Feeling the burn: A new process which has recently attracted €1 m in EU funding could provide a sustainable solution for sludge treatment and energy generation

摘要

Wet waste disposal has long been a contentious issue the world over. As the race to find a safe, sustainable and secure solution gathers momentum, Irish environmental firm SCFI is part of a groundbreaking new EU project - Eco-Innovation - that is leading the way. The company has been awarded just under €im in funding to develop commercial opportunities for its sustainable wet waste treatment technology, AquaCritox. Using a process of hydrothermal oxidation (HTO), AquaCritox not only destroys organic waste safely, it also simultaneously generates renewable energy whilst recovering valuable by-products.