Advantages of separation technology in breweries
Separation technology from GEA has many advantages: decanters and separators operate continuously, are extremely efficient at clarification and separation, and require minimal energy and manpower. Treatment plants for the entire wastewater system can be operated in extremely confined spaces and require a minimum of up-front costs.
Reducing costs, boosting the yield
Brewery wastewater consists of two main streams. Yeast, fermentable sugars or kieselguhr, for example, can be returned to the production process as valuable substances after the solid and liquid components have been separated. This reduces costs and increases yields.
The second main stream of brewery wastewater comes from the cleaning of fermentation and storage tanks as well as from the rinsing of tanks and bottles. GEA decanters have proven to be extremely efficient in removing these residues and detergents, thereby making a specific contribution to environmental protection and reducing disposal costs.
Decanter compared with sedimentation under gravity
It also makes sense to use a decanter after anaerobic or aerobic treatment of production wastewater in the plant's wastewater treatment system. Compared to sedimentation by gravity, the decanter exerts four thousand times more force on the solid particles, resulting in much faster separation. The sludge removed by the scroll is dewatered and compacted; the smaller volume of solids makes disposal easier and less expensive.
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Decanter Centrifuge
The decanter’s hour has come as soon as the solids content in the suspension to be processed is particularly high. These machines provide the benefits of high clarifying efficiency and maximum dewatering as well as the separation of liquids with the simultaneous removal of solids. The main requirements in this respect include a high bowl speed, a...
Jet pumps
Jet pumps, also referred to as ejectors, are devices for the conveyance, compression or mixing of gases, vapors, liquids or solids and for the production of vacuum in which a gaseous or liquid medium serves as the motive force.
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