Clean TeQ Water, together with its partner ENVA, have been engaged by a multi-national pharmaceutical company to conduct an on-site piloting programme to demonstrate the PHOSPHIX^® technology for the removal and recovery of phosphate from pharmaceutical wastewater. ENVA is a leading UK and Ireland based waste services and resource recovery company promoting Clean TeQ Water’s water treatment solutions in Ireland and the UK under a cooperation agreement.

Following a successful laboratory testwork campaign, which was completed in early February 2024, the project is now entering an on-site piloting program. The laboratory testwork showed consistent removal of phosphate to below 1 mg/L to meet the nominated limit. The next phase of testing includes the on-site piloting of the PHOSPHIX^® technology in Ireland, and a supplementary testwork campaign to be conducted at Clean TeQ Water’s facilities in Melbourne.

The piloting programme is expected to be completed by the end of July 2024. The successful piloting of the PHOSPHIX^® technology is expected to lead to full-scale implementation of the technology to treat 2,000,000 litres per day of wastewater.

This project is driven by tightening phosphate discharge regulations in the European Union. PHOSPHIX^® allows industrial producers to consistently meet the regulated limits, while producing a phosphate-rich by-product that can be re-used as a fertiliser.