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FLC FLUENCE was Emc emefcy group
Reverse merger deal with Savcor raising re$14 million
Last edited by Joshuatree; 19-07-2017 at 04:27 PM.
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Thanks to poster inferno
Great explanation of how the tech works
Using conventional microbial fuel-cell technology and its own proprietary engineering, Emefcy harvests energy from wastewater, generating enough to power the entire treatment process. In the treatment of particularly carbon-rich industrial wastewater, the company says, the process produces excess electricity that can be fed back into the grid at a profit.
In microbial fuel cells, naturally occurring microorganisms oxidize wastewater. An anode and cathode, placed a critical distance apart in the water, create an electrical circuit from the electrons gained from this oxidation.
Ely Cohen, Emefcy’s vice president of marketing, says the company’s process reduces the total cost of wastewater treatment by 30 to 40 percent by eliminating spending on energy, and also reduces the amount of sludge that must be trucked away afterward by up to 80 percent.
Traditional wastewater treatment involves forcing air through the water to aerate it. This is also important to the activity of the microbial cells. Emefcy exposes more wastewater to air but without the energy-intensive process of pumping air through water. Instead, the wastewater flows through a “biogenic reactor” made of tubes 1.7 meters in diameter and four meters high. Inside the tubes, water and air flow alongside each other separated by a membrane.
“The reactor is split into two areas,” says Emefcy CEO Eytan Levy. “In one area there is a lot of wastewater but there is no air. In the other area there is air but no wastewater. These two areas are separated by a membrane wall and both areas are connected to an electrically-conductive surface on which the bacteria grows.”
The electrons produced by the bacteria flow towards the oxygen in the air through nanowires made of naturally-occurring hair-like projections found on the surface of the microbes. “Under these reactor conditions the bacteria develop the ability to convert these pili to become electrically conductive and it behaves just like a metallic wire,” says Levy.
The electrodes used are made of a coated plastic, which makes them cheaper, and easier to maintain.
Each stack can process 10 cubic meters of wastewater a day, and has a planned lifespan of 15 years. Stacks can be added on a modular basis, avoiding the need for a large up-front investment in infrastructure.
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This from Micheljob , an opinion and description below on another site; more about the membrane and its advantages and point of diff.
.I see EMC has become one of the most talked about stocks there. That can be a blessing or a sign something is getting ahead of itself and overhyped by traders so caution warranted at the speed of the S/P ascent.
"As part of my research into my investment I had a friend review and comment on the tech behind EMC. He is currently in his final year of a Ph.D. In microbiology and thought it would be worth sharing his opinions on the process and why it is superior to current waste water practices. "
"So what I gather is that the advantage in this technology lies in the oxygen permeable membrane. So during the wastewater treatment process microorganisms are used to break down the biodegradable organic compounds. But for them to do this they require a lot of oxygen (Biochemical Oxygen Demand, BOD) to grow and continue to breakdown the organic compounds, otherwise they will just die off or become dormant. Usually this is supplied through pumping air through the wastewater, which accounts for a large portion of the plants energy requirements. This membrane transfers oxygen through diffusion, which just means the oxygen wants to be at the same concentration on both sides of the membrane, and since the microbes are using the oxygen on the water side, the oxygen continues to cross the membrane into the water. This doesn’t require any pumping so therefore it saves on energy costs.The other advantage of the membrane is that immediately on the water side there is an abundance of oxygen as it crosses over. This causes the bacteria to adhere to the membrane where the most oxygen is and form a biofilm. A biofilm is a film that bacteria form which allows for easy transfer of nutrients between cells allowing for maximum growth, therefore once a biofilm occurs the rate of breakdown increases. This biofilm also serves to breakdown nitrogen in the form of ammonia. The degrading of organic compounds causes a build up of ammonia, so to remove ammonia it needs to be converted to nitrate then to nitrogen gas which is released into the atmosphere. The conversion of ammonia to nitrate requires plenty of oxygen which is performed by bacteria closest to the membrane where oxygen concentration is highest while the conversion of nitrate to nitrogen gas is an anaerobic process that is performed by the bacteria furtherest away from the membrane where there is no oxygen present. In a general process where the water is aerated by air pumps there wouldn’t be a lot of space in the water that was completely anaerobic and so the nitrate to nitrogen reaction would be prevented to some extent.So from that, this technology saves money by reducing energy costs as well as provides an efficient system for breaking down waste products."
"Hopefully this helps some others to understand the benefits of this technology"
Last edited by Joshuatree; 10-04-2016 at 09:37 AM.
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Thanks for putting us onto this JT - my small investment is up 150% over the past few weeks
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Thanks I'm up 131%. Up another 10% or so today to 48c and new big shareholder.
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Triple bagger @ 62c. This is a bit Nuts!.Plan to take some off the table tomorrow.
Australian Investor Roadshow Presentation May 2016-EMC.AX
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Originally Posted by Joshuatree
I'm three cents behind you JT. I will continue to hold all and add if the opportunity presents itself. Would normally have averaged up in the early 30's but took my eye off the ball for a week or so, and the price has never really looked back since.
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You caused me to rethink Trigger; thanks ;didn't sell any more yet.AGM today and s/p up 12.6% to 67c!. Very sticky tightly held register at this point!!I guess some profit taking will spill a few sometime but at the momen-tum ,who cares with this trend...
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Originally Posted by Joshuatree
You caused me to rethink Trigger; thanks ;didn't sell any yet.AGM today and s/p up 12.6% to 67c!. Very sticky tightly held register at this point!!I guess some profit taking will spill a few sometime but at the momen-tum ,who cares with this trend.. .
That was a helluva day again yesterday wasn't it. Very positive sentiment coming out of the AGM. The stats around the tight register impress me too - very high % held by top 20.
Anyway, an announcement regarding their preferred Chinese partner (or partners as I now understand it, as the preference is to divide the geography up) is likely soon. Then some mainland US reference sites would be excellent, though am anticipating this will take quite a bit longer.
There is also talk of a Nasdaq listing once the SP hits a dollar. TBH that's the sort of thing that makes me very nervous. just think that it can be a double edged sword.
Lets see what the rest of the month brings. Onward!
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