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Chemistry in Parts per Million (Parts per Billion):Water Treatment Technology

July 21, 2009

Keith PauleyKeith.Pauley@matricresearch.com

800-611-2296 x81

Chemical and Environmental Technologies

Health and Life SciencesAdvanced Engineering

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About MATRIC

MATRIC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and development corporation formed in 2004

– Reinvest earnings in new research– Offices in Charleston (WV), Morgantown (WV)

and Oak Ridge (TN)

Research staff of 85 and engineering staff of 65

– 33 PhD-level researchers– 19 professional engineers– 25+ average years of experience– 2 members of National Academy of

EngineeringMATRIC has a focus on developing intellectual properties for commercial and industrial customers and adding genuine value throughout the technical services, research, testing and development processes

MATRIC was formed from the downsizing of over

2000 research scientists and engineers located at the Union Carbide Tech

Center, South Charleston, WV from 2001-2008

Overall MATRIC Enterprise

Non-Profit R&D

Corporation

For-Profit Commercial R&D

Corporation

Holding Company to Commercialize IP

Full Service Professional

Engineering Firm

Technical Consulting

MATRIC’s Geographic Expansion

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Morgantown, WVCharleston, WVOak Ridge, TN

Houston, TX

Milan, Italy

Shanghai, China

Sao Palo, Brazil

Removing Pollutants from Water

Various industries need to remove trace pollutants from aqueous sources in an economical manner

Element Aqueous Limit (ppb) Typical IndustrySelenium 4.7 Coal and phosphate

miningArsenic 10 Salt miningMercury 2 (EPA); 0.02 (Ohio) Coal mining and

combustionAluminum 750 (acute);87

(chronic)Surface mining

Iron 500 Deep miningTotal Dissolved Solids

100,000 Natural gas

Selenium Concentrations by County (USGS)

Marcellus Shale Natural Gas

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VARIOUS TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

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Bacterial Treatment

Anaerobic Bacteria Removal: uses naturally occurringmicrobes in specially developed mixtures, or cocktails, tochemically reduce and precipitate target compounds fromsolution. This system also is capable of breaking downtarget compounds into their harmless chemicalcomponents (e.g., turning nitrate into nitrogen gas).

AdvantagesLow Cost (Power and O&M)

High potential pollutant removalrates

DisadvantagesStart-up required for development ofmicroorganism populationChemical and/or environmental changes caninactivate the processSensitive to upset conditions

Wetlands Treatment

Wetlands: uses particular features of plant andmicrobial processes to remove contaminants in water,including selenium.

AdvantagesLow costs (power and O&M)Adaptable to any geometrical configurationRemoval of a wide range of aquatic contaminants

DisadvantagesLong residence timeSusceptible to toxic and/or environmental changesToxic bioaccumulation for wildlife

Reverse Osmosis Treatment

Reverse Osmosis: pressurized process to force a solutionthrough a membrane, retaining the solute on one side andallowing the pure solvent to pass to the other side.

AdvantagesEffective removal of a high percentage of contaminants

Less susceptible to chemical and/or environmental conditions (retains efficiency over a broad range of conditions)

DisadvantagesA concentrated waste stream produced that requires subsequent disposal

Pollutant removal required from waste stream

High costs (power and O&M)

Fouling significantly reduces unit effectivenessover time

Reactive Filtration

AdvantagesSimple chemical reactionRelative ease in the removal of selenium,

arsenic, mercury and aluminum concentrate for disposal

Short retention timeConstruction and O&M costs significantly

lower than other technologies

DisadvantagesTDS has to be considered

Sulfates are detrimental

Reactive Filtration: unpressurized, often passive processreact trace impurities with specific reactive media toremove them from the aqueous stream

LABORATORY CAPABILITIES

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Reverse Osmosis Laboratory

Laboratory reverse osmosis test unit for application development

Reverse osmosis membranes

prefilters

Reactive Filtration Laboratory

Development of variety of media that chemically remove pollutants from water sources– Catalytic reactions– Non-catalytic reactions

Reactive filtration for non-hydrocarbon pollutants– Selenium– Arsenic– Iron– Aluminum– Mercury

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Heat Integrated Evaporator Laboratory

Removal of organics– Frac water slickners– Trace petroleum

Complete multi-step evaporation of TDS materials to dry crystals

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DEMONSTRATION AND PRODUCTION UNITS

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Natural Gas Well Desalination Unit200 bbl/day

Natural Gas Well Desalination Unit2400 bbl/day

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Surface Mine Water Selenium Removal SystemReverse Osmosis Technology

Membranes are in the white cylinders

Feed pump

Surface Mine Water Selenium Removal SystemReactive Filtration Technology

Modular reactive filtration design

Water Treatment Start-up Companies

• NG Innovations—Solutions to treat salt water for economical disposal and remove water, heavy oils, CO2 and N2 from natural gas.

• Liberty Hydrologic Systems—Systems to remove selenium and other heavy metals from environmental water

• Reactive Filtration—Reactive media production technology

• Hydrus Membranes—Reverse osmosis membrane production technology, including organics resistance and anti-fouling coatings

Remaining Challenges

System design with multiple technologiesLife-time testingFull characterization of technology performance due to other constituents in waterReal-time analytical measurement of trace impuritiesSimplification of design and operationsFurther cost reductions

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MATRIC’s research and engineering capabilities are well-suited to produce commercial technology for a variety of water treatment issues

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