Sekisui Aqua Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "the company"), a subsidiary
of SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (President: Naofumi Negishi), as the representative
business operator of an academic-industrial-government team formed with Osaka
Prefecture, Sun Engineering Co., Ltd. and Osaka Sangyo University, has undertaken
a project to improve water quality through energy-saving organic / industrial
waste water processing in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (hereafter "Vietnam”).
It began verification testing in Vietnam this fiscal year and is examining
the move to full-scale business.
The company, in cooperation with the
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment of Vietnam, will hold technical briefings and disclose its verification
tests to local government bodies, industrial associations, industrial estates
and private sector companies in Hanoi, Vietnam.
This project is being
carried out as part of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment's Model Project
for improving Asia Water Environment 1.
1.Purpose of the Technical Briefing and Verification Testing Disclosure
Vietnam is witnessing increased industrialization and urbanization due to
the rapid development of its industry. Through faults in or failure to install
equipment to process industrial / general wastewater, improper use of such or
insufficient design capacity, large volumes of organic substances are being
released into rivers and causing serious pollution of them particular around
urban areas. The company is seeking out business for water processing
equipment using biological sludge (rotating quality contactor) method for easy
maintenance while saving energy and space and suited to the level of the local
economy.
The verification tests of ESROTAE will be disclosed here to
introduce a wide range of water-related equipment including the ESROTAE to members
of government bodies, industrial associations, industrial estates and Japanese-affiliated
companies. Through this, we hope to increase knowledge of the company's technology
and at the same time to expand our business.
2.Overview of the Technical Briefing and Verification Testing
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Date and Time: |
8:15 am to 1:00 pm Tuesday September 17 2013 |
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Venue: |
□Technical Briefing: Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology |
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Address: 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi City |
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8:15 am to 10:00 am |
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□Verification Test Disclosure: Headquarters Milk Factory, Hanoi Milk Joint Stock Company |
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Address: Quang Minh Commune, Me Linh District, Hanoi City |
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10:50 am to 11:35 am *To be followed by a networking event at the IET |
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Description: |
□Technical Briefing |
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- Messages from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam and the Ministry of the Environment of Japan |
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- Lecture by Professor Hiroshi Tsuno of Osaka Sangyo University |
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- Overview of verification tests and technical briefing by the company |
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□Disclosure of the verification tests |
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- Description of features of the company's cubic latticed contactor ESROTAE |
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- Tour of the condition of wastewater processing |
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Cooperating institutions in Vietnam: |
Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology |
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Co-hosting institutions in Japan: |
Water Environment Division, Ministry of the Environment of Japan |
Note 1) Model Project for improving Asia Water Environment
This
project is being undertaken to aid the advancement of Japanese companies into
the water business market in Asian countries utilizing technologies held by
Japanese corporations as part of the growth strategy of the government by the
Ministry of the Environment of Japan. This project gives support to feasibility
surveys and local verification testing on proposals for specific project plans
leading to improved water quality in Asian countries where water pollution is
increasing, improving water quality in those locations, while also examining
future measures to promote the overseas development of water business based
upon issues in commercialization.
ESROTAE - a locally installed cubic latticed contactor |
(Reference)
Product features of the ESROTAE
The ESROTAE water processing equipment using the biological sludge (rotating quality contactor) method purifies wastewater through the microbial film attached to the cubic latticed contactor. It rotates at low speed with approximately 40% of the contactor submerged in the wastewater, while oxygen is absorbed from the air and pollutants from the wastewater and the pollutants are aerobically decomposed.The device itself is compact and attachable. Technological features are as follows.
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Because the basic form of the cubic latticed contactor is a small cylinder, as load increases, the biological |
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sludge thickens and surface area increases. |
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The rotating movement of the projecting structure toward the axis of the cubic lattice creates aeration |
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by crashing into the water surface and the whirlpool phenomenon. |
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As the whole cubic latticed contactor has permeability, sewage can flow toward the axis through the |
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lattice without any dead space, allowing the whole contactor to function effectively. |
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Overview of Sekisui Aqua Systems Co., Ltd.
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Headquarters: |
(21st Floor, Tower West, Umeda Sky Bldg.,) 1-1-30 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka 531-0076, Japan |
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Representative: |
President Akira Nishimura |
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Capital: |
200 million yen |
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Sales: |
Approx. 16.1 billion yen (as of March, 2013) |
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Employees: |
170 (as of March 31, 2013) |
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Principal Business: |
Industrial Plant Facility Design and Construction, Water Environment Equipment /Water Facilities / Water and Sewerage System Construction |
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Water Supply and Drainage Systems / Water Storage Tank Production, Sales and Construction |
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Wastewater Treatment Equipment Production, Sales and Construction |
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Energy Efficient Equipment Production, Construction and Transportation |
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