Introducing SpinTek Filtration

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Introducing SpinTek Filtration
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SpinTek Filtration, Inc.Markets/Products

• Membrane Filtration
• Coalescers
• Radioactive Waste Treatment
• Drinking Water Systems

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SpinTek Filtration, Inc.Client List (partial)

• Bechtel, Fluor, Aker Kvaerner, BHP-Billiton
• US Navy, US Department of Energy, Los Alamos
  National Laboratories
• DuPont, Phelps-Dodge, Mitsubishi

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SX Dual-Media Filter/Coalescers
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SpinTek ST-II Rotary Membrane Filtration
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Los Alamos National Laboratory SpinTek S
Series Tubular Unit
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• The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates
  that more than 1 billion people are without
  access to safe and adequate drinking water
  sources
• Journal of Water and Health

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Sources of Water

• Ground Water
• Surface Water

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Water Contaminants

• Biological (Bacteria, viruses, parasites,
  Protozoa)
• Particulate (Sand, cysts, algae)
• Inorganic (radioactive, arsenic, mercury)
• Organic (solvents, pesticides, cyanides)

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Biological Water Contaminants

• Bacteria, Viruses, Protozoa
• Parasites (cysts, oocysts, ova)
• Snail larvae and worms

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Where Biological Contaminants Come From

• Animal and human feces (cryptosporidium, guardia)
• Distribution Systems (Legionella)
• Source Water (Guinea worms, Amoebic
  meningoencephalitis)

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Emerging Health Risks

• Heliocobacter pylori
• Tsukamurella
• Isopora belli and microsporidia

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Human Health Effects from Biologically
Contaminated Water

• Gastroenteritis Typhoid
• Severe/fatal diarrhea Fever
• Dysentery Hepatitis
• Chryptosporidiosis Cholera

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Reducing Biological Disease Transmission

• Improved quality of water
• Better excreta disposal
• General hygiene
• WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, 3rd
  Edition

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How Water Transmits Disease

• Drinking Water
• Cooking Water
• Collecting water to carry home
• Bathing
• General Hygiene
• WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, 3rd
  Edition

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Sparkle Drinking Water System
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SparkleAfrica
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Water Consumption

• Human 20-75 gallons/day
• Milking Cow 30-35 gallons/day
• Cow/Calf Pair 10-30 gallons/day
• Horse 10-20 gallons/day
• Sheep 2-3 gallons/day
• Hog 4-5 gallons/day
• Chickens (100) 4-5 gallons/day

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Logistical Issues

• Remote villages
• Untrained labor force
• No power or running water
• Weak infrastructure
• Infrequent service

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What is the Solution?

• Proven Technology
• Simple to Operate
• No Electricity or Fuel Required
• Easily Maintainable
• Fool Proof Design

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Combination of Proven Technologies

• Breakpoint Chlorination
• Hollow Fiber Ultrafiltration
• Activated Carbon
• Ion Exchange Resin

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SparkleAfrica
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Sparkle Flow Sheet
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Feed Pump/Tank and Chlorination
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Chlorination

• Bacteria and protozoa elimination
• Nitrogen Compound Oxidation

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Automatic Feed Level Transfer
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Ultrafiltration(Ratings per the WHO Guidelines
for Drinking Water Quality, 3rd ed)

• Bacteria complete removal
• Viruses complete removal
• Protozoa complete removal

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Sparkle Filtrate Quality
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SpinTek Hollow Fiber Membranes
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End View of Hollow Fiber Ultrafilter Membranes
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SpinTek Hollow Fiber Membranes
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End View of Hollow Fiber Ultrafilter Membranes
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Membrane Array
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SpinTek Sparkle Filter Specific Ion Rejection
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Sparkle Ultrafilter DrumVacuum/Drum Bicycle
Powered
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Carbon and Ion Exchange
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Carbon and Ion ExchangeRemoval

• Chlorine
• Arsenic
• Selenium
• Mercury
• Uranium

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Sparkle Advantages

• Membrane Ultrafiltration Technology
• Low fouling system
• Human powered
• Little maintenance
• Combination of technologies

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Sparkle Power Options

• Human powered bicycle
• Animal
• Solar
• Fuel based generator (gas/diesel)
• Combination of technologies

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SparkleAfrica
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Energy Consumption

• 1 hour pedaling 425 gallons of clean water
• 2.4 hours pedaling 1,000 gallons

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Sparkle Africa Clean Water Capacity

• Sparkle Africa is scaleable from very small
  villages without power to larger towns and
  cities.
• Capacity is increased by adding more membrane
  drums

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Summary

• Great need for clean water in Rwanda
• Surface/ground water contamination
• Most contamination from bacteria
• Combination of proven technologies
• Based on membrane UF
• Human, solar or animal powered
• Low cost, low maintenance

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World Health Organization, Guidelines for
Drinking Water, 3rd Edition

• The most common and widespread health risk
  associated with drinking water is microbial
  contamination, the consequences of which mean
  that its control must always be of paramount
  importance.
• Chapter 2, page 35