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Alum and iron salts are generally used to promote coagulation in the production of clean drinking water which results in the generation of significant quantities of drinking water sludge. The Alum sludge is typically mechanically dewatered and is currently treated as a waste which cannot be processed through traditional sewage sludge disposal methods and in many cases goes to landfill. This …

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SCFI’s Aquacritox Unit was featured in The Water and Wastewater Newsletter (April 4). The article detailed the Aquacritox process and technology and included and interview with SCFI’s Chief Operating Officer – David Kerr. To read the full article – click here.

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SCFI’s AquaCritox technology was recently featured as the cover-story for Technology Ireland – April. The article, entitled The Blue Challenge, describes the many water related challenges we are facing and the “blue revolution” in water technologies arising to meet these problems – including AquaCritox. Download the PDF Article here: The Blue Challenge – Technology Ireland …

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Eras Eco – the Cork-based waste treatment and recycling company – has selected SCFI and it’s AquaCritox technology to be a part of a new €10M development at Youghal that it is seeking permission to build. The announcement was featured in the “Sunday Business Post” on January 16th, 2011. You can read a copy of …

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Alum Sludge: From waste to valuable product With AquaCritox® recovery process

Alum and iron salts are generally used to promote coagulation in the production of clean drinking water which results in the generation of significant quantities of drinking water sludge. The Alum sludge is typically mechanically dewatered and is currently treated as a waste which cannot be processed through traditional sewage sludge disposal methods and in many cases goes to landfill. This … Read More

Media Events

AquaCritox® will be featured in a forthcoming Discovery Channel Documentary on Energy from Waste Water. Filming at the plant in Cork, Ireland took  place March 24th 2010. Read More

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