TECNOAQUA, one of the leading technical and scientific journals in the water sector, features in its print edition two new articles on two important achievements of the Gimeno Servicios division: the reuse of water through low-cost ceramic membranes implemented in a membrane bioreactor and the reduction of energy consumption in a reverse osmosis installation for brackish water.
In the first of these, the authors of the article carry out a comprehensive analysis of REMEB. This project, led by FACSA with the participation of IPROMA, has successfully developed and validated a low-cost ceramic membrane bioreactor for the treatment of wastewater from agro-industrial waste, raw materials, and ceramic byproducts.
Among other advantages, this initiative will reduce the volume of waste in landfills, promoting the circular economy, as well as the price of this technology, thanks to the innovative manufacturing system of ceramic membranes based on waste from various agro-industrial processes.
On the other hand, the second article revolves around the Nules desalination plant, in which FACSA has made a significant effort to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs, especially those related to energy consumption, which represent the largest percentage of these.
This effort, which will indirectly reduce the plant's greenhouse gas emissions, focuses on a strategy that combines several lines of work, detailed in the TECNOAQUA article. In this regard, the report analyzes four solutions studied and tested by FACSA to reduce energy consumption: energy recovery systems, advances in membrane technology, components of the high-pressure pumping system, and continuous monitoring systems.
With these two new publications, the Gimeno Servicios division reaffirms its commitment to highlighting the efforts and successes of its teams, as well as disseminating knowledge through platforms specialized in the sector.
