More Applications
Soil Remediation
A new use for the Tempest is the processing
of contaminated soils in the oil and gas industry. Oil andGas
collection facility soil covers are historically contaminated with
saltwater and oil. Trials conducted in Oklahoma have shown that the
salt and oil can be removed from the gravel and soil in the Tempest.
The salt and oil are collected at the air discharge of the Tempest
system and can be treated further with other processes. The soil and
gravel can then be reused on the site eliminating the need for disposal
of a petroleum contaminated material.
Brewers Grain
This is the product left over from the beer brewing process. The spent grain can mold within a few days. Causing problems with storage of the product when supply overcomes demand for livestock feed. The dried spent grain processed by the Tempest can be stored or bagged for longer periods and sold as a feed additive. The value of the product is determined by the nutritional value that remains in the product.
Aragonite
This is purest form of Calcium Carbonate
(limestone) in granular form and harvested from the ocean bottom. It is
utilized in the glass and bottle production and in pollution control
system for power plants. The end-product requirement is 99.5% solids,
which allows the Aragonite to readily mix with other additives and to
minimize the amount of heat required in the glass making process. The
Tempest designed for this application will dry up to 40 wet tons per
hour and does not require milling of the product.
Dredge Residue
The residue resulting from dredging operations has had in the past limited diposal practices and locations. However, the Tempest system was part of a pilot project at the U.S. Naval Station in Mayport, Florida. The residue from the many years of dredging at the Naval Station had resulted in an overflow of the available land to store and house this material. Under a pilot program instituted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Tempest system was utilized to dry this residue from 60% solids to 85%-92% solids, providing this dried and powdery material to an adobe block processor.
Industrial Sludge
This is the sludge generated from any processing plants that does not allow human waste intrusion into the waste water stream. The cost savings associated with the Tempest process is the reduction of transportation and potential by-product utilization after it is dried. Drying the Sludge turns it into a fertilizer while a 3 to 1 weight reduction reduces the transportation of water.
Lime Sludge
The Lime Sludge when wet is extremely hard to handle and apply. The dried lime sludge produced by the Tempest has significant value to farmers as an agricultural lime. When dried it resembles talcum powder.
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