The problem
The Solution
The Aquafortus ABX™ system is a novel solvent exchange process that treats high salinity brines by selectively removing water rather than filtering contaminants.
The closed, dual-loop system operates at ambient temperature and pressures, reducing energy usage and costs, while absorbing water by solvent extraction and then producing clean water through membrane filtration.
The system is built entirely with off-the-shelf pumps, pipes, and tanks; all standard components that scale easily for operations of any size.
INDUSTRIES
In the Permian Basin alone, operators are managing more than 20 million barrels of wastewater daily, and traditional disposal options are increasingly limited. Deep well injection capacity is tightening, induced seismicity is drawing regulatory scrutiny, and thermal treatment is not economically viable at scale.
ABX™ changes the equation. Cost-competitive desalination means operators can treat produced water and reuse it. The system handles complex, high-TDS brines that overwhelm traditional membranes, can scale to hundreds of thousands of barrels per day using standard hardware, and requires minimal pre-treatment.
Aqaufortus also commissions, operates, and maintains its ABX™ systems, reducing risk for operators who need treatment performance without building a new competency.
Semiconductor fabrication, battery recycling, and advanced manufacturing generate some of the most complex wastewater streams. These brines are laden with extreme dissolved solids, heavy metals, and difficult chemistries in locations that often require zero liquid discharge (ZLD) compliance. The current answer, thermal evaporation, is expensive, energy-intensive, and maintenance-heavy.
ABX™ replaces this costly piece of the puzzle. Non-thermal operations at ambient conditions deliver, on average, 70% energy savings over thermal evaporators while handling brine complexities that foul traditional membranes.
Industrial operations will see reduced transportation and disposal costs, lower total cost of ownership, and a modular system that scales easily with facility expansion.
Mining operations in arid regions face a fundamental constraint: water scarcity limits production and expansion. Complex tailings brines also require treatment before water can be reused, but thermal evaporators carry prohibitive energy and operating costs, and traditional membranes foul against the harsh chemistries involved.
ABX™ turns that waste stream into a resource. It generates fresh water on-site directly from complex tailings, bypassing the extensive pre-treatment that makes traditional approaches prohibitive.
The system operates non-thermally, handles extreme brine complexity, and reduces operational bottlenecks, whether due to water scarcity or proximity to disposal sites.
less energy intensive
lower opex
Lower Capex compared to thermal alternatives
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