue Energy

Demo site Waste Water Treatment Leeuwarden

• Biotrap pilot, this research concerns the application of fine screen technology and biofiltration for the purification of waste water.

• Sustec pilot, TurboTec® Technology hydrolysis organic material • Algae pilot as polishing step, Wetsus research

4 large or 8 small test places for pilot containers 5 process streams: influent, effluent, active sludge, digested sludge, polluted air

5 innovative WaterTech companies presenting their

solutions

BWA bv Ampèrestraat 11L 1446 TP Purmerend The Netherlands

GALICOS technology

GALICOS Theory

Tl1 = 30 oC Rvl1 = 40 %

Tl2 = 30 oC Rvl2 = 98 %

30 oC Pomp Supplement water 30 oC

Tw1

Tw2

Hl1 = 57,27 kJ/kg h (rho) = 1,157 kg/m3

V = 10,59 g/kg

for 1.000 m3/h lair Water content= 12 kg H2O/h Energy content = 66.261 kJ/h

for 1.000 m3/h air Water content = 30 kg H2O/h Energy content= 112.560 kJ/h

Hl2 = 98,22 kJ/kg h (rho) = 1,146 kg/m3

V = 26,61 g/kg

Applications & Features

• Aeration of liquids • Concentrating/Evaporation/ Thickening of

liquids • Distillation of liquids • Exchange/Recovery of thermal energy • Scrubbing of (hot) gasses • Stripping/ Cooling of liquids Features: • Evaporation at low temperature • Low energy consumption • Not sensitive to fouling • Compact, modular and robust

construction • Simple operation and no maintenance

Proof of principle

Pilot installations

References

Evaporation/thickening of chemical waste water (Thales, NL)

• Design capacity 500 l/d

• Waste heat from compressors at T=45 C.

• Capacity 1,000 liters a day.

• Energy input = 2 kWh/day by the

recirculation pump and the air fan.

References

Stripping of hydrocarbons from wastewater (ESD – Delfzijl NL)

• Strip polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as

anthracene, fluoranthene, naftalene, etc.

• Water is re-used in the factory.

• Capacity water 40 m3/h

References

Desulphurisation of biogas (Siyuan, China)

• Design capacity: 8,000 m3/h

• Incoming biogas [H2S]: 35,000 ppm.

• Effluent from the aerobic proces (pH = 7.8)

• Outgoing biogas [H2S]: 500 ppm H2S.

References

Thickening of brine

Standardized modulair design

Single and double deck package units

Entirely in-house assembled and tested prior to transport

Modular expandable

Moving bed biofiltration BioTRAP at demosite Leeuwarden Cofinanced by:

is guaranteed.

Moving Bed (Bio) Filtration Process features and applications

MBF modules in a concrete tank layout

Applications Cooling water:

oSide stream filtration • Process water / drinking water:

oGroundwater (bio) filtration oSurface water (direct) filtration

• Waste water: oBiological nitrification oBiological denitrification oTSS removal oBOD removal oPhosphorus removal

Operating window Moving bed (bio) filter

Cross-section of a MBF.

Moving Bed Filtration - expertise Pilot research at demosite WwTW Leeuwarden, the Netherlands

Features Finescreening pretreatment for cellulose recovery moving bed biofiltration for COD and N removal compact plant resources recovery

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Advantages • Continuous operation without any downtime for backwashing. • No storage facilities required for wash water. • No back wash pumps and compressors required.

• Applicable for simultaneous physical- chemical and biological treatment. • Low maintenance requirements. • Low operating and maintenance costs. • No pretreatment required even at high TSS loads.

MBF plant at Nedstaal, the Netherlands

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