Wastewater Treatment and Remediation

About this technology

Overview

NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) seeks to license its Water Remediation Treatment System to industry. The system utilizes an affordable media that is highly selective for ammonia, allowing large concentrations of ammonia in wastewater to be reduced to levels less than 1 ppm. Following treatment, the media is regenerated for reuse in the system and ammonia is captured as a by-product. Removing nitrogen pollutants, like ammonia, is a critical environmental issue. Nitrogen pollution is causing serious changes to aquatic ecosystems; the primary cause of which is insufficient municipal water filtration processes allowing nitrogen to seep into groundwater. NASA’s Ammonia Recover System could be utilized in a multitude of ways to remove nitrogen from various wastewater sources. The technology could be incorporated into water treatment systems at various stages; water treatment, effluent polishing, resource reclamation, resource recycling, grey water treatment, etc.