ThermoEnergy's New Wastewater Process Wins Second Patent.Energy Editors/Business Editors LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2003 "New Process Greatly Improves Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works
Performance and Significantly Lowers Capital Cost to Upgrade Plant From Class 'B' to Class 'A' Biosolids biosolids Sewage sludge, the residues remaining from the treatment of sewage. For use as a fertilizer in agricultural applications, biosolids must first be stabilized through processing, such as digestion or the addition of lime, to reduce concentrations of heavy metals and Production" ThermoEnergy Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TMEN TMEN N,n,n',n'-Tetraethylethylenediamine ) announced today that it has received notice from the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office allowing all claims for a second patent related to the Company's "Enhanced Biogas bi·o·gas n. A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by bacterial degradation of organic matter and used as a fuel. biogas Noun gaseous fuel produced by the fermentation of organic waste Production From Nitrogen Bearing Feedstock's" process (or EnBP). This second patent completes the capture of intellectual property designed to upgrade the process and economic performance of anaerobic digestion Anaerobic digestion (AD) is the natural process of biological degradation of organic material in the absence of air. An anaerobic digester is a man-made system that harnesses this process to treat waste and produce biogas and anaerobic digestate, a soil-improving material. - the key process component in a typical municipal wastewater treatment plant. Among other things, EnBP will provide wastewater treatment plant operators a way to upgrade plant production from Class 'B' biosolids to Class 'A' biosolids at less than half the cost of conventional process technologies - a movement seriously under consideration by many municipalities due to recent federal government health warnings related to the handling and disposal of Class 'B' biosolids. Residuals left over from the processing and treatment of human or animal wastes are classified as "biomass" (sometimes referred to in the industry as "biosolids"). Biomass materials contain nitrogen in the form of proteins and amino acids. When biomass is broken down during the wastewater treatment process, methane and 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. are produced along with ammonia. The methane and carbon dioxide are gaseous and separate from the digestion mixture while the ammonia remains. Over time, this causes an imbalance in the carbon/nitrogen ratio, which inhibits the biological process and results in a significant increase in the total nitrogen load on the plant; greatly reducing plant efficiency. This excess ammonia is highly toxic highly toxic Occupational medicine adjective Referring to a chemical that 1. Has a median lethal dose–LD50 of ≤ 50 mg/kg when administered orally to 200-300 g albino rats 2. to marine life if not properly treated before being discharged - especially in freshwater lakes, streams and rivers, and/or saltwater estuaries such as the Long Island Sound, Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.200 mi (320 km) long, from 3 to 30 mi (4.8–48 km) wide, and 3,237 sq mi (8,384 sq km), separating the Delmarva Peninsula from mainland Maryland. and Virginia. or Puget Sound Puget Sound (py  `jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c. . When combined with the Company's patented Ammonia Recovery Process (ARP), an EnBP system removes and reclaims this ammonia as a useful and saleable commodity in the form of ammonium sulfate - a commercial grade fertilizer used by agriculture worldwide - while allowing treatment plant operators to greatly reduce ammonia loading and optimize overall plant performance for both new or existing plants. EnBP not only enhances and compliments the Company's existing clean water technologies, but provides the Company with a strategic economic and regulatory advantage in pursuing immediate business opportunities in the U. S. and abroad - especially in the area of energy production from the anaerobic digestion of biosolids from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment Industrial wastewater treatment A group of unit processes designed to separate, modify, remove, and destroy undesirable substances carried by wastewater from industrial sources. plants as well as similar facilities associated with large confined animal farming operations. All of which are coming under increasing pressure from federal and state regulatory authorities to put environmental controls in place that will eliminate the many waste problems associated with the discharge of nitrogen/ammonia that have plagued these industries over the past decade. 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. (OTCBB - TMEN) 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 and power production technologies. Each of these technologies is more fully described on the Company's website at www.thermoenergy.com. This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward looking" statements, usually containing the word "believe", "estimate", "project", "expect" or similar expressions. Forward looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the company's product and services in the marketplace, competitive factors, changes in regulatory environments and other risks detailed in the company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward looking statements, the company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes. |
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