Excellent engineering skills, perfect project management and close co-operation between the supplier and the customer were the key elements that enabled a successful installation of two steam boilers in an existing sewage sludge incinerator installation of SNB in Moerdijk, The Netherlands. Sewage sludge is the end product of treatment installations that clean up the waste … Read more…
Time for another blog based on a common question I receive from residents: how does a city fund its waste management programs? There is also a related question of does recycling pay for itself? The short answers are a bunch of different ways and no. Before I delve any further, I will put out a … Read more…
Once upon a time, charcoal was something reserved for the barbecue. But as Neal’s Yard Remedies natural health director Susan Curtis tells us, we’re now seeing a version of the substance, “activated charcoal”, appear in our cold-press juices, supplements and our skincare regime. Drinking activated charcoal is fast becoming a standard detox practice. So, where … Read more…
The exports of coconut and allied products have recorded an increase in the country but the activated carbon shipment has slipped 8% in the last fiscal year. Activated carbon, which is used in gold extraction and water purification, accounts for a major chunk of coconut products exports from the country. The total exports registered 13.5% … Read more…
In the past, rice millers considered the disposal of ipa one of their major problems. Records from agriculture research agencies here said that of the 14 million metric tons of palay milled in the country each year, at least 3.1 million MT become ipa. Agriculture experts said big millers had devoted several hectares of their … Read more…
One of the world’s biggest tire manufacturers is taking another step toward more environmentally friendly production by incorporating a byproduct created by the burning of rice husks into a material used in high-end tires. Akron-based Goodyear is embracing a technology that converts the ash that remains from burned rice husks into silica, which has been … Read more…
From pills to face packs, charcoal is the new “it item” for fans of detox routines. Used to purify kitchens in India in the yesteryear, the black substance is one of the most sought after for diets and skin care this year. As more and more people are taking the charcoal cleansing plunge, we tell … Read more…
The longtime coconut grower sees demand rising for this popular fruit that has received “superfood” status in recent years. “Coconuts played a very integral part in Cayman society,” said Powell, noting its oil and milk were used in many local dishes. “Coconut oil was the best thing to cook food with and that is why … Read more…
Franklin leaders caught a glimpse of the city’s likely solid waste treatment future Tuesday night. The vision? Greenhouse-like buildings where about 7,400 pounds per day of treated “sludge” would go in one end, and out the other would come a “cake,” as one city staff member put it, of drier, more concentrated biosolids, ready to … Read more…
After waking up after a night on the town, some people turn to activated charcoal drinks or pills to quell the ravages of a hangover. Others, fearful that toxins and metals are building up in their bodies, use activated charcoal detox. Some even claim that activated charcoal causes them to lose weight and lower their … Read more…