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2. END-O-SLUDG Project Brief Author: Dr. Son Le, MBE
Meeting: IoW Innovation for the Future
Venue: Dartington Hall, Totnes
Date: 5 - 7th November 2010
3. Marketable sludge derivatives from wastewater What is it about?
What is involved?
Expected impacts
4. 1. What is it about? Background
5. About END-O-SLUDG
6. Addressing the challenges Aim: to have marketable sludge derivatives from sustainable processing of wastewater in a highly integrated treatment plant.
Objective: To research, develop and demonstrate a toolkit of novel processes together with development the market and integration methodologies that can be applied for sustainable sludge management.
7. 6/8/2012 7
14 Partners from 5 countries (industry academia government)
Three-year R&D programme
Bench-scale experimentation to farm-scale demonstration and market development
Budget €5.5M (€3.5M EU contribution)
10. Joint venture of UU, CU, KTP and HAUC
Remarkable conference for OMF – 3 papers
Joint venture of UU, CU, KTP and HAUC
Remarkable conference for OMF – 3 papers
18. 3. Expected impacts – Carbon (tCO2e pa)
19. OPEX savings
20. Other expected impacts End of Waste criteria for sludge – freely traded on open market
Economic opportunities from novel technologies
Public confidence in agricultural recycling
Better understanding of the long term risks
Better information about product performance
More attractive products
Greater demand for sludge products
21. Conclusion