Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TONL20241024006
- Term of Validity
- 24 October 2024 - 24 October 2025
- Company's Country
- Netherlands
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- United Kingdom
- Germany
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General information
- Short Summary
- The Dutch SME has developed new, processing methods for treatment of sludge, wet biomass and mixed plastics on-site, which are converted into biofuels, biogas, fertilizers, and raw materials for new plastics, instead of incineration. The SME is looking for long-term partnering with system integrators, that can build the system and with the relevant connections and knowledge of the water market and regulations. Cooperation is offered in the framework of a joint-venture-, or license agreement.
- Full Description
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The Dutch SME, a spin-off of the Dutch indepent Research Center for Natural Sciences, has developed a circular, energy recovery solution for waste water sludge treatment
The current state of development is TR7, a demonstration plant is now tested at a WWTP in the Netherlands, processing 10% of the sludge produced.
CURRENT METHODS
Current methods for sludge treatment involve dewatering to a consistency of 20% dry solids and 80% moisture using flocculants, transportation to a incineration plant or a thermal dryer, followed by combustion in a biomass power plant. Typically the dry solids contain just enough energy to evaporate the water in sludge, so no energy is recovered. Both processes cause a high opex for sludge treatment.
SOLUTION
Where sewage sludge is incinerated as waste, the Dutch SME recovers the energy (as solid biofuel and biogas) and nutrients (as struvite) from sludge and makes the wastewater treatment plant sludge-free.
By local (hydrothermal) processing at the WWTP, transportation of sludge and consumption of fossil chemicals are prevented, reducing the CO2 footprint for sludge treatment with 95% and opex with 60%.
The new developed process assures both excellent dewatering of sludge by mechanical filtration and effective treatment of the filtrated water. Around 80% of the energy, present in sludge, is recovered in the form of energy carriers, like biopellets and biogas. The biopellets can be applied for heat production in biomass power plants. By captive use of biogas, the process is in fact energy neutral. By passing the incineration step allows the process to have 60% lower opex.
Around 60% of all phosphates present in sludge can recovered from the filtrated water as well.
The real innovation is the patented reactor that makes the effective energy recovery possible. By placing the reactor at the WWTP, transportation and the use of chemicals is prevented minimizing the CO2 footprint of the sludge treatment.
PARTNER
The Dutch SME is looking to set-up the installation at an WWTP with a UK partner as a showcase and will invest (partly) in the installation and operation themselves.
The Dutch company, would like to partner with system integrators, that can build the system and with the relevant connections and knowledge of the communal,- and industrial water treatment market and regulations.
The partner will be responsible for rolling out the technology into the market for wastewater treatment under a license agreement to sell, build or operate the technology. - Advantages and Innovations
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- Patented reactor for effective energy recovery
- Excellent dewatering of sludge by mechanical filtration
- Effective treatment of the filtrated water
- 60% lower opex (no waste incineration)
- 95% CO2 footprint reduction for sludge treatment - Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- IPR status
- IPR granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The Dutch SME is looking to set-up the installation at an WWTP with a UK partner as a showcase and will invest (partly) in the installation and operation themselves.
The Dutch company, would like to partner with system integrators, that can build the system and with the relevant connections and knowledge of the communal,- and industrial water treatment market and regulations.
The partner will be responsible for rolling out the technology into the market for wastewater treatment under a license agreement to sell, build or operate the technology. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 04005009 - Energy from wastewater
- 10004002 - Municipal Water Treatment
- 10004001 - Industrial Water Treatment
- 10004006 - Sludge Treatment / Disposal
- 010002009 - Water Pollution / Treatment
- Market keywords
- 08004003 - Water treatment equipment and waste disposal systems
- 09008002 - Water, sewerage, chemical and solid waste treatment plants
- Targeted countries
- United Kingdom
- Germany
