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in the circular economy.
Skills from all over the world, united for a single result. To protect the environment
A circular economy is an economic system that aims to minimize waste and maximize the resources. In a circular system, resource input and waste, emission and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing energy and material loops; this can be achieved through long-lasting design maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling.
This regenerative approach is far from the 'take, make, dispose' model of production that characterize the traditional linear economy.
A circular economy supports the idea of a sustainable world with a good quality of life for the consumer and can be achieved without loss of revenue or extra cost for manufacturers.
The argument is that circular business models can be as profitable as linear models, allowing us to keep enjoying similar products and services.
SOIL REMEDIATION GPT has developed the process and the products to target decontamination of hydrocarbons polluted soil and substrata. The research has been conducted together with the University of Bern - Chemistry Faculty and the support of a multinational company specialized in the field of Industrial Chemistry.
The developed technology allows the company to operate with excellent results on sand contaminated by hydrocarbons - like soils , with a C chain between C5-C40.
The anti-pollutant factor “EP-600S” has been developed by us and produced by a leading chemical company in the sector under license SOIL REMEDIATION GPT. At present, the research in the field of polluted site decontamination is developed on laboratory scale of EP-600S complementary products to decontaminate also soils that are spotted by heavy hydrocarbons (C>40), synthetic oils, bentonites and polymers.
Activities like extraction, handling and transport operations of hydrocarbons often give place to spills and cause surface soil contamination. Hydrocarbons concentration in soils and sands can reach very high values, up to hundreds of kilograms per cubic meter of soil. Therefore, remediation is needed in order to restore the soil and report its parameters within the required limits by individual national laws. Moreover, the large number of hydrocarbons present in the contaminated soil represents a great source of pollution and sometimes even loss of significant resources.
To date, there are several methods for removing hydrocarbons from soils and sands. One of these methods involves incineration and in-situ desorption. This soil and sands remediation technique involves the raising of the temperature of the soil in order to bring the hydrocarbons to a controlled combustion or to their transformation into gas. However, this technique doesn’t allow to control the final concentration of hydrocarbons and involves great environmental cost due to a significant release of pollutants into the atmosphere during the process and the loss of hydrocarbons.
Solidification / stabilization / encapsulation is another renowned method. This technique involves the production of a solid mass that has a sufficiently high structural integrity to allow transportation and / or disposal without necessity of secondary containment and minimizing the dispersion of the contaminants. Stabilization involves immobilization of hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other chemical and physical elements of the soil for chemical alteration with a hydraulic binder (for example silicates) to form insoluble components or per incorporation into solidified soil using for example overbuilding. The dry material thus obtained has acceptable parameters for on-site burial or disposal in an approved storage facility. This technique uses a large number of components for the stabilization and solidification and make it impossible to recover the hydrocarbons. Moreover, in the long term it presents the risk of consequent cracks percolation of hydrocarbons.
Thermal desorption is the most common technique used in North Africa as it allows partial recovery of hydrocarbons. It involves the digging of soil or sands and their transport off site, where they are subjected to a thermal process operated between 250 and 500 degrees °C to carry out the desorption of the organic part (hydrocarbons) in the form of gas from the inorganic side (soil matrix and sands). Hydrocarbons gases are subsequently purified from dust and others substances, recondensed, and partly recovered. This technique has a high cost for transporting large quantities of soil. Furthermore, they produce gas and dust that must be treated before being released back into the environment. This process is also characterized by a significant release of pollutants into the atmosphere. Other systems include excavation and ex-situ washing of soil or sand containing hydrocarbons, a technique that removes hydrocarbons and other substances from the soil, washing it with a liquid (often with a chemical additive), and then separating the clean soil from contaminated soil and washing water, a technique that uses large volumes of water and that does not allow the recovery of hydrocarbons.
Soil Remediation GPT aims to make the difference offering innovative solutions:
We propose a new method for removing hydrocarbons from a solid surface, in particular a contaminated soil, that does not present the disadvantages of the renowned methods. We want to provide an eco-friendly composition that is capable of removing large number of hydrocarbons and a method for its use which allows to reduce the quantity of non-recoverable soil, to maximize the quantity of reusable water and minimize the cost of the whole process.
After three years of intense research, in 2017 the first in-scale model plant for polluted soils remediation by hydrocarbons was developed. In the following years many samples of contaminated soils coming from many sites throughout Africa and the Middle East were successfully tested.
Thanks to Sonatrach and Eni it has been possible to test our process directly on site. In February 2018, in Algeria, in the site of storage of the contaminated soil in BRN (GSA Groupement Sonatrach-Agip), thanks to the conducted tests it is possible to confirm the effectiveness of the soil decontamination process, also on an industrial scale.
During 2019 the industrial plant named SE100 will be completed and tested. A long experimentation was carried out in different contaminated sites in Africa and a close collaboration between research entities and specialized partners, an efficient remediation line has been engineered and is now able to best remediate the soil and recover most of the present hydrocarbons. This all guarantees a recirculation of the used water for the various phases, reducing the waste of the latter to the utmost.
Indusnet Spa is our official partner in Algeria (oil & gas field) and takes care of all the activities related to the Algerian market in soil remediation and water treatment.
Indusnet Spa deals On behalf of Soil Remediation GPT with the acquisition of remediation contracts, the commercialization and use of our machines and the use of our products. In turn, Soil Remediation GPT provides constant technical assistance for the start-up of the plants and to maintain a high standard of results throughout the contract execution.
Brenntag GmbH is the German subsidiary of the Brenntag Group, the global market leader in chemical distribution. Offering comprehensive solutions as well as individual chemical products, their extensive range of products and services includes more than 10,000 industrial and special chemicals as well as just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging, inventory management and application Technology. They produce the EP-300 on behalf of Soil Remediation GPT.
Polytechnic University of Turin is a renowned Center of Excellence. The engineering faculty, with its specialized departments in the fields of environment, water treatment, industrial chemistry and fluid dynamics, works closely with our experts to ensure continuous improvement of process efficiency, with constant innovation of the technologies and the used products.
Soil Remediation Gpt has its own research laboratory in this research center, where preliminary tests and basic research are performed. Moreover, it acts as a collector to gather up the skills, advice and savoir-faire coming from the different subjects involved in our activity.
In 2019 we want to consolidate the project for the construction of the already patented SE100 industrial plant for the decontamination of soils polluted by hydrocarbons.
At the research stage, there are other ambitious projects:
- treatment of oily sludges and cuttings coming from drilling wells and characterized by high contamination of pollutants such as heavy metals, hydraulic oils, bentonites and polymers
- treatment of sludge from refineries
- treatment of sludge from cement plants
- decontamination of the lands of the seabed of civil and military ports
The mission of Marly Innovation Center (MIC) is to provide a quality infrastructure and services for technology companies in which they can prosper and grow.
It aims is to become one of the leading technology centers in the canton of Fribourg and in Switzerland, where startups and established companies can flourish thanks to the provided infrastructure and surrounding facilities and networks.
It also purposes to create an environment where work and living can be combined, and to build an eco-system of private, public and academic collaboration.
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