THE SCIENCE OF SONECO

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Imagine water and water borne contaminants as billions of electrically charged molecules inter- connected to form an invisible tangled network. Instead of adding more and more chemicals to treat and condition water, it can be treated by adding electricity in a controlled and calculated manner – the science behind our Soneco® process.

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

Electricity drives electro-chemical reactions and provides reactive treatment reagents. These re-organise the water network, allowing charge-neutralisation and ‘adsorption’ of contaminants to occur, whilst making compliance with increasingly stringent targets and demands for safe, clean water simple.

BENEFITS

Electricity has multiple sources including renewables;

Electricity is readily controlled digitally offering remote, intelligent and autonomous operation;

Electrical processes are simple in design, operation with a small footprint;

Physical, chemical and oxidative reactions can now be achieved without chemicals, biomass, filters and high-pressure pumps etc.,

Electrical systems have a positive impact on the environment by reducing energy, chemicals, transport, storage, handling, pollution spillage risks and sludge production;

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Adsorption is an efficient process for removing contaminants by capture onto a solid surface. This can be achieved using electricity, whereby metal ions coagulate and flocculate to create a 3- dimensional metal hydroxide networks which adsorb colloids, fines, clays, metals and nutrients.

The resultant floc particles are then separated downstream in proprietary downstream solid-liquid separation processes. Ultrasound applied during electrolysis increases the number of nucleation sites to improve flocculation.

The Soneco® process is compliant with WRc ’Phosphorus and Metals Effluent Quality Requirements’. July 2014 (Collaborative Project: CP488 Report No: P9922 v2.0)