October 2007, Tomsk X. INTERNATIONAL ALL-SIBERIAN INNOVATION FORUM Filtration devices for drinking and technological water preparation on the basis of nano filtration material AquaVallis – for the EU NANOCLEAN WATER

2,000,000 inhabitants 20,253 km2 SLOVENIA small country in the heart of Europe

LJUBLJANA the Capital of Slovenia 260,000 inhabitants

The Bled lake

Postojna Cave

Velenje in Šaleška valley

Velenje Coalmine Business system

HTZ Velenje, I.P., d.o.o. External division In Company Incubator Qualif. and Educ. division re-employment of invalid persons Mining division production program for Velenje Coalmine Employees 997 all persons 412 invalid persons Development department CANDEX

WITH KNOWLEDGE TO CLEAN WATER, FOR ALL AND EVERYWHERE Transfer of international knowledge on a field o nanotechnologies in to industrial practice. Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY MISSION Top research institution contributing considerably to economic development and improvement of life quality in Slovenia.

ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MATERIALS BIOTECHNOLOGY, MEDICINES, FOOD STRUCTURAL, THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AREAS

PARTNERSHIP NATIONAL PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTS NATIONAL PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTS

Laboratory for Chemistry, Biology and Technology of Water

Al-nanoprah (20 – 100 nm) Filtration material (membrane) Filter system Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch Microbiological filter NANOCLEAN WATER

PROPERTY OF FILTER MATERIAL Principe of filtration is connection of membrane filtration and electrostatic absorption. Removes: –bacteria –viruses –heavy metals Efficiency 99, % Filtration of water at relatively high speed (1 cm/s) and low resistance Nanofiltration is the last step of water filtration systems. E. coli E. faecalis BEFORE and AFTER filtration MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTS

WATER IN SLOVENIA WATER IN SLOVENIA IS GOOD, BUT … We never know the worth of water till the well is dry."We never know the worth of water till the well is dry." French proverb OR WHEN IT IS POLLUTED! AquaVallis addition there are areas with nitrates, pesticides in it sale of bottled water grows for 6% yearly risk of microbiological contamination is bigger.

OPINION OF SLOVENIAN EXPERTS prof. dr. Milenko ROŠ Presentation of tests Microbiological tests Sample No. / System Before filtration (CFU) After filtration (CFU) Efficiency (%) 7 Filter material E. Coli 1,0x ,0x10 4 E. coli Filter cartridge E. Coli 0,2x104 E. coli 0100 Maximum level E. coli = 0/100 ml

Tests on metal AquaVallis filter cartridge remuved tested metals (above all the metals, specially metals which form hydroxides ) Maximum level (Al, Fe) = 0,2 mg/L Sample Al mg/L Fe mg/L contam. water 1,01,2 filtrate<0,05 contam. water /17,3* filtrate /0,07 * water from well

AquaVallis filtration material … Use of nano materials enables high flow rates with high efficiency removal of bacteria and some heavy metals. Filter capacity can be easily increase with adding of new layers of filtration material.

REALIZATED APPLICATIONS Under counter filtration system / example of household installation Filtration system installed in dentists chare Instalation of filtration system in to shaft

mechanical filter MICROBIOLOGICAL FILTER + ACTVE CARBON FUTURE ACTIVITYES Fields of activities: research and development production marketing activities in Europe establishing of JV company AquaVallis Slovenia

IT CAN BE USED ANYWHERE TO ASHURE DRINKING WATER FROM POLLUTED SURFACE WATER PROPERTYES: Removal of solid particles, smell, taste… Removal of solid particles, smell, taste… Removal of microbiological agents and heavy metals from water Removal of microbiological agents and heavy metals from water Charging 24 V (lithium battery, photovoltaic module) Charging 24 V (lithium battery, photovoltaic module) Pump 0,2 kW Pump 0,2 kW Capacity 4,5 - 9 l/min Capacity 4,5 - 9 l/min Pressure max. 5 bar Pressure max. 5 bar Life time without service up tu l (one AquaVallis cartridge) Life time without service up tu l (one AquaVallis cartridge) Combining of two development areas in HTZ Velenje - photovoltaic -filtration systems for drinking water Independent Mobile Filtration Unit (IMFU)

MBR – membrane bioreactor Join project of HTZ and NIC Conventional system Sequencing batch reactors (SBR) is a base for MBR Developing system

SBR - SBR - Sequencing batch reactors

SBR for MBR External and internal mass transfer limitation. X > 10 g/l Flocculent sludge -small flocs. Process with lower OUR

Groundwater Treatment Nitrates - biological denitrification Remaining bacteria after denitrification: –Mechanical filter, –AquaVallis filter, –Disinfection. Micropollutants: – Biological treatment, –Mechanical filter, –AquaVallis filter, –Activated carbon filter.

Technology of production This is a project of ISPMS in AquaZone Ltd. for knowledge transfer of cartridge technology production

MAKETING ACTIVITES Market research for Slovenia and Spain. construction of web pages aquavallis.si international fears in Millan and Amsterdam education and informing program with intention to stimulate selling Integrated image of AquaVallis (trade mark protection, ideas for common look on the market) NANOCLEAN WATER

Acknowledgment Prof. Sergey G. Psakhie Dr. Gennady E. Rudenskiy Prof. Marat Lerner, head of Tomsk Region Administration, specially to Prof. Vladislav E. Zinchenko and Andrey P. Zolotarev And the whole team of ISPMS and AquaZone.