SCFI Strengthens Offering with Air Products Partnership
Irish firm SCFI has announced an alliance with Air Products to streamline its
customer
offering
whilst
further
developing
commercial
opportunities
for
AquaCritox, its environmentally sustainable sludge and wet industrial waste
destruction technology.
The alliance supports end users of AquaCritox by combining all the components
needed (including both technology itself and the required oxygen equipment and
supply) to deliver 99.99%+ organic wet waste destruction on site in a single-step,
energy-positive process. It also marks the start of a joint global marketing initiative,
as AquaCritox joins Air Products’ portfolio of atmospheric, process and speciality
gases, performance materials and technology.
AquaCritox provides a unique, sustainable solution to the treatment of wet wastes
(such as industrial organic wet waste streams, sewage and drinking water sludge).
Its advanced super critical water oxidation (SCWO) process fully destructs wet
waste, by oxidising all organic materials present and converting them into CO 2,
nitrogen and clean water. The process is sustainable, efficient and cost-effective, and
is capable of simultaneously generating renewable energy, which can be recovered
for heat applications or for the generation of electricity.
Under the alliance, Air Products will operate as SCFI’s preferred supplier in major
markets for all oxygen equipment used during the SCWO process (from pumps to
liquid storage tanks), as well as providing the oxygen supply needed to reduce the
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of waste.
SCFI chief operating officer David Kerr explains: “We are delighted to announce our
latest alliance with Air Products. By working together we can offer end users a full
package solution that delivers seamless destruction of organic wet waste on site as
an alternative to incineration. Not only does AquaCritox provide a cost-effective and
efficient alternative to this and other contentious and costly disposal methods
available today (such as landfill and land spreading), it also does so in an
environmentally friendly and sustainable way.”
The addition of AquaCritox to the Air Products portfolio will also help drive
commercialisation on a global scale. Marketing support from Air Products will include
lead generation activity, direct marketing initiatives and events.
Karolien Vanvooren-Hulsbosch, Water and Industrial Cryo Segment Manager Europe
at Air Products says: “At Air Products we are committed to developing technologies
to service the energy markets of the future. We recognise the huge potential
AquaCritox has to revolutionise the treatment and disposal of wet wastes globally, as
a secure and sustainable alternative to traditional practices. We look forward to
working closely with the SCFI team to develop suitable business opportunities across
the wet waste treatment industry and for our customers.”
As well as working with Air Products, SCFI also has strategic partnerships in place
with two world-class engineering partners: Parsons (to design, engineer and globally
market AquaCritox plants) and Rockwell Automation (to deliver market-leading
automation and control software and construction).
For more information about SCFI or AquaCritox please visit: www.scfi.eu
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About SCFI Group Ltd
Super Critical Fluids International (SCFI) Group Ltd is an Irish company that owns the patents
and worldwide rights to the super critical water oxidation technology named AquaCritox®. The
AquaCritox product is used in the destruction of wet organic wastes and provides a single step,
energy positive, cost effective solution with no hazardous or toxic emissions. SCFI is actively
commercialising this technology on a global basis as a green and sustainable alternative to
other disposal methods, such as incineration, landfill and land spreading. www.scfi.eu
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance
materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled
customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000
employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and
emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal
gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air
Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
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