Food production on an industrial scale has been around for over 100 years and as the population continues to grow, food production accelerates. And as food production increases, so does waste from the production process increase at an accelerated pace.
When such food waste is stored in landfills, it becomes a source of noticeable negative environmental impact. At the same time, waste from food production can become a source of accessible energy, which is required in food production. A particularly interesting aspect of the implementation of Waste-to-Energy projects in the food industry is that food industry enterprises often require heat generation for hot water or steam for sterilization , for example, and cooling for food storage, for instance.
Market Segments
Food Industry
The Solution
UNIVASTUM has developed a number of unique effective solutions for the gasification of waste with the generation of electricity, heat and cooling, which takes into account the characteristics of the specifics of food production.
Features
Beer Production
During the work of breweries and beverage factories, a large amount of steam is consumed in the technology. Steam is primarily produced by burning gas. UNIVASTUM's WARP ® GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY reduces the cost of steam production. The raw materials are fermentation waste, sludge treatment plants, other waste.
Meat Processing
Meat processing waste, including sludge sludge from treatment plants of meat processing plants. The generated cold is used to store products.
Dairy Production
Sludge from wastewater treatment plants, filtrates, packaging waste, and defective products are used. The generated steam is used for sterilization, cold - for storage of finished products and in the technological chain.
Dry Food Production
Screening waste, packaging waste, as well as waste from neighboring industries are used. The resulting clean hot air is successfully used for drying the finished product.
Rice and Grains
An excellent raw material for gasification is waste from the production of cereal husks.
Parameters: 1 Module
16,000 T
Disposal per year
1,5 - 4 MW
Electrical Capacity
3,5 - 7 GСal
Heat per hour
The modular design makes it easy to install from 1 to 5 complexes on one site. The small area of the complex and the small size of the sanitary zone allows you to place complexes on the territory of the factory. We can work with waste of various calories from 6 mJ.
Mobility;The complex consists of containers and can be transported to a new facility
Resources;Site → From 0.15 to 1ha;External Resources → Up to 1 m³/hour of water and 0.4 kV, 150 kW of electricity
Our Advantages & Benefits
Reduced transportation and waste disposal costs plus the reduction of emissions.
Additional electricity generated using waste at minimal cost is a factor in reducing the cost of food production.
A company that cares for the preservation of the environment certainly improves its reputation both in the eyes of the local population and the world.
High thermal efficiency and the temperature of clean exhaust gases (+571 C) can provide enterprises with raw water, steam and cooling (using chillers) for the construction of refrigerated warehouses, which can reduce costs and increase the competitiveness of the enterprise.
Economic Effect
Projects payback in 3-8 years.
Health and Ecology
In the process of gasification, the system does not come in contact with the surrounding environment until the fuel is completely burned in the gas turbine. The complex has an extremely low level of exhaust emissions, corresponding to the highest requirements of the European Union and the USA. The complex is completely free of water and soil pollution.