reverse osmosis is everywhere
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Home RO
Bottled Water
Power Generation
Pharmaceuticals
Seawater Desalination Juice Concentration
Oil & Gas
A q u a M e m b r a n e s 2
Reverse Osmosis is everywhere
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RO me et s t h e n e e d , a t w h at co st
Average Daily Production = 160,000,000,000 gallons
Water down the drain
Olympic Pool
Carbon Burned
160,000 KW-hr 10,600,000,000 Buckets
Waste to landfills Chemicals Consumed
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Current RO = Inferior Tech
Feed spacer mesh fouling, even with excess water and energy waste
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Solution = Printed Spacer Technology ®
Feed spacer 3D printed onto the membrane opens the flow path,
solving waste issues
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2011
2015
P r o o f o f C o n c e p t
E a r l y T e s t i n g
S c a l e U p
5x thinner feed spacer is computer modeled at Sandia Labs
Embossed spacers on flat sheet RO with rotating die system
Improved the technology with modified HP Plotters printing 3D wax spacers
Moved to screen printing process for further validation and improvements
Currently using a modified large area commercial printer with photo-polymer materials
Expanded IP to cover methods as well as process patents
Evo l u t i o n
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2015
2020
P r o t o t y p i n g
P r o d u c t i o n
F u t u r e
Evo l u t i o n
Current printer used for both pattern optimization (IP) and production of test elements
Working with Henkel to produce high speed printers with lower cost polymer
Aqua Membranes first commercial product launched October 2019
Potential to license the IP to competitors to speed technology adaptation
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L o w e r O p e r a t i n g C o s t
R e d u c e T o t a l C a p i t a l C o s t
I n c r e a s e C a p a c i t y o f E x i s t i n g S y s t e m s
Why Pr i nte d S p a c e rs ?
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Lower Operating Costs
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P o w e rStandard brackish element
- Purchase price = $500- Total lifetime energy cost = $8000
Printed spacer element
- Purchase price = $800- Total lifetime energy cost = $6800
R e t u r n o n I n v e s t m e n t = 1 5 m o n t h s
RO I E xa mp l e1
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Reduce Total Capital Cost
Printed feed spacers can be up to 50% thinner enabling more
capacity in smaller footprint.
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S t a n d a r d D e s i g n( 6 ) t r a i n s
Elements per train = 1008
Element price = $400 each
Flow per train = 6.5 million gallons / day
Equipment cost = $3 M
Cost per train = $0.5 M
Building size = 170’ x 100’ = 17K SF
RO I E xa mp l e2A q u a M e m b r a n e s D e s i g n
( 4 ) t r a i n s
Elements per train = 1008
Element price = $800 each
Flow per train = 10 million gallons / day
Equipment cost = $1.8 M
Cost per train = $0.66 M
Building size = 100’ x 100’ = 10K SF
ROIEquipment cost savings = $1.20 M
Building cost savings = $1.05 M
Installation savings = $0.30 M
Total Savings = $2,550,000
Element premium = $800,400
NET SAVINGS = $1,749,600
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Increase Capacity of Existing Systems
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F i e l d E xa mp l e3
Standard Seawater ROMax capacity = 400K gallons / dayAverage price = $7.50 / 1000 gallons
Same Unit with Aqua MembranesNEW Capacity = 600K gallons / day
Additional Revenue Potential from Existing Units = $547K / year
Point of Use1200
Seawater Desalination
900
Process Separation1300
Industrial400
Food & Beverage250
Oil & Gas150
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Global Annual Sa les of Sp i ra l Wound E lements
Ava i l a b l e Ma r ket : 4 . 2 B i l l i o n ( U S D )
Source: BisReport 2019 & Manufacturers, data in $M
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P r i n t e d S p a c e r s = 3 5 % t o 4 5 % m o r e f l o w
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Company X 4040 Element
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Mesh Spacers
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S i d e b y S i d e R O ’s – 4 6 % m o r e f l o w
Average Test conditions
Temperature = 63.5 F
Recovery = 60%
Banking = 2-1-1
Elements = 4040 (3) & 2540 (1)
Conductivity (feed) = 1027 uS
Conductivity (printed) = 8.3 uS
Conductivity (mesh) = 7.2 uS
Pressure Drop (printed) = 27 psig
Pressure Drop (mesh) = 15 psig
Location: Rockford, IL
Flow - Printed
Flow - Mesh
Pressure - Printed
Pressure - Mesh
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Strong and getting stronger
o Full coverage today with core patents
o 20 year + future coverage with manufacturing & method patents
o Excellent search report feedback on new filings
o Team continues to file 2 – 3 patents every year
E x i s t i n g P a t e n t s ( 5 )Process and method
P a t e n t s i n P r o s e c u t i o n ( 4 )Pattern attributes & characteristics
Decisions in 6 to 12 months
P e n d i n g P a t e n t s ( 6 )
P r o p r i e t a r y I n f o
Manufacturing, cost and performance optimizationNational phase filing in 12 months+
Polymer, cure and application process
I P Po s i t i o n
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O u r Te a m
Craig Beckman
CEO
o Joined in 2017
o 26 years in water tech development
o Former VP Sales at GE Water
o Last position, CEO of MIOX, led sale to Johnson Matthew 2016
o 10 Years at Osmonics Inc.
o BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Rodney Herrington
Founder & CTO
o Founded in 2011
o 20 years in water technology
o Former GM at Los Alamos Tech Assoc
o VP Engineering at MIOX 1994-2010
o Holds 25+ patents in water treatment
o BS & MS Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
Kevin Roderick
VP Engineering
o Joined in 2011
o Former VP Technology at NanoPore
o Leads development of printed spacers
o Holds 20+ patents in water and other related fields
o BS Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Kendall Weingardt
VP Sales
o Joined in 2012
o Responsible for custom designed printing technology on membrane
o Leads production and testing
o BS Chemical Engineering & MBA, University of New Mexico
Derek Roland
VP Finance & Operations
o Joined in 2019
o Responsible for all finance and operations
o New Mexico CPA
o BA Business Administration/ Accounting, University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management
Sarah Beckman
VP Marketing
o Joined in 2018
o Responsible for all marketing, branding, and corporate communications
o Communications expert and corporate trainer
o BA Journalism, University of Wisconsin
Contact: Filcon Filters - David Harris - 082 557 9675 - [email protected]
