Case Studies
PFAS
PFAS to Non-Detect at an Aviation Fire Training Ground, Darwin NT
Airservices Australia fire training ground water treated from up to 205 ug/L sum of PFAS to below 0.005 ug/L in a single 20 ft container at 0.75 to 1.5 L/s, operating since March 2022.
PFAS Fire Training Ground Water Treatment, Australian Defence, WA
3,600 L/h containerised plant reduced total PFAS from 5.5 to 0.014 ug/L with only half a pallet of dry filter waste after 16 months.
PFAS Dewatering for Civil Construction and Tunnelling, Townsville QLD
Newlands Civil Construction: 9,700 L/h, 23 ML over 3 months, sum of PFAS 13.1 to below 0.01 ug/L, six skids commissioned in one day.
PFAS Treatment for a Road Water Main Relocation, Stuart QLD
2,400 L/h skid hire achieving PFOS below 0.0002 ug/L for 99% species protection over six months with no breakthrough.
Mining
Coal Mine Wash Bay Decontamination Plant, NSW
15 kL/h containerised plant reduced TPH from up to 200 mg/L to below 10 ppm and TSS to below 15 mg/L for EPA-compliant discharge and dust suppression reuse.
Gold Mine Wash Bay Water Recycling, Rural WA
40 ft containerised plant at up to 30 m3/h reduced oil from 100+ ppm to 0 to 2 ppm and TSS from 500 to below 5 ppm for Department of Health reuse.
Refuelling, Workshop and Wash Bay Retrofit, Pilbara Iron Ore WA
MyCelx retrofit removed detergent-emulsified fuel that defeated a coalescing plate separator and an air-induction hydrocyclone, delivering below 10 ppm TPH at 2.5 times the CPS flow.
Gold Mine Wash Water Treatment and Reuse, North-East of Kalgoorlie WA
Value-engineered 500 kL/day design removed a pond, avoided a second RO plant and delivered on time and budget in one 40 ft container.
Retrofit Replacing a Non-Compliant Hydrocyclone, Pilbara Iron Ore WA
10 kL/h automated wash bay recycling plant replaced a failed hydrocyclone: TSS from above 395 to below 10 mg/L, TPH below 15 ppm, remote monitored.
Oil & Gas
Oil and BTEX Removal from Produced Water for CO2 Reinjection, Onshore WA
Three 10 m3/h stainless steel trains with no rotating equipment reduced TPH from 467.8 to 22.1 mg/L and recovered oil at above 95% purity.
Produced Water Polishing on an FPSO, WA
Single-pass MyCelx coalescer and polishing filters reduced hydrocyclone effluent from 270 ppm to 3 to 3.5 ppm oil in water.
Marine
Metals and Hydrocarbon Removal for Slipway and Refinery Wash Water Reuse
MyCelx plus AOP reduced TPH 97%, BTEXN 97%, copper 99%, zinc 98% and TBT to zero for Department of Health reuse quality.
Industry
Street Sweeper Water Recycling at a City Council Depot, Perth WA
2.5 m3/h recycling plant with Lloyd's-certified oil content monitor delivers below 5 ppm TPH and saves millions of litres of potable water a year.