Innovative air pollution control technology

Modern industry includes a range of processes with various and sometimes unique characteristics, purposes, and risks. Some of these risks may be common to many sectors, such as the risk of explosion, for which ATEX regulations apply.

ATEX (2014/34/EU) applies to environments with a risk of explosion, classifying zones (0/1/2 for gases and 20/21/22 for dusts) and requiring Ex-certified equipment. When these gases and dusts need to be purified using ATP scrubbers or other ATP filtration technologies, the treatment systems themselves must be designed according to best engineering practice in order to comply with the regulations. ATP is able to design flue gas and industrial gas treatment systems for a wide range of ATEX cases and classifications, ensuring safety by providing CE conformity and preventive measures to protect operators and infrastructure.

Modern industry includes a range of processes with various and sometimes unique characteristics, purposes, and risks. Some of these may be common to many sectors, such as risks related to high pressure of the process fluids.

This aspect is normally regulated by the PED (2014/68/EU), which governs pressure equipment (vessels, piping), classifying them according to pressure, volume, and fluid hazard level. Both regulations aim to ensure safety. ATP is able to design and manufacture PED-compliant scrubbers, PED static filters, and PED vessels for a wide range of industrial scenarios and in various materials, such as stainless steel, carbon steel, and fiberglass, ensuring CE conformity and preventive measures to protect operators and infrastructure.

Urban mining is emerging as a strategic solution for the recovery of valuable resources from urban materials, particularly electronic waste and decommissioned infrastructure. Obsolete electronic devices and other components, such as lithium batteries from vehicles, contain rare and valuable metals including gold, silver, copper, and rare earth elements, which can be extracted and reused using advanced recycling techniques.

Urban mining makes a significant contribution to environmental sustainability by minimizing waste and reducing CO₂ emissions; however, recycling and recovery activities may also pose risks to the environment and workers due to the emission of dust and gases generated during these processes.

ATP Environment supports companies operating in this cutting-edge sector by designing and supplying tailor-made industrial systems for the treatment of gases and fumes generated by electronic component recycling processes.

In recent years, the electric vehicle market has been growing rapidly, driving new technologies, research, and markets. The production of cells for electric vehicles may require ATP Environment scrubbers or carbon filters in order to comply with limits on dust and gas emissions generated during the various stages of lithium battery manufacturing.

The rest of the product life cycle may also require ATP air treatment technologies, such as during mechanical and safety testing of batteries, as well as disposal and recycling processes.

Automation in industrial processes, with the advent of Industry 4.0 and 5.0, opens up numerous opportunities for companies. Topics such as automation, IoT sensor technology, artificial intelligence, and the availability and use of operational data can be applied in a wide range of scenarios, from planning to the treatment and control of industrial emissions.

Industrial flue gas and gas treatment systems by ATP Environment are designed to operate automatically, as they are equipped with custom control software, process sensors, and automated components. In addition, features such as remote control, SCADA integration, communication with other process machines, energy saving, and data collection for analysis using BI software are provided.

ATP’s experts are able to meet customers’ automation requirements, also adapting to industry-specific and corporate standards.