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Air Pollution Control |
In
general, odours can be categorized into two groups sulfur based
compounds and nitrogen-based compounds. Solving odour problems requires a
thorough understanding of the situation. AMACON can handle any odour control application. |
Air
contaminants are emitted into the atmosphere as particulates, aerosols,
vapors, or gases. The most common methods of eliminating or reducing
pollutants to an acceptable level are destroying the pollutant by
thermal or catalytic combustion, changing the pollutant to a less toxic
form, or collecting the pollution by use of equipment to prevent its
escape into the atmosphere |
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Wet Scrubber at a Curry Powder Factory |
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Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)/Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) |
When
untreated wastewater accumulates and is allowed to go septic, it will
lead to nuisance conditions including the production of malodorous gases
harmful to human life. |
Management
of Bio-Medical Wastes- is a critical area of great concern as hospital
biomedical wastes could be highly infectious and be a source of
spreading contagious diseases, AMACON takes up turnkey project on Bio-Medical Waste Management in Hospitals. |
AMACON has solutions for
Effluent and sewage management problems that are enviro-friendly, cost
effective and trouble-free in Hospitals, Industries, Hotels
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and Municipalities etc, through improved Bioprocess. |
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Waste Water Treatment plant at
TATA TEA GENERAL HOSPITAL, Munnar, KERALA |
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Biogas Plants |
| What is biogas? |
Biogas
originates from bacteria in the process of bio-degradation of organic
material under anaerobic (without air) conditions. In the absence of
oxygen, anaerobic bacteria decompose organic matter and produce a gas
mainly composed of methane (60%) and carbon dioxide called biogas and
used as a better fuel. Biogas is produced by anaerobic
digestion or fermentation of organic matter including like Cow dung,
Food waste, sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, biodegradable waste or
any other biodegradable feedstock, under anaerobic conditions. |
| Biogas and the global carbon cycle: |
Each
year some 590-880 million tons of methane are released worldwide into
the atmosphere through microbial activity. About 90% of the emitted
methane derives from biogenic sources, i.e. from the decomposition of
biomass. The remainder is of fossil origin (e.g. petrochemical
processes). In the northern hemisphere, the present tropospheric methane
concentration amounts to about 1.65 ppm(parts per million).
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fossil fuel combustion, biogas production from biomass is considered CO
2 neutral and therefore does not emit additional Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
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Finally,
biogas production from anaerobic digester presents the additional
advantage of treating organic waste and reducing the environmental
impact of these wastes. It contributes to a better image of the farming
community while reducing odor, pathogens and weeds from the manure and
producing an enhance fertilizer easily assimilated by plants.
The output from the digester (digested manure) is actually a
high quality organic fertilizer. |
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| Benefits of Biogas |
Biogas
plants can yield a whole range of benefits for their users, the society
and the environment in general, the chief benefits being;
1. Production of energy (heat, light, electricity).
2. Transformation of organic wastes into high quality fertilizer.
3. Improvement of hygienic conditions through reduction of pathogens, worm eggs and flies.
4. Reduction of workload, mainly for women, in firewood collection and cooking.
5. Environmental advantages through protection of forests, soil, water and air.
6. Global Environmental Benefits of Biogas Technology.
1.Production of energy (heat, light, electricity)
The calorific value of biogas is about 6 kWh/m3 - this corresponds to about half a litre of diesel oil.
Biogas use, replace conventional fuels like kerosene or firewood thus
allows for the conservation of environment. Biogas is able to substitute
almost the complete consumption of firewood in rural households.
1 m3 Biogas (approximately 6 kWh/m3) is equivalent to:
Diesel, Kerosene (approx. 12 kWh/kg) 0.5 kg
Wood (approx. 4.5 kWh/kg) 1.3 kg
Cow dung (approx. 5 kWh/kg dry matter) 1.2 kg
The biogas generated from small and medium sized units (up to 6m 3) is
generally used for cooking and lighting purposes. Large units and/or
communal units produce this gas in large quantities and can be used to
power engines and generators for mechanical work or power generation. |
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The bio gas plant is the perfect fertilizer-making machine
and it has been tested all over the world. There is no better way to
digest or compost manure and other organic material than in a bio-gas
plant.
Seven cubic feet of methane gas can be generated from one pound of dry
leaves but only one cubic foot of gas will come from one pound of cow
dung.
Bio-fertilizers also secrete growth-promoting substances like
hormones, vitamins, amino acids and anti-fungal chemicals, as well as
improve seed germination and root growth. Bio-fertilizers, thereby also
aid in the better establishment of plants.
Bio-fertilizers are cost effective and eco-friendly supplements to
chemical fertilizers. They provide a sustainable source for nutrients
and healthy soils . Each biogas plant produces about five ton's of bio-fertilizer annually, which can replace chemical fertilizer.
The following are the principal organisms killed in biogas plants:
- Typhoid
- Paratyphoid,
- Cholera and dysentery bacteria (in one or two weeks),
- Hookworm and bilharzia (in three weeks).
- Tapeworm and roundworm die completely when the fermented slurry is dried in the sun.
Biogas plants also improve health conditions in the homes:
- Since biogas burns clean, homes do not fill with smoke and ash.
- Women and children experience less bronchial problems and can expect to live longer.
- Homes are also more hygienic.
- Dung cakes are no longer stored in the homes.
- Cooking with gas takes less time than with wood or charcoal or any other commonly used fuel.
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Municipal Solid Waste Handling |
AMACON has the technology and expertise in the treatment of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).
Anaerobic Digestion Technology for Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste:- |
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system is divided into large-scale systems, (with a capacity of 2,000
tonnes/yr or more) and small-scale systems, (with a capacity of less
than 2,000 tonnes/yr). Anaerobic digestion systems for digesting MSW are
now widely used throughout the world. The majority of plants operates
on a large scale, and involves complex plant design. |
To
increase the rate of digestion and biogas production multi-stage
processes are often used. These split the stages of anaerobic digestion,
causing them to occur in separate reactors. The environment in each
reactor can then be optimised for the particular digestion stage and so
increase the reaction rate and amount of gas produced. Other systems use
the thermophilic temperature range to increase the gas production rate.
Most of the larger scale, industrial systems process MSW alone, however
the simpler, smaller scale systems are more successful when
co-digestion with animal manure is used. |
| Advantages of MSW anaerobic digestion: |
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Makes landfills easier to manage by removing problematic organic waste
material, which is responsible for gaseous and liquid emissions. |
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Enclosed system allows all of the biogas to be collected, unlike on
landfills where recovery only yields 30-40% of gas generated. Methane is
a greenhouse gas with twenty times the impact of carbon dioxide. |
3. An end product that can be used as a soil conditioner is produced.
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| Food Processing Equipments |
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AMACON
initially entered into production of Weaning Foods for aged and
children. Now our design department has developed special food
processing equipments that cater to the needs of special homely food
manufacturers like,
- Catney powder where lot of coconut is added and no other equipment works due to heavy oil content.
- Broken Wheat production
- Curry Powder Manufacturing etc.
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| Special Purpose Equipments |
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We at AMACON
design, manufacture and supply Special Purpose Equipment/Machinery for
any application as per customers need. AMACON has expertise in Plant
Automation, Instrumentation, and Productivity ptimization etc.
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A Solvent purification apparatus |
Chemical Processing Tanks by AMACON ( a turnkey project)
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| Structural Fabrication & Erection |
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AMACON
has expertise in carrying out heavy Steel Structural Fabrication &
Erection, for Industries. We also manufacture Stainless Steel Vessels
& Equipments. We have wide experience in Industrial Piping, erection
of heavy Equipments etc. |
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Structural Work & Equipment Erection in progress |
A 60 Mtr Tower erection in progress |
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| Architects, civil construction |
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AMACON is also into Architectural Designing & Building Construction. Specialized in Earthquake resistant design. |
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