Start new treatment system for hazardous gas cylinders at GEKA in Munster
22.04.2010
Press Release
An installation for the treatment of gas cylinders with dangerous residual contents started its operation in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Facility of GEKA in Munster, Germany.
Central part of the system is the security reactor RETOS that was engineered by the waste management company UTM Umwelt-Technik-Metallrecycling GmbH and that is operated at the site of GEKA in Munster. The installed technologie enables to remove hazardous residual content from scrap gas cylinders, even with defect valve, and to dispose its content by injection in the first incinerator of GEKA mbH, which is able to dispose a wide variety of hazardous materials. A second security reactor is in operation at the special waste incinerator of Trédi, close to Lyon, France.
GEKA company profil:
The GEKA is a federally owned company that has its origin in the disposal of chemical warfare agents and disposal of warfare productions of World War I and World War II. GEKA mbH is operating three modern incineration units and one soil washing system that is capable of treating chemical agents, explosives, pyrotechnics and highly toxic special waste in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
UTM company profil:
UTM is a medium-sized waste management company that is specialized in the salvage and disposal of gas cylinders. UTM is part to the Séche Environnement group and is operating a recovery facility for acetylene gas cylinders at its head office in Lübeck, Germany. UTM develops also special systems for the remote controlled salvage of hazardous materials and the safe transport in rescue vessels.
Contact GEKA:
Ralf Saelzer, ralf.saelzer@geka-munster.de
Phone: +49 5192 / 964 -104
GEKA mbH • Humboldtstr.110, 29633 Munster
www.geka-munster.de
Contact UTM:
Michael Franck, Michael.Franck@utmluebeck.de
Phone: +49 451 3020940
UTM Umwelt Technik Metallrecycling GmbH, Alt Herrenwyk 12, 23569 Lübeck
www.utmluebeck.de
Acetylene Cylinders in Fire
04.03.2010
Bonfire Test with Acetylene Cylinders
What is happening when acetylene cylinders are in fire?
What about "empty" acetylene cylinders in fire?
[The following information is also available in German]
Acetylene cylinders are considered by many as "empty" when they have no gas pressure. These gas cylinders, often old cylinders ready for scrapping, contain high quantities of solvent in the porous mass.
"The consequences of such an explosion are comparable with the ones of a fully charged acetylene cylinder,.."
UTM solutions
Pollutec Paris 2010
01.12.2009
Solutions for Safe Disposal of Gas Cylinders
International Exhibition of Environmental Equipment, Technologies and Services. 1st until 4th of December 2010 in Paris.
More information about Pollutec here: http://www.pollutec.com
Salvage Operation of Excavated Gas Cylinders
27.11.2009
Press Release
UTM Salvage Team on site in Erlangen
During excavations 16 old gas cylinders were found in the city of Erlangen, located in the south of Germany. The cylinders with unknown content were in a bad condition.
UTM Umwelt-Technik-Metallrecycling GmbH with headoffice in Lübeck, received first enquires in the morning of Thursday, the 26th of november 2010. In the early evening UTM received the order for the salvage and disposal operation.
Due to the bad condition of the cylinders the usage of salvage pressure containers for the safe transport to the dispoal facility was required. The GASTOR Typ M, a salvage pressure container for hazardous gas cylinders, was developed and manufactured by UTM and was deployed for this operation.
The same day, Thursday evening, around 6:30 PM a total of 14 salvage pressure containers (GASTOR Typ M) were loaded on a truck and sent to Erlangen.
Friday afternoon, 27th of december, the UTM team was on site, ready to start with the operation. Until the evening all cylinders could be loaded and secured in safety in the GASTOR salvage container.
Background information on UTM GmbH :
UTM Umwelt-Technik-Metallrecycling GmbH, with headoffice in Lübeck, ist a certified waste management company for the salvaging and disposal of acetylene and other hazardous gas cylinders. UTM develops safety solutions for transport and salvaging of pressure vessels for the industry and hazard control agencies and organisations in Europe.
Contact:
Timon D. Henseler
UTM Umwelt Technik Metallrecycling GmbH
Alt Herrenwyk 12
D-23569 Lübeck
timon.henseler@utmluebeck.de
Tel.: +49 451 3020940
www.utmluebeck.de, www.groupe-seche.com
[UTM Salvage Container GASTOR Typ M]
Relaunch of UTM Website
29.05.2009
UTM presents itself with the website relaunch.
From now on, all information about UTM will be available in two languages and in the current corporate design as a part of the Séché Group.
The new site offers a lot of interesting and up-to-date information about the waste management of gas cylinders and the various business branches of UTM in its Service, News and German BLOG sections.
