International VDI Conference - Sewage Sludge Treatment 2013

The international VDI Conference “Treatment of Sewage Sludge” will cover :

 

 

Experts from policy, leading research institutes and environmental experts will open the conference with presentations on EU legislation, political and economic aspects, potentials of sewage sludge and its agricultural usage.

 

In the second conference section industry leaders will discuss various methods of conditioning and drying of sewage sludge : mechanical drying, solar drying, thermal drying and new developments in flocculation.

 

The third section will cover the usability of sewage sludge as a source of electricity and district heating. Anaerobic digestion, the production of biogas, as well as incineration and co-firing will be discussed in detail. The conference will close with a section on the recovery of phosphor, demonstrating recovery potentials, costs and technological developments in this field. Expect best-practice examples from operators, suppliers and plant manufacturers.

Conference Special : Participants of the conference have the possibility to visit two plants at the afternoon of the 17th of June, 2013.