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Upgrade Options for Composting Site
Existing Open
Heaps
Turning by
wheel loader
Open Windrow
(Triangular
Heap)
With BACKHUS
A-Series Turner
CONVAERO
Mobile Heap
With wheel
loader
CONVAERO Bay
Sophistication, Efficiency & Cost
Full process control
Process &
Turning enclosed
CONVAERO
Lane
With BACKHUS
CON-Serie
Turner
Tunnel / LTC
Fully enclosed
Option 1 Option 2
Option 3a
Option 4 Option 5
Process enclosed (covered)
CONVAERO Membrane Covered System
Option 3b
CONVAERO
Windrow
With BACKHUS
A-Series Turner
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Customised Upgrade According to Your Need
From open heaps with loader to:
Step 1: Typically Options 1 to 3
Step 2: Typically Options 4 or 5
From membrane covered system to:
Tunnel / LTC (for intensive phase) and
keep existing system for maturation
Operator wants
more throughput on
same m²
better product
more reliable process
Operator must
Abide laws and regulation
(enclosed)
React to pressure from
neighbors
From open heaps with loader to:
Any membrane covered system
(Options 2 to 4)
From open windrows with turner to:
Option 3 or 4
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Open Heap
Degradation of organic substance by
microorganism
Temperature regulation by natural venting
and occasional turning
Humidity regulation by natural irrigation
and where appropriate water addition
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Option 1 - Open Windrow with BACKHUS Turner
Natural aeration optimized by regular
turning with windrow turner
Concrete floor or asphalt (or any existing
hard standing)
Adding moisture by windrow turner
Compared to loader turned heaps:
a turner improves oxygen supply and reduces process time
BACKHUS A-Series Turner
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Option 2 - CONVAERO Mobile Heap
Membrane covered, pressure aerated,
mobile heap
Can be installed quickly and efficiently
on nearly any available area => no civil
works required
As intensive phase with full process
control and safe sanitization
Turning by wheel loader
Also for temporary operation (e.g. trials)
or covering seasonal input variations
Compared to open heap and open windrow:
CONVAERO mobile heap is a enclosed system with full process control
CONVAERO Mobile Heap
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Option 3a - CONVAERO Bay
Membrane covered, pressure
aerated, static waste pile in a bay
Permanent facility & Continuous
operation
Loader is the only mobile machine
required
Future proof – flexible to cope with
varying input material
Compared to COVAERO mobile heap:
CONVAERO Bay provides higher capacity, easy operation (in-floor-aeration),
leachate collection included
CONVAERO Bay
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Option 3b - CONVAERO Windrow with BACKHUS Turner
Membrane covered, pressure aerated,
semi-dynamic windrow
Turning by Standard BACKHUS Turner
A45 – A75
Integrated Turner and cover winder
Mixing of materials included (e.g.
digestate & green waste)
Future proof – flexible to cope with
varying input material
Compared to open windrow:
CONVAERO is a covered process with full process control.
Compared to CONVAERO Mobile Heap or Bay – it adds dynamic aspect to the
membrane system.
For both comparisons: higher product quality, shorter process time
BACKHUS A-Series Turner with Cover Winder
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Option 4 – CONVAERO System with BACKHUS CON
Membrane covered, pressure aerated,
semi-dynamic lane
Site operation is almost fully enclosed
despite frequent turning
Input material with high moisture content
up to 70% can be treated with this
solution.
Press water, surface water and roof water
from membrane covers can be collected
separately.
Future proof – flexible to cope with
varying input material
Compared to any of the previous options:
- Semi-automatic operation
- 25% more capacity than windrow with the same footprint & same height.
- Also enclosed during turning
CONVAERO
System &
BACKHUS CON
BACKHUS CON- Series Turner
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Closed system
Controlled, automatically regulated
pressure ventilation
Controlled, automatic humidification
Registration and recording of the process
parameters oxygen, temperature, air flow
Automatic control of the process
parameters via PLC & SCADA system
Option 5 - Closed Tunnel with Pressure Ventilation
Compared to Options 1 to 4
- Fully enclosed system with scrubber & biofilter emission control
- Fully automated operation possible
Tunnel
LTC
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On-Floor Aeration System for Option 2
Fan mounted in metal frames
On-floor aeration system
Aeration system fixed with fan & pipes
Input
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In-Floor Aeration System for Option 3
Fan installation variation 3 - Aeration tunnel
Fan installation variation 1 - Fans mounted at wall
Fan installation variation 2 – Fans mounted in metal
frames
In-floor aeration with concrete slab
and side wall
In-floor aeration installation - aeration pipes assembly
In-floor aeration installation - nozzles
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Civil Works and Aeration System for Option 4
Cross Section Side View
Aeration floor
Membrane cover
Aeration tunnel
Water lock pit