Water board Aa en Maas, packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa and recyling technology company Applied CleanTech signed an agreement on a joint study to recover cellulose from waste water on 5 November. The study includes two pilots with the Sewage Recycling System developed by Applied Clean Tech.

In February 2014 the first pilot will start at waste water treatment plant (WWTP) of water board Aa en Maas in Aarle-Rixtel, the Netherlands.

Here the cellulose, mainly toilet paper, will be removed from the sewage water before it enters the wwtp. For a second pilot, the installation will be moved to the paper mill of Smurfit in Roermond, the Netherlands. Here the recovery of the cellulose will be tested on the internal waste water flows in the paper mill.

The joint study is expected to end in June 2014.

Dried and sterilized pallets

Applied Clean Tech SRS-system extracts solids from waste water and transforms the recovered material into a pallet product called Recyllose. This dry and sterilized product can be used as in a variety of industries as an alternative fuel, an additive to the pulp and paper industry or an additive for the bio-plastics industry.

Water board Aa en Maas wants to test the SRS-system to learn more about the best possible - both quantitative and qualitative - re-use of the recovered product. For the wwtp the sludge production is expeted to drop some 50%, cutting the operational costs with 30%.

First project in the Netherlands
Applied CleanTech Chief Executive Officer Dr. Refael Aharon said: “We are delighted to start our first project in the Netherlands and we hope that after a successful trial period, our sewage mining technology will be installed across the Netherlands ensuring a greener, power efficient future for generations to come.”

Saving of 1000 euro each day
"With this technology we can separate our wastewater, just like people do with household waste," says Jo Cox, Director of Smurfit Kappa, a Dutch-British manufacturer of cardboard packaging. Smurfit Kappa, one of the largest packaging manufacturers in the world, along with the Aa en Maas Water board, will invest in this Israeli technology aiming to reduce industrial footprint in the Netherlands.

"By implementing this technology in just one of our manufacturing sites, we can save about 1,000 euros per day. Spread along all our sites and possibly also in agriculture and chemical industry wastewater treatment plants in the Netherlands, would mean huge savings," says Cox.

Additional opportunities in Europe
For Applied CleanTech the project is the big step towards new European markets, which is already active in Scotland, Mexico and Israel.

"We are excited to launch our activity in the Netherlands and look for additional opportunities in Europe as well as in the United States. The success of this project would open many doors in the entire water treatment industry," said Dr. Refael Aharon, founder and CEO of Applied CleanTech.

The Dutch-Israeli cooperation and investment was enabled by mediation of the NL Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The NL Agency continuously looks for advanced technology in Israel. "The Dutch government considers Israel as a strong partner when it comes to new technology", said Job Rose Heart of the NL Agency.

The agreement is regarded as the start of a new era of cooperation between Israel and the Netherlands in water and energy.

Signing of the agreement, from left to right : Mr. M. de Haan (Israel Innovations) , mr. R. Aharon ( CEO & president Applied CleanTech), mr. J. H. Cox (Director Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier) , mr. H. Divon (Ambassador of Israel) , mr. E. der Werf (MBA Network business unit manager industry Agency NL) , mw. F.P.A.M. van de Ven (Member executive water board Aa en Maas).

防水板AA和馬斯，包裝制造商Smurfit商卡帕和循環(huán)的競爭技術(shù)公司，應(yīng)用清潔技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)簽署聯(lián)合研究協(xié)議，以恢復(fù)從廢水中的纖維素在11月5日。這項研究包括兩名飛行員與污水回收系統(tǒng)通過應(yīng)用清潔技術(shù)開發(fā)。 在2014年2月的第一個試點將開始在水機管局董事會污水處理廠（污水處理廠）EN馬斯在Aarle-Rixtel，荷蘭。 此處的纖維素，主要衛(wèi)生紙，將從污水除去它進(jìn)入WWTP之前。對于第二個試點，安裝將被移動到墨菲特在魯爾蒙德，荷蘭造紙廠。此處的纖維素的回收將在造紙機的內(nèi)部廢水流進(jìn)行測試。 這項研究預(yù)計年底在2014年6月。 干燥，消毒托盤  應(yīng)用清潔技術(shù)的SRS系統(tǒng)提取廢水中的固體和轉(zhuǎn)化的回收物到名為Recyllose托盤產(chǎn)品。此干燥和滅菌產(chǎn)品可以用作在各種行業(yè)作為替代燃料，添加劑的紙漿和紙工業(yè)或添加劑的生物塑料產(chǎn)業(yè)。 防水板AA和馬斯想要測試的SRS系統(tǒng)，以了解更多關(guān)于最好的 - 定量和定性 - 再利用回收的產(chǎn)品。對于污水處理廠的污泥產(chǎn)量expeted下降約50％，削減運營成本30％。 在荷蘭的第一個項目 應(yīng)用清潔技術(shù)首席執(zhí)行官Refael亞倫博士說：“我們很高興開始在荷蘭我們的第一個項目，我們希望一個成功的試用期后，現(xiàn)有污水開采技術(shù)將在整個荷蘭的安裝，確保一個更環(huán)保，節(jié)能的未來世世代代。“ 節(jié)約每一天千歐元 “有了這項技術(shù)，我們可以把我們的廢水，就像人做家庭垃圾，”喬考克斯，Smurfit商卡帕，紙板包裝荷蘭，英國制造商的主管說。 Smurfit商卡帕，規(guī)模最大的包裝制造商在世界上，隨著AA和馬斯水板，將投資在這個以色列的技術(shù)，旨在減少在荷蘭的工業(yè)足跡。 “通過在我們的生產(chǎn)基地只是一個實施這項技術(shù)，我們可以每天節(jié)省約1000歐元。以及我們所有的網(wǎng)站在荷蘭的農(nóng)業(yè)和化工等行業(yè)的污水處理廠和傳播也可能，將意味著巨大的儲蓄​​，”考克斯說。 在歐洲更多的機會 對于應(yīng)用清潔技術(shù)項目是邁向新的歐洲市場的重要一步，這是在蘇格蘭，墨西哥和以色列已經(jīng)激活。 “我們很高興推出我們的活動在荷蘭，并期待在歐洲以及在美國更多的機會。該項目將在整個水處理行業(yè)打開很多扇門的成功，”Refael亞倫博士，創(chuàng)始人和應(yīng)用清潔技術(shù)公司的首席執(zhí)行官。 荷蘭和以色列的合作和投資是由經(jīng)濟事務(wù)部的NL機構(gòu)的調(diào)解功能。國聯(lián)機構(gòu)不斷尋找在以色列的先進(jìn)技術(shù)。 “荷蘭政府認(rèn)為以色列是一個強有力的合作伙伴，當(dāng)談到新技術(shù)”，說國聯(lián)局招聘玫瑰心。 該協(xié)議被認(rèn)為是水和能源，以色列和荷蘭之間合作的新時代的開始。 協(xié)議簽署后，從左至右依次為：德·哈恩先生（以色列創(chuàng)新），先生。 R·阿哈（行政總裁兼總裁應(yīng)用清潔技術(shù)），先生。 JH考克斯（導(dǎo)演Smurfit商卡帕魯爾蒙德紙業(yè)），先生。 H. Divon（以色列大使），先生。五德WERF碩士（MBA網(wǎng)絡(luò)業(yè)務(wù)部經(jīng)理行業(yè)機構(gòu)NL），MW。 F.P.A.M.凡德法師（執(zhí)行委員防水板AA和馬斯）。