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Bucher Denwel Collaborate with NX Filtration for a New Beer Membrane Filtration Solution

NX Filtration, a leading provider of innovative membrane filtration technologies, announced a collaboration with Bucher Denwel, a subsidiary of Bucher Unipektin AG, specializing in processing solutions for the Food & Beverage industry.

Bucher Denwel will apply NX Filtration’s microfiltration membranes in a new sustainable beer filtration solution it is bringing to the market.

Bucher Denwel’s new advanced beer membrane filtration solution ensures highquality and consistent beer filtration, with a high filtrate yield without use of traditional Diatomaceous Earth (DE) material. The solution is based on crossflow beer filtration with polymeric membranes, guaranteeing clear, yeast-free filtered beer with high flexibility for various beer types. The filters are designed for easy operation and seamless integration into the brewing process, maximizing efficiency.

Bucher Denwel, a subsidiary of Bucher Unipektin AG, specializes in processing solutions for the Food & Beverage industry. With its new beer membrane filtration solution, Bucher Denwel is adding an important offering to its portfolio. www.nxfiltration.com

Schiphol Tests Innovative Device to Filter Air on the Apron

Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is working to improve the air quality around the airport by installing an innovative air filtration system on the apron. The apron of an airport is perhaps the noisiest and most polluted place to work. The airport authority is working to change this through a pilot study using an air filtration system to reduce ultrafine particles on the airport’s apron.

The innovative air filtration system will be installed next to Pier D and is one of the ways in which the airport is working to improve the working conditions for their airport workers.

The air filtration device has been developed by Van Wees Innovations and creates airflows that ensure ultrafine particles clump together to form larger particles that can then be filtered. During this pilot on the apron, the airport will be investigating whether this machine also works indoors.

Last year, Schiphol conducted a successful pilot with this device at a fire station next to the runways. The device cleaned the air almost fully. However, because the building is in use 24 hours a day, with windows and doors being opened, the reduction during the trial came to an average of 75%. www.schiphol.nl

Metso High Efficiency Scrubber

Metso is reintroducing the High Efficiency Scrubber for efficient scrubbing of off-gas impurities in non-ferrous and ferrous metallurgical processes and in oil, gas and chemical plants. The technology is suitable for both greenfield and brownfield installations.

Thanks to its adjustable scrubbing zone, the High Efficiency Scrubber efficiently removes particles from off-gases at varying gas volumes and dust loads. Additionally, the scrubber can be combined with the High Efficiency Scrubber Optimizer, a Metso digital product that automatically optimizes the pressure drop based on the impurity load.

“The High Efficiency Scrubber is made of durable material and can thus withstand highly corrosive gases. In addition to its excellent scrubbing efficiency, the scrubber is maintenance friendly. On top of this, the adjustable scrubbing zone coupled with the digital optimizer minimizes energy consumption while ensuring that performance targets are met even during varying process conditions,” explained Leif Skilling, Director, Gas Cleaning at Metso.

Metso has extensive experience with Gas Cleaning Plant design and construction, developed over several decades and enhanced by the company’s continued activities in the research and development of the process. www.metso.com