“Liquid Incineration” for a Cleaner Environment The VTX Process Innovative Remediation Technologies, Inc
Dec 16, 2015
“Liquid Incineration” for a Cleaner Environment
The VTX Process
Innovative Remediation Technologies, Inc
• VTX is an organic catalyst that reacts with various oxidizing agents to produce hydroxyl radicals.
• No sludge is produced as a result of the process in normal use.
• Safe and easy to apply.
• Application of catalyst requires no materials of special construction.
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Relative Oxidation Potential Reactive Species Relative Oxidation Power* Fluorine 2.23 Hydroxyl radicals 2.06 Atomic oxygen (singlet) 1.78 Ozone 1.52 Persulfate 1.48 Hydrogen peroxide 1.31 Permanganate 1.24 Hypochlorous acid 1.10 Chlorine 1.00*
Odor & Corrosion Control
Treatment of Sulfide
The VTX ProcessTreatment of Sulfide• VTX rapidly converts
sulfide (H2S, HS-, S=) to elemental sulfur.
• Immediate reduction of odor and corrosion due to H2S.
• VTX is suited for control of sulfide in:
Landfills
Food Production
Animal Waste
Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment
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Reaction Time and Dosage Comparison:
H2O2 Alone vs. VTX ProcessTreatment of Hydrogen Sulfide
Hydrogen Peroxide AloneH2S + H2O2 S0 + 2H2OReaction time: 20-30 minutesEffective dosage (mass H2O2/mass H2S): 1.5 to 4.0 : 1.0
VTX ProcessH2S + VTX /H2O2 S0 + 2H2O + salts + CO2 + [VTX]*Reaction time: <3 minutesEffective Dosage (mass VTX/mass H2S): 1.5 to 2.5: 1.0* Note: [VTX] = remaining un-reacted VTX
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Comparative Treatment of Sulfides in Wastewater Hydrogen Peroxide vs. VTX Process
H2O2 only H2O2 w/ variable VTX dosages
Corrosion Control
Melbourne, Florida3 year old pipe
Melbourne, Florida3 year old pipe
N. Brevard, Florida Headworks7 years old – currently closed for repairs
Estimated Affect of S= on Infrastructure Life Expectancy
(3’ Diameter Concrete Pipe in Gravity Sewer)
S= (ppm) Life Expectancy (Years)* 0.5 >50 1.0 25-50 1.5 25 2.0 10-25 2.5 10 3.0 10 4.0 5-10 7.0 5 >7.0 <5*Varies based on alkalinity and pH scenarios
Capital and Operational Savings
The VTX Catalytic Process can rapidly eliminate >95% of the
sulfides entering the headworks of a wastewater plant.
York River STPScrubber Influent H2S
Treatment initiated @ 06:45, Stopped @ 14:45
Case StudyCalifornia Wastewater Treatment Plant
Case StudyCalifornia Wastewater Treatment Plant
Before and After TreatmentMelbourne, Florida Lift Station
Atmospheric H2S
Before and After TreatmentMelbourne, Florida Lift Station
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VTX Sludge Treatment StudyTotal Sulfide Destruction
Springville, Utah Wastewater Treatment Plant
VTX Calibration Period
VTX Facts
• VTX for treatment of organic and selected inorganic chemicals is patent pending.
• VTX as a disinfectant is also patent pending.
• VTX is EPA TSCA approved for use in the environment.