다르코 워터 테크놀로지(Darco Water Technologies)는 아쿠아포린의 정삼투 3개년 프로젝트 하에 아쿠아포린 아시아(Aquaporin Asia)와 산업폐수처리를 위한 폐수무방류(ZLD, zero liquid discharge) 시스템에 대한 테스트베드를 설치하고 시험하는 계약을 체결했다.

이번 MOU 하에 다르코는 아쿠아포린 아시아와 함께 아쿠아포린의 정삼투 기술을 기반으로 한 ZLD 시스템을 시험할 예정이다. 다르코는 아쿠아포린 아시아의 정삼투 멤브레인을 자사의 전체 시스템에 파일럿 플랜트 규모 테스트로 포함시키기 위해 자사의 폐수처리 노하우를 이용할 예정이다.

 

 

 

Darco Water Technologies has signed a deal with Aquaporin Asia to pilot and testbed zero liquid discharge systems for industrial wastewater treatment under Aquaporin's three-year forward osmosis project.

 

Under a memorandum of understanding Darco will collaborate with Aquaporin Asia to pilot the ZLD system based on the Aquaporin's forward osmosis technology, Aquaporin Inside.

 

Darco said it will use its own wastewater treatment know-how to incorporate Aquaporin Asia's forward osmosis membranes into its overall system as pilot plant scale test units for different industries. Darco said the deal will will position it as a "first mover" in the application of Aquaporin Inside forward osmosis technology.

 

Conventional ZLD systems via reverse osmosis would require high energy and incur higher operating costs, said Darco. In contrast, the ZLD system that it will be piloting with Aquaporin Asia based "requires relatively lower energy and operating costs," it said.

 

Chief Operating Officer of Aquaporin, Mark Perry, said, "The Aquaporin Inside forward osmosis technology has great potential to lower the energy consumption in ZLD systems for industrial wastewater treatment. With Darco Water Technologies we have found a great partner for bringing our technology a big step closer to commercialization."

 

Aquaporin Asia was incorporated as a joint venture between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Ventures, DHI Water & Environment (S) and Aquaporin A/S in Singapore in early 2011. 80% of Aquaporin Asia is owned by Aquaporin A/S, a global Danish CleanTech company.

 

The project is funded by the Singapore National Research Foundation under its Environmental & Water Technologies Strategic Research Programme and administered by the Environment and Water Industry Programme Office of the PUB.

 

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2016년 4월 5일]