Effective Odor Control in the Pulp and Paper Industry By Brian Duffy, Ecosorb The importance of odor control is easy to overlook for pulp and paper processors managing busy plants. However, inadequate mitigation methods can quickly lead to complaints from neighbors, and risk the possibility…
Natural Solutions for Controlling Food Processing Odors Whether too much of a good thing, or seriously unpleasant, food facilities must control odors. A scientific approach using natural neutralizers solves the problem. By Laura Haupert, PhD Visitors to Chicago’s downtown are often greeted by the aroma…
Effective Odor Control with Plant-Based Neutralizers By Dr. Laura Haupert, Ecosorb While often overshadowed by primary process concerns in many facilities, offensive odors cannot be ignored. The following is a summary of my article in the March 2023 issue of Control Engineering, titled “Odor measurement,…
By Bob Dunklau, OMI Industries While odor abatement has not been a top priority for industry professionals historically, widespread social media use and heightened public scrutiny has made it increasingly relevant for processors who wish to be good neighbors and uphold a positive reputation. Before…
California’s Scargo Labs is the leading supplier of CBD to Canopy Growth, the largest cannabis product company in the world. The lab offers complete hemp CBD extraction services ranging from refinement services to pharma grade extraction. They also produce up to 1,000 Kg/month of CBD oil, plus a growing range of CBD products. Five government…
This is an excerpt of an article featured in the January 2018 issue of Water & Wastes Digest. Aimed to convert wastewater into effluent, the process of wastewater treatment is one of the most common forms of pollution control in the U.S. However, the impact…
In the food-processing arena, foul odors can vary widely, and can be very difficult to fully mitigate. In addition, production facilities located close to neighboring residents and businesses, are susceptible to odor complaints and can even be fined by state and local government agencies. For…
Today, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of industrial operations that are located within or near small towns and even large cities. When local residents constantly smell these industrial processes – particularly from wastewater treatment — unhappy neighborhoods are generally the result….