荷兰开始回收污水中的纤维素(in english)

Water board Aa en Maas, packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa and recyling technology company Applied CleanTech signed an agreement on a joint study to recover cellulose from waste water on 5 November. The study includes two pilots with the Sewage Recycling System developed by Applied Clean Tech.

In February 2014 the first pilot will start at waste water treatment plant (WWTP) of water board Aa en Maas in Aarle-Rixtel, the Netherlands.

Here the cellulose, mainly toilet paper, will be removed from the sewage water before it enters the wwtp. For a second pilot, the installation will be moved to the paper mill of Smurfit in Roermond, the Netherlands. Here the recovery of the cellulose will be tested on the internal waste water flows in the paper mill.

The joint study is expected to end in June 2014.

Dried and sterilized pallets

Applied Clean Tech SRS-system extracts solids from waste water and transforms the recovered material into a pallet product called Recyllose. This dry and sterilized product can be used as in a variety of industries as an alternative fuel, an additive to the pulp and paper industry or an additive for the bio-plastics industry.

Water board Aa en Maas wants to test the SRS-system to learn more about the best possible - both quantitative and qualitative - re-use of the recovered product. For the wwtp the sludge production is expeted to drop some 50%, cutting the operational costs with 30%.

First project in the Netherlands
Applied CleanTech Chief Executive Officer Dr. Refael Aharon said: “We are delighted to start our first project in the Netherlands and we hope that after a successful trial period, our sewage mining technology will be installed across the Netherlands ensuring a greener, power efficient future for generations to come.”

Saving of 1000 euro each day
"With this technology we can separate our wastewater, just like people do with household waste," says Jo Cox, Director of Smurfit Kappa, a Dutch-British manufacturer of cardboard packaging. Smurfit Kappa, one of the largest packaging manufacturers in the world, along with the Aa en Maas Water board, will invest in this Israeli technology aiming to reduce industrial footprint in the Netherlands.

"By implementing this technology in just one of our manufacturing sites, we can save about 1,000 euros per day. Spread along all our sites and possibly also in agriculture and chemical industry wastewater treatment plants in the Netherlands, would mean huge savings," says Cox.

Additional opportunities in Europe
For Applied CleanTech the project is the big step towards new European markets, which is already active in Scotland, Mexico and Israel.

"We are excited to launch our activity in the Netherlands and look for additional opportunities in Europe as well as in the United States. The success of this project would open many doors in the entire water treatment industry," said Dr. Refael Aharon, founder and CEO of Applied CleanTech.

The Dutch-Israeli cooperation and investment was enabled by mediation of the NL Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The NL Agency continuously looks for advanced technology in Israel. "The Dutch government considers Israel as a strong partner when it comes to new technology", said Job Rose Heart of the NL Agency.

The agreement is regarded as the start of a new era of cooperation between Israel and the Netherlands in water and energy.

Signing of the agreement, from left to right : Mr. M. de Haan (Israel Innovations) , mr. R. Aharon ( CEO & president Applied CleanTech), mr. J. H. Cox (Director Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier) , mr. H. Divon (Ambassador of Israel) , mr. E. der Werf (MBA Network business unit manager industry Agency NL) , mw. F.P.A.M. van de Ven (Member executive water board Aa en Maas).

防水板AA和马斯，包装制造商Smurfit商卡帕和循环的竞争技术公司，应用清洁技术产业签署联合研究协议，以恢复从废水中的纤维素在11月5日。这项研究包括两名飞行员与污水回收系统通过应用清洁技术开发。 在2014年2月的第一个试点将开始在水机管局董事会污水处理厂（污水处理厂）EN马斯在Aarle-Rixtel，荷兰。 此处的纤维素，主要卫生纸，将从污水除去它进入WWTP之前。对于第二个试点，安装将被移动到墨菲特在鲁尔蒙德，荷兰造纸厂。此处的纤维素的回收将在造纸机的内部废水流进行测试。 这项研究预计年底在2014年6月。 干燥，消毒托盘  应用清洁技术的SRS系统提取废水中的固体和转化的回收物到名为Recyllose托盘产品。此干燥和灭菌产品可以用作在各种行业作为替代燃料，添加剂的纸浆和纸工业或添加剂的生物塑料产业。 防水板AA和马斯想要测试的SRS系统，以了解更多关于最好的 - 定量和定性 - 再利用回收的产品。对于污水处理厂的污泥产量expeted下降约50％，削减运营成本30％。 在荷兰的第一个项目 应用清洁技术首席执行官Refael亚伦博士说：“我们很高兴开始在荷兰我们的第一个项目，我们希望一个成功的试用期后，现有污水开采技术将在整个荷兰的安装，确保一个更环保，节能的未来世世代代。“ 节约每一天千欧元 “有了这项技术，我们可以把我们的废水，就像人做家庭垃圾，”乔考克斯，Smurfit商卡帕，纸板包装荷兰，英国制造商的主管说。 Smurfit商卡帕，规模最大的包装制造商在世界上，随着AA和马斯水板，将投资在这个以色列的技术，旨在减少在荷兰的工业足迹。 “通过在我们的生产基地只是一个实施这项技术，我们可以每天节省约1000欧元。以及我们所有的网站在荷兰的农业和化工等行业的污水处理厂和传播也可能，将意味着巨大的储蓄​​，”考克斯说。 在欧洲更多的机会 对于应用清洁技术项目是迈向新的欧洲市场的重要一步，这是在苏格兰，墨西哥和以色列已经激活。 “我们很高兴推出我们的活动在荷兰，并期待在欧洲以及在美国更多的机会。该项目将在整个水处理行业打开很多扇门的成功，”Refael亚伦博士，创始人和应用清洁技术公司的首席执行官。 荷兰和以色列的合作和投资是由经济事务部的NL机构的调解功能。国联机构不断寻找在以色列的先进技术。 “荷兰政府认为以色列是一个强有力的合作伙伴，当谈到新技术”，说国联局招聘玫瑰心。 该协议被认为是水和能源，以色列和荷兰之间合作的新时代的开始。 协议签署后，从左至右依次为：德·哈恩先生（以色列创新），先生。 R·阿哈（行政总裁兼总裁应用清洁技术），先生。 JH考克斯（导演Smurfit商卡帕鲁尔蒙德纸业），先生。 H. Divon（以色列大使），先生。五德WERF硕士（MBA网络业务部经理行业机构NL），MW。 F.P.A.M.凡德法师（执行委员防水板AA和马斯）。