The extraction and production of hydrocarbons is similar to other manufacturing processes, it is not 100% efficient. Inefficiencies create waste. In the oil & gas industry, processing waste is expensive. It must be carefully handled and disposed of properly.
Gradek Energy and its clean technology can reduce the cost of managing oil waste. Our technology can recover the residual hydrocarbons in the waste stream, creating incremental value and making the remaining material cleaner and less costly to manage. We are redefining oil waste processes.
The Re-usable Hydrocarbon Sorbent (RHS) technology may appear simple, but it took many years of development to optimize the proprietary formula. Round in shape, light as popcorn and about 7mm in diameter, it is very unassuming.
The RHS technology has the ability to retain hydrocarbons and repel water. This reaction requires no catalyst or chemical additives, and only a simple process to recover the hydrocarbons from solids or water. In this way, our technology is an effective medium to remove hydrocarbons from water or solids with little energy expended in the process.
Attracts and retains hydrocarbons to the RHS bead surface
HYDROPHOBIC
Repels water from the RHS bead surface
RE-USABLE
Re-usable in excess of 1,500 cycles while maintaining consistent performance
The RHS technology is a versatile tool that can be used in the removal of hydrocarbons from waste streams. The following are examples of material streams with which we we have extensive experience.
RHS PRODUCTION FACILITIES
The Re-usable Hydrocarbon Sorbent (RHS) technology is produced at our in-house facility.
PILOT FACILITY
The pilot facility is located in the heart of the Montreal-East petrochemical refinery district. It serves as a research and development site for advanced testing and process improvements for the use of the RHS technology.
LABORATORY
Our chemical laboratory focuses on quality assurance and control. Basic laboratory techniques combined with advanced chemical instrumentation
allows our technical team to perform complex analysis to support our research and development.
Robert co-founded Baseline Emissions Management (BEM), predecessor company to Blue Source Canada where he provided advisory services to Gradek Energy in 2008
He joined Gradek Energy in 2012 to lead the Western Canadian business development.
Prior to these roles, Robert has held senior management roles with Coral Energy Canada (now Shell Energy North America) where he was responsible for asset optimization and commercial functions.
His prior work experience includes financial analyst roles in the Aerospace and Banking industry and an advisory services role for PwC.
Stephan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and pursued a CPA designation from Concordia University.
Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University. He is a member of the OIQ (Ordre des ingenieurs du Quebec) His previous work experience involved over 20 years in international trading operations.
Previously, Nathan held the position of Engineering Manager at AMEC, primarily working on oil sand tailings projects. He is a member of APEGA (Alberta, Canada) and earned the title of Chartered Mechanical Engineer from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
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