Bioplex

The internationally patented Bioplex ® process is a commercial, economic and environmentally acceptable alternative to landfill, mass incineration and sea disposal.

The Bioplex process can include the Portagester ®, a revolutionary new pre-composter and anaerobic fermenter for the treatment of farm and horse stable manures; food and catering wastes; trade, garden and local authority wastes. Depending to some extent upon the type of feedstock being treated, the plant is relatively odourless, clean and compact; sealed vessels prevent cross-contamination and disease risk from birds, rodents and insects.

The Portagester can be used as an add-on to conventional anaerobic digesters or supplied as a complete system.

The fermented and composted solid material can be used as organic fertilizer-rich fibre for soil conditioning and as a growing medium, with the environmental and political advantages of replacing peat and petrochemical based fertilizers. Separated liquid can be treated in an anaerobic digester (AD) to produce biogas - an energy source.

Anaerobic digesters have been used for many years; on farms to control odour, ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, volatile organic compounds, greenhouse gases and particulate matter (PM), which have a significant effect on air and water quality.

Prevention of soil erosion has recently become an important goal for agriculture in both North America and Europe. Regulations in the US. have begun to include phosphorus and pathogens in water quality goals and PM, odour and NH3 in air quality goals.

Greenhouse gas emissions from industry, including farms, will soon come under new legislation from Europe.

The methane from Anaerobic Digestion directly replaces fossil fuels, because the carbon dioxide from the use of methane in energy generation is absorbed by growing plants, fertilised by digested materials. Anaerobic Digestion is therefore carbon dioxide neutral in global warming terms.

Sustainable living, renewable energy production and recycling of our wastes were given the highest priority by many world leaders at the Johannesburg Conference. This is to implement the Kyoto agreement, to reduce world pollution and greenhouse gases.

Anaerobic Digestion systems are very effective air and water pollution control systems. They treat high strength wastes to reduce bio solids volume and control odours. While initial capital costs may be high (depending upon the size of systems installed), use, sales of energy and composted manure solids and savings on existing waste disposal costs can provide financial returns within a surprisingly short period.