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Nijhuis Water Technology Inc.

30 South Wacker Drive
Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60606
USA

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NFS - Cloth Filters - NDF

Applications Technical description

Nijhuis Water Technology has designed a drum filter (NDF) The Nijhuis Water Technology drum filter (NDF) is designed for
for the following applications: dewatering of excess sludge from biological treatment systems
and special filtration applications.
• Filter system for industrial effluents
• Dewatering of biological excess sludge up to 4-6% dry solids The design is based on rotation of the drum with cloth and
separation by gravity.
The Nijhuis Drum Filter (NDF) can either be integrated in a
total solution or offered as a single product for your waste water The NDF makes use of the following features:
or excess sludge. • In side fed system
• Special designed feed pipe for flow distribution
Advantages & Characteristics • Exchangeable cloths
• Up to 80% savings on disposal costs • Cloth supported by perforated drum
• Sludge volumes up to 5 times reduced • Self cleaning system
• Easy exchangeable inner cloths • Spray cleaning with water possible
• Cloth pore-size variable from 40 to 250 μm • Stainless steel body
• Fully executed in stainless steel • Removable cover for easy maintenance
• Can easily handle fluctuations in flow • Optional polymer dosing possible to increase performance
• Smaller investments for further dewatering operations
• Applicable for various types of solid/liquid mixtures
• Easy replacement of filter elements

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NFS - Cloth Filters - NDF

Series
Model Length Width Height Weight Power
mm mm mm kg kW
Empty / Full
NDF 100 1600 - 2150 1000 1800 - 1950 345 - 450 0,55
NDF 200 2600 - 3150 1000 1800 - 1950 425 - 625 0,55
NDF 300 3550 - 4100 1000 1800 - 1950 505 - 775 0,55
NDF 400 4500 - 5050 1000 1800 - 1950 585 - 950 0,55

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NFS - Curved screen - NZB
Applications
Nijhuis Water Technology has designed a static curved
screen which removes coarse particles from waste water.
‡ Primary screening for industrial waste water
‡ Protection of downstream equipment
‡ Prevent blockages in downstream piping
The curved screen (NZB) can either be integrated in
a total solution or offered as a single product for your
waste water.
Advantages & Characteristics
‡ Completely pre-assembled
‡Construction of stainless steel
‡ Standard range or tailor made
‡Easy to maintain
‡Screen can be covered
‡ Spray cleaning system can be installed
‡ Vibrating version available for special cases
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Technical description
The curved screen is a very simple screen, the screen design
does not have any moving parts.
The unscreened waste water is fed on top of the curved screen
and flows downwards. Water will flow between the spacings
and the wedges and leafs the screen.
Solids larger than the spacings will be retained on the screening
surface and will fall down into a collection container.
The curved screen design is including:
‡ Wedge wire sieving plate which will retain particles half the
size of the slot width
‡ Special designed sieving plate to avoid blockages
‡ Distribution plate to direct the waste water including solids over
the sieving plate
‡ Optional support, depending on location
NFS - Curved screen - NZB

Series
Type Length Width Height Weight
mm mm mm Empty / Full

NZB 600 670 945 1940 140 - 210

NZB 1200 1270 945 1940 195 - 320
NZB 1800 1870 945 1940 325 - 500
NZB 2400 2470 945 1940 595 - 850
Slothwidth = 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5 or 2 mm

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NCF - Flocculator - PFR

Applications Technical description

Nijhuis Water Technology has designed a flocculator for The chemicals will be dosed into the pipe flocculator. The pipe
mixing waste water with chemicals. Chemicals are used flocculator is equipped with special mixing pipes which take
in waste water treatment systems to: care of perfect mixing of the chemicals with waste water.

‡ Break emulsions by coagulation The pipe flocculator is designed specially for every specific type
‡Precipitate metals of waste water because mixing energies and mixing times are
‡ Enlarge separability of flocs by flocculation unique for different waste waters.
‡ Neutralization
Depending on the application the flocculator will be equipped
Advantages & Characteristics with the following:
‡Design of flocculator based on waste water and ‡ Mixing pipes
chemical types used ‡ Dosing points
‡Compact design ‡ Sample points
‡Completely pre-assembled ‡ By pass for pH measuring and control device
‡ Construction of PE
‡ HDPE or stainless steel materials on request Nijhuis Water Technology has also a range of dosing equipment
‡ Accurate mixing results in uniform floc growth and chemical make-up equipment available.
‡ No back mixing
‡ No power required for mixing
‡ Minimal chemical consumption

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NCF - Flocculator - PFR

Series - Standard range

Type Capacity Lenght Width Height Weight (kg)
m3/hr mm mm mm Empty - Full

PFR 005 3,5 - 6 2400 200 780 55 - 117

PFR 010 6 - 10 2400 225 830 70 - 150
PFR 015 10 - 15 2400 250 910 73 - 170
PFR 020 15 - 25 2800 325 1150 125 - 300
PFR 030 25 - 37 2800 400 1190 160 - 425
PFR 045 35 - 50 2800 450 1300 190 - 500
PFR 060 45 - 65 2800 450 1400 216 - 642
PFR 080 65 - 90 3700 550 1400 330 - 1080
PFR 100 85 - 120 3700 600 1550 330 - 1080
PFR 140 105 - 160 3700 750 1750 400 - 1290
PFR 180 140 - 210 4400 850 1900 450 - 1655
PFR 240 180 - 270 4400 900 2000 650 - 2270
PFR 300 240 - 350 4400 1000 2100 750 - 3000
Each flocculator design is client specific, exact dimensions will be calculated during detail engineering.
Larger capacities are available on request

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Nijhuis Inline Electrocoagulation Cell (iNEC)

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Applications Technical description

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Nijhuis Inline Electrocoagulation Cell (iNEC)

Series
Type Surface Dimensions Hydraulic capacity Power consumption
m2 m m3/hr kW

NEC 006 0,6 0,15 x 0,5 x 7 5 4

NEC 020 2 0,25 x 0,6 x 13 20 12

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Optiflot - Flotation systems - GDF
Applications
Nijhuis Water Technology has developed a range of Optiflot
flotation systems, type GDF, which is specifically designed
for waste water streams with high pollution loads:
‡ Suspended solids
‡ Oil and Greases
‡ Coagulated and flocculated particles
The Optiflot, type GDF can either be integrated in a total
solution or offered as a single product for your waste water.
Advantages & Characteristics
‡Large free surface specially for high polluted water
‡Design of aeration system based on sludge load, so
optimal sludge consistency will be reached
‡Construction of stainless steel
‡Standard range or tailor made
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Technical description
In the Nijhuis Water Technology flotation unit the separable
particles will float to the surface. The floating particles will be
removed automatically and continuously by a scraper
mechanism.
An open unit design to create an optimal surface area to remove
large amount sludge from the waste water. The on-built
recirculation system & aeration system is equipped with unique
and patented non clogging aeration devices and will form very
fine air bubbles who will support the separation of particles.
The unit is equipped with automatic sediment removal valves
for removing any settled material.
Unit selection is based on the type of waste water, the hydraulic
and sludge handling capacity.
Optiflot - Flotation systems - GDF

Series
Type Hydraulic capacity Sludge load Lenght Width Height Weight
max. m3/hr m3/hr mm mm mm Empty - Full

GDF 2 4 0,6 3249 1533 2420 550 - 2170

GDF 3 8 1,2 4747 1510 2420 850 - 3350
GDF 5 13 2,0 6799 1507 2420 1250 - 5000
GDF 8 20 3,2 6095 2616 2620 1850 - 10700
GDF 12 30 4,8 8121 2533 2620 2300 - 16800
GDF 16 40 6,4 10099 2802 2620 2850 - 15000
GDF 20 50 8,0 9346 2998 2620 3350 - 25500
GDF 24 60 9,6 10497 3300 2620 3450 - 29000
GDF 28 70 11,2 11038 3532 2620 3650 - 32700
GDF 32 80 12,8 11618 4621 2620 4500 - 39500
GDF 36 90 14,4 12368 4621 2920 4750 - 45500
GDF 40 100 16,0 13775 4621 3170 6000 - 68500
Unit selection is based on the type of waste water, use of chemicals, the hydraulic and sludge handling capacity, figures in this table are an indication

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Optiflot - Flotation systems - IPF
Applications
Nijhuis Water Technology has developed a range of Optiflot
flotation systems, type IPF, equipped with a lamella plate
pack for the following applications:
‡ Suspended solids
‡Oil and Greases
‡ Coagulated and flocculated particles
The Optiflot, type IPF can either be integrated in a total
solution or offered as a single product for your waste water.
Advantages & Characteristics
‡Compact built unit with plate pack
‡Construction of stainless steel
‡Standard range or tailor made
‡Laminar flow through unit for optimal removal efficiency
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Technical description
In the Nijhuis Water Technology flotation unit the separable
particles will float to the surface. The floating particles will be
removed automatically and continuously by a scraper
mechanism. A lamella plate pack is installed to increase the
separation area of the unit and ensures that even the smallest
flocs are removed from the waste water. This makes the
Optiflot IPF unit very compact.
The on-built recirculation system & aeration system is
equipped with unique and patented non clogging aeration
devices and will form very fine air bubbles who will support
the separation of particles.
The unit is equipped with automatic sediment removal valves
for removing any settled material. Unit selection is based on
the type of waste water, the hydraulic and sludge handling
capacity.
Optiflot - Flotation systems - IPF

Series
Type Hydraulic capacity Sludge load Lenght Width Height Weight Power
max. m3/hr m3/hr mm mm mm Empty - Full kW installed

IPF 005 5 0,2 2460 876 2056 660 - 1720 1,9

IPF 010 11 0,4 2460 1378 2056 860 - 2980 4,4
IPF 015 16 0,6 2460 1877 2056 960 - 4140 4,4
IPF 020 22 0,9 2460 2447 2056 1060 - 5300 5,9
IPF 025 30 0,6 3334 1497 3302 930 - 4460 4,2
IPF 025E 30 0,9 4334 1497 3297 1060 - 5300 5,7
IPF 045 45 0,7 3834 1497 3542 1100 - 5750 5,7
IPF 045E 45 1,0 4834 1497 3542 1260 - 6840 5,7
IPF 090 89 1,4 3834 2504 3542 1500 - 11000 7,7
IPF 090E 89 2,0 4834 2554 3542 1820 - 13200 7,7
IPF 135 134 2,1 3834 3600 3537 2450 - 16450 7,7
IPF 135E 134 3,0 4834 3454 3542 2450 - 19740 7,9
IPF 135EH 134 3,7 4834 3556 3972 3140 - 24500 11,4
IPF 180EH 178 4,2 4907 3827 3972 4050 - 32500 11,4

Unit selection is based on the type of waste water, use of chemicals, the hydraulic and sludge handling capacity, figures in this table are an indication

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Optiflot - Flotation systems - NPF
Applications
Nijhuis Water Technology has developed a high capacity
range of Optiflot flotation systems, type NPF, equipped with
a lamella plate pack for the following applications:
‡ Suspended solids
‡Oil and Greases
‡ Coagulated and flocculated particles
The Optiflot, type NPF can either be integrated in a total
solution or offered as a single product for your waste water.
Advantages & Characteristics
‡Compact built unit with plate pack
‡Construction of stainless steel
‡Standard range or tailor made
‡ Laminar flow through unit for optimal removal efficiency
‡ NPF LX standard range
‡ NPF HX special designed range for low polluted waters
which result in a high capacity per unit
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Technical description
In the Nijhuis Water Technology flotation unit the separable
particles will float to the surface. The floating particles will be
removed automatically and continuously by a scraper
mechanism.
A lamella plate pack is installed to increase the separation
area of the unit and ensures that even the smallest flocs are
removed from the waste water. This makes the Optiflot NPF
unit very compact.
The on-built recirculation system & aeration system is equipped
with unique and patented non clogging aeration devices and
will form very fine air bubbles who will support the separation
of particles.
The unit is equipped with automatic sediment removal valves
for removing any settled material.
Unit selection is based on the type of waste water, the hydraulic
and sludge handling capacity.
Optiflot - Flotation systems - NPF

Series - Standard range

Type Hydraulic capacity Sludge load Lenght Width Height Weight Power
max. m3/hr m3/hr mm mm mm Empty - Full kW installed

NPF 110 LX 137 1,7 4370 2619 3542 1900 - 17600 7,9
NPF 150 LX 196 3,5 4559 3971 3922 5500 - 32500 11,4
NPF 250 LX 326 5,8 6771 3945 3922 8000 - 56500 15,8
NPF 350 LX 457 8,1 9592 3951 3922 10500 - 80500 16,1
NPF 500 LX 653 11,6 12910 3957 3922 13500 - 110500 ?
NPF 700 LX 914 16,1 17446 3951 3922 18900 - 154700 38,5

Series - High capacity - Low pollution range

Type Hydraulic capacity Sludge load Lenght Width Height Weight Power
max. m3/hr m3/hr mm mm mm Empty - Full kW installed

NPF 200 HX 259 2,6 5442 2589 4572 3450 - 30400 11,4
NPF 400 HX 518 5,6 6068 3980 4812 6750 - 58750 23,1
NPF 600 HX 776 8,4 8280 4100 4812 10125 - 88125 23,1
NPF 800 HX 1035 11,2 10698 4000 4581 13500 - 117500 38,1
NPF 1000 HX 1294 14 12910 4000 4581 16875 - 150000 38,1
NPF 1200 HX 1553 16,8 15922 4690 4812 20250 - 176500 45,5

Unit selection is based on the type of waste water, use of chemicals, the hydraulic and sludge handling capacity, figures in this table are an indication

NPF 700 LX

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Bioctor S - Aerobic biological treatment - SBR
Applications
Nijhuis Water Technology, designs and supplies a complete
range of aerobic biological treatment systems, where
bacteria will remove dissolved materials from your waste
water. The Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR) is one of the
systems Nijhuis Water Technology designs. Depending on
your waste water capacity and consistency an SBR system
can be designed.
Advantages and characteristics
‡ All operations take place in one tank
‡ Discharge of batch volume in 2 – 3 hours per day
‡ Very suitable for nitrification, denitrification and phosphorus
removal
‡ Easy in operation
‡ Can handle flow and pollution variations
‡ Single batch, double batch and multiple batch variations
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Technical description
The mainly soluble matter is removed by biological treatment.
Biomass converts organic matter to water, carbon dioxide and
new biomass.
A Nijhuis Water Technology SBR design can consist of the
following steps:
‡Selector
‡ SBR tank, with the following operations:
 ‡ Aeration
 ‡Denitrification (if applicable)
 ‡ Settling
 ‡ Discharge
This aerobic biological treatment process requires input of air.
The most common used ways of aeration is either fine bubble
bottom aeration or surface aeration. The amount aeration is
controlled by an oxygen measurement installed in the SBR tank
and is programmed in such a way that the power consumption
is minimal.
Bioctor S - Aerobic biological treatment - SBR

Technical description
1. Selector
Selector tank in which bacteria are in contact with BOD (raw influent) in order to give flock building bacteria an advantage
over filamentous bacteria.
2. Nutrient and Phosphor precipitant dosing (if required)
When there is a lack of nutrients in the water these have to be added to create a healthy biomass
For phosphorus removal dosing of a precipitant will be required
3. SBR tank
a. Aeration of biomass/water mixture
b. Denitrification in non aeration periods
c. Settling of the biomass
d. Discharge of treated water
4. Water discharge
The treated water will be discharged from the SBR tank by the floating discharge
5. Sludge return and excess sludge
a. Sludge return flow will be pumped to the selector
b. Excess sludge will be discharged, further dewatering is a possibility

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NWR - Carbopure

Applications Technical description

The Nijhuis Water Technology Carbopure is applied as a
polishing step in tertiary treatment and recycling systems.
The system can be used when:
‡ To meet ow COD requirement after biological treatment
‡Removal of AOX/EOX components
‡Pre treatment system for membrane filtration
‡For cleaning low polluted waters
Advantages & Characteristics
‡Longer life time and activity of activated carbon
‡Low disposal costs for spent activated carbon
‡High effluent quality
‡Pollutant dedicated micro organisms are created
‡Better results for difficult waste water
‡Generally low excess sludge production
‡Suitable as pre-treatment for membrane filtration
‡Treated water quality can be adjusted by ration of
recycling
The Nijhuis Water Technology Carbopure combines conventional
Activated Carbon filtration with our advanced air dissolving
technology. While organic substances are adsorbed by the
activated carbon, the dissolved oxygen is used by the bacteria in
the filter to break down the organic material. Organics are stored
in the activated carbon, which creates a longer retention time and
gives the opportunity to degrade the organics.
‡Water feed from a feed/recirculation tank
‡Pressurized aeration system for dissolving air into the
water before entering the filter
‡Adsorption and desorption processes
‡Biological activity processes
‡System based on a multi pass principle
‡Backwash cycle for cleaning
‡Longer life time activated carbon compared to
conventional systems

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NWR - Carbopure

Series
Type Diameter Height Hydraulic capacity Performance
mm mm max. m3/hr Kg COD/day

Carbopure 5 1600 4160 10 5

Carbopure 10 2000 5200 20 10
Carbopure 20 2500 6525 40 20
Carbopure 30 2900 7565 60 30
Carbopure 40 3200 8320 80 40

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Continuous Sand Filter
Applications
Nijhuis Water Technology has designed a continuous
sand filter (CSF) which can be used in the following
applications:
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Continuous Sand Filter

Series
Type Diameter Surface Hydraulic capacity TSS capacity
m m2 m3/hr kg/hr

CSF 100 1,0 0,79 8 0,26

CSF 150 1,5 1,77 18 0,58
CSF 200 2,0 3,14 31 1,04
CSF 250 2,5 4,91 49 1,62
CSF 300 3,0 7,07 71 2,33

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Taurus reactor - Anaerobic digestion systems for manure & co-products

Applications Advantages & Characteristics

The Thecogas Biogas division of Nijhuis Water Technology,
designs and supplies manure and co-digestion systems, the
Taurus reactor. Under anaerobic circumstances agriculture
wastes and organic substances are digested into biogas and
a digestate. The feed into the process could consist of:
‡Manure of animals
‡Agricultural wastes
‡Food factory wastes
‡Co-substrates, like maize, corn, grass and sugar beets
‡Energy from a biogas plant is carbon neutral
‡Biogas and energy can be produced 24/7
‡Low dependence
 on energy from the public net and
import from other countries
‡Energy generation
 is not directly depending on wind, water
and sun conditions
‡Biogas can be stored
‡Fertilizer value of manure is improved by the biogas process

Depending on the available raw materials, we will design the

optimal system. This system can include the following steps:
raw material storage, raw material preparation, balancing,
digester including mixing system, biogas conditioning and
usage, digested solids separation and processing and
digestate treatment.

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Taurus reactor - Anaerobic digestion systems for manure & co-products

Technical description
1. Raw material storage
a. solids materials: silage storage clamp
b. liquid materials: storage tanks
The required storage capacity is depending on the raw materials available for your plant.
2. Digester feeding systems
Solids materials are periodically fed to a bunker where the solid materials are pretreated and mixed before the are automatically
transferred to the digester. Liquid materials are automatically pumped into the digester system.
3. Digester and optional post digester
a. Under anaerobic conditions the feed materials are digested / fermetated to create biogas with around 50-60% methane
and 30-40% carbondioxide. To create an optimal amount of biogas and a stable system, the reactor is designed to
operate at 38°C. The digester tank is equipped with a mixing and heating system.
b. For high loaded systems a post digester can be added to the design. In the post-digester the process continuous and
the additional gas can be extracted.
4. Digestate storage
The fermentation residues from the digester and optional post digester is called digestate. Digestate is a high quality liquid
fertilizer, which can substitute chemical fertilizers.
5. Combined Power and Heat (CHP) unit
A CHP unit is a motor that drives a generator to electricity and heat out of the created biogas. Energy can be used for operating
the biogas plant and can be sent to the public network. The heat will be used to maintain the temperature in digester tanks and
can be distributed for other purposes like heating of greenhouses, living areas, industry.
6. Electricity power supply
For the larger biogas plant the created energy needs to be transformed from 400V to 10,000V before connecting to the public
network. For smaller plants this is not applicable.
7. Upgrading of biogas to natural gas
Instead of point 5 and 6 there is an option to upgrade the biogas to natural gas. Carbon dioxide has to be extracted from the
biogas, before feeding the gas to the public natural gas network.

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Aecomix - Anaerobic digestion systems for sludge and waste

Applications Design considerations

Nijhuis Water Technology, designs and supplies sludge and Depending on the available raw materials, we will design the
waste digestion systems, the Aecomix. Under anaerobic optimal system. This system can include the following steps:
circumstances all kind of organic wastes and substances
are digested into biogas and a digestate. The feed into the ‡Raw material storage
process could consist of: ‡Raw material preparation like sterilization, pasteurization,
maceration
‡High load liquid organic wastes ‡Balancing
 and mixing of the raw materials
‡Food factory solid wastes ‡
Digester including mixing system
‡Sludges from your waste water treatment plant ‡Biogas conditioning
 and usage
‡Digested solids separation and processing
Advantages and characteristics ‡Digestate treatment
‡ Energy in a biogas plant is carbon neutral
‡ Biogas and energy can be produced 24/7
‡ Low dependence on energy from the public net and import
from other countries
‡ Energy generation is not directly depending on wind, water
and sun conditions
‡ Biogas can be stored

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Aecomix - Anaerobic digestion systems for sludge and waste

Technical description
1. Raw material storage and preparation
a. solids materials: storage bunkers or containers
b. liquid materials: storage tanks
c. preparation
The required storage capacity is depending on the raw materials available for your plant. Based on the nature of the raw
materials a preparation step will be required (sterilization, pasteurization, maceration).
2. Digester feeding systems
Solids materials are periodically fed to a bunker where the solid materials are pretreated and mixed before the are
automatically transferred to the digester. Liquid materials are automatically pumped into the digester system.
3. Digester and optional post digester
a. Under anaerobic conditions the feed materials are digested / fermetated to create biogas with around
50-60% methane and 40-50% carbondioxide. To create an optimal amount of biogas and a stable system, the
reactor is designed to operate at 38°C. The digester tank is equipped with a mixing and heating system.
b. For high loaded systems a post digester can be added to the design. In the post-digester the process continuous
and the additional gas can be extracted.
4. Digestate storage
The fermentation residues from the digester and optional post digester is called digestate.
5. Combined Power and Heat (CHP) unit
A CHP unit is a motor that drives a generator to electricity and heat out of the created biogas. Energy can be used for operating
the biogas plant and can be sent to the public network. The heat will be used to maintain the temperature in digester tanks and
can be distributed for other purposes like heating of greenhouses, living areas, industry.
6. Electricity power supply
For the larger biogas plant the created energy needs to be transformed from 400V to 10,000V before connecting to the public
network. For smaller plants this is not applicable.
7. Upgrading of biogas to natural gas
Instead of point 5 and 6 there is an option to upgrade the biogas to natural gas. Carbon dioxide has to be extracted from the
biogas, before feeding the gas to the public natural gas network.
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