Carbonology

No business will enjoy losing a substantial part of their budget due to a technical problem. A Finnish municipal public enterprise was looking to commercialise landfill gas again. The answer was Desotec activated carbon filtration. The Finnish city in the Northern Savonia region, is operating a...

It is obvious that industrial companies will think twice before commiting themselves to invest in a high-performance installation for air purification. They will require certain guarantees upfront that the chosen solution will provide satisfactory results. Desotec often proposes a pilot...

Electricity generation in an environmentally friendly way is certainly to be welcomed, but is sometimes accompanied by annoying side effects. For example, odour nuisance may occur during the production of biogas. A Scandinavian biogas plant operator solved that problem accurately and resolutely...

Chemical companies are subject to stringent standards. A French resins producer for ion exchangers had to comply with strict federal VOC (volatile organic compound) emission limits. These VOCs are released during their drying processes. The new standard specifies that the carbon content may no...

The pre-purification of biogas is essential to optimally convert biogas into green gas. With this in view, a large Italian processor of household waste, along with a pioneering company in upgrading bio and process gases decided to rely on DESOTEC’s expertise. The company based in northern Italy...

Nothing is more annoying for a company than to find that a supplier fails to respect agreements, thus jeopardising the continuity of the production process. Looking for a different and better solution, a plastic manufacturer from Spain called in Desotec. By guaranteeing a complete and high-quality...

Suppliers to the automotive industry have to meet very strict conditions. For example, when coating components, it is essential that the air quality in the spraying booth is at a certain standard. A German company was at a loss what do when it appeared that a potential new investment could not...

It is a constant challenge to comply with the strict standards on discharging rainwater, in the recycling industry in particular. Using the right treatment methods here will already save you a great deal of worry. The combination of an Oxycon with a Mobicon installation from Desotec appears to work...

The advantages of activated carbon installations are numerous: they offer solutions for various treatment challenges at companies while offering very high performance. A disadvantage is that the exothermic adsorption process can potentially create a hotspot in the activated carbon filter. With the...

For companies in the petrochemical industry it is crucial that they maintain good relationships with local residents. It is absolutely necessary, therefore, that they respond immediately to urgent problems. A Dutch company specialising in tank storage benefited from rapid intervention when Desotec...