Company: BCHT
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001477932-25-002237
Chunk: 778

Company: Birchtech Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 3
Chunk 778
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 supply chain of sorbent products for mercury removal, or otherwise license our patents to them on a non-exclusive basis in connection with their respective coal-fired power plants.

Water Treatment

In April 2024, we announced the introduction of our new division to address the potable (drinking) water market with new sorbent technologies under development. These new technologies involve less use of activated carbon and are a much more environmentally friendly approach to water treatment.

AC is a form of carbon that has been processed to have a large surface area and a high degree of porosity. This gives it the ability to adsorb a wide range of substances, making it highly effective at removing particles, toxins and impurities. GAC and similar agglomerated activated carbons (or shaped activated carbons) are a form of activated carbon that is specifically produced in a granular, coarse form, as opposed to powdered or pelletized forms. This granularity allows for better flow through filtration systems, which makes it ideal for use in applications that require a continuous flow of air, water or liquids. GAC is commonly used in water filtration systems, including municipal water treatment plants. It is particularly effective at removing chlorine, organic compounds, pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants. Reactivated GAC is spent GAC that has been restored for reuse, making it more sustainable and cost-effective.

Utilizing renewal raw materials allows us to develop and provide shaped activated carbon that can compete with other commercially available GAC options, and provide a superior activated carbon technology to remove contaminants (including PFAS) from potable water. While pending PFAS regulations are projected to significantly increase overall GAC demand, our products are expected to be successfully applied regardless of PFAS regulations reflecting significant competitive advantages (i.e., renewable raw material sources, low arsenic content, and overall performance) to presently available GAC products for the water market. In addition, our product(s) may provide inherent performance advantages such as lower pressure drop relative to existing carbon products in the marketplace today.

While the initial focus for our water treatment technologies will be on the potable water market, we expect that our technologies will also be valuable for industrial wastewater remediation.  Industrial wastewater is the liquid waste generated by industrial activities, including manufacturing, processing, and production facilities. It often contains pollutants such as organic matter, heavy metals, chemicals, oils, and other contaminants that must be treated before being discharged into the environment or reused.  We believe our water treatment technologies will be well suited to treat such industrial wastewater in an