ICT - TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
Sustainability at Service of the Customer: Biokavitus Solutions for Recovering and Reusing Emulsions and Water from Industrial Processes Rossano Conidoni Biokavitus S.r.l, Concesio, Italy
conidoni@biokavitus.com
C
lear scientific evidence demonstrates
metalworking industry, also the textile,
of industrial liquids and already adopted as
how humanity is living in a
the food industry for fruit and vegetables
an innovative technology by some of the main
non-sustainable way, making it
washing or waste water treatment in the
European industries in the automotive sector
increasingly important to establish a
dairy industry, for processing of precious
(Fig. 1). Phoenix uses the physical principle
reduction in the consumption of raw
metals (precious metal recovery and
of cavitation and Biokavitus technology to
materials and energy, as well as in the
treatment of water from working
regenerate liquids and emulsions commonly
production of waste.
process to reduce COD and BOD values
used in all industrial area. The equipment
Biokavitus, an enterprise within the
), just to name a few.
that works in by-pass can integrate any type of system, keeping the
established as an innovation
tooling machines cleaner and
Š Biokavitus
industrial group Metal Work SpA, project in 2010, has chosen to base its mission on ecological
more efficient. Liquids can be recovered many times, reducing
sustainability in industrial
the expense for their periodic
settings.
disposal.
The company promotes the
When used to regenerate
achievement of a constant
cooling lubricant emulsions,
optimization of operating costs
Phoenix allows eliminating the
through the enhancement of
odors that are formed by the
the available resources while
bacterial load; it also leads to the
adapting, at the same time,
floating of suspended particles,
technological and production
i.e. all the polluting corpuscles,
processes to ensure recovery
and their separation from the
and re-use of the same at a sustainable cost. Biokavitus equipment exploits the formation of micro and nano bubbles (of air and other gas)
liquid to be regenerated.
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As an additional benefit, it
Figure 1: Phoenix by Biokavitus, designed for the treatment of industrial liquids, has been already adopted as an innovative technology by some of the main European industries in the automotive sector.
inside the fluid to be treated.
allows separation of extraneous oils from emulsion of origin and better cleaning of tooling machines, with a consequent
Biokavitus technology can be
reduction in the machine
applied in all industries where there is a need
A contained initial cost characterizes
working cycle time and better performance
to optimize the management of emulsions
Biokavitus systems, which also extends to
of the skimmers. This improves the entire
and water from industrial washing.
operating costs.
production cycle, guaranteeing economic
Some of the areas where the company
Biokavitus flagship product is the Phoenix
savings, improved machine performance and
operates include, in addition to the
equipment, designed for the treatment
environmental protection.
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