BACKGROUND PCI Membranes was contacted by a multinational consumer goods company that specialises in producing a wide range of hygiene and personal care products, to evaluate the feasibility of using a tubular membrane system for the treatment of a laundry detergent wash-water resulting from one of their global manufacturing sites, with a target to concentrate […]
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THE CHALLENGE Due to the nature of leachate and more stringent environmental legislation that prohibits the discharge of this wastewater into a sewer network or nearby river/lake, a waste treatment company located in a Scandinavian region has decided to explore the most suitable treatment options available on the market. Therefore, the reason to opt for […]
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INTRODUCTION Stora Nymölla AB is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bleached magnifite pulp. Production of pulp started in 1962 at Nymölla, and actual paper manufacture began in 1972. At present, the mill’s capacity is 300,000 tonnes per year, of which 200,000 tonnes is used by Stora Nymölla for the manufacture of high quality printing […]
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INTRODUCTION Achnasheen is a village community of 120 people in Wester Ross, 40 miles North of Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. Water from the Achnasheen burn has traditionally been filtered and chlorinated before being supplied to the village. The existing treatment process has consistently failed to meet Scottish Water’s drinking water quality standards due […]
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BACKGROUND ARP has expanded continuously since 1958 whe 7000 tonnes of tomatoes were processed, up to 100,000 tonnes/year (1984 figures). The factory produces 28º-30º Brix and 36º-38º Brix concentrate for major European clients. PREVIOUS PROCESS In the 1983 season the factory process was the standard hot break process with feed juice at an average of […]
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INTRODUCTION Out Skerries is a group of three small islands with a population of approximately 100 inhabitants in the extreme most northerly tip of Scotland, 30 miles due northeast of Shetland. This location presents issues of remoteness and requires consideration of the sensitive environmental context. The Islands, all connected by bridges, had an existing high-level […]
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BACKGROUND At Damsdorf in Germany, the existing 15 hectare landfill site, which had no bottom sealing or leachate collection system was approaching capacity. A new site was constructed in 2 sections, each of 6 hectares, with a total refuse capacity of 3 million cubic metres. This new site had bottom and topsealing systems, and a […]
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