Headhunter receives new Patent for Method of Wastewater Treatment

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Press Release:
Jun 21, 2007

Fort Lauderdale Florida USA, Thursday, June 14, 2007:

After nearly two years under review, on February 6, 2007, the United States Patent and Trademark office recognized the efforts of designers and engineers at Headhunter Inc of Fort Lauderdale Fl. with patent on a new method for treating wastewater. Among the many unique features of this new method is a patent on using cross-flow filtration for separation of solids in the process.

TIDALWAVE HMX® compact sewage treatment systems are U.S. Coast Guard certified Type II Marine Sanitation Devices that are also IMO Approved for worldwide compliance with Annex IV Regulation 3(1)(a)(i) of Marpol73/78, which provides regulations for the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships. These units are accepted in accordance with Resolution MEPC.2(VI) which outlines the performance standards required. Standard models are available to treat up to 50,000 US Gallons per day (189 cubic meters per day). These systems provide PLC controlled, state of the art processing of onboard sewage. Designed for quick starts and stops with the push of a button, the TIDALWAVE HMX system uses chemical oxidation, hydro-maceration and patented crossflow separation techniques to thoroughly destroy influent biomass. The optional Electrocatalytic system generates sodium hypochlorite onboard from seawater or brine, thus eliminating consumables during operation. The four-stage treatment system provides trouble free treatment of black and gray water with a sterile effluent for disposal. The PLC controller allows the treatment technique to be customized after installation for varying hydraulic and organic loading conditions, or to meet varying performance standards in different areas. These systems are provided in marine grade aluminum or steel construction with a durable, flexible ceramic, epoxy coating for superior corrosion protection.

To date nearly 100 HMX systems have been installed on yachts, drilling ships like Global Sante Fe’s Arctic IV, and a few very large fixed offshore structures for the production of natural gas in Brazil. Captain John Beadon of the M/Y Montrevel has had an TW-HMX 512 installed on a charter yacht since early 2004. A recent email to Headhunter is an unexpected testament to the reliability of the system, Captain Beadon wrote “Dear Mark,……As we have done about 11,000 hours during the last 3 years, is there anything on the unit that you suggest replacing other than the spares that you will be pricing? We are out of the water in Genoa, launching end Feb. Regards, John” The systems were conceived specifically for the marine industry where small spaces, light weight, and reliability above all else is the design criteria.

Headhunter Vice President of Sales mark Mellinger reports, “Everyone in the marine industry is familiar with the reverse osmosis process for creating fresh water from seawater, now Headhunter has mastered the application of this technique as applied to the wastewater treatment process. Further to this we have created a process, a recipe, that can be varied to meet the new IMO standards once they are ratified. We are very excited.”

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