A sugar factory in Italy will replace a gas-fired boiler and instead capture and reuse vapour that would have been lost.<\/p>\n
Before, the gas boiler’s role was to produce the steam needed to concentrate the sugar juice. Now waste vapour will be captured and compressed to do the same thing by a system called ‘Mechanical Vapour Recompression’ (MVR), which uses electricity.<\/p>\n
The system is provided by Turboden, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group company.<\/p>\n
Italia Zuccheri’s Co.Pro.B., an agricultural cooperative operating two sugar factories and managing the entire beet-to-sugar value chain, aims to replace fossil-fuel-based steam generation with a more efficient, more sustainable and electrified solution.<\/p>\n
By reusing internally generated steam, the solution will significantly reduce natural gas consumption while ensuring the same steam quality, reliability, and\u00a0improved overall process efficiency.<\/p>\n
A key requirement from Co.Pro.B. was the installation of the MVR within an existing space with strict dimensional constraints. Turboden’s engineering team therefore developed a compact solution to fit within the space, while maintaining accessibility and service clearances.<\/p>\n
The system will recompress steam from\u00a00.38 bar(a) and 80\u00b0C to 1.8 bar(a) and 117\u00b0C, delivering a total output of\u00a022 tons per hour. By reusing internally generated steam, the solution will significantly reduce natural gas consumption while ensuring the same steam quality, reliability, and\u00a0improved overall process efficiency.<\/p>\n