APPLIANCE

•   Discharged air
•   Sterilisation
•   Wastewater

Renewable energy

Raising crude oil prices lead to an increased demand of alternative energy sources. The elaboration of rape oil and bioethanol, however, entail increasing olfactory harassment of the environment due organically charged process air. That applies in particular to oil mills (rape oil production for the biodiesel industry) and bioethanol plants, where elimination of odours emanating from storage tanks or industrial dryers has to be achieved.

Fields of appliance:
Oil mills
Bioethanol plants

Oil mills
Odour reduction appears eminently exigent in oil mills due the huge air volumen produced. Particularly factories placed in inner-city areas are bound to extensive licensing requirements due the smell nuisance.

Air purification using UV-C-based techniques is therefore increasing in this sector. Particularly the On/Off function of the device, the TÜV-proved efficiency in terms of odour reduction and low required space makes it to an outstanding technology.

Bioethanol plants
The air volumen discharged by dryers in bioethanol plants is characterised by a very high temperature (80–90°C) and, in addition, a considerable degree of humidity (up to 50 %).
Odours found in this special kind of exhaust air can be nearly completely eliminated by using oxytec's FLO-K plants. Operational and maintenance expenses are noticeably lower compared to the costs incurred when using biofilters or thermal treatment.