1. Catalogs
  2. GEA Wiegand
  3. GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology
video corpo

GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology

GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology

GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document introduces the Genesis system, a natural weather-inspired technology developed by GEA Process Engineering to concentrate liquids and conserve water resources, particularly in arid regions like Australia. The system has been tested with over 250 different liquids to ensure robustness and reliability across various applications.
Process and Technology
Genesis utilizes GEA's efficient refrigeration solutions for cooling and heating within an advanced evaporation system. The design leverages GEA Wiegand's expertise in air exchange and scrubbing technologies, alongside GEA Messo PT's knowledge in evaporation and crystallization, to enhance Creative Water Technology. This innovation was recognized with the "Next Big Thing" Award in 2009.
Capabilities and Benefits
Genesis is capable of handling highly contaminated waste streams, recovering process water for reuse, and concentrating liquids to near-dry states for disposal. It allows for the extraction of valuable minerals from waste streams, transforming effluent treatment facilities into profit centers by reducing costs and generating revenue from recovered contaminants. The process replicates natural evaporation and condensation at low temperatures and atmospheric pressure, avoiding the need for boiling.
Advantages
The system operates at low temperatures and ambient pressure, offering a simple and reliable process with reduced cleaning needs and thermal degradation. It processes highly polluted feed water with minimal cleaning, saving on chemical and cleaning costs. Genesis requires only electric power, eliminating the need for steam or other energy sources.
Applications
Genesis is used in industries such as yeast, metal, chemical, and leather, with potential applications in mining, food, and waste management. It employs a low-temperature, thermal distillation process called adiabatic recovery to desalinate and recycle highly saline and contaminated wastewater.
Technical Specifications
The system supports flow rates from 4,000 to 20,000 liters per day, with an energy consumption of 230 kWh/m³ of condensate. It features skid-mounted equipment, an external heat exchanger, and a footprint of 12m x 6m x 12m. The operation is automated via PLC and constructed from corrosion-resistant materials.
Company Overview
GEA Group is a global engineering company with operations in over 50 countries, known for its innovative equipment and process technology. Founded in 1881, it is listed in the STOXX® Europe 600 index.
See more

Catalog excerpts

GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology-1

GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology engineering for a better world

 Open the catalog to page 1
GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology-2

In Australia, one of the driest places in the world, the natural weather cycle was taken as model to develop a new process to save the rare water resources. Genesis is designed to handle highly contaminated waste streams and to recuperate process water for reuse. Genesis enables liquids to be highly concentrated to achieve almost dry commodities for disposal. At the heart of Genesis appliances are GEA’s highly ecient single and multi‐chiller refrigeration solu‐ tions that deliver both cooling and heating to this advanced evaporation system. The design of the evaporation and condensation ...

 Open the catalog to page 2
GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology-3

At no point feed water is “boiled o‘ – it is evapo‐ rated instead. This creates a number of benets: • low temperature at ambient pressure • simple, reliable process • mitigated cleaning • reduced thermal degradation • feed can be highly polluted • treatment of highly saline euent Genesis is connected only to electric power and does not require steam or other energy source. Highly polluted feed water can be processed with a minimal cleaning resulting in savings in both chemical/cleaning costs and evaporator availability. Genesis references are in use for treatment of waste streams in: ...

 Open the catalog to page 3
GENESIS: a natural weather system to concentrate liquids based on Creative Water Technology-4

We live our values Excellence GEA Group is a global engineering company with multi-billion euro sales and operations in more than 50 countries. Founded in 1881, the company is one of the largest providers of innovative equipment and process technology. GEA Group is listed in the STOXX® Europe 600 index. db^=mêçÅÉëë=båÖáåÉÉêáåÖ= GEA Process Engineering Pty. Ltd. 49 Railway Road - Victoria 3130 - Australia Tel +61-3-9875-4000 . Fax +61-3-9894-2205 [email protected], www.gea.com

 Open the catalog to page 4
*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.