Oil and Gas Extraction Improved by New Water Technology
Symbios Technologies LLC has received a small business grant from National Science Foundation (NSF) for their latest creation, TPR. The patent-pending Symbios TPR is an innovative approach to eliminating organic pollutants and microorganisms from water by implementing low-power, distributed electrolytic technology.
Symbios Technologies LLC, a leading developer of water and energy technologies, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from NSF. This prestigious two-year grant was awarded to advance and commercialize Symbios’ Tubular Plasma Reactor (TPR) for water treatment and improving the economic and environmental impact of domestic oil and gas extraction.
The patent-pending Symbios TPR is an innovative approach to eliminating organic pollutants and microorganisms from water by implementing low-power, distributed electrolytic technology and minimizes the need for chlorine and other chemicals and can reduce costs of key steps in treating oil and gas wastewaters by 95 percent. It can also reduce demand for fresh water used for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and ease transportation, regulatory, and cost issues associated with using chemical oxidants and biocides while preventing well contamination and equipment corrosion.
"Symbios' non-chemical plasma water treatment system is a potential game-changer in oil and gas wastewater remediation, and could make possible widespread recycling of fracking wastewaters vs. the predominant practice of deep well disposal," said Symbios president and CEO, Justin Bzdek. "Our technologies will also enable exciting new research and commercial expansion in power generation, biorefining, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage markets."