Sulphate removal
An invention to remove potentially harmful chemical waste from manufacturing processes has been developed by a north east company.
A north-east company has developed a process to remove potentially harmful chemical waste from manufacturing processes.
The new process, developed by Integrated Effluent Solutions (IES) of Spennymoor,
The 18-month project cost a total of £140,000.
The chemical process uses hypersonic vibrations to separate the sulphate from the waste water.
The potentially toxic sulphate is rendered harmless to the environment and in some cases it can be recycled and used as a base material for making concrete and cement.
One of the company’s first customers will be the Royal Mint, which produces 40 per cent of the world’s coins.
The Royal Mint will use the chemical process to remove sulphates, created during the finishing of copper and nickel-plated coins, from its drainage system
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