BioX Begins Preparations for Commercial Green Hydrogen Production... "Business Agreement with TS Tech"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] BioX has partnered with water treatment specialist TS Tech to begin testing for the establishment of a commercial green hydrogen production system.

On the 9th, BioX announced that it signed a business agreement with TS Tech for the field application and commercialization of the ‘HAAMA (Hydrogen Amassing Anodic Microbial Assembly)’ system, a high-purity hydrogen energy generation system using microbial electrolysis of organic waste.

BioX’s HAAMA system successfully operated a pilot system of approximately 400L, consisting of 20 stacked 2L cells, developed by the US company EAT (Electro-Active Technologies). Based on this, the installation of the HAAMA system in Icheon City, South Korea, is expected to gain momentum in collaboration with TS Tech.

The HAAMA system, scheduled for installation between September and October, is a 1㎥ unit capable of processing 2 tons of organic waste per day. This amount can produce 10kg of green hydrogen daily, enough to fully charge two Nexo hydrogen vehicles.

TS Tech will be responsible for the post-treatment process of the process water to support the field application and commercialization of BioX’s HAAMA system. TS Tech is a company engaged in water treatment design and manufacturing, plant design and construction, as well as equipment maintenance. Their project portfolio includes Lotte’s water purification and ultrapure water facilities, Amkor Semiconductor’s ultrapure water and wastewater facilities, CJ’s (USA, Indonesia, China, Malaysia) ultrapure water and wastewater treatment facilities, PEPSI’s (Myanmar, Philippines, Pakistan) ultrapure water and wastewater treatment facilities, and projects for Dongwon and Koryo Eundan, among others.

In particular, TS Tech possesses zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system technology and anaerobic digestion methods that enable eco-friendly environmental facilities through factory wastewater recycling, which is expected to maximize synergy effects.

Jung Daeyeol, head of BioX’s research institute, stated, “We recently signed an MOU with renewable energy specialist KEC System and plan to conduct green hydrogen production tests at the livestock manure treatment energy facility in Icheon City. Through collaboration with water treatment specialist TS Tech, we have fully prepared the post-treatment process, completing all preparations for commercialization.”

He added, “We are currently negotiating commercialization at a regional A organic waste recycling facility within the first half of 2022. By stacking 25 units of the 1㎥ HAAMA system to process 50 tons of organic waste, we plan to purify about 90% and produce approximately 250kg of hydrogen. This amount is sufficient to fully charge 50 Nexo hydrogen vehicles.”

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