AOP with H2O2

Aquatech and FMC enter Cooperation Agreement for Spent Caustic Treatment Technology
Canonsburg, PA, September 2010 – In an effort to further strengthen it’s technology
based offerings for the Oil and Gas Industry, Aquatech has signed a Cooperation
Agreement with Spain’s FMC Foret S.A., to market Foret’s OHP Technology for Spent
Caustic Treatment. The agreement is exclusive for the Arabian Peninsula and also gives
Aquatech the opportunity to market this technology in its other key markets worldwide.
OHP is an advanced Wastewater Treatment Technology based on advanced oxidation. It is
a safe and efficient way to reduce contaminants in effluents through chemical oxidation with
the use of special grade hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst. This technology also allows for
construction of a plant that is safely operated in a continuous and automatic way. OHP can
be utilized where other similar technologies are not working properly. FORET has been
extremely successful with this new technology having applied it in various chemical
processing & petrochemical plants in Europe and Asia
The basis of the process is the creation of hydroxyl radicals from hydrogen peroxide. This is
done by optimal combination of process conditions and catalyst addition. Hydroxyl radicals
are capable to oxidize a wide range of chemical compounds that can be quantified by
means of COD and TOC reduction.
FMC FORET has obtained patent US 7,666,315 and has applied a worldwide patent for this
new sophisticated and superior technology.
Vikrant Sarin, Manager – Technology & Business Development for Aquatech is excited
about OHP. “I have seen great interest in this technology so far and I was impressed with
regards to how safe it is and how it can solve problems that other technologies could not.
Nearly every refinery and petrochemical plant in Middle East has issues with existing spent
caustic treatment systems and I look forward to utilizing this technology to help solve our
customer’s problems.”
Francisco Montero, Environmental Applications Manager for FMC Foret is convinced that,
“we have found in Aquatech an ideal partner for selling this technology in the Arabian
Peninsula. Aquatech is very strong in the Oil & Gas Industry upstream and downstream and
understands the water challenges of this industry very well.”
Aquatech (www.aquatech.com), is a global leader in water purification technology for the
industrial and infrastructure markets with a focus on desalination, water reuse, and zero
liquid discharge. The company is headquartered in the United States, has offices
throughout North America, and significant presence worldwide through subsidiaries in
Europe, the Middle East, India, and China. Aquatech has executed over 1000 major
projects, integrating several of its product groups, in over 60 countries across the globe
Aquatech strives to provide Technology Leadership and Performance Excellence to the
Global Water Industry and aims to support its clients with cutting edge Sustainable
Solutions, minimizing their Life Cycle Cost, as well as their Carbon and Water Footprint.
FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial and
consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications
and quality products. The company employs approximately 4,800 people throughout the
world. The company operates its businesses in three segments: Agricultural Products,
Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemical.
FMC Foret is one of the main producers of chemical products in Spain with its own
manufacturing plants and global business interests. It is integrated into the Industrial
Chemicals Group of FMC Corporation . FMC Foret is committed to a philosophy of
continuing improvement in safety health protection and the environment as well as complete
transparency in communications relating to its activities and achievements.