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ENPAR awarded United States patent for its ammonia treatment technology
ENPAR awarded United States patent for its ammonia treatment technology.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Oct. 25 /CNW/ - ENPAR Technologies Inc. (\"ENPAR\" or \"the\nCompany\") is pleased to announce that ENPAR has received the next in a series\nof anticipated patents for its AmmEL System. This United States patent is\nexpected to be followed closely by a successful patent application in Canada.\nENPAR's management believes that its AmmEL System is currently the best\nknown technology for the treatment of ammonia in municipal and industrial\nwaste waters. Ammonia is a recognized toxin that is directly converted to\nenvironmentally friendly nitrogen gas by the AmmEL System. Management believes\nthat the AmmEL System has worldwide applications in markets that represent\nbillions of dollars annually.\nThe majority of competing biological technologies in Canada convert\nammonia to nitrate, a human carcinogen, which is then dumped into our\nfreshwater systems, creating a potential health risk.\nThe current patent is for improvements made to the Company's US and\nCanadian patents that were awarded on July 4, 2000 and December, 2005,\nrespectively.\n\nApplications of the Technology:\n\nThe improvements broaden the applications of the technology, which now\ninclude treatment of solutions resulting from dewatering of sludge or\nbio-solids and containing extremely high levels of ammonia (500-1500 parts per\nmillion), as well as tertiary treatment of solutions containing relatively low\nlevels of ammonia (10-50 parts per million).\n\nThe AmmEL-HC System:\n--------------------\n\nThe handling of sludge produced from municipal waste water treatment\nrepresents a major challenge for all levels of government. To develop a\nbio-solid product that is free of environmental concerns, and can either be\napplied directly to the land or burned as an energy source, water must be\nremoved from the sludge and the accompanying toxic levels of ammonia should be\ntreated.\nThe AmmEL-HC System enables municipalities to achieve year-round\ncompliance with government-mandated environmental standards and regulations.\n\nThe AmmEL-LC System:\n--------------------\n\nThe alternative design, the AmmEL-LC System, is effective as a final\ntreatment step before discharge to the environment of waters containing\nrelatively low levels of ammonia that still exceed the recommended\nenvironmental guideline. This design can be directly applied to conventio...