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Battling the waste sector´s common enemy: moisture content

Moisture content has always been a barrier to maximizing profit from many waste streams. The problematic moisture content is mainly contained in the cell structure of organic materials. Conventional mechanical and thermal dryers like belt, drum, and liquidized bed dryers can’t open the cell structures of organic material and remove the moisture inside. Any dryer with mechanical pulverizing ...

Jun. 29, 2018

By Recycling Equipment Canada

Algae Bloom Detection for Desalination Plants

Despite the fact that water covers 70 percent of the planet, a mere 3 percent of that water is fresh. Most of the planet’s freshwater is not readily available. The water systems that perpetuate ecosystems are stressed by a growing human population, disappearing wetlands, agricultural consumption and droughts related to climate change. At present, 14 of the world’s 20 largest cities ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc.

A new solution for biosolids (sewage sludge)

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to dispose of biosolids (sewage sludge) in a safe and cost-effective way. The Dryclone® Air Drying System offers an efficient, safe, and low-cost solution that’s aligned with the future of biosolids usage. The Dryclone efficiently removes moisture content from biosolids, reducing the weight by at least 70% and optimizing the product for energy ...

Oct. 14, 2019

By Recycling Equipment Canada

How to select the right Hydroseeding Equipment

Hydroseeding technology has become more widespread as the benefits of this fast, efficient seeding method have spread across the landscaping industry. With tens of thousands of landscaping contractors nationwide, small and medium-sized landscaping companies explore hydroseeders to expand services and grow the business. While hydroseeding may seem simple, there are many factors to consider before ...

Mar. 2, 2021

By Finn Corporation

Axion Polymers: women should consider careers in recycling

Women are involved in every level of the materials recycling industry and this is certainly the case at Axion Polymers where they hold key roles in a number of areas from management and finance to process engineering and laboratory research. “The recycling sector offers interesting and varied employment opportunities, and we would encourage women to consider it as a career choice. ...

Mar. 1, 2021

By Axion Group

Micro Pulse LiDAR: A Critical Tool for Emissions Source Detection

Micro Pulse LiDAR remote sensing data are used to calculate a highly accurate Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) height to improve plume models that help assess emissions sources. Poor air quality is a growing health issue that has a negative impact on the quality of life for millions of people. To help alleviate this serious problem, scientists at Bubbleology Research International (BRI) have ...

Mar. 22, 2019

By Micro Pulse LiDAR, part of Hexagon

Data from the Ocean is a Big Deal: Here’s Why (and How We Can Get Better Collecting It)

It’s hard to overstate the importance of our oceans. They cover nearly three-quarters of the globe, represent a major food source, and regulate our climate. By 2030, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates ocean-based industries will generate $3 trillion of economic activity. But in a world where data has become critical to manage every challenge and ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Columbia Power Technologies, Inc

What are the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Environmental Standards?

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the protection of the state’s land, air and water. The protection of the environment is enforced through environmental monitoring, the execution of cleanup initiatives for contaminated sites, and the enforcement of strategies to prevent pollution. The Connecticut Water Quality ...

Feb. 28, 2021

By Esdat Environmental Data Software

BioLargo`s - natural clean- it`s not your grandmother`s iodine

People of a certain age may remember how their grandmother would use iodine on their cuts and scrapes when they were children. Not only did it leave a stain, but it also stung on the wound. If only the positives of Iodine were available without the negatives. Good news – now they are! BioLargo Inc. offers a number of products that take the sting and stain out of iodine use. ...

Feb. 14, 2012

By Biolargo, Inc.

SWater`s Pills

In an urban/industrial wastewater treatment plant is not always possible to evaluate the pollutant load, through surveys and direct measurements in situ (usually expensive) of the scale and the relative concentrations of pollutants. In the case of indirect evaluation, the hydraulic load in the sewer or the flow of wastewater to drain and to convey to a treatment plant, is estimated from the ...

Dec. 14, 2010

By ANOVA - Studies & Interdisciplinary Research

What`s in the Package?

What's in the Package? Packaging Migrant Food Safety Assessment What exactly is in your food's packaging? Migrants from food contact materials, often referred to as indirect food additives, have been shown to be present at low concentrations in food. As these migrants are hazards, their presence in food needs to be regulated. The new EU super directive aims to regulate all substances ...

Aug. 3, 2007

By Creme Global

Beer`s law

The Beer-Lambert relationship (or Beer's law) states that the concentration C is directly proportional to the absorbance A. Generally, this relationship is more often applied by comparing the height of a maximum absorption peak of a reference gas to the height of the corresponding peak in a sample spectrum. However, this technique suffers if the baseline is not accurately known, and it fails ...

Aug. 9, 2011

By CIC Photonics

The Mercer Advantage revealed: it`s what`s inside that matters

The coalescing oil water separator market is littered with cheap underperforming options that cause nightmares for EHS and maintenance departments. This video reviews the different styles of coalescers available today, and walks through what the insides will look like once your OWS is in operation. Technologies Reviewed: API Separators Plate Packs in API Separators Corrugated Plate Packs ...

Apr. 16, 2012

By Mercer International Inc.

VOC`s oxidation

Real Decreto 117/2003, dated 31st January related to Volatile Organic Compounds emission limits, due to organic solvents, as well as Law 16/2002, dated 1st July, related to prevention and integrated control of pollution (IPPC), came into force, which will impel many industries to set devices for the treatment and elimination of gases effluents with different organic compounds content. Here, we ...

Sep. 8, 2009

By Kalfrisa, S.A.

The RUNI compactor has been great

North Landing, LLC of Clifton, NJ installed a new Runi EPS compactor for densifying fish boxes into recycleable logs. “The Runi compactor has been great. It has allowed us to keep our receiving docks clear and clean at all times. In the fish business…a machine like this is a must. Mike, if you ever have anyone who wants to see it feel free to have them call ...

May 4, 2011

By Runi A/S

Jasar Recycling - PET deliquifying

Jasar Recycling installed a new Runi SK-370 Deliquifying Compactor for their East Palestine, OH location. “We are very happy with the RUNI SK 370 PET Deliquifying system. Right now, we are running the machine in two shifts and the machine is keeping up with all of our plastic material. The nicest feature about the RUNI is that there is barely any maintenance on the system. The RUNI SK 370 ...

May 4, 2011

By Runi A/S

OptiSaveTM installation for sea and freshwater pumps onboard “Johann Jacob”

Ernst Jacob (GmbH & Co KG) - a German ship manager and owner of 11 ships all providing safe and environmentally friendly service of consistent quality - decided to save as much energy as possible. DESMI has signed an agreement to continuous install the energy saving system OptiSaveTM on board all the 11 vessels of Ernest Jacob. The Challenge “Back in 2014 the fuel prices were ...

Jul. 7, 2015

By DESMI A/S

Project - Norva24 Sormiljo

Norway24 Sørmiljø has for around 50 years been working to solve all kinds of problems with pipes, tanks and underground. Norway24 Sørmiljø provide services in the field of high-pressure cleaners, vacuum cleaners, vacuum load, piping services and hazardous waste management. Website Norva24 Sørmiljø ...

Jul. 12, 2020

By Dancutter A/S

DESMI OptiSave™ on board “Victoria Kosan”

DESMI OptiSave™ on board “Victoria Kosan” 39kW Sea Water cooling pumps equipped with DESMI OptiSaveTM. The Ship Owner Lauritzen has installed several OptiSaveTM systems which all have contributed to a relative large savings in energy consumption, and thus also fuel and money. All in the benefit for the ship owner. The energy consumption as it would have been without the DESMI ...

Dec. 20, 2013

By DESMI A/S

Separating paint leftovers from buckets

By separating paint from the buckets and compress the emballage, the waste handling company saves money on both transport and disposal. VEGLO MILJØSERVICE AS collects and processes hazardous waste from companies over a wide geographic area in central Norway, including cans and buckets of paint leftovers, around 300 tons p.a. which have to be emptied and compacted. For this purpose, Veglo ...

May 4, 2011

By Runi A/S

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