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Potable Water Solutions by AMBRA GmbH
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AMBRA GmbH © Copyright. All rights reserved.
Quickly available solution for the
production of drinking water
Alzey, Germany, 2014
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Initial situation
Fresh water is only available to a limited extent
Tap water is often polluted, e.g. by
chlorine
salt
heavy metals
etc.
Drinking water is already scarce and will beeven more every day.
Sometimes only untreated water is available(river, lake, reservoir, well).
Polluted water may cause illnesses or evenworse epidemics.
� Fresh water of high quality is a scarce good!
Desalting plant
River
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Our solution: WaterBox® and CarbonAdd®
Production of top quality drinking water using simple means.
Flexible quantities possible (from 24 cbm/d up to 100,000 cbm/d)
Water treated with the Carbon Add® method completely fulfills all quality standards for drinking water.
Scientists of our partner Lavaris have developed a new compound, CarbonAdd® to treat fresh water.
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CarbonAdd ®
Pure inorganic multi-component buffering system
Consisting of reactive calcium salts, sodium hydrogen carbonate, soda and calcite
Suitable for most water conditions
All ingredients occur in natural waters, are permitted for drinking water conditioning
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Drinking water ingredients
Calcium
Dietary mineral, most abundant element in the human body with about 1.2 kg
Sodium
Compound of many foodstuffs (e.g. salt)
Necessary for humans to maintain the balance of the physical fluids system; for nerve & muscle functioning
Too much sodium can damage the kidneys and increases chances of high blood pressure
Sodium is essential, but the amount required is controversially discussed
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Drinking water ingredients
Chloride
A chemical the human body needs for metabolism (turning food into energy)
Also helps keep the body's acid-base balance
Amount of chloride in the blood is carefully controlled by the kidneys
Bicarbonate
An alkaline, vital component of the pH-buffering-system of the human body (maintaining acid-base homeostasis)
70-75 % of CO2 in the body is converted into carbonic acid (H2CO3), which can quickly turn into bicarbonate (HCO3)
Also regulates pH-value in the small intestine
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Mains waterBottled Water:
Rayyan Bottled Water: MarwaLAVARIS water(overdosage) St. Pellegrino
Composition (mg/l)
ph-value 7,93 7,50 7,50 7,27 7,70
TDS 80,00 110,00 100,00 1.129,80 948,00
Total Hardness (as CaCO3) 81,30 48,00 4,53 372,00 661,00
Anions
Chloride Cl- 2,40 26,00 20,00 348,00* 54,80
Sulphate SO4 0,50 7,00 4,00 0,50 445,00
Bicarbonate HCO3 100,68 40,00 545,49 239,00
Fluoride < 0,1 < 1 0,30 0,10 0,50
Cations
Sodium Na 1,60 9,00 8,00 269,50* 33,60
Calcium Ca 32,20 12,00 0,80 148,30 179,00
Magnesium Mg 0,20 4,00 0,50 0,30 52,00
Potassium 0,50 < 1 0,50 6,60 2,50
* Due to an unintentional overdose of CarbonAdd® during our pre-tests, these first results do not really display the expectedvalues. But actually that is just a matter of regulation.
It is scientifically proven that higher values of these elements are beneficial to human health
Comparison of existing drinking waterExample Qatar
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Description of the WaterBox®
The new WaterBox ® is a highly compact water treatment system whose innovation is the use of the patented CarbonAdd® process to remove inorganic impurities.
The WaterBox ® makes it possible to produce clean drinking water while being affordable for all.
The system is one of the smallest on the market and has been developed specifically for disaster areas and for development projects in consultation with UN-HABITAT.
� One Water Box ® can supplyabout 2,000 people with potabledrinking water, with a capacityof 28,000 liters per day.
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Advantages
Small size - it fits on a euro pallet and low weight (75 kg)
Mobile and easily transportable
Can be easily installed in small spaces
Provides pure drinking water immediately
Durable technology
Inexpensive/cost efficient
Sustainable
Approved by the UNO
System can be run even without previous knowledge, and produce water even under difficult conditions
We guarantee simple maintenance and service
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minimal amount of
used granules
(disposal: roadconstruction or
landfill) High-endwater quality
brackish water
river
Treatment with Carbon Add® granules Example
Functional principle
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Application example
Smallest unit
Performance
24 cbm/d > 8,700 cbm/a of high-end quality water
Operation
Electricity via external power generator orsolar cells
Granule
Consumption: 1 t/a at 8,700 cbm/a
Filling: very simple handling using bags
We guarantee simple maintenance and service
Water box
Dosage unit
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Application example
Bigger units
Performance
Adapted and tailored according to projectoutline
Operation
Electricity via external power generator
Granule
Consumption: depending on project
Filling: large bags or silo technology
We guarantee simple maintenance and service
Container
Silo
Examples
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References
Public universities
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
TU Braunschweig, Leichtweis Institut, Germany
Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Government institutions
German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Independent institutions
TÜV, Germany
CREED (Center of Research, Education andDemonstration in Waste Management), Germany
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References
International organisations
Africa United
Non-profit organisations
ISCM FoundationA non-profit organisation, dedicated to development in Africa. It combines a mix of finance, project assurance and education for projects that will result in sustainability.
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References
Our scientific advisor, Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Fricke, is the leading advisor of the German Goverment.
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AMBRA GmbH
Klosterstr. 3
55232 Alzey
GERMANY
Tel. +49 (0) 6731 548898 10
Fax +49 (0) 6731 548898 99
Contact
Wolfgang Tönges, CEO