SELF CLEANING DIGESTER
AUTOMATED SEDIMENT & FLOATING CONTAMINANTS REMOVAL
In use at over 15 different biogas plants, and in operation at some for 20 years and counting, the Fitec Self Cleaning Digester prevents the build-up of contaminants in digester tanks, allowing for long-term, uninterrupted plant operation to maximize revenue. It produces digestate that exceeds the strictest global quality standards for residual contaminants, and can be land-applied or used in fertilizer manufacturing.
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01 Floor Sweeper
02 Agitators
03 Sediment Removal System
04 Skimming Pump
Self-Cleaning Digester
01. Floor Sweeper – Continuous grit removal without shutting down your digester
02. Agitators – Efficient mixing with low energy consumption
03. Sediment Removal System – Sediment collected by the floor sweeper settles here before being discarded
04. Skimming Pump – Continuous removal of the light fraction contaminants
» Floating contaminants such as plastics are removed from the digester’s surface using a proprietary skimming pump and a screw press system.
» A mechanical floor sweeper, grit removal pump, and grit separator continuously collect and discharge sinking contaminants from the digester floor.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS» Can be retrofitted into digesters measuring up to 18 m (60 ft) in diameter and 20 m (65 ft) in height if there is no pre-existing central column.» Scalable modular system can be designed for small operations of 15,000 tonnes to large operations of 100,000 tonnes of food waste per year.>99%
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Digestate Produced Exceeds Global Standards
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How clean is the digestate produced by the Fitec Self-Cleaning Digester?
The system presently uses a 1mm screen to capture contaminants, which has resulted in digestate that passes the test of the world’s strictest standards set by the United Kingdom. The Fitec Self-Cleaning Digester achieves this in a few ways:
The floor sweeper and grit removal system removes sinking contaminants like sand and grit
The skimming system and screw press remove floating contaminants like plastic
All digestate passes through a 1 mm filter screen
Independent 3rd party analysis completed in the United Kingdom and in Canada confirms that digestate from the Fitec Self-Cleaning Digester surpasses all laboratory standards for clean digestate. Results from 3rd party analysis of our digestate using Ontario standards are shown below: (BDL - Below detectable levels)
