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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

DESOTEC treats firewater after explosion at Indaver.

Explosion at Indaver On 26 February 2016 at around 3:45 pm there was an explosion followed by a fire at Indaver in Antwerp involving a road tanker. The emergency services took readings for hazardous substances immediately after the incident. None were measured at dangerous levels. The firewater was...
ing. Jeroen Vandecasteele
Regional sales manager Benelux
Published on 17/05/2016

Dechlorination of water through activated carbon technology

From swimming pools and drinking water to process water production! ORGANOSORB® activated carbon Chlorination is a common method to maintain water, such as drinking water and swimming pool water, biologically safe. It is used to destroy pathogenic micro-organisms, to oxidise taste/odour-forming...
ing. Jeroen Callewaert
CCO
Published on 14/01/2016

Clean groundwater thanks to a hydraulic barrier

For the longest time, the potential of groundwater went ignored. It was used solely to water the plants, fill the swimming pool or the pond or to water the family pets. Nowadays, an increasing number of businesses and private consumers are using groundwater for a whole range of different purposes...
ir. Wouter Lema
Regional sales manager France
Published on 06/12/2015

CASE STUDY: how an activated carbon system can act as a temporary VOC removal system during the maintenance of a VOC incinerator

Introduction: VOC emissions during production Volatile Organic Compound’s (VOC) can escape into the atmosphere during the batch manufacture of organic chemicals in multipurpose plants or in production sites with dedicated production lines for larger volume products with batch, semi-batch or...
ing. Jeroen Callewaert
CCO
Published on 03/12/2015

Odour control case study: replacing a biofilter with an AIRCONNECT® - AIRCON® V-XL activated carbon system

Biofilters as odour control systems: flavour production Flavouring substances are widely used in the food industry and are chemically defined substances with flavouring properties. Depending on the production process, flavourings can be divided into two major groups: Natural flavours Synthetic...
ir. Wouter Lema
Regional sales manager France
Published on 09/09/2015

C-PURE®: a new brand in the world of activated carbon powder

DESOTEC Activated Carbon launches its new name C-PURE ® for a range of activated carbon powders that have been specially developed for decolourisation and purification of chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food products. The product is produced with optimised adsorption kinetics and good filtration...
ing. Jeroen Callewaert
CCO
Published on 15/06/2015

Terpene removal during the production of Biomethane

Green gas production: biomethane for cleaner energy The Renewable Energy Directive RED 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources indicates that 20% of the energy needs has to be obtained from renewable sources and 10% of the energy needs in transport (transport fuels)...
ing. Jeroen Callewaert
CCO
Published on 30/05/2015

Thermal soil remediation technology using activated carbon for creosote removal

What is creosote? Creosote has been widely used for the treatment of wooden railroad ties and wooden telephone poles to prevent rot. In the past, when there was less environmental awareness, creosotes often contaminated the soil in the wood treatment facilities. Creosotes are a variety of products...
Published on 08/05/2015

Chemical barge degassing: VOC removal

VOC removal technologies Depending on the problem, VOC emission source reductions there are several options in regard to VOC emission source reduction. Possible approaches to reduce VOC emissions are: On-board degassing equipment; On-shore degassing facilities; Re-evaluation of cargo...
Published on 12/06/2014

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