CORPORATE
PRESENTATION
Pedro M. Gómez Rodríguez
Technical Manager
July 2015
PASSION FOR
INNOVATION AND
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY
APRIA Systems is a SME innovative company
specialized in consultancy and engineering services.
The Company was founded in March 2006 as a spin-off
from R&D projects managed by the University of
Cantabria, thus its activity is strongly influenced by
R&D activities, accounting with highly specialized
human resources.
Our main objective is to
offer innovative alternatives for the chemical and
related industries,
providing to our customers bespoke solutions to fulfil the
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VISION, MISSION, PRINCIPLES
VISION
APRIA Systems aims to contribute in the sustainability of the current production model through the knowledge, innovation, technology, creativity, capacity and excellence.
PRINCIPLES
COMMITMENT:Our team strongly works to offer our customers asuitable solutions for their needs, always under the established terms and conditions, rigorously executing high-quality projects.
MODERNITY:APRIA Systems is under continuousrenewal and improvement of our know-how to offer cutting-edge solutions with optimal features, efficacy, yield and environmental care.
MISSION
For us, each customer is different and demands a bespoke solution, always based on the latest technological advances we contribute to develop and transfer to the market highly based on R&D&I
SERVICE:APRIA Systems strivesin provide a tailored, close service for each client and project. Our service is flexible, adaptable and easily transferable to our customers requirements and working methodology.
SUSTAINABILITY:Our solutions aim to be well balanced in terms of economic, social and environmental aspects. Our tailored designs and proposals promotes the minimization of raw material and energy consumption, and waste production, together with a high productivity and user-friendliness.
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INNOVATION
INNOVATION AS BUSSINES PHILOSOPHY
KNOW-HOW IN CONTINUOUS UPDATE AND DEVELOPMENT
AREA PROYECT OTHER PARTICIPANTS FUNDING ENTITY
CONTAMINATED SOILS
ESTUDIO DE EVALUACIÓN DEL RIESGO AMBIENTAL DE LA ACTIVIDAD DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE HIDROCARBUROS A TRAVÉS DE LA PRESENCIA DE CONTAMINANTES CARACTERÍSTICOS EN SUELOS Y SU TRANSPORTE A MEDIOS
RECEPTORES.
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y MEDIO RURAL Y
MARINO. (276/PC08/2-01.2)
WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE
ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION IN THE RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE
SYSTEMS INDUSTRY - H2020 SME-INSTRUMENT OPTIMIZACIÓN DE PROCESOS INNOVADORES EN REUTILIZACIÓN DE AGUAS
DEPURADAS PARA USO INDUSTRIAL. CANTABRIA - MARE S.A.UNIVERSIDAD DE
MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE (062/SGTB/2007/3.1) REUTILIZACIÓN DE AGUA DE MAR EN LA ACTIVIDAD ACUÍCOLA MEDIANTE UN
PROCESO BASADO EN ELECTROOXIDACIÓN. GRUPO TINAMENOR IDICAN ESTUDIO DE VIABILIDAD TÉCNICA PARA EL DESARROLLO DE SISTEMAS
INNOVADORES DE TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS RESIDUALES BASADOS EN LA UTILIZACIÓN DE MBRs PARA SU APLICACIÓN AL MEDIO RURAL.
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y MEDIO RURAL Y
MARINO. (080/RN08/03.2) Involvement as beneficiary in R&D projects under competitive calls
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MOST RELEVANT TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
9. A. Pérez-González, R. Ibáñez, P. Gómez, A.M. Urtiaga, I. Ortiz, J.A. Irabien, 2014, Nanofiltration separation of polyvalent and monovalent anions in desalination brines, Journal of Membrane Science, In Press
8. Pérez-González A., Ibáñez R., Gómez P., Urtiaga A., Ortiz I, 2014, Integration of nanofiltration for the sustainable management of reverse osmosis brines, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 39, 85- 90.
7. A. Pérez-González, R. Ibáñez, P. Gómez, A.M. Urtiaga, I. Ortiz, J.A. Irabien, 2014, Recovery of desalination brines resources. Separation of divalent ions as a pre-treatment step, Desalination and Water Treatment (under revision) .
6. Ibáñez, R., Pérez-González, A., Gómez, P., Urtiaga, A.M., Ortiz, I., 2013, Acid and base recovery from softened reverse osmosis (RO) brines.
Experimental assessment using model concentrates, Desalination, 309,165-170.
5. A. Pérez-González, A. Fernández, R. Ibáñez, P. Gómez, A. Urtiaga, I.Ortiz, 2013, Evaluation of Pretreatment options for product recovery from brackish water desalination brines through BMED, Libro de Resúmenes de la XXXIV Reunión Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Química. María Margallo, Sonia Gómez y Antonio Domínguez-Ramos. ISBN 978-84-695-8511-5.
4. A. Urtiaga, P. Gómez, A. Arruti, I. Ortiz, 2014, Electrochemical removal of tetrahydrofuran from industrial wastewaters: anode selection and process scale-up, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 89, 1243-1250
3. A. Urtiaga, P. Fernandez-Castro, P. Gómez, I. Ortiz, 2013, Remediation of wastewaters containing tetrahydrofuran. Study of the electrochemical mineralization on BDD electrodes, Chemical Engineering Journal, 239, 341-350
2. Díaz, V., Ibáñez, R., Gómez, P., Urtiaga, A.M., Ortiz, I, 2011, Kinetics of electro-oxidation of ammonia-N, nitrites and COD from a recirculating aquaculture saline water system using BDD anodes, WATER RESEARCH, 45, 125-134.
1. G. Pérez, P. Gómez, R. Ibañez, I. Ortiz and A. M. Urtiaga, 2010, Electrochemical disinfection of secondary wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, WATER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 62, 892-897.
INNOVATION
INNOVATION AS BUSSINES PHILOSOPHY
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CATALOGUE OF SERVICES
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CONSULTANCY CATALOGUE OF SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL
AUTHORIZATION
Specialized advice to adapt projects and installations to the requirements established for Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)
Redaction of projects for theIntegrated Environmental Authorization application and renewal.
Redaction of projects for theEnvironmental Impact Assessment.
Advice and redaction of requests for Integrated Environmental Authorization due tosubstantial modifications.
Redaction of communication reports to the competent organism aboutnon-substantial modifications.
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SOIL CONTAMINATION
Advice and redaction ofSituation Reportsfor soils in the following cases:
Preliminary Risk Assessmentto define, identify and propose improvements in the storage systems of raw materials, intermediate and final products as well as residues.
Advice and redaction ofsoil quality assessmentin buying and selling land operations.
Redaction of complementary and Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) through comprehensive modeling and risk characterization software (RBCA, CSOIL, etc.).
NOVELTY: Management of analytical assays certified under the Standard UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025,
through a collaboration agreement with the University of Cantabria.
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REACH DIAGNOSIS AND SUBSTITUTION OF
SUBSTANCES
Support in thecompetitivenessunder REACH framework.
Definition of the companyas producer, importer and user/distributor of substances.
Need to register substances: periods, required documentation, expected costs.
Potential REACH restrictions for the manufacture of products and their commercialization for certain applications.
Substances whose substitution in the productive process should be planned to guarantee the continuity of the current productsin the market.
Support in theinnovationunder REACH framework
Search of substitutes to those concerning substances according to REACH, whose presence in the market could be in risk, therefore implying the reduction of the product portfolio of the company.
Development of new products and processes able to take advantage of new markets or keep going competitive in the existing ones
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PROPOSALS TO REQUEST FUNDING FOR
INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN R&D&i
Advice to identify new innovation opoortunitiesin the activity and redaction of funding proposalsfrom public competitive calls
Redaction oftechnical and economic reports.
Technical assistance toverification audits.
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OTHER PROJECTS
PROCESS SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION by applying highly specialized software
REDACTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS:
- Environmental statements
- Reduced packaging
- Waste minimization
- Wastewater reuse
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS:
- Technical-economic viability studies
- Road mobility plans
- Specialized training courses
- Wastewater reuse
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CATALOGUE OF SERVICES
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DESIGN OF SOLUTIONS AND APPLICATIONS BASED IN
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Solutions for the treatment and purification of streams through the application of cutting-edge MEMBRANE systems tailored for the substance to recover
- MICROFILTRATION - ULTRAFILTRATION - NANOFILTRATION - REVERSE OSMOSIS - PERVAPORATION - GAS PERMEATION - LIQUID MEMBRANES
Removal of organic compounds and disinfection through ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES (AOPs)
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ENGINEERING CATALOGUE OF SERVICES
PROJECTS AND STUDIES FOR TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC
VIABILITY AT PILOT PLANT SCALE
Technical solutions tailored to the application, fulfilling the specific technical economic objectives at pilot plant scale, as a previous step to full scale investment.
Development of projects in the facilities of the customer as well as in our facilities, being able to work in “semi-autonomous”
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
INSTALLATIONS FOR R&D PROJECTS
ENGINEERING CATALOGUE OF SERVICES
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EQUIPMENT FOR TREATMENT, SEPARATION AND
PURIFICATION THROUGH MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
Membrane filtration pilot plant with
pre-fitler+UF
FEATURES
Treated flow: 1-2 m3/h
Membrane module: hollow fibre
“dead-end”
Automatized opetarion through PLC
Online measures of water quality and operational conditions.
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ENGINEERING CATALOGUE OF SERVICES
FEATURES
Treatmen flow: 1-2 m3/h
Membrane module: hollow fibre
“dead-end” in spiral wound
Automatized operation through PLC
Online measures of water quality and operational conditions.
Pretreatment via filtration in porous media.
Filtration pilot plant with MF+UF+RO
membranes
EQUIPMENT FOR TREATMENT, SEPARATION AND
PURIFICATION THROUGH MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
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FEATURES
Annular photoreactor made of borosilicate with a cooling jacket connected to a thermostatic bath.
UV leds of adjustable
intensity and refrigeration
through forced air
convection.
Recirculation pump
UV photocatalysis at laboratory
scale
ENGINEERING CATALOGUE OF SERVICES
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EQUIPMENT FOR ADVACED OXIDATION PROCESS (AOP)
UV photocatalysis at pilot plant
scale
FEATURES
Annular photoreactor made of borosilicate.
UV leds of adjustable intensity and refrigeration through forced air convection.
Recirculation pump
Continuous and online measures of pH and O2.
UF ceramic membrane for the recovery of catalyzer as TiO2.
Heat exchanger and thermostatic bath.
Ability to operate in continuous/discontinuous mode
Distribution and manoeuvre panel
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OUR LOCATION
APRIA Systems S.L.
Centro de Empresas Municipal de Camargo Polígono Industrial de Trascueto
39600 Revilla de Camargo Cantabria (SPAIN)
