CASE STUDY:
Nicotine Removal from Wastewater (Nicotine Gum)

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment Capacity/Flow Rate

 

 

Low Flow

 

 

Compounds of Concern

 

 

Nicotine

 

 

Influent Concentration

 

 

33 mg/L

 

 

Treatment Targets

 

 

<1 mg/L

 

 

Unit Energy Consumption

 

 

10.4 kWh/m³

 

 

Parameter

pH

Conductivity

COD

TOC

Nicotine

Level

10.24 AU

0.69 mS/cm

894 mg/L

347 mg/L

33 mg/L

Nicotine Removal for Nicotine Gum Manufacturer

We have been working with one of the largest producers of nicotine gum. You can see from the table the characteristics of the wastewater.

The goal was to remove the nicotine from the waste stream to a concentration lower than 1 mg/L in order to allow discharging of the effluent into the municipal sewage system.

Irais Baizabal

Wastewater Consultant

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Nicotine Removal Solution

The solution was to use our Nyex™-a system which combines adsorption with electrochemical oxidation in a single, scalable unit.

Results are achieved without chemical dosing or the generation of sludge, reducing both financial and environmental costs.

Nicotine Removal Results

 

 

The Nyex-a system easily achieved the 99% removal, consuming 10.4 kWh/m3, which saved our client large incineration costs.

Nyex provides an on-site treatment which requires no regular maintenance and uses electricity to oxidise contaminants at room temperature and pressure, which is a considerably more efficient method of removing organic contaminants, contributing less carbon emissions as part of the broader sustainability targets for companies.

The Nyex process can remove nicotine to a very low concentration. It offers no sludge production, small footprint and a scalable design that can accommodate any flow rate.

 

 

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