TORONTO, May 31 /CNW/ - ENPAR Technologies Inc. ("ENPAR" or "the
Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a patent for its AmmEL
System. Additional patents for the technology in Canada, the European Union
and the United States are anticipated within the near future.
The current patent is for improvements made to the Company's US and
Canadian patents that were awarded on July 4, 2000 and December, 2005,
respectively. The improvements broaden the applications of the technology,
which now include treatment of solutions resulting from dewatering of sludge
or bio-solids and containing extremely high levels of ammonia (500-1500 parts
per million), as well as tertiary treatment of solutions containing relatively
low levels of ammonia (10-50 parts per million).
Dr. Gene Shelp, President and CEO of ENPAR, states that "historically,
the company files first in the United Kingdom in order to establish the
prior-art-date or date-of-disclosure, then patent applications are filed in
the United States, Europe, and Canada, and then in other jurisdictions of
interest".
The handling of sludge produced from municipal waste water treatment
represents a major challenge for all levels of government as they strive to
develop a risk-free management strategy. A key approach is to develop a
biosolid product from the sludge, which is free of environmental concerns and
can be applied directly to the land. Alternatively, energy can be extracted
from the biosolids via various burning technologies. Regardless of the
ultimate fate of the biosolids product, water must be removed from the sludge,
and this water contains ammonia at toxic levels. The AmmEL-HC System is
proving to be extremely effective in converting this ammonia directly into
environmentally friendly nitrogen gas. The AmmEL-HC System enables
municipalities to achieve year-round compliance with government-mandated
environmental standards and regulations.
ENPAR is a "Technology Company" applying its patented and proprietary
"Electrochemical Technologies" to the treatment of waste water and drinking
water contaminated by metals or nutrients i.e., nitrate/ammonia associated
with the mining, metal processing, chemical, agricultural, municipal and waste
management sectors. The common shares trade on Tier ll of the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol "ENP".
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the
contents of this news release.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the "safe harbour" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties and other factors that may cause ENPAR Technologies Inc. results
to differ materially from expectations. These include risks relating to market
fluctuations, property performance and other risks. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof.
