Aquaworks specializes in the design and construction of sewage and wastewater treatment processes and the manufacturing of high-efficiency aerators. The company is a leading enterprise in the water environment sector, developing solutions that significantly improve oxygen transfer efficiency in biological treatment processes through its core product, the High Efficiency Energy Saving Aerator (ESA), while also providing energy savings and ease of maintenance.Aquaworksspecializesinthedesignandconstructionofsewageandwastewatertreatmentprocessesandthemanufacturingofhigh-efficiencyaerators.Thecompanyisaleadingenterpriseinthewaterenvironmentsector,developingsolutionsthatsignificantlyimproveoxygentransferefficiencyinbiologicaltreatmentprocessesthroughitscoreproduct,theHighEfficiencyEnergySavingAerator(ESA),whilealsoprovidingenergysavingsandeaseofmaintenance.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
High Efficiency Energy Saving Aerator (ESA): An energy-saving aerator utilizing the waterjet principle, supplying oxygen necessary for microorganisms in wastewater treatment. It achieves an oxygen transfer efficiency of 68.6% (KTR standard) and a bubble surface area 2.3 times larger than conventional membrane aerators. Constructed from STS304 material for semi-permanent use, its top-mounted design allows for maintenance without process shutdown.HighEfficiencyEnergySavingAerator(ESA):Anenergy-savingaeratorutilizingthewaterjetprinciple,supplyingoxygennecessaryformicroorganismsinwastewatertreatment.Itachievesanoxygentransferefficiencyof68.6%(KTRstandard)andabubblesurfacearea2.3timeslargerthanconventionalmembraneaerators.ConstructedfromSTS304materialforsemi-permanentuse,itstop-mounteddesignallowsformaintenancewithoutprocessshutdown.
High Recovery RO System: A technology that maximizes recovery rates up to 98%, contributing to reduced production costs in reuse processes and minimized concentrate discharge. It enhances membrane replacement cycles by minimizing concentration polarization and offers up to 35% energy savings.HighRecoveryROSystem:Atechnologythatmaximizesrecoveryratesupto98%,contributingtoreducedproductioncostsinreuseprocessesandminimizedconcentratedischarge.Itenhancesmembranereplacementcyclesbyminimizingconcentrationpolarizationandoffersupto35%energysavings.
Brine Reuse Facility (Desalination/Concentration): An automated, optimized facility design suitable for food production processes without the need for chemical processes.BrineReuseFacility(Desalination/Concentration):Anautomated,optimizedfacilitydesignsuitableforfoodproductionprocesseswithouttheneedforchemicalprocesses.
Membrane-based Water Treatment Systems: Various water treatment solutions including pure and ultrapure water facilities, decentralized water purification systems, and effluent reuse facilities.Membrane-basedWaterTreatmentSystems:Variouswatertreatmentsolutionsincludingpureandultrapurewaterfacilities,decentralizedwaterpurificationsystems,andeffluentreusefacilities.
Mobile Water Treatment (A-MDT): A mobile water purification vehicle capable of utilizing groundwater and surface water resources, ensuring safe water supply, and providing rapid response to water contamination emergencies.MobileWaterTreatment(A-MDT):Amobilewaterpurificationvehiclecapableofutilizinggroundwaterandsurfacewaterresources,ensuringsafewatersupply,andprovidingrapidresponsetowatercontaminationemergencies.
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Systems: Encompassing EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), O&M (Operations and Maintenance), and process diagnostics, with the applicability of ESA and high-recovery RO technologies.WastewaterTreatmentandReuseSystems:EncompassingEPC(Engineering,Procurement,andConstruction),O&M(OperationsandMaintenance),andprocessdiagnostics,withtheapplicabilityofESAandhigh-recoveryROtechnologies.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Unrivaled Oxygen Transfer Efficiency: The High Efficiency Energy Saving Aerator (ESA) significantly improves oxygen transfer efficiency from 15-20% to 68.6% compared to conventional membrane aerators. This directly translates into energy savings and enhanced treatment efficiency, representing a core competitive advantage.UnrivaledOxygenTransferEfficiency:TheHighEfficiencyEnergySavingAerator(ESA)significantlyimprovesoxygentransferefficiencyfrom15-20%to68.6%comparedtoconventionalmembraneaerators.Thisdirectlytranslatesintoenergysavingsandenhancedtreatmentefficiency,representingacorecompetitiveadvantage.
Innovative Maintenance Convenience and Safety: Its top-mounted installation allows for maintenance and detachment without process shutdown, eliminating the risks of confined space work and preventing serious industrial accidents. This addresses the high costs and safety issues associated with traditional methods.InnovativeMaintenanceConvenienceandSafety:Itstop-mountedinstallationallowsformaintenanceanddetachmentwithoutprocessshutdown,eliminatingtherisksofconfinedspaceworkandpreventingseriousindustrialaccidents.Thisaddressesthehighcostsandsafetyissuesassociatedwithtraditionalmethods.
Versatile Wastewater Treatment Applications: Applicable to a wide range of biological wastewater treatment processes, including food, dyeing, paper, chemical, high-concentration organic/nitrogen, difficult-to-treat wastewater, and livestock manure wastewater. The technology is capable of treating challenging areas such as landfill leachate and livestock manure treatment plants, which are difficult with existing processes.VersatileWastewaterTreatmentApplications:Applicabletoawiderangeofbiologicalwastewatertreatmentprocesses,includingfood,dyeing,paper,chemical,high-concentrationorganic/nitrogen,difficult-to-treatwastewater,andlivestockmanurewastewater.Thetechnologyiscapableoftreatingchallengingareassuchaslandfillleachateandlivestockmanuretreatmentplants,whicharedifficultwithexistingprocesses.
Energy Saving and Operational Cost Efficiency: Capable of reducing electricity costs by over 20% compared to conventional aeration tank operations, and utilizing STS304 material for semi-permanent use and significant maintenance cost reduction. It also achieves over 10% reduction in excess sludge generation.EnergySavingandOperationalCostEfficiency:Capableofreducingelectricitycostsbyover20%comparedtoconventionalaerationtankoperations,andutilizingSTS304materialforsemi-permanentuseandsignificantmaintenancecostreduction.Italsoachievesover10%reductioninexcesssludgegeneration.
National Water Industry Cluster Residency and Corporate Collaboration: Located in the National Water Industry Cluster, fostering a favorable environment for technology development and commercialization. Expanding its business scope through collaborations with major corporations like LG Innotek and LG Chem.NationalWaterIndustryClusterResidencyandCorporateCollaboration:LocatedintheNationalWaterIndustryCluster,fosteringafavorableenvironmentfortechnologydevelopmentandcommercialization.ExpandingitsbusinessscopethroughcollaborationswithmajorcorporationslikeLGInnotekandLGChem.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Sewage and Wastewater Treatment PlantsSewageandWastewaterTreatmentPlants
Water Purification (Pure Water, Ultrapure Water, Mobile Water Purification)WaterPurification(PureWater,UltrapureWater,MobileWaterPurification)
Brine Reuse and DesalinationBrineReuseandDesalination
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
EthiopiaEthiopia
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
NET New Technology Certification for 'Manufacturing Technology of Aeration Device with Enhanced Oxygen Transfer Efficiency using Waterjet Principle' No. 1414 (May 18, 2022)NETNewTechnologyCertificationfor'ManufacturingTechnologyofAerationDevicewithEnhancedOxygenTransferEfficiencyusingWaterjetPrinciple'No.1414(May18,2022)
Green Technology Certification for High-Efficiency Aerator Application System (2023)GreenTechnologyCertificationforHigh-EfficiencyAeratorApplicationSystem(2023)
Patent Registration for 'IoT-based Energy-Saving Smart Wastewater Treatment System with High-Efficiency Aerator'PatentRegistrationfor'IoT-basedEnergy-SavingSmartWastewaterTreatmentSystemwithHigh-EfficiencyAerator'
Patent Registration for 'Integrated Wastewater Treatment Plant High-Efficiency Aeration Treatment System with Batch Control Aeration Treatment Structure'PatentRegistrationfor'IntegratedWastewaterTreatmentPlantHigh-EfficiencyAerationTreatmentSystemwithBatchControlAerationTreatmentStructure'
Patent Acquisition for 'Method and System for Treating Concentrated Water Generated in Effluent Reuse Process of Sewage or Wastewater Treatment Plant' (2020)PatentAcquisitionfor'MethodandSystemforTreatingConcentratedWaterGeneratedinEffluentReuseProcessofSewageorWastewaterTreatmentPlant'(2020)
Patent Acquisition for 'Aeration Device using Waterjet' (2019)PatentAcquisitionfor'AerationDeviceusingWaterjet'(2019)
Main-Biz (Management Innovation Small and Medium Business) CertificationMain-Biz(ManagementInnovationSmallandMediumBusiness)Certification
INNOBIZ (Technology Innovation Small and Medium Business) CertificationINNOBIZ(TechnologyInnovationSmallandMediumBusiness)Certification
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Certification (2020)ISO9001:2015QualityManagementSystemCertification(2020)
Venture Company Confirmation (2020)VentureCompanyConfirmation(2020)
Trademark Registration for High Efficiency Energy Saving Aerator (ESA)TrademarkRegistrationforHighEfficiencyEnergySavingAerator(ESA)
Venture Startup Innovation Procurement Product Registration for High Efficiency Energy Saving Aerator (ESA) (August 23, 2022)VentureStartupInnovationProcurementProductRegistrationforHighEfficiencyEnergySavingAerator(ESA)(August23,2022)
Excellence Award at 2022 Environmental Startup Competition (Hosted by Ministry of Environment)ExcellenceAwardat2022EnvironmentalStartupCompetition(HostedbyMinistryofEnvironment)
Excellence Award at Shinhan Green Incubation 1st Demo Day (December 13, 2022)ExcellenceAwardatShinhanGreenIncubation1stDemoDay(December13,2022)
Prime Minister's Commendation on World Water Day (2021)PrimeMinister'sCommendationonWorldWaterDay(2021)
Excellence Award at Disabled Entrepreneurship Item Contest (High Efficiency Aerator, Minister of SMEs and Startups Award) (2020)ExcellenceAwardatDisabledEntrepreneurshipItemContest(HighEfficiencyAerator,MinisterofSMEsandStartupsAward)(2020)