The validation of two novel separation technologies in a ZLE concept via in-mill research at recovered paper mill Niederauer Mühle (Germany)
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As economic circumstances change and environmental legislation tightens, paper mills are forced to minimise their energy and water consumption to produce minimum emissions. A competitive product based water treatment concept to Zero Liquid Effluent (ZLE) is based on the 'five-fraction model'. To remove suspended solids two novel separation technologies are tested with pilot trials at paper mill Niederauer Mühle. The first pre-treatment technology is a Settle Plate Clarifier (SPC). The SPC was installed for seven months at the paper mill and it was running more stable than a DAF-unit under dynamic papermaking conditions. The SPC has an average TSS-removal efficiency of 96.5% and a particle-removal efficiency of 94% for particles between 0.8 and 100 μm. The best application for SPC would be a pre-treatment followed by a second step dissolved air flotation. This way the clarified process water could be re-used on nozzels of the wire section without risk. As a second pre-treatment technology a Rotating Filter Technology (Rofitec) is tested. The experiments were done with two different pilot units, fist with a non-selfclening Rofitec, which is running as batch process, and second with a continuous selfcleaning Rofitec. The selfcleaning Rofitec can reach a TSS-removal efficiency up to 99.5% and a particle removal efficiency of 93%. The Rofitec is an ideal technology for after treatment of DAF sludge or reject from SPC up to an inlet consistency of 3% to reduce the waste volume (Reject consistency: 30-33%, Thickening factor: 97-99%).
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TNO Identifier
235991
ISSN
00437131
Source
Wochenblatt für Papierfabrikation, 129(5), pp. 289-295.
Collation
7 p.
Place of publication
Delft
Pages
289-295
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