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Separation Technologies Separation Technologies

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Separator SystemsSeparator Systems

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rDecanter Separator Membrane Filter

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Separation efficiencySeparation efficiencyp yp yAmountAmount of solidsof solids

40%40%

Decanters30%30%

20%20%

High speed separators10%10%

High speed separators

Membrane

0.1 µm0.1 µm 1 µm1 µm 10 µm10 µm 1 mm1 mm100 µm100 µm ParticleParticle sizesize


DecantersDecanterseca e seca e s

Market valueMEUR 1,000

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Typical applicationsTypical applicationsyp ca app cat o syp ca app cat o s

Mud treatmentMud treatment DistilleriesDistilleries Olive oilOlive oil Soy proteinSoy protein Waste waterWaste water


What makes Alfa Laval decanters better?What makes Alfa Laval decanters better?

Long lifetimeHigh

performance

OptionsLow power OptionsLow power consumption

Easy operation

Easy installation p


Membrane filtersMembrane filterse b a e e se b a e e s

Market valueMEUR 4-500


TypicalTypical applicationsapplicationsypyp pppp

Increasingly popular in highIncreasingly popular in high--hygiene processes such as:hygiene processes such as:

Concentration and purificationConcentration and purification

Cl ifi ti d f ti tiCl ifi ti d f ti ti Clarification and fractionationClarification and fractionation

ExtractionExtraction

P d li dP d li d Product recycling and recoveryProduct recycling and recovery

Product and effluent upgradingProduct and effluent upgrading


High speed separatorsHigh speed separatorsg speed sepa a o sg speed sepa a o s

Market valueMEUR 1,200


TypicalTypical applicationsapplicationsypyp pppp


Separators at workSeparators at workSepa ato s at oSepa ato s at o

Marine fuel and lubrication oil cleaning

Vegetable oil processing Vegetable oil processing

Production of milk, beer, wine, juice and other beveragesother beverages

Biotech & pharmaceutical industries

Oil & gas production, chemical industry and power stations


Our Our competitivecompetitive advantagesadvantagesOO pp gg

ProductProductrangerange

LocalLocalpresencepresence

InstalledInstalledbasebase

R&DR&D

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HowHow doesdoes it work?it work?

Separation of solids by gravity force in a tank

Gravity force X 10,000 in a rotating chamberg

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History & History & applicationapplication developmentdevelopmentyy pppp pp

Sales of the “self-Alfa Laval sells Alfa Laval sells the first separator the first separator for for oil purification.oil purification.

Sales of the selfcleaning”centrifugalseparator and decanter centrifuges begins..

Launch of gas separator.

1879 1916 1933 1951 1982 2005

GustafGustaf de Laval de Laval demonstrates thedemonstrates the

Alfa Laval introduces Alfa Laval introduces thethe world’s firstworld’s first

Technology for biotechdemonstrates the demonstrates the

first continuous first continuous separatorseparator. .

the the world’s first world’s first hermetic separatorhermetic separatorat an exhibition in at an exhibition in Berlin.Berlin.

for biotech

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Research & Research & developmentdevelopment&& pp

N 1 t l f fit bl thN 1 t l f fit bl th No 1 tool for profitable growthNo 1 tool for profitable growth

Developing new products and Developing new products and i i i tii i i tiimproving existingimproving existing

Combines product and application Combines product and application development to capture new marketsdevelopment to capture new marketsdevelopment to capture new marketsdevelopment to capture new markets

Being the largest and most profitable Being the largest and most profitable manufacturer we can invest more inmanufacturer we can invest more inmanufacturer, we can invest more in manufacturer, we can invest more in R&D and business developmentR&D and business development

2 5 percent of sales spent on R&D in2 5 percent of sales spent on R&D in 2.5 percent of sales spent on R&D in 2.5 percent of sales spent on R&D in 20092009


CompetingCompeting TechnologiesTechnologiesC p gC p g gg

Filters Settling tanksSeparators

Total market value MEUR 3Total market value MEUR 3--4 0004 000Total market value MEUR 3Total market value MEUR 3--4,0004,000

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CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Filters Settling tanksSeparators

LargeLarge varietyvariety of of modelsmodels StaticStatic equipmentequipment

HighestHighest efficiencyefficiency of of threethree phasephase separationseparation

FullyFully automaticautomatic

LowLow efficiencyefficiency StaticStatic equipmentequipment

HandlesHandles onlyonly oneone liquidliquid HigherHigher operating operating costcost

FullyFully automaticautomatic TotallyTotally enclosedenclosed RotatingRotating equipmentequipment

LargeLarge spacespacerequirementsrequirements

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GrowthGrowth driversdriversGG

Tighter legislation on emissions

Next generation biofuels

Need for energy savings Need for energy savings

Advanced drugs

Fast-growing markets

Technology conversiongy


EnablersEnablers to to capturecapture the the growthgrowthpp gg

Technological leadership Technological leadership

Attractive offering

Being close to the customer


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