GEA centrifuge technology for cleaning wash water in PET recycling

GEA, the mechanical engineering company, and supplier of plants and systems, make an ecologically and economically valuable contribution to the recycling of PET bottles. GEA supports its customers with centrifuge technology, the GEA sludge Decanter pro line. According to the press release, these decanter centrifuges remove contaminants from the wastewater originating out of washing and caustic water circuit in the recycling process. Numerous decanters have already been delivered and installed by plant manufacturers to turnkey PET recycling plants all over the world – including Mexico, North America, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Japan, New Zealand, Great Britain, Romania, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands. The requirement of GEA decanters will continue to rise as the usage of PET containers around the world is increasing and growing. This and the simultaneously increasing trend towards reuse are leading to a large amount of washing water being produced in the recycling process. This is where the GEA decanters become a valuable asset, the press release states. GEA technology works for the environment PET containers are made of polyethylene terephthalate…

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