March 12, 2024 -- Clean TeQ Water, together with its partner ENVA, have been engaged by a multi-national pharmaceutical company to conduct an on-site piloting programme to demonstrate the PHOSPHIX® technology for the removal and recovery of phosphate from pharmaceutical wastewater. ENVA is a leading UK and Ireland based waste services and resource recovery company promoting Clean TeQ Water’s water treatment solutions in Ireland and the UK under a cooperation agreement.
Following a successful laboratory testwork campaign, which was completed in early February 2024, the project is now entering an on-site piloting program. The laboratory testwork showed consistent removal of phosphate to below 1 mg/L to meet the nominated limit. The next phase of testing includes the on-site piloting of the PHOSPHIX® technology in Ireland, and a supplementary testwork campaign to be conducted at Clean TeQ Water’s facilities in Melbourne.
At a glance
- Company
- Clean TeQ Water
- Announcement
- Product
- Location
- Ireland
Key figures
- Phosphate concentration achieved in laboratory testing
- below 1 mg/L
- Potential full-scale wastewater treatment volume
- 2,000,000 litres per day
- Expected pilot completion
- by the end of July 2024
People
- Kieran StauntonEnva New Business Development Director
- Peter VoigtChief Executive Officer, Clean TeQ Water
Products and programs
The piloting programme is expected to be completed by the end of July 2024. The successful piloting of the PHOSPHIX® technology is expected to lead to full-scale implementation of the technology to treat 2,000,000 litres per day of wastewater.
This project is driven by tightening phosphate discharge regulations in the European Union. PHOSPHIX® allows industrial producers to consistently meet the regulated limits, while producing a phosphate-rich by-product that can be re-used as a fertiliser.
” The PHOSPHIX® piloting program with a multi-national pharmaceutical company is a significant step forward for the ENVA/Clean TeQ Water partnership and paves a clear path towards commercial-scale execution of this technology in the European Union, where discharge regulations for species like phosphate in particular continue to become more stringent.”
Kieran Staunton
Enva New Business Development Director
” We are delighted to partner with ENVA to support future growth in Europe. This engagement allows us to solve a significant problem for the pharmaceutical industry and demonstrate the benefits of our PHOSPHIX® technology for a large multi-national customer prior to implementation at full scale.”
Peter Voigt
Chief Executive Officer, Clean TeQ Water
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In brief
Clean TeQ Water and ENVA have begun an on-site pilot in Ireland for PHOSPHIX®, a technology intended to remove and recover phosphate from pharmaceutical wastewater. The engagement follows laboratory testing completed in early February 2024, which the company says reduced phosphate to below 1 mg/L, meeting the nominated limit. Further tests are planned at Clean TeQ Water’s Melbourne facilities. The pilot is expected to finish by the end of July 2024. Clean TeQ Water says successful testing could lead to full-scale treatment of 2,000,000 litres of wastewater per day. The release links the project to stricter phosphate discharge rules in the European Union and says the process can produce a phosphate-rich by-product for potential reuse as fertiliser. The pharmaceutical customer is not identified.
Key takeaways
- Clean TeQ Water and ENVA are conducting an Ireland-based PHOSPHIX® pilot for pharmaceutical wastewater.
- Laboratory testing reportedly reduced phosphate to below 1 mg/L, meeting the nominated limit.
- The pilot is expected to conclude by the end of July 2024.
- Successful testing could lead to treatment capacity of 2,000,000 litres of wastewater per day.
