Technology for Clean Water
Sorbster™ Media for Water Treatment
Wastewater, leachates, ground water and ponds
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Sorbster™ Media Properties
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Removal of soluble heavy metals from water by chemisorption
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Bonding at chemically enriched sites throughout enhanced alumina-based media
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High adsorbent capacity: Up to 75% by weight
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Ability to reach ultra low levels (ppb and ppt)
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Effective across broad pH range: pH 3 to 10
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Does not support bacterial growth
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Multi-metal removal in single water pass
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No ancillary waste stream
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Low fouling potential
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Low energy requirement
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Passes TCLP for non-hazardous disposal option
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Sorbster™ Adsorbent Media Types
Sorbster (Sorbster
MM, Sorbster Hg,
Sorbster Se)
•Multi-metals removal
•Selenium Optimized
•Mercury Optimized
Sorbster F,
Sorbster Cu
•Fluoride
•Copper
Sorbster Si
•Silica
•Water flow is the only control parameter
•Establish water-to-media contact time
•Reacted chemistry provides adsorption sites for both
soluble cations and anions
•Aluminum, ammonia and iron sites
• rapid bonding of selenite and selenate anions
•Sulfur and oxide sites
•rapid bonding of cationic selenium, mercury, cations
Avoid surface active chemistries that can coat surface sites and sustained levels of free oxidants
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Sorbster™ Selective Adsorption Capability
Contaminants Removed
Mercury
Arsenic
Selenite
Copper
Fluoride
Selenate
Cadmium
Thallium
Vanadium
Tin
Barium
Hexavalent
Chromium
Antimony
Cobalt
Silica
Lead
Zinc
Boron
Molybdenum
Nickel
Cyanide
Up to 99% removal
to achieve
Mercury <1.3ppt
Selenium < 1.0 ppb
Most Typical Water Ions Do Not Interact &
Pass Through Sorbster™ Media
Inlet to Sorbster™
(ppm)
Outlet of Sorbster™
(ppm)
Chloride up to 20,000
ppm
Chloride up to 20,000
ppm
Calcium up to 3500 ppm
Calcium up to 3500 ppm
Magnesium up to 6000
ppm
Magnesium up to 6000
ppm
Sulfate* up to 89,000
ppm
Sulfate* up to 89,000
ppm
Iron and Aluminum up to
10 ppm
Iron and Aluminum up to
10 ppm
This table shows client water results, these are not maximum
levels for the media
*Occasional sulfate removal to 30% maximum
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Opportunities for Sorbster™ Use
Alternate for/
replacement of:
Hydroxide/sulfide/ carbonate/iron
precipitation
Chemical/polymeric precipitation
Pretreat:
Remove bulk of
contaminant before
another process
Ion exchange
R/O
Carbon adsorbents
Polish:
Remove low metals levels
to accomplish discharge
limits behind existing
processes
Membrane Bioreactors
Dilution
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Sorbster™ Media Application
Contaminated
Water Stream
• Deployed in industry-standard vessels
• Pump and Treat Application
• Temporary application
• Leased/rented equipment
• Quick contacting time for smaller
equipment footprint & lower capital
cost
Flow
Through
Sorbster
Media
• Water flow rate is the only control
parameter
• Breakthrough determined by
monitoring effluent
• Lead-lag vessels for continuous
operation during change out
Clean
Water
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Flow-Through and Passive Treatment Options
for Deployment of Sorbster™
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Lab Evaluation of Client Waters – “Send Us Your
Water” Testing Service
5 to 10 gallon water samples
shipped to MAR
Packed bed of media in 1” by 36”
height columns
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Hydraulic loading of 2 gpm/ft²,
up-flow
• Contact time determination
• Minimum of 15 bed volumes
treated
• Pretreatment testing
• SUYW report
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Field Demonstration Units
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MAR Field Demonstration Unit
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Objectives:
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Flow rates from 1 – 75 GPM
Contaminant removal on varying water
conditions
Optimize contact time
Typical Scope:
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Demonstration test plan (treatment
objectives and analytical testing)
Installation & startup supervision
MAR technical team telephone
consultation
Scheduled site visits
Other scope options available
Final Report and Recommendations
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Where Can Sorbster™ be Used?
• Applications of Sorbster™
– Flow-through vessels in lead-lag - pump and treat
– Temporary applications
– Soxx
– Sorbster fines for remediation cap & treat
– Wetlands barriers
– Intermittent flows – but keep Sorbster wet
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Technology for Clean Water
For the removal of :
Mercury
Arsenic
Selenium
Copper
Fluoride
Cadmium
Thallium
Vanadium
Tin
Barium
Hexavalent Chromium
Antimony
Cobalt
Silica
Lead
Zinc
Boron
Molybdenum
Nickel
Cyanide
Rob Haney
West Coast Regional Sales Manager
Cell: 760-803-1813
rhaney@marsystemsinc.com
Missy Hayes
VP Business Development
440-505-0962 x: 100
mhayes@marsystemsinc.com
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