Striving for efficient recycling solutions

Phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge: more fertilizer, fewer heavy metals: Phosphorus is essential as an agricultural fertilizer. Globally, this indispensable element is becoming increasingly scarce, putting an increasing focus on recovery where natural phosphate deposits are rare. Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH has further developed its patented PHOS4green fertilizer production process so that sewage sludge ash from conurbations with high heavy metal contents can be used. Their removal means that fewer pollutants are released into the environment. Glatt has expanded its PHOS4green process to facilitate the legally compliant recovery of valuable materials from sewage sludge ash contaminated with heavy metals

Physical fertilizer quality

Workshops highlighted parameters of fertilizers and fertilizer mixtures – App supports farmers in their work. The Federal Association of Fertilizer Mixers (BVDM) recently held workshops with Deula Nienburg in Volkach, Lower Franconia, and with Amazone in Hasbergen-Gaste near Osnabrück. For one day each, the focus was on optimizing the physical quality of fertilizers and fertilizer mixtures.

Spray drying versus spray granulation

Desired product properties make the difference. If liquid starting products are to be converted into bulk materials, both the spray drying and fluidized bed spray granulation processes are used. The choice of the optimum technology depends on which particle properties need to be set to enable the specific applications.

Engineering for liquid raw materials

From holistic planning to customized systems. As an expert in fluidized bed and spouted bed technology, Glatt has many years of experience with process solutions for drying, spray granulation and spray agglomeration of liquids containing solids, as well as many other process technologies. Whether customized plant engineering based on process development and local conditions or holistic planning from raw material delivery to final packaging – Glatt supports customers from the food industry from the initial idea to final commissioning.

BioCampus MultiPilot plant as a catalyst for industrial biotechnology

13.12.2023 – Industrial biotechnology is one of the key technologies for the transformation of the economy towards greater sustainability. In recent years, there have been increasing calls from research and industry for more capacity to scale up new processes. Thomas Luck, Director Business Development, MultiPilot Plant, BioCampus Straubing (German Article)

Quick convenience for the “on-the-go” generation by powder agglomeration

Instant shakes are extremely popular and a perfect complement to our fast-paced lifestyles: just add liquid to powder, shake and go. Ensuring rapid dissolution, however is key … and agglomeration offers a successful way to process soluble powders when they need to dissolve quickly and completely in warm or cold liquids. Combining the highest product quality with maximum user-friendliness, fluidised bed technology provides manufacturers with the levels of control and optimisation options they need, putting convenience into the production process too!

Exploring new ways to produce cosmetic pigments – Interview with Merck and Glatt about the cooperation and the project

Using completely new technology, pigment specialists at Merck and Glatt Ingenieurtechnik’s technology and production experts have worked closely together to produce an innovative range of cosmetic pigments. The Darmstadt-based Merck Group placed an order for the development and construction of a plant based on chemical vapour deposition (CVD) after successful joint trials at Glatt’s location in Weimar. We interview the partner companies about the cooperation and the project.

Plant safety from the perspective of an operating company

Plant operators in bulk solids processing industries benefit when plant engineers like Glatt Ingenieurtechnik not only develop and build the plants, but also operate them themselves. Contract manufacturing for customers trains the eye for the requirements, duties and challenges of the operator side. Product safety, fire and explosion protection, plant and operator safety as well as environmental aspects are automatically more clearly in focus. Based on its own practical experience, Glatt is far more committed to safety aspects than required by law. (Article in German language)

Sewage sludge: pollutant and raw material source at the same time

The fact that phosphorus is filtered out during wastewater treatment because of its serious consequences for the aquatic ecosystem in turn makes sewage sludge an important source of raw materials. It is this ambivalence of pollutant and raw material source that has led to thinking about alternative disposal methods. One such is sewage sludge mono-incineration. (Article in German language)

Glatt and Merck start up novel plant for the production of effect pigments

In the future, anyone applying lipstick, nail polish or eye liner from well-known international brands will have a good chance of defining their complexion with pigments from the city of culture. On Friday, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik and the Merck Group commissioned a completely new type of plant for the production of effect pigments for the cosmetics industry at the Glatt Technology Center in the north of Weimar. (Article in German language)