- Aether Catalyst Solutions Inc. (ATHR) has provided a review of its Urban Small Motors Emissions Abatement Project with the City of Burnaby
- First year of testing showed the deployed equipment resulted in a significant nitrogen oxide conversion technique
- It converted more than 50 per cent to nitrogen gas
- It has six test units in the field which are converting at least 95 per cent of the nitrogen oxide emissions
- For year two, the company’s program will expand the number of units equipped with its catalysts
- Aether Catalyst Solutions Inc. (ATHR) is up 9.68 per cent trading at $0.17 per share as of 3:28 p.m. ET
Aether Catalyst Solutions (ATHR) has provided a review of its Urban Small Motors Emissions Abatement Project with the City of Burnaby.
According to Aether, its first year of the project was challenging due to a record-breaking hot and dry summer limiting the chances to test equipment.
However, first year of testing showed that Aether’s catalyst deployed in Burnaby’s equipment resulted in a significant nitrogen oxide conversion technique, with greater than 50 per cent nitrogen gas achieved. This is despite mechanical failure of the matt sealing the catalyst in the can causing limited utilization of the catalyst.
Aether reported it has a total of six test units in the field all of which have its catalysts converting at least 95 per cent of the nitrogen oxide emissions.
At this point in the field-test it has three units at over 20 hours of use, all of which have maintained a complete conversion. Aether sees this as a significant step forward in comparison to its last year’s test where the conversion had already decreased by 20-25 points after 20 hours.
For year two, the company’s program will expand the number of units equipped with its catalysts.
Aether stated the technology from the first test has been adjusted to maintain peak performance over a greater operating lifespan. Further, a new system design will be evaluated that aims to capture a larger cross section of the criteria air contaminants found in exhaust gas.
Nitrogen oxide is responsible for smog and brown clouds that covers larger cities which produces poor air quality. The emissions contribute to acid rain and formation of damaging ground-level ozone.
Aether Catalyst Solutions Inc. (ATHR) is up 9.68 per cent trading at $0.17 per share as of 3:28 p.m. ET.
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