Agriculture and Farming

The agricultural and food sectors are at the heart of rural communities. Odour removal is a key concern for many businesses. As legislation becomes stricter and urban areas sprawl, more agricultural firms are facing odour complaints from neighbours and potential fines from the authorities. Slaughterhouses, pet food and animal feed factories, and pesticide and fertiliser production facilities are among the sectors seeking industrial odour control solutions.

Desotec filters remove odorous molecules such as ammonia (NH₃) found in animal urine and manure, amine smells from fish oil production, and mercaptans at abattoirs. Our swift delivery enables your company to quickly address smell complaints while keeping air fresh and community relations harmonious.

The agricultural and feed production sectors play an important role in protecting the human food chain and our environment.

Run-off or wastewater contaminated with pesticides may contain persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other substances of very high concern (SVHC). These must be removed to protect human health and aquatic life.

Wastewater from production and cleaning processes in the food and feed sector may contain residues of agricultural chemicals or chlorinated cleaning substances. These are measured as adsorbable organic halides (AOX), for which activated carbon filtration is recognised as a Best Available Technique (BAT). Treatment also reduces chemical oxygen demand (COD) levels to keep waterways thriving.

Desotec’s mobile water treatment services handle a range of flow rates and concentrations, ensuring the safe discharge or reuse of your wastewater, boosting your company’s sustainability.

Many farms are now aiding the transition to renewable energy by installing technology to convert agricultural by-products into biogas and biomethane. Desotec filters purify these gas streams, enabling you to produce high quality fuels and therefore diversify your farm’s income .

Our water filters are also installed in animal feed and human food supplement factories to remove impurities from process liquids, resulting in higher quality products. Desotec supplies mobile activated carbon filtrations services to producers of fish oils and amino acids, among other products.