Creating solutions for the food & beverage industry

Processwater

Odors

Effl uent

Boiler feedwater

Recycle/Reuse

We are aware that without good quality water it is impossible to obtain top quality food products, we also recognise the fact that this primary ingredient is a limited resource. Looking at the issue from the point of view of the environmental preservation and costs reduction, it is necessary to lower the water consumption as much as possible, leaving hygiene and safety levels for food and beverages consistently stable. Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Italia supplies the food and beverage industry with a wide variety of technological solutions that allow the production of quality process water to be realised at diff erent stages of the production cycle, the reuse from the wastewater treatment, the disposal according to regulations, the reduction in disposal volumes (the waste material frequently becomes a source of income) and limiting odour pollution to a minimum.Hygiene, safety, respect of the international regulations and environment are assured through our constant technological research and the extensive experience in this sector.

One partner, many solutions

Your challengeAssuring safety, hygiene and quality of the productComplying with regulationsKeeping production costs under control

Our solutionDiff erent technologies for diff erent water qualities

Process water treatment must fi rst deal with:■ Preventing from possible contaminations■ Removal of undesirable and noxious elements such as pathogenic organisms, residues of phytosanitary products, heavy metals, etc.■ Respect of the parameters requested by the law in force

Process water

Process water Application

Water in direct contact with the product or used as an ingredient

• process lines start-up;• plants cleaning;• raw materials washing;• dissolution of ingredients;• product conveyance;• product cooling;

Water for plants washing or disinfection • pre-washing;• cleaning with chemical agents;• rinsing;• disinfection;

Water for plant regeneration • heavy metals removal;• softening;• demineralization;• plants cooling;

Water for multiple purposes within the production

process

• pumps cooling;• closed circuits (hot water/heat exchange systems);• humidifi cation of processes or HVAC;• boilers feeding.

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Italia supplies turn-key tailor-made plants and eff ective and effi cient plug-in technological solutions that may respond to all diff erent production phases requirements and the European Community regulations.

■ Screening units■ Flotation units■ Clarifi cation units■ Evaporators

■ Clean steam generators ■ Chemicals for disinfection ■ Temporary mobile units

Your challengeCut wastewater disposal costsComplying with environmental regulations

Our solutionsTurning wastewater into recyclable resourcesTurning waste into an income

Wastewater from the food and beverage industry contains organic pollutants, adjuvant residuals from certain processes, and detergents

and sanitizers used for surfaces and equipment cleaning. The requirements linked to the treatment of this kind of water mainly concern the reduction of the managing costs and the improvement of the environmental safeguard together with the growing need for plant fl exibility (seasonal peaks).

Thanks to our wide experience, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Italia can off er a complete range of wastewater treatment technologies that, according to the diff erent production processes, allows:

■ Recycling water within the production process to be used for washing, cooling systems and boilers feeding, etc.■ Turning concentrate, sludge and reject into raw materials to be used again (i.e. for animal feeding, fertilizers production, conversion into energy source)■ Decreasing the water quantity drained from water supply ■ Knowledge of the law regulations for waste disposal into sewage or into the environment, according to the diff erent needs.

■ Screening units■ Flotation units■ Evaporators■ Clarifi ers■ Aerobic plants■ Anaerobic plants■ MBBR■ Chemicals■ Temporary mobile units

Wastewater

Your challengeFighting unpleasant odours

Our solutionA synergy of targeted technologies and products

Troubles caused by malodorous air emitted by water treatment plants, processing departments, farms and slaughterhouses, fast-food chains, etc. are a diffi cult problem to solve. The EU directive concerning the prevention of air pollution has the objective of reducing the emissions and providing the application for the best available techniques to obtain the authorization for the diff erent types of emissions.

Thanks to our know-how and long experience, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Italia can respond to the requirements of the diff erent industrial sectors supplying a comprehensive range of technologies and products aimed at odours control.

■ P.R.F.V. covers■ Suction systems■ Scrubbers■ Filters and bio fi lters■ Neutralizers and deodorizers

Odours

Our technologiesPartner of your projects

Aerobic and Chemical-Physical plantsThanks to its in depth knowledge of the diff erent production cycles of the food and beverage industry, VWS Italia has extensive experience in the design and installation of turnkey plants for wastewater treatment. The numerous references in this important market and the studies about its volumes and typologies requirements have widened the VWS capacity to off er plant engineering technologies which range from traditional to most modern and innovative applications that are able to achieve treatment yields close to 98%.The ease of management and the lay-out of the plants, designed according to Clients’ needs, together with the target to supply excellent solutions from a technical, operational and economic point of view, make VWS Italia plants the best wastewater treatment systems for the food and beverage sector.

Anaerobic plants (BIOGAS)VWS Italia anaerobic plants for the production of biogas from biomasses have been developed utilising the best available technologies according to requirements such as yield, operational continuity and reliability. Anaerobic plants specifi cs concern:

the high biomasses mixing;

the reactors volumetric ratios (diameter and height) to facilitate mixing and to avoid segregation, stratifi cation and solids aggregation phenomena;

the increase in the anaerobic sludge residence time compared to the hydraulic residence time;

the external management, easy to maintain, of all the equipments;

the use of gasometers to assure the adequate biogas quantity at constant pressure;

a strong hydrolysis phase before the anaerobic digestion aimed at making the biomasses more degradable.

IDRAFLOT™

Flotation technologies

Dissolved air fl otation units for solid/liquid separation, highly effi cient and able to assure an optimum and uniform air/water mixing along the whole surface of the unit. IDRAFLOT™ fl otation units surpass the traditional DAF systems achieving such a clarifi cation and thickening ratio which can be defi ned as “ultrafl otation”, with a considerable removal effi ciency in COD, suspended solids and fats. Their modular and compact structure assures the fl exibility required to face seasonal production peaks.

EVALED™

Evaporation technologies

Evaporators for industrial waste and process water treatment, with capacity up to 250 tons of distillate/24h. Totally computer-based for a continuous running without supervision, the EVALED™ allow rather high concentration ratios, good separation levels as well as the recycling and the reduction of the volumes to dispose. Depending on the production process, in some case, the concentrate obtained from the superconcentration steps can be reused in agriculture and zootechny.EVALED™ are available in three diff erent series using three diff erent technologies:

EVALED™ PC

Heat pump vacuum evaporators

EVALED™ AC

Hot/cold water vacuum evaporators

EVALED™ RV

Forced circulation MVR evaporators

ZEO-GEL and P.R.F.V. coversDeodorizing technologies

Fully ecologic modular odour control plants, equipped with a fi lter which, thanks to Zeolite and a special gel (Idragel), captures and neutralizes malodorous molecules of various origin. The out-coming air is completely purifi ed and odour-free, perfectly complying with the European regulations and fully respecting the surrounding environment.

Fiber glass reinforced polyester covers, particularly resistant to internal corrosion and atmospheric agents. Flat or convex-shaped and installable in circular or rectangular basins, the PRFV covers are extremely suitable for the food and beverage industry water treatment plants.

Actifl o™

Clarifi cation technology

Highly effi cient and compact process and wastewater clarifi cation plants where, thanks to the mixing with Actisand™ micro sand, the waste fl occulation is boosted and, consequently, the suspended particles decantation.

IDRASCREEN™

Screening technologies

High effi ciency compact fi ne screening units for process and wastewater pre-treatment, are also designed for direct installation on channel, equipped with a self-cleaning device to avoid those clogging problems that usually cause frequent maintenance interventions and high managing costs. The hundreds of references in the food and beverage sector demonstrate the effi ciency and the eff ectiveness of this technology which allows the recycling of the treated water into the production process (as conveyance water, etc.)

Our technologiesPartner of your projects

Hydrotech™ Discfi lterMicrofi ltration technologies

Microfi lter used for solids removal and dissolved substances recovery. This plant is particularly suitable when a wide fi ltration area is required in small spaces, thanks to the limited surface it takes up. The compact design allows to triple the fi ltration area in comparison with membrane fi lters of the same dimensions.

Biosep™

Membrane bioreactorsBiosep™ is the innovative solution which allows high performances thanks to the com-bination of two solid and reliable technologies: the aerobic-biologic treatment and the immersed membrane fi ltration. With a compact design and easy to use, Biosep™ produces quality water that can be recycled into the production process.

AnoxKaldnes™ MBBRMoving Bed Biofi lm ReactorThe AnoxKaldnes™ MBBR technology is based on the biofi lm principle with an active biofi lm growing on small specially designed plastic carriers that are kept suspended in the reactor. The technology utilizes the advantages of both activated sludge and other biofi lm systems (e.g. biofi lters, biorotors etc.) without being restrained by their disadvantages. The carriers are designed to provide a large protected surface area for the biofi lm and optimal conditions for the bacteria culture when the carriers are suspended in water. The AnoxKaldnes™ MBBR is particularly suitable to implement the post-treatment of existing plants in order to obtain process improvements without intervening on brickworks.

POLARIS CSG, NEXUS™ and QUATTRO™

Pure water and vapour technologies

Standardized and versatile, compact and fl exible design solutions. Created for the pharmaceutical sector, and then designed, produced and validated according to the most stringent regulations concerning hygiene and safety, they perfectly apply to the food and beverage industry as well, for instance in the production of quality process water and cooking pure vapour.

Service

The after-sales service is one of the strength points that Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Italia off ers to its Clients to give them the certainty to make the most of the equipment they invested in. Through external centres, spread all over the Italian territory and abroad, VWS Italia provides its clients with:

free of charge telephone assistance

planned or breakdown maintenance

spare parts and chemicals supply

control and overhauling operations

operating staff training

Aquamove™

Temporary mobile units

The Aquamove™ mobile units represent the ideal solution to face short-term, mid-term or long-term purifi ed water production or waste waters treatment needs. Quick to install and delivered on site by truck, these modular units may be deployed as stand-alone units or combined to form complete systems to respond to emergencies due to equipment breakdowns, plant downtime for maintenance purposes, peak demand, pilot testing, etc.

Hydrex™

Water treatment chemicals

Full range of chemicals for water treatment, developed to improve fl occulation and to deal at best with phenomena such as scaling and corrosion, lowering downtimes and operative costs.

Technical assistance and after-sales service

Our know-howDesign & build and standard solutions

MarketsTechnologies and services for every industrial sector

■ Customer needs evaluation■ Comprehensive treatment solutions■ Modular units■ Turnkey facilities■ Technical support, commissioning and start-up■ Training■ After-sales service■ Temporary mobile units

■ Dairy industry■ Slaughterhouses and meat processing industry■ Fish processing industry■ Fruits and vegetables processing industry■ Sugar refi neries■ Breeding farms■ Food packaging industry■ Wine industry■ Breweries■ Confectionery industry■ …

■ Wine industry■ Breweries■ Confectionery indu■ …

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Italia S.r.l.

Solutions Division and Service Division Via Pra’ di Risi 3, 33080 Zoppola (PN) - ItalyTel. +39 0434 516311 • Fax +39 0434 516310solutions@veoliawaterst.itservice@veoliawaterst.it

Industrial Design & Build DivisionLargo A. Cacciari, 1/B • 1/D, 43100 Parma (PR) - ItalyTel. +39 0521 247672 • Fax +39 0521 463992dbindustriale@veoliawaterst.it

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