International recognition for CellCap technology, which extracts high-quality raw material (cellulose) from used toilet paper from sewage.
June 28, 2022, Valencia: At the WEX Global 2022 conference in Valencia (Spain), the technology with which CirTec extracts cellulose (CellCap), the basic component of toilet paper, from sewage was declared the winner of the WEX Global 2022 Award for Innovation in water circularity by a jury of industry experts. By extracting a residue stream that can be used to generate biogas and a relatively clean cellulose stream from sewage in two steps at the start of the purification process, the energy consumption of a sewage treatment plant is significantly reduced, less sludge (waste) is created and less chemicals are needed for dewatering.
Mark Barker, CEO of WEX, said at the award ceremony that “the judges were particularly impressed with CellCap, because the recovery of a raw material (cellulose) not only provides significant savings at the sewage treatment plant, but also gives substance to the circular objectives of the sector and makes a clear contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions”.
“This is a real circular solution and for me this is the winner as it has applications all over Europe and it’s been validated. They couldn’t have provided more quantitative evidence.” and “A combination of circular economy (re-using cellulose) and operational optimization leading to lower OPEX is a great solution and an award winning and innovative project (My choice for the award))” is how Barker quoted the jury in his explanation.
Coos Wessels, CEO of CirTec, was extremely proud of winning the WEX Global 2022 award for innovation in water circularity. To be chosen from four nominated fantastic innovations after a pre-selection is a special achievement, which is not only thanks to a fantastic team at CirTec B.V., but also to our partners and launching customers.
The Purmerend (NL) company CirTec B.V. has previously demonstrated, together with a number of partners, that by using Cellvation™ it is technically possible to extract clean, marketable cellulose from sewage and make it available as a valuable raw material. Through its collaboration with Recell Group and Cellvation BV, this recovered raw material is reused as a high-quality product.
