Fettberg
Fettberg ( English fatberg based on iceberg , ' Eisberg ' ) is a term coined in England for large lumps of fat , sanitary towels , wet wipes and similar objects in sewage systems that do not disintegrate like toilet paper . The fatty components of this mass are known as FOGs , short for fats, oils and greases , fats, oils and grease .
In August 2013, the British fatbergs became internationally known when Thames Water Works reported a lump the size of a bus with an estimated mass of 15 tons that they had found in the borough of Kingston - the largest in London to date. He was noticed because he almost completely blocked a sewer pipe. It took workers three weeks to remove the lump and prevent an impending sewage flood in Kingston. According to Thames Water, such problems are becoming more common. Costs would be one million per month pounds (about 1.15 million euros incurred) for the removal of pipe blockages.
In May 2014, an even larger mountain of fat of around 100 tons was discovered in Manchester . It was dissolved with high-pressure water jets, sucked off and processed into biodiesel . Further processing into soap was also considered. A large-scale plant has been in operation in the London borough of Beckton since August 2015, generating 130 gigawatt hours of energy per year from sewage fats and other fat waste . This corresponds to the needs of almost 40,000 average residential buildings.
The largest mountain of fat to date was discovered by chance by sewer workers in the London borough of Whitechapel in early September 2017 . With a length of approx. 250 meters, it weighed approx. 130 tons, which is almost the weight of a full-grown blue whale .
On January 8, 2019, a 64 meter long mountain of fat was discovered in the county of Devon near Sidmouth .
Germany
A German patent from 2000 for a device for separating edible fats and wastewater also speaks of "fat mountains". In addition, it is often mandatory for commercial operations in Germany to install so-called grease separators , which are supposed to remove the grease from the wastewater before it is fed into the general sewer system.
Web links
- BBC television report on Manchester's Fatberg , first broadcast on May 20, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rob Williams: Britain's biggest ever 'fatberg' - the size of a bus and weighing 15 tonnes - found in London drain . In: The Independent , August 5, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Thames Water and 2OC in £ 200m deal to turn 'fatbergs' into energy , waterbriefing.org. April 8, 2013. Accessed June 25, 2014.
- ↑ 15-ton mountain of fat: Giant lumps removed from the sewer system . In: Spiegel Online , August 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Fatberg" l'iceberg de graisse qui les menaçait Londoniens . In: Le Figaro , August 8, 2013.
- ↑ Giant Fatberg Found Under London Has Surprising Use . In: National Geographic , August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Общее количество! 15-тонная капля толстого найденного роста в коллекторе . In: novosti-fresh.ru , August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Fatberg ahead! How London was saved from a 15-ton ball of grease . In: The Guardian , August 6, 2013.
- ↑ 100 ton fatberg: Watch the moment engineers try to dislodge giant fat ball from Manchester sewer . In: Mirror , May 20, 2014.
- ↑ UK's biggest fatberg found . In: 9news world , May 21, 2014. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ London “fatberg” is being recycled . In: Süddeutsche , August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Fighting the Fatbergs | 2oc. Retrieved September 13, 2017 (UK English).
- ↑ London is fighting with a huge fat loaf. In: n-tv.de. Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Steve Morris: Sixty-four-meter 'fatberg' discovered in English seaside resort . theguardian.com, January 8, 2019
- ↑ Patent DE10028209 : Device for separating a fat / water mixture. Registered on June 9, 2000 , published on December 20, 2001 , applicant: Wittmann Staedtereinigung, inventor: Johann Stosberger.
