Active gas scrubber with GRP platform for Irish brewery (Waterleau)
The customer
Waterleau runs sites around the world and helps local governments manage wastewater treatment and production facilities to reduce their water, energy and carbon footprints.
Purpose
For an Irish brewery, Waterleau undertook the entire water treatment plant. Our team supplied a wide range of plastic components and installations, including pump cabinets, tanks, gas scrubbers and piping. In this case study, we zoom in on two notable components of the project: the active gas scrubber and the accompanying GRP platform.
Problem-solution
Certain liquids vaporize strongly at ambient temperature and can be harmful to humans and the environment. To dispose of these vapors safely, we installed a scrubber that neutralizes the gases after venting the tank.
Our team was responsable for:
- Design, production and transport of the entire installation
- Advice on practical implementation, such as the right choice of materials for tanks and connections
- Prefabrication of piping on top of the tanks
- Lifting planning and transport to the Belgian port
Active gas scrubber (BIOTIM® scrubber)
- The gas scrubber was manufactured in our workshop in HDPE with flat bottom, has a capacity of 14.5 m³, and reaches a height of 6.5 meters.
- The gas scrubber is a BIOTIM® scrubber from Waterleau: The scrubbed gas is reused as fuel. This means that the brewery no longer needs to purchase natural gas, which contributes to both their environmental and economic sustainability.
- For added safety, we opted for a "block and bleed" valve system. In other words, double safety was built in to minimize leakage or backflow.
GRP platforms as an alternative to cage ladders
- Instead of a traditional cage ladder, we developed a complete platform in glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP). This material is durable, low-maintenance and provides additional safety and stability when accessing the installation.
- The platform can be locked with a door so that only authorized people can access the installation.
- Both the gas scrubber and the platform were prepared by our CGK team as a plug & play system: each component was labeled and designed for easy on-site assembly. This allowed the Irish team to build and connect the installation independently.
