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WE ARE TAKING ON THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST WATER PROBLEMS

Katz Water Technologies (KWT) will provide solutions to the worldwide problem of fresh water supplies being rapidly depleted. KWT will initially focus on the oil and gas water management problem. KWT’s solution provides novel operations that will purify contaminated produced water while profitably recycling the components of the purification process. This solution reduces produced water disposal costs of oil and gas producers at the well sites.  The reduction in costs is enabled by novel patented equipment and systems powered with available gas at the well sites to purify contaminated produced water. The patented equipment modifies heat exchangers to internally thermally distill and separate pure water vapor from contaminated water using the existing energy in the heat exchanger. This equipment fundamentally changes traditional thermal distillation by performing multiple distillation processes inside only one equipment piece and significantly reduces equipment, energy and transportation costs through onsite purification of produced water.

KWT is developing a solar thermal X-VAP system to purify water with no electricity or fuel consumption.  This technology will provide a sustainable source of freshwater from previously unusable sources to end users without access to energy sources or those looking to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.  Watch this short video to learn more.  

Meet our team of industry experts and learn more about how we have taken X-VAP technology from an idea to a field test proven technology in just a few short years.  

Gary Katz – CEO/Founder

Paul Smith – Chief Product Engineer 

Erin Picton – Chief Sustainability Officer 

Antonio Hernandez – Chemical Engineer 

Chris Mayo – Controls and Automation Specialist 

 

AWARDS AND MILESTONES:

2017 Clean Tech Open (CTO) Cohort

2017 Global Entrepreneurship summit (GES) delegate – picked by US State Department

2017 Verge Pitch Finalist

2017 NSF Regional I-CORPS Cohort

2017 First US Patent Issued

2017 SPE Sponsored Startup to Join Houston Technology Center (HTC)

2018 Chevron Produced Water Challenge Semi-finalist

2018 NSF SBIR Phase 0 Award

2018 NSF National I-CORPS

2018 Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) SEAL Cohort

2018 First Successful Prototype Test

2019 NSF SBIR Phase I Grant

2019 TechConnect Conference speaker

2019 Global Entrepreneurship summit (GES) delegate

2019 SBDC UTSA Annual Report Highlighted company

2019 DOE NREL Industry Growth Forum Presenter

2019 Produced Water Society Annual Seminar Presenter

2019 InnoSTARS: Advanced Manufacturing II finalist

2019 Technology Collaboration Center (TCC) Presenter

2019 Global Energy Mentor (GEM) Program

2020 NASA Funded Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program Technical Assistance Grant

2020 Speaker at Plant Technology Alliance

2020 NSF SBIR Phase II Grant

2020 DOE Solar Desalination Prize Quarterfinalist & Innovation Prize Winner 

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