Rafael Cela Articles | Environmental XPRT

Why SCADA has Failed Rural Water and How Cloud Technology is Fixing the Failure

SCADA–Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition–has been the workhorse of large factories. When SCADA is applied to Rural Water Systems, the limits of Old SCADA show. The need for onsite technical support is costly and yet unpredictable. Rather than taking more control of their water systems. Rural Water operators have lost the ability to support their water systems. Against this ...

Apr. 29, 2019

By XiO, Inc.

Minsur - Tin giant gets boost from TOMRA ore sorting technology - Case Study

A plant for treating mined waste and low grade material at the world’s largest underground tin mine has repaid its capital cost of US$24 million in just four months, thanks in part to the role of a TOMRA X-ray transmission (XRT)-based ore sorting machine. The plant went into operation in 2016 and is projected to contribute 6,000 tonnes of refined tin to the San Rafael mine’s ...

Sep. 28, 2017

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH

Reputation breeds success - Case Study

Recycling areas: Electronic Waste (WEEE) Company name: Francisco Alberich S.A. Located: Castellbisal (Barcelona) and La Llagosta (Barcelona), Spain Founded: 1900 Employees: 100 Francisco Alberich S.A. is a Spanish scrap dealer mainly active within ferrous and non-ferrous scrap. The company is active within industrial demolition, scrap metal, management and recovery of waste and ...

Mar. 26, 2019

By Eldan Recycling A/S

Upgrading of plastics with AUTOSORT at Balsamo Reciclagem, Brazil - Case Study

OVERVIEW Balsamo Reciclagem upgraded its plant with the installation of the innovative AUTOSORT optical sorter. Thanks to this equipment, the company managed to increase material processing speed and amount, boost productivity, offers a wider range of products and reduces operational and maintenance costs. SITUATION Balsamo Reciclagem (Balsamo Comércio de Plástico Reciclados ...

Feb. 26, 2015

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH

Water Environment Research Article

Iron Sponge Reduces Toxic Emissions To control emissions from a cogeneration facility that will use digester gas for fuel, the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Elk Grove, Calif., is incorporating iron sponge technology to reduce hydrogen sulfide (H2S) prior to combuston. Reducing digester gas H2S concentrations at this stage will result in lower sulfur oxide emissions in the ...

Mar. 22, 2021

By Marcab Company, Inc.

Water, water everywhere: But is there enough to drink?

Original story at MIT News At MIT, experts address the challenges of supplying clean, safe water to a growing world population. The challenge of supplying clean, safe drinking water to an expanding world population comes down to money, MIT economist Franklin Fisher says: We are surrounded by water — it covers 71 percent of Earth’s surface — and industrial-scale desalination ...

Dec. 13, 2013

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Digital Transformation is an Opportunity for Innovation: Recap of LLamaCon Mexico and Brazil

Recently, LLamasoft had the opportunity to have insightful conversations with more than 200 attendees to LLamaCons in Brazil (Sept 5) and Mexico (Sept 12). LLamasoft’s VP of Customer Success in Latin America, Rafael Vasquez, led a survey asking, “What does digital transformation mean?” The common results were Digital Transformation is an Opportunity for Innovation in Latin ...

Sep. 26, 2019

By LLamasoft, Inc.

Hotels Embrace Water Sustainability as a Bottom-Line Necessity

Measures by the major water consumers range from efficient fixtures to in-house desalination In the United States, hotel rooms, pools, landscaping, laundries, and other facilities account for 15% of all water use in institutional and commercial facilities. And globally, many international hotel chains have come to understand sustainability as a bottom-line issue and have even started marketing ...

May 5, 2018

By Fluence Corporation