kenneth ekman, crisolteq
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Experinces from starting chemical SME
Kenneth EkmanCrisolteq
•M.Sc(Chem)•Ph.D
Åbo Akademi
•Fibrous catalysts•Ion exchange fibersSmoptech
Processing of industrial side
streamsCrisolteQ ?
1994 1995 2004 2005 2017 20??
Processing industrial side-products
01.05.2023 2015 © CrisolteQ Ltd
Millions of tons of metal bearing side products are dumped annually as (hazaradous) waste
Examples of metal-bearing wastes dumped to landfill in Finland
Production site Description Quantity Main componentstons
Mondo Minerals Tailings 400000 Mg, Si, Fe (Al, Cr, Ni)
Boliden Harjavalta Tailings 350000 Fe, Zn, Cu
Sahtleben/Kemira Ferrosulphate 280000 Fe
Boliden Kokkola Jarosite 120000 Co, Ni, Zn (Ge,Ga.In,Ag)
Outokumpu/Tornio Neutralised metal sulphates 25000 Fe, Cr, Ni
Boliden Kokkola Gypsym and manganese precipitates 2000 Mn, Pb
Industrial side-products asCrisolteQ’s raw materials
Payment for value added products €
CrisolteQ
• Reclamation services• Logistics• Value added
products sales
Metal industry
Chemical industry
Mining
Metal industry (nickel)
Fertilizers (magnesium)
Paint, coatings (chromium)
Flame retardants (iron)
Pesticides (iron)
Batteries (iron)
Gate fee €
Raw material Value added products
CrisolteQ turns waste into value added products
Summary of LCA results
Navigators of sustainability
CONFIDENTIAL
Crisolteq process Crisolteq, no subtitution Landfill-1500-1000
-5000
50010001500200025003000
Global Warming Potential, Net results
kg C
O2
equi
v
Crisolteq process Crisolteq, no subtitution Landfill-5000-4000-3000-2000-1000
0100020003000
Human Toxicity Potential, Net results
kg D
CB-e
quiv
Crisolteq process Crisolteq, no subtitution Landfill-100
-50
0
50
100
150
200
Freshwater Aquatic Ecotoxicity Potential, Net results
kg D
CB-e
quiv
Crisolteq process Crisolteq, no subtitution Landfill-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
Terrestric Ecotoxicity Potential, Net results
kg D
CB-e
quiv
OverviewCrisolteQ is a production/technology company processing industrial
side-products as raw materials
The side–products are
MagnesitePickling acid residuesWaste acids Spent catalysts
The side–products are processed to products
CWORKS® Magnesium sulfate solutionCWORKS® Magnesium sulfate heptahydrateCWORKS® Magnesium sulfate anhydrateCWORKS® Nickel sulfateCWORKS® Chromium phosphateCWORKS® Iron phosphateCWORKS® Ammonium molybdate
“CWORKS® is our company’s contribution to building a resource efficient society”
Investments in developing the project to commercial operation
0,1M€
2005 2007
2M€
2009
0,5M€
2013
1,5M€
2015
5 M€
Business planningPlanning and
building
Piloting
Scale-up to 1000
tons
Production
2017
Revenue ~20 M€
Year
Set-up of company Development of current projects
CrisolteQ’s developed current business and production operations support add-on projects
Project development stages Years
Piloting 5 side-streams 4y
Production demonstration of 2 large side-streams 2y
Transition to large scale industrial operations 2-3y
Main challenges
FINANCING• High CAPEX
TEAM• Owners, Partners• Employees
Symbiosis - key to cost effective operation• Industrial symbiosis
• Sharing production• Building• Infra structure• Idle equipment• Personnel• Raw materials
• Smart Chemistry Park• Sharing laboratory and R&D
2006 © Critical Solution Technologies
01.05.2023 2015 © CrisolteQ Ltd
CEO Kenneth Ekman
Rikkihappotehtaantie 6
29200 Harjavalta
Mobile: +358 40 7481829
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