GUELPH, ON, Oct. 16 /CNW/ - BIOREM Inc. (TSXV:BRM) announced today the introduction of a new biofiltration media called XLD. This new media is the result of five years of extensive research and development with the support of the National Research Council of Canada through the Industrial Research Assistance Program. XLD is targeted at the removal of odors from the handling of biosolids at municipal wastewater treatment plants.
"The global market for odor control in municipal applications is estimated at over $1 billion per year. Over half of this market is currently provided by chemical scrubbers." says Peter Bruijns, President and CEO.
Biosolids generate highly odorous sulfur compounds that traditionally require larger biofilters to achieve acceptable removal rates. However, by using an XLD biofilter, the size can be reduced by up to 50% of conventional units while also having greater removal capacity. "The exceptional odor removal performance of XLD in a small footprint makes the installation of chemical scrubbers unwarranted." says Mr. Bruijns. "Scrubbers consume large amounts of chemicals and more than twice the electricity of an XLD biofilter. Thus, an XLD biofilter is more environmentally friendly and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas reductions."
During field trials, XLD consistently achieved up to 99% removal of odorous compounds in approximately half of the industry's standard residence time. This compares favorably with conventional biofilter technologies that rarely achieve removal rates above 95%.
Biofilters have been used for odor control since the early 1990's and have evolved as an environmentally preferred technology for odor control in municipal wastewater treatment plants and collection systems.
About BIOREM Inc.
BIOREM manufactures Biosorbens(R) biofilter media and is a leading supplier of biofilters for air pollution control in municipal and industrial applications, including BIOCUBE(R) modular units and Mytilus(R) biotrickling filters. With over 500 installed systems and over a decade of experience, the company's products are the technology of choice for odor control at wastewater treatment plants across North America. Additional information on BIOREM is also available at our web site at www.biorem.biz.
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