PDM DE PRESIDENTETANCREDO NEVES

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The Green Recycling of Used Lead Acid Battery
Solution
Eng. Almir dos Santos Trindade Director
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A Rational and Sustainable Recycling Option.

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Objectives

• 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 .

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Objectives

• 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.

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Background

• 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.

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Background

• 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 .

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Background

• Our model prevents environmental impacts and
  risks to human health. The companies reduce
  their expenses with reagents and toxic landfill.

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Background

• 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

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Background

• 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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Methodology

• 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.

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Methodology
Collection Segregation At Battery Grinding
Station

Treatment UNIT
Storage Tanks
Disposal Re-use in industrial process
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Environmental 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.

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Traditional End of Pipe Waste Treatment
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Antares Process
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Green Sustainable Benefits

• Preserving natural resources
• Significant reduction in water and soil
  pollution
• Added employment and income.

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Economical Benefits
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Economical Benefits
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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.

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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
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Conclusion

• Partnering with Antares Reciclagem Is an
  example of Sustainable Development preserving
  the Environment with economic feasability.

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Conclusion
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.
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Acknowledgements

• 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