ThermoEnergy Receives Patent For ThermoFuel Wastewater Process Technology.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- ThermoEnergy Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :TMEN TMEN N,n,n',n'-Tetraethylethylenediamine ), an integrated technologies company that provides cost-effective and environmentally- responsible solutions for problems associated with industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and air emissions from power plants, today announced that it has received notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property that a patent for its ThermoFuel Process (ThermoFuel) has been issued. ThermoFuel is a renewable energy technology that converts sewage sludge into a bio-fuel with an energy value similar to that of coal. This bio-fuel can be used to generate power on-site or as a blending agent for utility power plants, municipal solid waste “Municipal waste” redirects here. For other uses, see Municipal waste (disambiguation). Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a waste type that includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition of commercial wastes collected by a incinerators or cement kilns. "The ThermoFuel process offers tremendous environmental benefits, as well as economic savings, to wastewater treatment plants looking to upgrade to Class A Exceptional Quality 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 ," said Dennis 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. "A typical plant utilizing our process to upgrade their facilities can reduce truck traffic to and from the plant by 50 percent and tipping costs by up to 90 percent." ThermoFuel uses either primary or waste activated sewage sludge as a feedstock resource. By integrating it with a plant's existing conventional temperature phased anaerobic digestion, it allows the plant to significantly expand its original throughput or lower the cost of new plant construction. Heat integration lowers the overall operating costs of wastewater treatment plants while improving overall water quality and removing ammonia, which is a leading cause of damage to marine ecosystems such as the Long Island Sound or Chesapeake Bay. The fuel source created by ThermoFuel is a sterile, stable product that meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and Class A Exceptional Quality biosolids requirements, as well as Kyoto Treaty requirements. ThermoFuel allows wastewater treatment plant operators to meet all water quality standards and improve process efficiency at a lower cost without increasing the size of the plant. Founded in 1988, ThermoEnergy is an integrated technologies company that provides cost-effective and environmentally-responsible solutions for clean air and water process systems. ThermoEnergy's core business is the design, fabrication and operation of patented and/or proprietary 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. and power generation technologies, including ThermoFuel, Ammonia Recovery Process (ARP) and ThermoEnergy Integrated Power System (TIPS). More information on ThermoEnergy and its technologies can be found online at www.thermoenergy.com. |
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