Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion Processes and Plants
HUBER Technology are long established experts in wastewater and wet treatment processes. As a leading supplier of stainless steel treatment equipment, we offer the highest quality, innovative solutions designed to withstand operation in difficult environments with minimum maintenance. We provide decades of experience and the highest level of quality and service, so that our wastewater treatment equipment is the last you will need to install.
HUBER’s range of products includes:
- Solids and screenings removal, fine screens, coarse screens and micro screens
- Washing, conveying and compacting of solids and screenings
- Sludge screening, thickening, dewatering and drying
- Grit removal and treatment
- Dissolved Air Flotation
- Filtration
- Optimisation of anaerobic digestion, with pre and post digestion treatment
- Heat recovery from wastewater
With the recent change to food waste collection requirements in the Environmental Act, and a new Green Heat Network Fund worth £288m which opened in April 2022, AD site operators are looking to optimise existing sites ready for these changes by local councils coming into force from 2023. From 2023, local authorities will be legally required to collect food waste separately and recycle all the waste that cannot be redistributed. When introduced, the changes will see food waste collected separately from all households, businesses and organisations, with Defra committing to eliminating food waste from landfill by 2030 and working closely with local authorities to end confusion over household recycling and ensure food waste is routinely collected from all premises across the country.
Our team at HUBER has worked closely with AD planners/designers, site operation managers, and has extensive experience of providing solutions tailored to the individual client’s needs. With an understanding of the processes involved and knowledge of the wide range of HUBER products available, unusual applications are not a problem. By approaching each new project with the aim of understanding the problem or specific requirements, solutions are as unique as the problems they solve. Our team will look at how we can help your AD plant run more efficiently and what process enhancements could be made to optimise the whole plant, both pre and post digestion solutions can be provided by HUBER.
Examples of where HUBER solutions can improve AD processes:
Pre-Digestion
- Feedstock grit removal and washing using the HUBER Longitudinal Grit Trap ROTAMAT® Ro6 and HUBER Grit Washer RoSF G4E
Benefits include, increased gas yield, reduced maintenance/ downtime and asset lifetime increased - Packaging compaction using the HUBER Screenings Wash Press WAP® and HUBER Screenings Compactor Ro7
Benefits include-Increased gas yield, reducing volume for disposal and cleaner screenings
Post-Digestion
- AD Digestate screening – using the HUBER Sludgecleaner STRAINPRESS®
Benefits include-Help meet PAS110, improved digestate quality and dry oversize for disposal - AD Digestate Dewatering using the HUBER Q-PRESS®
Benefits include- Digestate volume reduction, reduced storage and transport costs and high quality fertilizer.
We are excited to support our customers on new plants and are keen to be involved in the early stages of planning a plant to ensure all areas of the process are considered. With a range of trial units available, help with onsite trial / development work can be undertaken.
