BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX:BQE) has entered a partnership in the U.S. to test a new process for cleaning up wastewater from flue gas.
BioteQ’s water treatment process has been used almost exclusively in the mining sector for cleaning up mine tailings.
The company recently signed a contract in the U.S. test its mobile Sulf-IX process for treating the wastewater from flue gas. Under a joint venture involving Newalta, the companies will test the new process at an undisclosed site in the U.S.
“We are seeing greater scrutiny and regulation relating to sulphate discharge in many jurisdictions around the world,” said BioteQ CEO Jonathan Wilkinson.
“This contract provides an opportunity to demonstrate the flexibility and functionality of Sulf-IX technology in a new sulphate removal application. The signing of this contract also represents an exciting opportunity to apply the technology in a market vertical outside of hard rock mining.”
The mobile pilot plant provides on-site field testing for sulphate removal from wastewater. The process creates solid gypsum as a byproduct.
The testing is expected to be completed by the second quarter of this year. The company hopes to use the data from pilot plant in the design of a full-scale treatment facility.
Flue gas is created by power plants that burn fossil fuels. It is also created by large refineries, petrochemical and chemical plants and incinerators.
