PFAS is currently the most significant talking point within the water industry and, with the topic being at the centre of many headlines in mainstream news, amongst the public too. As a result, many offerings to deal with these forever chemicals have been and are being developed.
At a large biomethane plant in northern Germany, the digestate undergo extensive treatment. Odour emissions occur during the storage of the digestate and the treatment process. The aim was to remove ammonia, but also other odour-forming components. The operator entrusted the experts from the Jacobi Group with the implementation of a filter system to prevent odours.
PFAS, a group of incredibly stable and strong man-made chemicals, are one of the biggest talking points within the water treatment market currently. Awareness of the problem has been rapidly increasing, both amongst professionals and the general public too. These chemicals have proven links with cancers, hormone disruption, decreased fertility, and behavioural changes and developmental…
Jacobi Carbons is partner of a group of expert companies, headed by ‘Air 2 Public GmbH‘ (air2public.com) located in Ortenberg, who have developed an innovative technology for efficient removal of NOx from street air. Jacobi Carbons supplies for that purpose special activated carbon materials that are proven in their efficiency after years of use and…
Activated carbon proves to be up to the challenge of the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH’s) in edible oils. Activated Carbon is widely used in the purification of edible oils from a variety of raw materials, including palm, olive, coconut and rape seed sources. One reason for the use of activated carbon is principally…
Solutions using activated carbon for systems susceptible to corrosion Activated carbon can be used in corrosion prevention to help protect systems and piping from corrosive chemical species. Often these chemicals are small, inorganic in nature and as such can be problematic for physical adsorption by activated carbon. This is done by using impregnated grades to…
ISO22000 awarded to Jacobi Carbons Lanka We are proud to announce that our manufacturing operation in Sri Lanka has been formally accredited with the ISO22000 standard for Food Safety Management. The team in Jacobi Carbons Lanka (JCL) has been working diligently in all areas of processing to ensure that good hygiene, contamination risk and product…
Not quite summer in Paris, but our team in Vierzon continue to work during the traditional summer recess to ensure that customers receive the treatment solutions they need; when they need them. The treatment objective This summer we have been contracted by a major partner in the ground remediation market to supply a number of…
The issue of cyanotoxins in drinking water, while not new, has increased in visibility and importance over the last few years. Jacobi offers a variety of products in our AquaSorb™ family of carbons to help water utilities deal with this challenge. Formed by a combination of weather conditions, agricultural runoff, and other factors, harmful algal…
In recent years, the intensity and frequency of taste and odour problems in drinking water have increased throughout the world. Beyond the aesthetic problem for the consumer, this also invariably creates uncertainties about the quality and safety of water. The compounds responsible for taste and odour problems can have an anthropogenic (industrial or municipal discharges)…
