Aqwise is a world leader in the development and implementation of advanced water and wastewater treatment solutions for the Industrial and Municipal markets. Aqwise's proprietary AGAR® (Attached Growth Airlift Reactor) family of solutions significantly increases the capacity and efficiency of existing wastewater treatment plants, while offering compact and scalable deployments of new plants. The company offers a wide range of services, from process design through full turn-key project management. Aqwise's solutions have been successfully installed in dozens of municipal and industrial plants around the world, serving a variety of industries including Food & Beverage, Pulp & Paper, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas and more. Aqwise is headquartered in Israel and has regional offices in Latin America, as well as commercial representation in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

1. Extending Nature’s Capacity Advanced Wastewater Treatment Solutions November 2009

2. Wastewater Treatment Industry – Main Trends Environmental awareness Regulation (Nutrients & odors) Energy costs Sludge disposal costs Chemicals costs Fresh water price Fresh water availability Available land for wastewater treatment plants Infrastructure quality (aging)

3. Existing Solutions for Wastewater Treatment Extensive Intensive Simple to operate Resistant to shock loads (Industrial wastes) Small footprint Lower quality effluent Operational problems (odors, clogging) Good treatment capabilities More space required More complex to operate Less Resistant to shocks Oxidation Ponds Low O&M cost Simple to operate Lower quality effluent Operational problems (odors, vectors) Real Estate Attached Growth Suspended Growth

6. Versatile AGAR® Configurations MBBR MBBR: Moving Bed Bio-Reactor IFAS IFAS: Integrated Fixed-film Activated Sludge

7. Versatile AGAR® Configurations FFAST™ MBBR-BNR FFAST™: Fixed Film Activated Sludge Treatment BNR: Biological Nutrient Removal

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10. Municipal Solutions Municipal WWTPs New Plants Upgraded Plants Small Footprint Future Expansion Expansion for bigger flows Retrofit for better quality

11. Industrial Segments Industrial WWTPs Pulp and Paper Food and Beverage Oil and Gas - Petrochemical, Biofuel refineries Pharmaceutical Aquaculture High loads waste streams treatment Small plants Pre-treatment ZLD

13. Monclova WWTP (58,000 m3/d) – Mexico, 2006 AGAR® Solution IFAS Configuration

18. CASE STUDY – Marines Municipal WWTP Spain, 2007 IFAS Configuration (380 m 3 /d)

21. CASE STUDY - Europaper Italy, 2005 MBBR-RBC Configuration (2,000 m 3 /d)

23. Tissue production Fiber source: Secondary fibers Q = 2,000 m 3 /d HRT = 4.3 h CASE STUDY - Europaper Italy, 2005 MBBR-MBR Configuration (2,000 m 3 /d) Value 1,450 COD in [mg/l] 100 COD out [mg/l]

26. Various Business Models