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The Saltworks Commissioning Team with their AirBreather pilot plant being readied in our factory.

Richmond, BC, November 28, 2018--(T-Net)--Saltworks announced today that it has officially launched a new product for shale operators: the SaltMaker AirBreather.

After completing two shale pilot projects, the Saltworks team realized there was a more cost effective way to treat shale gas waters.

Building on the success of the SaltMaker MultiEffect - Saltworks' evaporator crystallizer - the SaltMaker AirBreather was designed with the shale end use in mind: high capacity, low cost, employ low grade heat, and robust modular operations.

The team completed over one year of testing while dipping into the SaltMaker MultiEffect parts bin to develop the new SaltMaker AirBreather product.

The AirBreather offers operators:

• A lower cost evaporator crystallizer that can be dispatched in modules and scaled-up to meet any capacity
• Safe evaporation of water to atmosphere, leaving no freshwater by-product to manage
• No expensive chemical treatment or volatile organic compound (VOC) air emissions
• The ability to harness low cost energy to concentrate salty waters
• Reduce shale gas waters to either a low volume brine suitable for disposal wells or solid salt crystals for re-use or safe landfilling.
• Optional NORMs management bolt-on if required

Process Flow Diagram of SaltMaker AirBreather

The SaltMaker AirBreather is not just for shale gas applications. It fits where projects seek to treat complex brines unfit for membrane systems. Read more in-depth knowledge on the technology behind the AirBreather.

Executive Vice President Malcolm Man commented "I am really proud that the design team invented a competitor to the MultiEffect. The AirBreather will beat the MultiEffect where thermal energy costs less than $5/GJ. The MultiEffect wins on higher cost energy or where liquid water recovery is important. Either way, customers now have two product options to choose from."

SaltMaker AirBreather

About Saltworks

Saltworks Technologies treats the toughest waters. We deliver innovative solutions that make clean water, concentrate brine, and achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD). With plants sold worldwide and repeat orders from major international customers, Saltworks has an established history of designing, building, and operating full-scale water treatment systems.