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SCIDEV LTD — Investor Presentation 2022
Feb 1, 2022
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Investor Presentation
Lewis Utting
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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for a cleaner
environment
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SCIDEV | INVESTOR PRESENTATION
SCIDEV | INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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SciDev is a leader in the environmental solutions market focused on water intensive industries. Our solutions allow our clients to:
Recycle and reuse water
Reduce waste footprints and costs
Improve operational efficiencies
Our unique solutions provide:
The only commercialised, sustainable approach to tackle the global PFAS problem
Environmentally better outcomes for our clients when dealing with liquid wastes in the Mining, Construction and Oil & Gas verticals
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Our Metrics
170,000 750 MCG’s >150hrs $48m* $16.4m Olympic swimming of tailings treated of research per client of annualised net cash position pools of water preventing > 200 to develop a bespoke revenue as at 31 treated in FY21 million litres of chemistry solution to December 2022 generating <65t of water passing in to meet their specific requirements waste tailings * unaudited
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Annualised Revenue Customers
70
66
$48
$43 $42 53
51
38
$18
$8
Dec '19 Jun '20 Dec '20 Jun '21 Dec '21
Dec '19 Jun '20 Dec '20 Jun '21 Dec '21
Annualised Revenue
Customers
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170,000 Olympic swimming pools -> 425ML 750 MCG’s 1m depth -> 15,000,000 dry tonnes
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Our Strategy to grow
our global footprint
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Deliver client and Lead the development Attract, develop and retain Partner as the end to end
shareholder value and application of the best talent Solution Provider
through supply chain technology
integration
Our Growth Initiatives
Expand Explore adjacent Charge per Leverage our Partner growth
manufacture growth tonne of waste strength
base opportunities
Target key Grow in key Fix big Expand our
countries for target markets environmental capabilities
expansion problems
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SciDev is focused on delivering environmental solutions for water intensive industries which is a US$11 billion sector within the broader US$100bn global commodity chemistry market.
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A High Growth Business
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1H FY22 Revenue Mix
0%
24%
50%
26%
Water Mining Oil Infrastructure
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Q2 FY22 Q2 FY22 CASH
& EQUIVALENTS
REVENUE REVENUE VS Q1FY22
AT 31 DEC 2021
A$16.4m
A$13.7m +32%
$14.7
$13.7
$13.1
$12.4
$11.3 $11.2
$10.4
$10.2
$9.8
$9.4
$8.9
$8.1
$7.3
$5.7 $5.5 $5.6
$4.4
$2.2
$1.5
$1.1
1QFY20 2QFY20 3QFY20 4QFY20 1QFY21 2QFY21 3QFY21 4QFY21 1QFY22 2QFY22
Cash Receipts (A$m) Revenue (A$m)
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SCIDEV | INVESTOR PRESENTATION
SciDev is committed to our people, environment and our communities
Communities
The Environment
Our People
We recognise the importance of supporting community groups
Our environmental solutions help reduce our clients waste footprints and costs
Our people are our key and we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive workplace
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Initiative to support disadvantaged students through the Schools Plus program.
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Strong focus on safety with 0 LTIFR recorded in FY21
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We significantly reduce the volume of waste water from our clients operations
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Progressing towards greater gender diversity with over 25% of our workforce female
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Our leading PFAS solutions remove 99.999% of contaminants
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SciDev has so far pledged $60,000 in support of the cause which will underpin the Schools Plus ‘Two Ways Science’ project
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Regeneration of the board through 2021 reflects commitment to maintaining highest levels of governance and excellence
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We are progressing the development of plant-based polymers to provide an alternative to petrochemical based chemistries
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The project helps support remote Indigenous schools and communities develop and implement an integrated learning program.
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Business
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Mining & Mineral Infrastructure Oil & Gas Water Treatment Processing & Construction SciDev SciDev is an industry Engineered Reduce costs and Leading environmental Solutions leader in solids-liquid performance solutions operational downtime solution provider of separation in the to recycle, reuse and in the infrastructure BOO, D&C water mining and mineral minimise oilfield water and construction treatment plants for processing sector. waste. sectors. nutrient, heavy metal and organic pollutant removal US $2bn US $2bn US $1bn US $6bn Addressable Market Global mineral Specialty and Infrastructure PFAS, municipal and processing chemistry production chemical and construction industrial water market. market in US dewatering chemistry treatment market. oil and gas industry. market. FY21 A$15m A$15m A$7m A$5m Revenue[1]
- FY21 included contribution from SciDev Water Services Pty Ltd, the acquirer of the Haldon business. Contribution from SciDev Water Services was recognised from 12 May 2021 to end of the financial year
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Bespoke solutions are our competitive advantage
Our unique combination of world-class technology, chemistry and application expertise enables us to deliver site-specific solutions to deliver better outcomes for our clients
60 PEOPLE RESREARCH SOLUTIONS
>80% >150hrs 12 of our staff are of research per client new solutions tertiary educated as to develop a bespoke developed and scientists, engineers, chemistry solution to commercialised by chemists, greatly meet their specific SciDev to specifically aiding our business requirements address a clients development process unique environmental problem
PLANT BASED EFFICIENCY COST SAVING 17 >20% >20% sites currently using operational efficiency saving on a clients our unique and generated by our offer cost base by using environmentally when we are the SciDev chemistry and friendly plant based provider of services, professional solutions chemistries technology and when assessing the chemistry total cost of ownership (TOC) 10
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PFAS: a growing environmental issue
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of human-made chemicals in use since 1950’s many of which are now banned
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Primarily found in non-stick cookware, food packaging, fabric, furniture and firefighting foams
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Ability of PFAS to remain intact in the environment results in increasing levels of contamination
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PFAS contaminated soil presents major excavation and soil management challenges in large scale construction and infrastructure projects
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Sites of PFAS contaminated soil include airports, defense bases, mines, fire & rescue stations and other hazard facilities
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1 >$20m 11
giga litres of water of revenue sites where SciDev
treated generating generated by PFAS PFAS solutions have
<28t of waste treatment using been in operation
SciDev owned
technology
<0.0002ug/L 1000x 2
the reduction in PFAS EPA issued mobile
SciDev solutions &
levels via SciDev’s waste processing
technology can
treatment process licences in New
deliver solutions
than peer technology South Wales for the
well below the
treatment of PFAS
detection levels in
Australia
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- includes revenue prior to Scidev ownership
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Source: epa.vic.gov.au
Case Study PFAS
Most mines in Australia would have low volume, but highly concentrated PFAS hotspots
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The Problem
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First and only plant in the country treating to this low level detection on a continuous basis with no discharge exceedance
Onsite and lab analysis to determine optimal process flow and treatment strategies
High relative concentration of the less regulated carboxylic acids which are typically harder to remove
AIX part of the process tailored specifically for the efficient removal of this particular group of compounds
Fully remote monitored and operated system
Treated over 200ML of contaminated water
Contamination of surface water
Stringent discharge limits
Existing within a drinking water catchment area
RESULTS
| PFOS | PFOA | Total PFAS | |
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| Raw Water – pre treatment |
0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | ~0.570 µg/L |
| Post Treatment | <0.0002 µg/L | <0.0002 µg/L | <0.0002 µg/L |
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Case Study Mineral Sands
SciDev chemistry is used to improve operational efficiency in processing mineral sands tailings
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The Problem
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Process water had high salinity levels slowing processing time and efficiency of the operation
Conventional flocculants don’t work optimally in saline water limiting performance and increasing cost
Significant variation in feed from the variable ore body further complicated the challenges
SciDev solved these problems by designing bespoke chemistry and applying our professional expertise
Audit of the flocculant delivery system
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We developed
the MaxiFlox®
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Our recommendation on the flocculant delivery system increased system capacity by 25% without using chemicals
SciDev designed the MaxiFlox[(P) ] 550R to operate in the high saline environment
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high saline
water
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Our team continued to monitor the performance and recognised the use of an alkaline solution would reduce dosage requirements, further reducing the cost to the client
RESULTS
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30% reduction Increased
in chemistry Improved Reduced water return
dosage, operational tailings and water
lowering costs run time volumes quality
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Case Study Oil and Gas
SciDev developed CatChek12 specifically to work in the high brine water in the US oil & gas industry
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The Problem
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Efficiency of oil field chemistry performance reduces in high brine water
Increasing cost of disposing of brine water
Increasing environmental regulations focused on water discharge
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For every single
barrel of oil, five
barrels of water
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Understanding the challenges of oilfield water and environmental regulations SciDev’s team of chemists developed CatChek12
Initial in-house development of the unique chemical chain
Lab trials conducted by a major E&P company identified improved permeability performance of CatChek12
Selected for on-site use in the Eagle Ford Shale delivering improved performance in high brine water
Commercial roll out in US oil fields in 2020
RESULTS
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Significant
cost saving on Decrease in Increase in Adherence to
the client’s fresh water water growing
budget consumption recycling regulation
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Case Study Infrastructure
SciDev used MaxiDry[®] to improve operational efficiency in tunnel boring machine slurry dewatering
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The Problem
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Hydrated Lime is commonly used as a filter to reduce moisture content of spoil from Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) activities
On site, the conditions required very high levels of hydrated lime to dewater the tunnel boring waste
High levels of hydrated lime lead to increased disposal fees, workplace safety concerns, maintenance issues and a high pH balance of waste water
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Cleaner spoils
reduce the
environmental
footprint , greatly
decreasing the
cost of disposal.
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SciDev worked closely with the client to identify a bespoke solution combining our unique chemistry and our professional services
Lab trials conducted on soil samples to identify replacement for hydrated lime
Field trials identified that the existing application point for the chemistry was not optimal
SciDev identified a new application point for coagulant
Multiple solutions tested to identify best application
SciDev staff improved process flow to eliminate manual handling
RESULTS
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Significant All spoil
cost saving on Significant Increase in classified as
the client’s environment water clean fill’ or
budget benefit recycling ‘PASS”
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Investing in our production facilities and technology development
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SciDev secures its unique chemistry supply from a range of inhouse and third-party production facilities across Australia, China and the USA
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Our Australian facility, based in NSW, accounts for approximately 20% of our requirements versus the domestic Australia market accounting for approximately 50% of revenue
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We are seeing growing domestic demand for our chemistry especially among the Mining and water vertical
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Demand is also growing in the USA for SciDev chemistry across Oilfield and Construction with global shipping rates making local USA production more attractive
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Expanding our Australian production facilities, helps secure our supply chain and improve margins on domestic Australian sales, providing more flexibility on product mix
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The expansion of our Australian facilities will also expand our laboratory capabilities and provides the opportunity for our highly skilled team to expand our knowledge of and development of new solutions including plant and bio-based chemistries
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The future possible utilisation of plant and bio-based polymers will further establish our leading position in the environmental solutions market and allow our customers to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce their demand on petro chemicals
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Outlook
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Outlook
SciDev delivers positive operational and environmental outcomes for our clients
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DELIVERING FOR OUR CLIENTS
OUR STRATEGIC
PILLARS
Expand our Increased Delivering best
manufacture base
Reduced Improved water return Reduced liquid in class
operating costs environment and water waste technology
by >20% performance quality volumes application
Target key countries for
DELIVERING FOR OUR SHAREHOLDERS
expansion
Leverage our strengths Expand our Increase Strengthen our
position as a
Increasing domestic operating
leading
Focus on the sales and cash inhouse margins
provider in the
health and conversion in development through value environmental
safety of all our all regions and and production chain solutions
employees verticals capabilities integration market
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T H E I N F O Y O U
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Our Business Development
and working capital cycle
BUSINESS DEVELOP MENT P ROJEC T ONG OING
C YC LE REVENUE REVENUE
0 – 3 M O N T H S 3 – 6 M O N T H S 6 – 1 2 M O N T H S 1 2 – 1 8 M O N T H S
Project Professional Services Field Solution Review Commercial
Targeting Development & Tender Validation Contract
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WORKING C A P ITA L C Y C LE P R E C O N T R A C T P R O J E C T O N G O I N G E N D O F
C O M M E N C E M E N T S T A R T W O R K C Y C L E C O N T R A C T
Commercial Initial working capital Movement to 90 Cashflow lags Initial working capital
Contract requirement of 30-30- day working revenue by 90 investment is recovered
40% of contract value capital cycle days in last 90 days of
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Cashflow lags Initial working capital revenue by 90 investment is recovered days in last 90 days of contract
Initial working capital requirement of 30-3040% of contract value for inventory
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S C IDEV BOA RD
EXEC UTIVE MANAG EMENT TEAM
SciDev Snapshot
| Corporate overview | |
|---|---|
| ASX code | SDV |
| Market cap (at $0.52 per share) | $98m |
| Shares on issue (at 28 Feb 2022) | 187m |
| Cash at bank | $16.4m1 |
| Working Capital Facilities | $6.0m2 |
| Major shareholders3 | % held |
|---|---|
| Board and Management | 13% |
| Institutional | 33% |
| Retail | 54% |
Vaughan Busby Lewis Utting NON-EXECUTIVE CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHAIR OFFICER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Vaughan Busby
Simone Watt Jon Gourlay NON-EXECUTIVE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
Anna Hooper Craig McCloskey Kevin Smith CFO INTEGRATION PRESIDENT DIRECTOR NORTH AMERICA
Jamiel Muhor Jeffrey Zhiang Ben Gill BUSINESS MARKETING & TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
1) As at 31 December 2021
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2) Drawn $0.0m at 31 December 2021
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3) As at 30 November 2021
Dan O’Toole
Heath Roberts
COMPANY NON-EXECUTIVE SECRETARY DIRECTOR
Sean Halpin Jake Reardon COMMERCIAL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
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Jake Reardon
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Important Information
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Contact
C EO & MD
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Lewis Utting
(+61) 2 9622 5185
INVESTOR RELATIONS
www.scidev.com.au
Craig Sainsbury
[email protected] 0428 550 499
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PFAS
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PFAS: a growing environmental issue
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of human-made chemicals in use since 1950’s many of which are now banned
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Primarily found in non-stick cookware, food packaging, fabric, furniture and firefighting foams
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Ability of PFAS to remain intact in the environment results in increasing levels of contamination
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PFAS contaminated soil presents major excavation and soil management challenges in large scale construction and infrastructure projects
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Sites of PFAS contaminated soil include airports, defense bases, mines, fire & rescue stations and other hazard facilities
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Over 580 sites around Australia have been identified to potentially contain PFAS.
| SciDev solutions & technology can deliver solutionswell below the detection levelsin Australia |
Location | ug/L |
|---|---|---|
| SciDev process detection limit |
<0.0002 | |
| Reuse Soil | 0.001 | |
| Drinking Water | 0.07 | |
| Unlined landfill | 0.07 | |
| Recreational Water | 2.0 | |
| Fire Station (example) | 600 |
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Source: epa.vic.gov.au
SciDev has the only commercialised, sustainable approach to tackle the global PFAS problem
Our PFAS treatment solutions remove 99.999% of the contaminants
SciDev has been awarded EPA licenses for the mobile treatment of PFAS
Our PFAS solutions are active on sites across Australia
PFAS Treatment
▪ Every PFAS project is different and requires a tailored approach. This drives efficiency.
▪ Historically, the detection & measuring of PFAS in the environment lacked detailed accuracy at low residual levels.
▪ Recent technology has seen detection sensitivity increase, driving greater regulations on PFAS concentration limits.
▪ SciDev Water designs and develops robust PFAS treatment strategies considering all variables and outcomes.
▪ Removal rates being achieved with our clients are currently the most efficient in the country reducing residual levels below existing detection limits.
▪ Significant ability for SciDev to deliver a full treatment solution to major infrastructure and construction projects on their water treatment and PFAS remediation requirements.
▪ SciDev Water has been successful in creating a profitable business in the growing market for treating PFAS with internally developed IP.
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Case Study PFAS - Mining Site Most mines in Australia would have low volume, but highly concentrated PFAS hotspots
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The Problem
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First and only plant in the country treating to this low level detection on a continuous basis with no discharge exceedance
Onsite and lab analysis to determine optimal process flow and treatment strategies
High relative concentration of the less regulated carboxylic acids which are typically harder to remove
AIX part of the process tailored specifically for the efficient removal of this particular group of compounds
Fully remote monitored and operated system
Treated over 200ML of contaminated water
Contamination of surface water
Stringent discharge limits
Existing within a drinking water catchment area
RESULTS
| PFOS | PFOA | Total PFAS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Water – pre treatment |
0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | ~0.570 µg/L |
| Post Treatment | <0.0002 µg/L | <0.0002 µg/L | <0.0002 µg/L |
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