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SRP Progress in Research Webinar March 21 st, 2016 Transforming Sustainability
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Development of a High Performance Bioprocess for Eliminating 1,4-Dioxane in Water Fatemeh Shirazi, PhD Chief Executive Officer
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Paints Resins Plastics Industrial cleaning Adhesives Artificial Leather Laboratory solvents Varnishes Waxes Pesticides Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Cement 3 Sources and uses of 1,4-dioxane
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Microvi has developed the world’s first biological process for treating 1,4-dioxane with 35%-55% lower total costs than conventional chemical or UV oxidation technologies. 4 Polluted Water Clean Water
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Innovation & Technology Specifications High performance continuous bioreactor for the aerobic degradation of 1,4-dioxane in water to less than 5 parts-per-billion. Two Primary Innovations: Novel synthetic biocatalyst composites Novel monoculture for direct oxidation of 1,4-dioxane Novel Biocatalyst Composite Simultaneous treatment of 1,4-dioxane and co-contaminants such as chlorinated solvents. Hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 2-6 hours. Single-pass treatment unit with no secondary waste stream. 5 Microvi’s MB-DX demonstration in San Jose, CA Novel Monoculture
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6 Microvi’s MB-DX demonstration in San Jose, CA Dr. Farhad Dorri manually adjusting pilot settings
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Technical Advantages 7
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Technology Applications Drinking Water Industrial Waste Sites Superfund Sites 8 Point-of-Use Wastewater Treatment Landfills
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Credits and References Supported by NIH grant R44ES022123. Shirazi et. al. ”Ex-situ bioprocess for the treatment of groundwater containing 1,4-dioxane.” (In Process). 9 Microvi personnel involved in the MB-DX technology demonstration (left to right): Nik Hlavacek, Allison Gregg, Casey McGrath, Dr. Fatemeh Shirazi, Karen Palizzolo, Ali Dorri, Ameen Razavi. Not pictured: Dr. Joseph Salanitro, Dr. Farhad Dorri Patent pending. Special thanks to the Superfund Research Program, Ensafe, Inc., United Technologies Corporation (UTC), Intuitech, Inc., Dr. Thomas Mohr, McCampbell Analytical, Inc., and MWH Global, Inc.
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Thank You! Contact Information: Phone: 510-344-0668 Email: info@microvi.com Web: www.microvi.com Transforming Sustainability
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