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In choosing MyCelx, judges evaluated MyCelx and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) innovative and environmentally sound solution to the long-standing challenge of eliminating toxic pollutants in wastewater at a large petrochemical complex in Al-Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The resulting innovation is based on point-source reduction, is cost-effective, sustainable and likely to become standard industry practice in the next five years, thereby creating a safer, healthier working environment around the world.

Winners of the 2010 Global Energy Awards will be announced on December 2, 2010 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

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Industrial wastewater treatment is the physical, biological and chemical process of removing contaminants from water fluid streams. The aim of these water treatment systems is to make industrial wastewater safe for re-use or release into the environment.

The most common contaminants include oils, greases and heavy metals, as well as benzine and other petroleum by-products. AIS Environmental uses proven oil and water separation technologies to remove contaminants with the lowest possible ecological impact.

Why is it important to remove oil from water?

While the adverse effects of oil spills on the natural environment are widely recognised and immediately apparent, the sustained release of smaller – often undetectable – amounts of oil in wastewater can be just as damaging. By putting the right water treatment system in place, oil can be captured quickly and effectively.

The United States Environmental Protection Authority has set a limit on the amount of oil permitted in marine wastewater discharge – a maximum of 29 parts per million (ppm).  The oil and water separator systems used by AIS Environmental can remove oil from from water to below 5 parts per million.

Risk-free water filtration and oil removal

AIS Environmental uses MyCelx, the only oil-removal water treatment system to receive certification from both the U.S. EPA and Lloyd’s Register, London.

Developed in 1994, MyCelx has since found use in oil separation, waste filtration and water treatment applications the world over, from marine industries to the resources and manufacturing sectors.

MyCelx is non-toxic, non-leaching and made entirely from naturally-occurring materials.  Ideally suited to a number of systems, we use this unique material in portable water polishing skids, filtration tubes and spill containment booms.

Globally, this technology has seen use from market leaders such as Shell, Chevron and BP, but we’ve been at hard at work close to home, too.

For more information on AIS Environmental – or to find out how we can tailor a water treatment system for your needs – please don’t hesitate to contact us today.