Category: aktualności- strona główna

Bioagra SA is preparing the assembly of ethanol scrubber, which is part of the odor reduction system arising from the production of ethanol. This week, the company turned off part of the installation to prepare a place where a nearly 20-meter device weighing almost 30 tons will stand.

The fermentation odor reduction system was developed by a team of Polish and American experts commissioned by Bioagra SA. A solution consisting of the so-called ethanol scrubbers and catalytic oxidation equipment was created based on research conducted in and around the plant. The ethanol scrubber, the first element of the system, has already been practically built and in a few weeks will arrive by special road transport to the “Goświnowice” Ethanol Plant. The company must now prepare the foundations for a structure weighing nearly 30 tons.

The installation of the scrubber, according to the plan, should take place at the end of April this year. Next month, testing and calibrating the installation with a new device will be conducted. This is a key operation for the proper functioning of the entire system. The scrubber’s task is to condense the maximum amount of ethanol rising from the fermentation vats and return it to the technological process. This will allow effective reduction of alcohol vapors and will enable the implementation of the second stage of the investment, which will be the construction of a catalytic oxidation device. According to specialists, the solution will help to eliminate the characteristic smell that comes from the fermentation process. It can be felt inside and around the plant depending on weather conditions.

Bioagra SA has been running a program to reduce its impact on the environment since 2018. The company has implemented measures despite the fact that it produces ethanol in accordance with the standards in force in both Poland and the European Union. The company’s management has guaranteed the local community that it will commission the development of solutions that will permanently reduce the intensity of smell and sound generated in the production of ethanol.

Only recently has Bioagra SA allocated over PLN 8 000 000 for this purpose. The company silenced the grain elevator tower windows and fans at its top last November. Specially designed sound suppressors were mounted on them. Before that, the company replaced a new part of production equipment, and also modernized the infrastructure for unloading corn grain, which reaches the plant by railway wagons. The corn grain cleaning line was also modernized to move the loading of the so-called chaff into the plant and reduce the volume of sound propagating towards Goświnowice. For the same purpose, foundations that will extend the elevator line and provide a natural sound screen have been poured into new grain tanks in recent months.

The Management Board of BIOAGRA SA has committed to reduce the noise and smell arising during the production of bioethanol and feed at the “Goświnowice” Ethanol Plant, because such demands were submitted by the local community. The company takes action despite the fact that the production process is in accordance with all applicable standards set out in EU and national regulations.

In 2018 BIOAGRA SA, among others, will employ experts who will analyze the noise and smell arising in the production process and develop the concept of their effective reduction. The company also committed to keep the residents and local authorities of Goświnowice, Głębinów, Skorochów, Jędrzychów and Nysa, as well as company and media employees informed about the progress of their activities. Among others, quarterly meetings with representatives of village councils will be conducted. The first meeting takes place in March this year.

The commitment is unique – the plant run by BIOAGRA SA complies with all applicable standards set out by EU and Polish regulators. The company also meets all the recommendations of the “Code for the prevention of odor nuisance”, which were developed by the Department of Air and Climate Protection of the Ministry of the Environment. Despite this, the company committed to reduce noise and odor, as such demands were made by the local community.

In connection with the planned modernization and expansion of the Plant, the company’s representatives met with the village mayors of the surrounding villages, members of the village councils and residents as part of public consultations. During these meetings BIOAGRA SA explained in detail what its investment intentions are. A number of study visits were also carried out during which the inhabitants of the surrounding towns could visit the “Goświnowice” Ethanol Plant and learn about all elements of the production process, including the rules of receiving and testing grain, ethanol and feed production as well as storage and logistics of finished products. Visitors to the Plant could also learn how the company’s laboratory and control room works, from which the production process and the entire Plant are supervised and managed.