Updated Saturday 4th February 2012.
Particle
Fractionators
More commonly misnamed as Protein Skimmers, they don't actually skim
proteins as such, have only previously been effective in a salt water
environment and were pretty much useless in freshwater. The main reason
being that the waste molecules, depleted carbons etc, do not stick to the
bubbles in a conventional fractionator when used in a freshwater system.
The reaction chamber works by utilising the interaction of billions of
bubbles with the water containing waste that rise within a column collecting
molecules as they rise. This waste is then deposited as a foam as the air is
expended and collected in various sponge type filters. Used in a freshwater
system the molecules simply do no stick very efficiently and most of those
that do will fall off when confronted with even the slightest agitation.
We needed to develop a highly effective fractionators
that worked efficiently in freshwater, the base
substance in our system. Not easy.
A radical re-design of the reaction chamber was needed and after many
disasters we finally achieved our aim. Not content with this we then went on
to rationalise the introduction of the air itself to reduce the power
requirements, in fact we have almost come to the point where our entire
system can be sustained via a combination of wind turbines and solar power .
. . we are not there yet but are making significant progress as the
efficiency of both sources is increasing. Reduction of the power
requirements and subsequent carbon emissions is one of the factors that
makes our system years ahead of the ridiculous way in which the industry
provide fish for the consumer, especially as our units can be placed
alongside major cities adjacent to production plants. No transport from the
ports, our product isn't many weeks old having been put in ice etc for long
periods and there is no waste. There are of course many other applications
for these radical fracionators, from sewage plants to sceptic tanks to
commercial fisheries, we'll explore all these options as 2010 progresses.
Imagine we were to approach a leading supplier that
currently used our system and said this . . .
" We have a new and radical way of feeding the population with fish, What we
will do is this. We will build hundreds of boats, equip them with huge nets
and cast them indiscriminately in the sea. Anything not in our quotas is not
a problem as we will throw them back dead. We will then get the catch back
to port, auction it, put it into lorries and transport it hundreds of miles
to the consumer. We will not worry about all the fuels expended to achieve
this, who the hell cares about global warming anyway ? Certainly not
governments unless it is lip service during the run-up to an election. So,
what do you think Findus, Ross, Young's, Tesco, Waitrose, Birds Eye etc etc
. . . do we have a deal ? "
Not promising is it ?
Mind you from the
ridiculous response we have had from some within
the industry who have more interest in protecting their
own investments than the fate of the planet
perhaps this would appeal after all !!!
They do after all do exactly as we have said.
