In this project, we will test the performance of our innovative FilaChar® carbon adsorbent for the enhancement of wastewater treatment (WWT) in an industrially relevant environment to give prospective customers and investors confidence in the technology. FilaChar® is a patent-pending carbon material that is produced from fibre-rich WWT screening waste, which would otherwise go to landfills or for incineration. FilaChar® is expected to reduce odour emissions, bind pollutants, and improve the biological treatment of wastewater. We anticipate that the beneficial effects of FilaChar® will allow our clients to reduce their operating costs by 3-4%. The project will be co-led by our wastewater engineer Nick and our CIO Jan, and is funded through a SMART:Scotland grant from Scottish Enterprise.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate the feasibility of converting screening waste into FilaChar®
- Show the beneficial effects of FilaChar® on WWT in small-scale and extended lab setups
- Validate FilaChar® market potential, and refine marketing and sales strategy
Activities:
- Collect and characterise screening waste from different WWT plants
- Produce and characterise FilaChar® from screening waste
- Test FilaChar®’s effect on WWT in small-scale lab setup
- Test FilaChar®’s effect on WWT in industrially relevant extended lab setup
- Conduct research on addressable UK and international wastewater markets for FilaChar®
Outputs:
The project will generate data on optimal FilaChar® production and deployment, which will be summarised in a technical report. It will also allow us to prepare documentation on our FilaChar® marketing and sales strategy. Overall, we expect that the project will substantially advance the market readiness of our FilaChar® product and associated services by moving FilaChar® from Technology Readiness Level 3 to 5.
Project partner:
Scottish Water
For more information on Filachar please reach out to alana.mcskimming@carbogenics.com
