Transforming Waste Into a More Sustainable Future

Receive residual sludge from the wastewater treatment plant.  Dewatered sludge from primary and secondary treatment processes is collected and prepared for thermal processing. The material is inspected and metered to ensure consistent feed quality.

Remove moisture to improve thermal processing efficiency. The collected sludge is dried to significantly reduce its moisture content. Drying improves energy efficiency, increases process stability, and enables effective treatment in the high-temperature plasma system.

Expose dried material to high temperatures, reported above 1,600°C. This extreme heat breaks down organic compounds, destroys pathogens, and converts the material into a stable gas and molten inorganic phase.

Thermally break down organic material and generate synthesis gas. It produces a synthesis gas (syngas) comprised primarily of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and other gaseous compounds that can be treated or potentially utilized.

Melt inorganic components into a glass-like solid. The inorganic portion of the sludge is melted and vitrified, forming a stable, glass-like solid. Vitrification helps immobilize heavy metals and other contaminants, resulting in an inert material with significantly reduced volume.

Cool, filter, scrub, and monitor process gases and emissions. The generated gases are cooled and cleaned through a multi-stage system including filtration, scrubbing and continuous monitoring to ensure compliance with environmental standards and minimize emissions to the atmosphere.

Test vitrified material for permitted disposal or potential reuse. It can be sent for permitted disposal or potentially reused in applications such as construction aggregates, subject to local regulations.