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Turning wastewater into green energy
The United Farmer and Industry cane sugar mill in Thailand is one of the latest mills to use GWE Anaerobic technology. The plant has a capacity of 3500 cubic metres a day of wastewater, containing 22,750 kg per day COD of natural origin that can be broken down into biogas by anaerobic bacteria. [ + ]
What to do with 1.31 trillion plastic beverage bottles each year
The 446 billion PET containers used worldwide for beverage packaging in 2011 is expected to grow to 1.3 trillion by 2015. That’s a lot of bottles that have to be dealt with in the waste and recycling streams. [ + ]
They are what you ate
You are what you eat - and so are your offspring. And in the title bout featuring protein versus sugar, protein is the winner. [ + ]
BASF creates a new way to drink coffee
BASF’s compostable plastic ecovio has found its first production application in a system solution for coffee packaging. BASF has collaborated with the Swiss Coffee Company to develop a coffee capsule with aroma-tight outer packaging. [ + ]
Ishida checkweighers key to 20% throughput increase
As part of a target to increase production throughput by 20%, one of the UK’s largest frozen vegetable processors and packers has installed five Ishida multihead weighers. [ + ]
NORD drives Little Creatures Geelong Brewery
A new model from NORD Drivesystems’ Industrial Gear Unit series has been selected as the main gearbox drive for the lauter tun at the Little Creatures Geelong Brewery. [ + ]
Bindaree Beef beats the carbon tax
A more energy-efficient rendering plant and directing all of its organic waste through a digester to generate clean energy from biogas will reduce Bindaree Beef’s carbon emissions by 95% and deliver annual operating cost savings of $2.44 million. [ + ]
In-house PET production saves more than just time
Coca-Cola Amatil has tightened its supply chain by changing over to in-house production of PET containers, preforms and closures as part of its $629 Project Zero initiative. [ + ]
Reducing energy and water usage in continuous-process cooking and cooling
Recent developments in continuous-process cooking have provided critical reductions in energy use. Capable of being integrated into existing rotary drum systems, these heat and water recovery systems are helping food processors realise significant cost savings. [ + ]
Minimising unplanned downtime, acoustically
Flour milling specialist Whitworth Bros Ltd is minimising unplanned downtime and optimising scheduled maintenance with the MHC-Memo Pro acoustic monitoring system from Holroyd. [ + ]
MicroZap, macro effect
Microwaves could have a greater impact than just consumer convenience. MicroZap technology can extend the shelf life of fresh bread to 60 days - a result that could have positive implications for global food waste and food safety. [ + ]
Energy savings filter through for oil manufacturer
Cold-pressed oil manufacturer Proteco Gold received a $51,400 grant to upgrade its filtration system, which will reduce its carbon emissions intensity by 13.4% and reduce its annual $150,000 electricity bill. [ + ]
Colour coding keeps company clean
To achieve its stated aim of becoming “one of the most hygienically clean and professional working bakeries in the world,” Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses has implemented Vikan’s colour-coded cleaning hygiene system in its production facility. [ + ]
Using NIRS to determine shelf life
As part of a feasibility study, Barilla tested NIRS from BUCHI as a screening technology to quickly measure total moisture, water activity and ethanol content to determine shelf stability in bakery products.
[ + ]Smart bottle ignites beer packaging world
Heineken has launched Ignite, the world’s first smart beer bottle, which can interact with other Ignite bottles, its environment and the people around it using microsensors and wireless networking technology. [ + ]