ThermoEnergy's Ammonia Recovery Process Receives European Patent Allowance.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- New Process Allows Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works
n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas Credits ThermoEnergy Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TMEN TMEN N,n,n',n'-Tetraethylethylenediamine ) was recently notified that the European patent application on the Ammonia Recovery Process (ARP) has been allowed. The claims included in the ARP patent cover key process areas for nitrogen / ammonia removal and control in municipal and industrial wastewater facilities, as well as large pork and dairy confined farming operations. ARP offers European wastewater treatment plant operators a reliable, low-cost and environmentally responsible method of treating waste streams containing nitrogen in the form of ammonia. Conventional nitrogen treatment technologies necessitate an increase in the overall size of the existing plant. However, most of these plants, once located on the outskirts of town, now find themselves surrounded by commercial and/or residential populations, leaving little or no room for such expansion. This situation is further complicated by increasingly more stringent federal and state clean water regulations, designed to protect human health and the environment. ARP is especially effective in treating a particularly high concentrated ammonia stream called centrate; a liquid product resulting from dewatering Dewatering (dē′wöd·ər·iŋ) is the removal of water from solid material or soil by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes. anaerobically digested sewage sludge or animal waste. The recovery and recycling of this ammonia stream not only reduces odors, but eliminates greenhouse gas emissions associated with making new ammonia and treating the waste water. In this manner, every ton of ammonia recovered saves the equivalent of 6 tons of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions. "Europe is a key target market for the Company's wastewater treatment technologies," said Dennis C. Cossey, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ThermoEnergy Corporation. "Receiving notice that the ARP patent will issue with substantial claims represents a key milestone in pursuing wastewater opportunities in Europe," added Cossey. As emission limits tighten, wastewater treatment plant operators are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to both improve plant process performance and meet regulatory requirements at the lowest possible cost. "One of the best ways to achieve this goal is with the ARP process," said Cossey. While the Company prefers to design, build and operate ARP systems for larger plants, it is in the process of developing a model line for direct sale to smaller municipal and industrial operations. "Although marketing studies have yet to be done for direct sales of the smaller models, industry trends suggest a potential overall annual market of $840MM for the Build/Own/Operate segment by 2010," says Cossey. About The Company ThermoEnergy Corporation is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. established to engage in the worldwide commercialization of technically advanced, cutting-edge technologies, providing cost-effective and environmentally responsible solutions for air and water pollution problems. The Company's overall business model is predicated on (i) the design, construction and operation of process facilities dedicated to the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater, (ii) the design and fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of key process components relevant to its core technologies, and (iii) marketing emission credits and commodity by-products generated by its suite of renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. and power production technologies. Each of these technologies is more fully described on the Company's website at www.thermoenergy.com. 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