The Gulf countries live with the largest freshwater scarcity in the world. With very few natural sources of drinking water and little rainfall, many countries in the region use desalination technologies (displacing salt from seawater) to meet their fresh water needs.

An increase in the volume of desalination inevitably entails an increase in the concentration of salts in the waste from this process, discharged back into the sea. And the higher the salt content in the waters of the Persian Gulf (as well as the Red Sea), the more expensive the desalination process.

The Middle East is home to 70% of all desalination plants in the world. Most of them are located in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain.

The water area of ​​the Persian Gulf is saltier water, being at the same time an inland water body - the bay is shallow (average depth 35 m) and is almost completely isolated. The few rivers that flow into the bay are blocked by dams or diverted into an artificial channel, as a result of which the dry and hot climate of the region contributes to higher rates of evaporation. Taking into account the daily discharge of concentrated salt mass that comes from desalination plants, it is not surprising that the salinity of the water in the Persian Gulf is 25% higher than the salinity of the seas and oceans.

By 2030, the number of desalination plants in the Persian Gulf will almost double its current number, which will entail not only an increase in the cost of the desalination process, but also significant harm to marine ecosystems in the region.

Contaminants entering coastal waters can accumulate in marine organisms through the food chain, reducing the vitality of the ecosystem and posing a threat to the health of people who consume contaminated seafood. In recent years, there has been an increase in the incidence of harmful algal blooms, which generate toxins that cause foodborne illness. Such incidents damage fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, and impede the use of drinking water and recreational water resources.

The main environmental problems of these countries are associated with water and air pollution. A large number of oil products are transported through the Persian Gulf, from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. During transshipment and transportation, many oil substances get into the water, which is why the concentration of pollution in the Persian Gulf increases significantly. Pollution from oil products in the region exceeds the world average by 50 times. Waste oil in the water slows down oxygen renewal, which leads to the death of marine life.

Another problem in the region is related to the lack of fresh water. First of all, the limited water resources are associated with desert areas. Basically, water goes to agriculture, the largest consumption in this activity is occupied by the countries: Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In industrial production, water resources are most in demand in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. For domestic needs, most of the water is used in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.

The goal of the conceptual comprehensive program of the AQUATES group of companies (hereinafter PROGRAM) is to reduce the concentration of pollution saturation with oxygen of the air in the waters of the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean in the region of the states of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Emen Egypt, Eritrea.

The technologies and equipment produced by the AQUATES group of companies offered for use in the PROGRAM are intended for:

• - improving the quality indicators of water in reservoirs
• - improving the quality of wastewater treatment at wastewater treatment plants
• - increasing the saturation of water resources with oxygen
• - reducing the level of mineralization
• - lowering the temperature of the water in the reservoir by stopping biochemical processes..

In the technological process offered by the AQUATES group of companies, a physicochemical method of purification is used.

• - high level of energy efficiency of equipment
• - absence of bacteria and other microorganisms in the cleaning process
• - the absence of large reservoirs for settling the liquid, which ensures small areas occupied by the equipment
• - automation of all stages of cleaning
• - use of automated laboratories in treatment facilities
• - the minimum number of service personnel
• - the ability to quickly move cleaning stations between objects due to the mobile and ship design of cleaning stations
• - use of solar panels for power supply of equipment
• - the ability to clean large areas at the same time
• - the purification process does not require purified water sludge
• - and other…

The greatest effect of improving the water quality of the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea can be achieved with the participation in the PROGRAM of all states that have access to these water bodies.

This program is a conceptual solution and is presented for information purposes. The group of companies "AQUATES" invites all interested state bodies of the Middle East to take part in the development of organizational measures, in accordance with the legislation of each individual state.

We invite investors to participate in the PROGRAM.

Purpose:

• - Preparation of industrial water
• - Preparation of drinking water
• - Preparation of process water for special purpose
• - Desalination
• - Cleaning of drains

Functional:

Clarification, deferrization, demanganation, softening, desalination, degassing, ultrafiltration, correction of the mineral composition, disinfection of natural (including waste) water from underground and surface sources, with bringing to regulatory requirements.

Block-modular wastewater treatment and water treatment plants are adapted for rail, road and sea transportation. The design of the complexes provides for the presence of an air conditioning (heating) system, which allows operation in any climate, in the temperature range of -40 - +50 C. (the temperature of the source water is + 2 - + 40 C). The complex of the complexes, in addition to water treatment equipment, includes a lighting, ventilation and fire extinguishing system. A non-volatile version of the system is possible, complete with a diesel power generator and a solar panel unit.

Type: Deck cargo twin-screw ship with bow truster, superstructure at the fore and engine room the aft, with heavy cargo deck and the bottom.
LOA: 106,00 M
LBP: 100,80 М
Breadth moulded: 22,00 M
Breadth moulded max: 26,00 М
Depth moulded: 6,00 M
Design draft: 4,30 M
DWT: 5300 T
Displacement: 7500 T
Deck loading: 15 T/M2
Navigation area: Greater coastal service
Main engine: G6300ZC18/19B (DEUTZ)2*1030kW/600 rpm./ electric drive
Speed: 10,50 knots
Crew complement: 14 persons
Classification: CCS, R1, Ice class B
Cleaning equipment: location in the ship's hold, capacity 100,000-200,000 m3 / day, 30 jet aerators for oxygenation of the air, deck placement. Solar panel unit.

The "AQUATES" group of companies is a modern enterprise operating in accordance with European standards. As part of the group, there are:

• - LLC "AQUAMEKHANIKA" Kiev, Ukraine;
• - LLC "AQUATES", Belgorod, Russia.

Our partners are:

• - Academy under the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Kiev, Ukraine;
• - Institute of Marine Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
• - Institute of Public Health named after A.N. Marzeev under National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, etc.

The group's activities began in 2008, with the formation of a team of like-minded people with developments in the field of wastewater treatment and water treatment. Much has changed since that time, and technological solutions that are ahead of their time have been created.

One of these solutions was the creation of the AQUA-OR oxidation reactor. This development is applicable in many areas of purification of water resources that have various degrees of pollution, as well as in the purification of industrial emissions, fire extinguishing, and seawater desalination.

In 2017, we obtained technical specifications for the equipment produced (TS) and certified both the technology and the equipment. Since 2018, AQUAMEKHANIKA LLC has become a member of the UN environmental programs.

In the project portfolio of the group of companies there are a number of solutions for the creation of purification complexes for nuclear power, industry, agriculture, utilities, medicine, desalination, fire suppression, water purification, etc.

The activity of the "AQUATES" group of companies is not aimed at selling equipment, but at the complex solution of environmental problems. We offer our partners to create the complexes with water resources purification, an automation system, GPS monitoring of both the purification processes and the quality of the liquid supplied for purification, automated laboratories as part of the complexes, solar power plants to minimize energy costs, etc.

In January 2021, the Board of Directors of the group of companies decided to create a company in the European Union and further promote technology with European accreditation.