There is a number of technologies on the market, cleaning up the air from solid particles, but none of them suited the company, producing biofuels: the air, heavily polluted by the solid particles and the high humidity level, reduced the effectiveness of the cleaning devices, not allowing them to achieve the desired results. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) researchers stretched a helping hand to the company – they offered their innovation – the multichannel cyclone.
By testing this innovation, the representatives of "Ligninenko" company, installed the multi-channel cyclones on two production lines. Their research revealed that they cleaned the polluted air up to ninety two per cent. The research results are similar to those of VGTU test, carried out with the prototype at the laboratory: the multi-channel cyclone cleaning up from ninety five to ninety six per cent of especially fine solid particles from the polluted air. In order to reach higher standards of the environmental requirements and to contribute to the air quality improvement, the company will use this technology on the remaining production lines, too.
‘‘Taking care of the reduction of the environmental pollution and improving well-being of people, we have developed a more efficient air cleaning mechanism, operating in more complex environmental conditions. The structure of the multi-channel cyclone is simple, making not only its production but also its operation and maintenance much cheaper. Currently used air filters also lack behind our cyclone in the operation conditions: our proposed innovation can clean the polluted air even at high temperatures, or having high moisture level in the air," – said Pranas Baltrėnas, Professor of the Department of Environmental Protection of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering at VGTU.
The multi-channel cyclone, produced using the innovation checks of the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA), is already cleaning up the polluted air of the biofuel company. We can use multi-channel cyclone for cleaning of boiler rooms, wood processing, paper and furniture production, industry of building materials, agriculture and other polluted surroundings. The innovation has the advantage over other currently used air purifying technologies in the price and performance ratio: the multi-channel cyclone is almost ten times cheaper than the alternative technologies on the market, achieving the same results.
