June 2004 - One of the markets leaders for starch and saccharification products is building a new wheat starch factory in Russia. For the treatment of the waste water from the wheat starch process, GEA Wiegand have once again asserted themselves against strong international competitors and have obtained the order for the evaporation plant. Based on the innovative low temperature concept used for this plant, GEA Wiegand have offered an energy-optimised process, by means of which, above all, long operating periods can be achieved.
The evaporation plant consists of a pre-evaporator heated by mechanical vapour recompressor and finishers heated by dryer vapours. This evaporator concept does not require any live steam, which leads to particularly favourable operating costs. The current special design already provides all prerequisites for future extension of the plant.
Separators by Westfalia Separator AG and a dryer by Barr Rosin Ltd, both affiliated companies of the GEA group, have been integrated in the overall plant.