Hydrocyclone optimization for the removal of impurities in biowaste co-digestion processes

Selected publications on the topic are:

  • Henze, M., Harremoes, P., la Cour Jansen, J., Arvin, E., Wastewater Treatment – Biological and Chemical Processes, Springer, 2002.
  • Jank, A., Müller, W., Waldhuber, S., Gerke, F., Ebner, C., Bockreis, A., Impurities in pretreated biowaste for co-digestion: A determination approach, Waste Management, 52, 96-103, 2016.
  • Mansour-Geoffrion, M., Dold, P.L., Lamarre, D., Gadbois, A., Déléris, S., Comeau, Y., Characterizing hydrocyclone performance for grit removal from wastewater treatment activated sludge plants, Minerals Engineering, 23, 359-364, 2010.
  • Bayo, J., López-Castellanos, J., Martínez-García, R., Alcolea, A., Lardín, C., Hydrocyclone as a cleaning device for anaerobic sludge digesters in a wastewater treatment plant, Journal of Cleaner Production, 87, 550-557, 2015.
  • Bicalho, I.C., Mognon, J.L., Shimoyama, J., Ataíde, C.H., Duarte, C.R., Separation of yeast from alcoholic fermentation in small hydrocyclones, Separation and Purification Technology, 87, 62-70, 2012.
  • Senfter, T., Pillei, M., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. and Kraxner, M., Experimental Study on the Velocity Distribution in a Hydrocyclone with a Highly Viscous Fluid, AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Annual Meeting, San Francisco / California USA, 2016.
  • Senfter, T., Kraxner, M., Bockreis, A. und Rauch, W., Störstoffe in der Co-Fermentation: Untersuchungen zur kontinuierlichen Abtrennung mittels Hydrozyklon (Impurities in Co-Fermentation Processes: Investigations for the Continuous Separation with Hydrocyclone), Abfall- und Ressourcenwirtschaft, 5. Wissenschaftskongress, Innsbruck AUT, 2015.
  • Senfter, T., Pfurtscheller, S., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. und Kraxner, M., Reproduzierbarkeit von Viskositätsmessungen bei Faulschlämmen anhand des Vergleichs zweier Messsysteme (Reproducibility of Viscosity Measurements in Digested Sludges Based on the Comparison of Two Measuring Systems), Minisymposium Verfahrenstechnik, BOKU Wien AUT, 2015.
  • Senfter, T., Senn, M., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. und Kraxner, M., Entwicklung einer Versuchsanlage für Fest-Flüssig-Trennversuche an Massenkraftabscheidern (Development of a Pilot Plant for Solid-Liquid Separation Experiments for Mass Force Separators), Minisymposium Verfahrenstechnik, TU Graz AUT, 2016.
  • Senfter, T., Pillei, M., Berger, M., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. und Kraxner, M., Study on the Velocity Distribution in a Hydrocyclone for Sludge Treatment, ProcessNet Jahrestreffen der Fachgruppen Mechanische Flüssigkeitsabtrennung und Kristallisation, Köln GER, 2017.
  • Senfter, T., Pillei, M. and Kraxner M., Experimental Study on the Velocity Distribution in a Hydrocyclone with a Highly Viscous Fluid, AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Annual Meeting, San Francisco / California USA, 2016.
  • Senfter, T., Fritsch, L., Eisendle, R., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. und Kraxner, M., Identifikation der Einflussgrößen für die Auslegung eines Trennapparates zur selektiven Störstoffabscheidung bei der Co-Vergärung von organische Reststoffen in Abwasserreinigungsanlagen (Identification of the Influencing Variables for the Design of a Separating Apparatus for the Selective Separation of Contaminants in the Co-Fermentation of Organic Residues in Wastewater Treatment Plants), Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft, 69, 9-10, 378 - 387, 2017.
  • Senfter, T., Pillei, M., Berger, M., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. and Kraxner, M., Hydrocyclone Optimization for the Removal of Impurities in Biowaste Co-Digestion Processes, 18th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, Prag CZ, 2017.
  • Senfter, T., Pillei, M., Berger, M., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. and Kraxner, M., Influence of the Viscosity on the Velocity Propagation in Axial Direction in a Rietema Hydrocyclone, AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Annual Meeting, Minneapolis USA, 2017.
  • Senfter, T., Eisendle, R., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. und Kraxner, M., Selektive Störstoffabscheidung bei der Co-Vergärung am Beispiel eines Hydrozyklons (Selective Separation of Contaminants in Co-Fermentation Using a Hydrocyclone), ÖWAV, Innsbrucker Abfall- und Ressourcentag, Innsbruck AUT, 2018.
  • Senfter, T., Senn, M., Pillei, M., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. and Kraxner, M., Influence of the Cone Length on the Performance of a Hydrocyclone, Minisymposium Verfahrenstechnik, JKU Linz AUT, 2018.
  • Senfter, T., Pillei, M., Berger, M., Eisendle, R., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W. and Kraxner, M., Application of a Hydrocyclone for sludge processing in a wastewater treatment plant, AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh USA, 2018.
  • Submitted: MCI Management Center Innsbruck (Anmelder), Senfter, T. (Erfinder), Kraxner, M. (Erfinder), Abscheidevorrichtung (Separation Device), Patenteinreichung EP18155889.1, Europäisches Patentamt, 2018.
  • Senfter, T., Stern, B., Senn, M., Berger, M., Pillei, M., Bockreis, A., Rauch, W., Kraxner, M., Field study on the removal of solid impurities in wastewater treatment plants by implementing a modified hydrocyclone, 19th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, Cape Town ZAF, 2019.
  • Senfter, T., Kontinuierliche Störstoffabscheidung in der Klärschlamm-Co-Fermentation mittels Zentrifugalabscheider (Continuous Removal of Impurities in Co-Fermentation Plants by Using Centrifugal Separators), PhD thesis, Universität Innsbruck, 2019.

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