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Removing VOCs from air emissions in the chemical industry

Successful businesses must be capable of adapting, both to accommodate changing production levels and processes, and to comply with new regulations. DESOTEC engineers are always ready to redesign and upgrade existing set-ups to achieve optimal and cost-effective results for our clients. The problem...
Tobias Carstens - Sales Manager Germany
Published on 30/08/2021

Removing odours and COD from waste water after vacuum distillation

Vacuum distillation is widely used as an effective industrial waste water treatment. However, depending on the components in the waste water, smells can emanate from the distillate or concentrate , or vapours can be produced during the treatment process itself. Activated carbon filtration can...
Radoslaw Wilczkowiak
Regional sales manager Poland
Published on 19/08/2021

Odour removal from slaughterhouses

Smells emanating from slaughterhouses frequently lead to complaints from communities living nearby. The problem is often exacerbated by warmer weather in the spring or summer, when volatile organic compounds ( VOCs ) may become more odorous and more people will be outdoors. As legislation around...
Maxime Claeys - Sales Engineer Benelux
Published on 22/07/2021

Emergency removal of foaming agents from waste water

Foam in waste water is a highly visible form of surfactants pollution , and can cause public alarm and incur penalties if discharged into natural watercourses. Several surfactants commonly used in the chemical industry can cause foam. DESOTEC has extensive experience in treating waste water to...
Nicola Russo - Regional sales manager Italy
Published on 07/07/2021

DESOTEC’s new product developments

DESOTEC is committed to finding solutions to our clients’ filtration requirements. To supplement our core provision of activated carbon filters, our technical team develops products that address particular issues raised by clients. In the past few years, we have mainly focused on two areas: safety...
ing. Jeroen Vandecasteele
Regional sales manager Benelux
Published on 24/06/2021

4 typical questions about AOX

What does the abbreviation AOX stand for? The abbreviation AOX stands for ‘Adsorbable Organic Halides’. This value gives the concentration of organic halogens, which are components containing chlorine, bromine or iodine, in a water sample. Increased levels are often related to pollution. What are...
Diego Martin
Regional sales manager Spain
Published on 09/06/2021

Reducing COD levels in waste water at a biofuel plant

Biofuel production is flourishing in Europe, thanks to increasing environmental awareness and EU incentives. However, the raw material usually contains contaminants that must be treated to avoid their release into the natural environment. DESOTEC supplies activated carbon filtration solutions to...
Luis Santana - Sales Manager Spain
Published on 27/05/2021

4 typical questions about VOCs

What are VOCs? The abbreviation VOCs stands for ‘ Volatile Organic Compounds ’. They are organic chemicals with a high vapour pressure at room temperature. An easier statement to comprehend: these components have a low boiling point which means that they evaporate quickly . An example is acetone,...
Bart Demeulenaere
Regional sales manager Benelux
Published on 12/05/2021

5 typical questions about COD

What does the abbreviation COD stand for? The abbreviation COD stands for ‘ Chemical Oxygen Demand ’. This value gives the amount of oxygen that would be required to fully oxidise (almost) all organic compounds. This is a measure to quantify the amount of organics in water and is most often used to...
Brecht Huyghe
Regional sales manager Benelux
Published on 06/05/2021

1,2-DCE removal from a water basin at a petrochemical site

DESOTEC works with partners around Europe on designing and implementing solutions for contamination issues in a wide variety of sectors. In this case, our expertise in waste management and logistics was as crucial as our activated carbon filtration technology in solving a 1,2-DCE pollution problem...
Yann Harnay - Sales Manager France
Published on 28/04/2021

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