{"id":6909,"date":"2019-11-18T10:10:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T09:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tereos.com\/news\/tssb-inaugure-un-methaniseur-pour-produire-du-biogaz\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T10:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T09:37:36","slug":"tereos-starch-sweeteners-brazil-inaugurates-biodigester-to-generate-biogas","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/tereos.com\/en\/news\/tereos-starch-sweeteners-brazil-inaugurates-biodigester-to-generate-biogas\/","title":{"rendered":"Tereos Starch &#038; Sweeteners Brazil inaugurates biodigester to generate biogas\u00a0"},"author":9,"featured_media":6904,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-6909","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"cover_image":6904,"cover_clone":{"cover_image":6904},"headline":" <br \/>\r\nTereos Starch & Sweeteners Brazil (TSSB), the Group\u2019s business focused on corn and cassava-based products, has invested more than 3 million euros in the acquisition of an horizontal biodigester and the modernization of the effluents\u2019 treatment system that reuses organic waste.   ","headline_clone":{"headline":" <br \/>\r\nTereos Starch & Sweeteners Brazil (TSSB), the Group\u2019s business focused on corn and cassava-based products, has invested more than 3 million euros in the acquisition of an horizontal biodigester and the modernization of the effluents\u2019 treatment system that reuses organic waste.   "},"sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"rich_text","anchor_title":"","text":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The biodigester generates biogas, which is a clean and renewable energy and reduces substantially the emission of greenhouse gases.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a capacity to treat 111,000 liters of effluents per hour, the biodigester is one of the biggest equipment of its kind installed in Latin America.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ji74XPp2cMQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergoing tests since April, the biodigester is now in full operation and allows the business to reduce by 20% the purchase of biomass that generates the steam used as power in industrial processes. \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The biodigester is a perfect example of circular economy. The system treats our effluents, generates clean energy, and allows us to use the final solid waste as part of the final organic mix to be used as soil fertilizer in cassava fields. The project aligns with\u00a0Tereos\u2019 commitment to sustainable development<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d celebrates Kwami Correia, the unit\u2019s president-director.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How does it work?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anaerobic microorganisms, which survive in the absence of oxygen, execute the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">biodigestion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 therefore, the horizontal biodigester works as a sort of giant greenhouse.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These microorganisms decompose all biomass organic matter and produce a gas composed of methane and carbon dioxide, known as biogas. Moreover, it is a sealed system, which avoids the dispersion of greenhouse gases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">biodigestion<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0process reduces the organic waste of effluents by 80%. As it comes out of the biodigester, it goes through a filtering and oxygenation process,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d explains Marcelo Marques,\u00a0Tereos\u00a0Starch &amp; Sweeteners\u2019 Sustainability manager. At the end of the process, up to 95% of the organic load is filtered out of the water, which returns to the environment. All solid waste remaining from the filtering process is collected and added to the mix used as organic fertilizer in cassava plantations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Focus on renewable energies\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The responsible management of energy and waste is part of the\u00a0Tereos\u00a0Group\u2019s commitment to the Positive Industry, one of the backbones of its sustainability strategy, which seeks to make full use of raw materials and reduce products\u2019 environmental footprint.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tereos\u00a0group has been using\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">biodigestion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0process in several plants in France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Indonesia and China.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"}],"flexible_editorial_clone":{"has_anchors":false,"sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"rich_text","anchor_title":"","text":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The biodigester generates biogas, which is a clean and renewable energy and reduces substantially the emission of greenhouse gases.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a capacity to treat 111,000 liters of effluents per hour, the biodigester is one of the biggest equipment of its kind installed in Latin America.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ji74XPp2cMQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergoing tests since April, the biodigester is now in full operation and allows the business to reduce by 20% the purchase of biomass that generates the steam used as power in industrial processes. \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The biodigester is a perfect example of circular economy. The system treats our effluents, generates clean energy, and allows us to use the final solid waste as part of the final organic mix to be used as soil fertilizer in cassava fields. The project aligns with\u00a0Tereos\u2019 commitment to sustainable development<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d celebrates Kwami Correia, the unit\u2019s president-director.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How does it work?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anaerobic microorganisms, which survive in the absence of oxygen, execute the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">biodigestion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 therefore, the horizontal biodigester works as a sort of giant greenhouse.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These microorganisms decompose all biomass organic matter and produce a gas composed of methane and carbon dioxide, known as biogas. Moreover, it is a sealed system, which avoids the dispersion of greenhouse gases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">biodigestion<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0process reduces the organic waste of effluents by 80%. As it comes out of the biodigester, it goes through a filtering and oxygenation process,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d explains Marcelo Marques,\u00a0Tereos\u00a0Starch &amp; Sweeteners\u2019 Sustainability manager. At the end of the process, up to 95% of the organic load is filtered out of the water, which returns to the environment. All solid waste remaining from the filtering process is collected and added to the mix used as organic fertilizer in cassava plantations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Focus on renewable energies\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The responsible management of energy and waste is part of the\u00a0Tereos\u00a0Group\u2019s commitment to the Positive Industry, one of the backbones of its sustainability strategy, which seeks to make full use of raw materials and reduce products\u2019 environmental footprint.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tereos\u00a0group has been using\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">biodigestion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0process in several plants in France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Indonesia and China.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"}]}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tereos Starch &amp; 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