“Getting 90% of pesticides out of water through oxidation”

The design gbm emissions and purification has received a lot of attention in recent years. Regulations limit entrepreneurs more and more, and high emissions could limit the food range even more in future.

That’s why CleanLight developed a water purification machine in 2014, and had it tested by a number of authorities, including the NMI (Nutrient Management Institute) in Wageningen. “The results were interesting: The gbm content in an ICB container decreased by 90 per cent within a week,” according to a spokesperson.

Project leader Arne Aiking explains: “This machine functions based on oxidation. All organic matters, such as gbm, but also bacteria and moulds, are oxidised.”

Arne emphasises that this machine hasn’t been submitted for certification as yet: “Our customers don’t use this machine to make the water as clean as possible before dumping it. They use it the purify the residual fluids in such a way they can re-use it as ‘water’ for the next tank mix. Because of that, they prevent the necessity to dump the residual fluids. Certification is therefore not required for our current customers. After all, our customers don’t dump the treated residual fluid.”

Account manager David Symanzig adds: “This machine doesn’t require you to purchase, transport or store chemicals, such as ozone, hydrogen or peroxide. You plug it in, and let the oxidation process do its natural work 24-7, in barns or outside. Depending on content, the ICB might not be drinkable in a week, but the average content will have dropped by 90 per cent.”

Arne: “The use of this machine therefore doesn’t require expensive chemicals, and the purchasing costs are less than €7,500. But our customers mostly make the investment because they want to avoid high point emissions with all of their consequences for the food range of the future.”