Objective: The rapid, complete and inexpensive catalytic destruction (as opposed to passive or separation remediation) of a la

Objective: The rapid, complete and inexpensive catalytic destruction (as opposed to passive or separation
remediation) of a large and growing list of halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorinated methanes, trihalomethanes,
chlorinated ethenes, chlorinated benzenes, PCB’s Dioxins, chloro-phenols, NDMA, TNT, dichromate, Arsenic,
Perchlorate, nitrate, CrVI, and heavy metal ions which now pollute various water bodies, military sites, ground waters,
heretofore untreatable aquifers, waste side streams, most membrane-separation brine streams, HAZMAT mixtures
(that are now subject to high energy / high cost destruction), etc. at any inlet concentration.

Technical Merit: HENCI nanocatalyst immobilization technology has been identified by the National Water Research
Institute as the only viable solution to the sole barrier preventing the revolutionizing of water remediation by the widespread
use of nano-and micro-catalysis (hereafter NCs). The technology has been successfully demonstrated and documented by
video (see ‘Demo Videos’ page on www.HENCI.com). HENCI reactors (alone, uniquely) readily immobilize
nanocatalysts in continuous-flow reactors at packing densities ~3 generations greater than, and without the technical (and
resulting financial) drawbacks (high energy requirements, pressure drops and/or residence times) of membrane
impregnation, nano-cage structures, resin-fixation, and hollow fiber technologies. As a result, the new genre of FBNPs
can finally be cost-effectively deployed anywhere to remediate a host of at least 39 recalcitrant chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Complete conversion of these species to benign breakdown products such as chlorine gas, lower alkanes, and CO2 can
now occur in minutes instead of months, and over a wide range of influent pollutant concentrations (<1 ppm to ~ 75 wt%
!). As a combined technology, the HENCI / NC system chemically converts recalcitrant pollutants into benign species,
(some of which actually help render the water potable !) instead of merely separating them into a hazardous brine stream,
and features very low capital and operating costs. Speaking of hazardous brine streams, HENCI turns them into
compounds like methane, ethanol, CO2, and Cl2. HENCI reactors operate at ambient pressure and temperature, use no
chemicals, consume very little power, have an indefinite lifespan, and can be scaled, configured, and easily transported for
varying applications.