Firms tout oxidation system for clean water

FORT COLLINS – Advanced Energy Industries Inc. and Symbios Technologies LLC are edging closer to creating a water-purification system that uses oxidation instead of chemicals to treat industrial wastewater.

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) and Symbios Technologies, both based in Fort Collins, have been working for nearly two years to develop their Tubular Plasma Reactor. Advanced Energy has contributed its cutting-edge power supply to the project, while Symbios Technologies has developed advanced oxidation technology.

The idea is to minimize the need for chlorine and other chemicals while reducing costs for water treatment, including in hydraulic fracturing. “Fracking” involves pumping water, sand and chemicals…