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Removing PAH´s from flue gas

Europe is taking the lead in recycling used materials. The construction industry is playing its part too. When resurfacing a tarmac road, the used asphalt is no longer disposed of in landfill sites. It can be recycled as a component in the production of new asphalt. The used asphalt contains...
ir. Wouter Lema
Regional sales manager France
Published on 13/07/2017

DESOTEC helps chemical industry with new regulations on wastewater and waste gas emissions.

As we evolve towards a cleaner and safer environment for the sake of all European citizens, environmental restrictions concerning waste water and waste gas become more and more stringent. Conclusions on Best Available Techniques (BAT) for common waste water and waste gas treatment are finally...
Alexandre Hornero
Regional sales manager Spain
Published on 13/07/2017

Water treatment 2050: treatment of wastewater becoming increasingly more important.

The world population is growing at an average rate of 2% each year. The forecast is that there will be 9 billion of us by 2050. This means more and more mouths to feed year after year. Inevitably, this is going to have a major impact on industry. Especially when we consider the water treatment...
ing. Jeroen Callewaert
CCO
Published on 10/06/2017

Treatment of wastewater contaminated with phenol by activated carbon adsorption.

One of the basic organic raw materials used today is phenol. Together with its derivative compounds, it can be found in all sorts of different industries such as paint manufacturing, phenolic resins production, ferrous industry, paper and pulp factories, etc. The production facilities in these...
ir. Mathias Meersseman
Regional sales manager Poland
Published on 30/03/2017

Uprating biofuel using activated carbon in mobile filters.

Chemical products are subject to certain quality requirements, which is a good thing. It can happen occasionally that a production batch fails to meet the stipulated requirements and that a solution needs to be found for this off-spec batch. There are numerous examples: decolourising recycled...
ir. Wouter Lema
Regional sales manager France
Published on 02/03/2017

ISO 9001-2008 certificate succesfully extended!

After a successfull audit, Desotec was able to extend its ISO 9001:2008 certificate. A better guarantee of quality and good service does not exist!
Luc Coorevits
QESH manager
Published on 01/01/2017

Mobile activated carbon filtration for wastewater treatment as an example of a complete solution offered by DESOTEC

The design, construction and operation of wastewater treatment plants are no easy tasks. In some cases the chosen wastewater treatment technology even does not allow achieving emission limit values and requires some modifications to work properly. One of the largest petrochemical refineries in...
ir. Mathias Meersseman
Regional sales manager Poland
Published on 09/12/2016

Gas tank removal using mobile activated carbon filtration

When a gasometer or gas tank is decommissioned, its contents need to be filtered to avoid groundwater pollution and odour nuisance. A large gas storage tank in the city of Hollerich, Luxembourg, provides an interesting case study of how to do this efficiently and safely. Case study: decommissioned...
ing. Jeroen Callewaert
CCO
Published on 08/11/2016

Thermal oxidizer breaks down, DESOTEC offers a 24/7 back-up solution

In April 2016 a fire destroyed a thermal oxidizer at a site where flexible flooring solutions are manufactured. The fire risked disrupting the non-stop production process. Fortunately, DESOTEC stepped in with 24/7 support. Filling in for the thermal oxidizer When a fire destroyed an existing...
ing. Jeroen Vandecasteele
Regional sales manager Benelux
Published on 01/09/2016

The secret to clean and safe asphalt production?

Asphalt is the most commonly used material for road pavement. When a road is in dire need of paving, trucks take asphalt – a mixture of aggregates and bitumen – straight from the asphalt production facility to the construction site, where it is crafted into a high-quality road surface. But what...
m.sc. Pieter Vanderhaeghen
Regional sales manager Italy, Scandinavia & UK
Published on 25/07/2016

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