Title: PDM DE PRESIDENTETANCREDO NEVES
1 The Green Recycling of Used Lead Acid Battery
Solution
Eng. Almir dos Santos Trindade Director
2A Rational and Sustainable Recycling Option.
3Objectives
- After 18 years of research , Antares Reciclagem
has developed The Green Recycling Process that
was applied in the main Lead/Acid Battery
recycling units in Brazil ,and today we produce
around 1,000 metric tons of recycled solution per
month . It has been proven to be cost effective
and environmentally friendly .
4Objectives
- Normally the effluent from a battery recycling
unit would be neutralized and treated in an
effluent treament plant. With the Antares Green
Process a waste product is being tranformed into
raw material for other industries.
5Background
- By partnering with Antares, and using our
process , lead/acid battery recycling plants now
have a sustainable, efficient transformation of a
waste product into raw material. - Our decontaminated acid solution , has been used
in several industries such as Pulp, Paper, Paint
and others. - All of the lead and other heavy metals recovered
in our process are returned to our clients and
trasformed from a disposal issue into raw
material.
6Background
- The recycled acid , is not appropriatly treated
to be re-used in new batteries , because our
process does not remove all the iron ions and
organic material from the used acid battery
solution . - We have this technology, but it is not cost
effective , we prefer to send this product to
other industrial process .
7Background
- Our model prevents environmental impacts and
risks to human health. The companies reduce
their expenses with reagents and toxic landfill.
8Background
- As of today, we have five working stations and
our installed monthly production is as follow - Tamarana Metais 220 t
- Baterias Ajax 120 t
- Baterias Eletram 220 t
- Baterias Tudor 250 t
- Ranger 200 t
9Background
- Due to the sucess of our clients, we are
currently in the process of building four more
units - Baterias Pioneiro 250 t
- Baterias Jupiter 200 t
- Baterias Baterax 200 t
- Frey Stuchi 350 t
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10Methodology
- Since the recycled acid is not characterized as
an industrial toxic waste , it is treated as a
normal chemical product , and it does not suffer
legal restrictions for hazardous materials
transport , it only needs common environmental
licenses for chemical products transport. - Our treatment units are built at the locations
generating the acid solution , so there are no
waste transport issues.
11Methodology
Collection Segregation At Battery Grinding
Station
Treatment UNIT
Storage Tanks
Disposal Re-use in industrial process
12Environmental Benefits
- It will greatly reduce waste effluent from
factories - There will be better use of treated effluents as
industrial water - It will reduce disposal of sulfates
- It will minimize risk of salt contamination of
ground water - It will minimize generation of solid waste and
treated effluent , meeting legal requirements
more readily - The process represents an improved and cleaner
technology for recycling without the generation
of calcic muds or salt solutions.
13 Traditional End of Pipe Waste Treatment
14 Antares Process
15 Green Sustainable Benefits
- Preserving natural resources
- Significant reduction in water and soil
pollution - Added employment and income.
16 Economical Benefits
17 Economical Benefits
18 Economical Benefits
- Besides the environmental benefits, our recycling
process will save at least 20 of the expenses
when it is compared with acid neutralization.
This percentage is evaluated separately for each
industry. It will depend on the plant location
and the amount of acid produced.
19 Process Control
- Rigorous monitoring by Antares.
- We provide monthly reports of production,
transport, and final destination,meeting or
exceeding legal requirements.
Licensed Unit
Licensed Recycler
Licensed Transport
Monthly reports
20Conclusion
- Partnering with Antares Reciclagem Is an
example of Sustainable Development preserving
the Environment with economic feasability.
21Conclusion
The Antares Recycling Process for electrolytic
battery solutions is a win-win proposition. The
company wins by minimizing industrial wastewater
and recovering costs. Nature wins as the process
reduces environmental risks and preserves natural
resources. Society wins a business model that
guarantees employment with sustainable
development.
22Acknowledgements
- I would like to thank you for coming and
being part of this presentation . I will be
available to answer any questions and to provide
you with more detailed information. - Feel free to contact me
- Almir Trindade - Brazil
- 55 33 88210068 , 55 33 32717881
- diretor_at_antaresambiental.com.br
- Skype almir.trindade