Waste effectively compressed and dewatered
Chlorine scrubber for quick clean-up GEA Jet Pumps GmbH, a German subsidiary of GEA AG, has used its ejector technology to develop a cost effective chlorine scrubbing system. Chlorine is commonly used throughout industry; however, it is
Huber Technology, part of the
toxic and must be removed from the
atmosphere
as quickly
German Huber Group, has launched
as
a range
possible. According to C-EA, its
of machines for the
treatment of screenings from wastewater, industrial process water and
chlorine scrubbing units are the most efficient and reliable way of
sludge applications. According to the
cleaning the environment.
company, the machines produce a
In contrast to packed column
high dry substance (DS) content.
scrubbing equipment, which uses
The WAP (wash and press) is a
fans to draw the gas through the
single-stage machine aimed at customers with low waste
scrubbing
liquor,
the
GEA's
scrubber uses a high-pressure jet of
requirements.
the liquor
conveyed from the hopper into a
itself to
draw
the
Screenings
are
contaminated air through the pump
preliminary
for fast and efficient cleaning. The
where the material is broken down
high
volume
of
compaction
zone,
re-circulating
before being transported to the
scrubbing liquor generates a large
pressurised washing zone. The
droplet surface area that produces
washed
high separation efficiency even at
conveyed to the main compaction
high chlorine concentrations says
zone, where the screenings are
the company.
screenings
are
then
dewatered before being conveyed
One major advantage of GEA's
through a discharge pipe into a receptacle. According to the
unit is that it has no internal components that could become
emergency use at a number of sites or multiple locations within a site.
+49 234 980 1087; or Niro Ltd, I The Quadrant, Abingdon Science
company, the machine produces a
blocked by dust or dirt carried within the gas stream. It is a
Contact: GEA AG, Dorstener
Park, Barton Lane, Abingdon,
compact unit, and if necessary it can
Strafle 484, D-44809 Bochum, Germany. Tel: +49 234 9800; Fax:
OX14 3YS, UK. Tel: +44 1235 555559; Fax: +44 1235 554140.
TheWAP/SL is a more complex machine and is said to remove all
be used as a mobile scrubber for
(UK)
Ltd,
which
specialises in the treatment of compressed air and gas, has
introduced
an
solid
sewage
and
soluble
components from screenings including organics. In this system,
Separator makes condensate green Zander
DS content of 45%.
screenings are flushed from the
weir, a prefilter and a carbon
Zander. the system provides an
conveyor into the feed trough of the
cleansing
efficient and economical solution trade
wash press via a launder channel. The feed trough, containing a pump
stage. According
to
to
stringent
discharge
impeller forms the washing zone.
oil/water separator that
regulations. The Ecosep
Here the screenings are exposed to
it claims is so efficient
SL is available in seven
intensive
that it allows over 99%
sizes up to a nominal
generated by the pump impeller.
of condensate
mechanical
washing
be
51 mS/min compres-sor
After
discharged into the foul
system. It is easy to
screenings are transported into the
sewers.
install,
rising pipe where a second washing
The
to
effluent
Ecosep
operate
and
the
washing
cycle
the
SL,
maintain and quickly
stage can be integrated as an option.
which operates without
returns its cost when
power
compared to conven-
The screenings are then conveyed to the compaction zone where they are
supply, ensures that the
tional disposal methods
strongly pressed, dewatered and
oil
says the company.
compacted and then dropped into a
condensate meets legal
Contact: Zander (UK)
container via a conical pipe. The DS
disposal limits by taking
content ranges between 45-55%.
the compressor drain
Ltd, No 1 Claymore, Tame Valley Industrial Estate, Tamsworth,
and passing it through a
B77 5HN, UK. Tel: +44
five-stage cleansing sys-
1827 260056; Fax: +44 1827 261196;E-maih
an
external content
of
it under pressure from
tem:
a centrifuge,
a
vortex generator, an oil
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Contact: Huber Technology, Units C & D Brunel Park, Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, Chippenham, SNI4 6NQa UK. Tel: +4,t 1249 765000; Fax: +44 1249 449076.
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