"Aqua Fission enables a modern, controlled pathway for sapropel production."
Producing Sapropel with Aqua Fission
Sapropel is a valuable organic material rich in humic substances, organic carbon, and trace nutrients, widely used as an organic fertilizer and soil conditioner. Aqua Fission enables a modern, controlled pathway for sapropel production by recovering and concentrating organic-rich solids from water streams while simultaneously producing clean water.
A controlled alternative to dredging
Aqua Fission replaces uncontrolled natural accumulation with an engineered process, treating water streams rich in organic matter and concentrating organic solids under controlled conditions.
A circular approach to water and soil health
By enabling sapropel production from nutrient-rich water streams, Aqua Fission connects water treatment, environmental restoration, and agriculture into a single, circular system.
Case Study
GREECE: Halkidiki
Sludge Dewatering / Irrigation Water
Sludge, a byproduct of anaerobic digestion of organic materials to produce biogas, can contain harmful impurities that threaten to contaminate groundwater. The Halkidiki biogas plant deployed AquaFission to dewater sludge, and produce humus and irrigation water.
TIMEFRAME: 8 months
CAPACITY: 75 m³/day (75,000 liters/day)
TOTAL VOLUME TREATED: 18,000 m³ (18,000,000 liters)