Mine Of The Future: Wastewater

Obtaining clean water with wastewater treatment is on the agenda of the whole world. But what about converting dewatered sludge into a reusable resource?

Especially related to the recovery of waste, you have heard that garbage is a mine of the future. There is another source kept in the background in recycling, which is wastewater. Wastewater arising from homes, cities or industrial activities; often treated to use as clean water or left uncontrollably into the nature according to the worst scenario. 

Dewatered sludge, another valuable output from wastewater is not usually used fully. Whereas this sludge consisting of valuable components can be considered as a splendid source of energy. Taking advantage of this strong potential can also minimize our dependence on depleted sources, as it can meet the needs of raw materials. 

Wastewater is Much More Valuable than You Think

In addition to clean water recycled from wastewater, a variety of chemicals and energy sources can be obtained depending on its source. This is obtained from mud discharged from the water, in other words, by the dewatering process and which does not contain water in it (sludge). This dewatered mud (Sewage sludge) contains microorganisms with an important place in energy production as well as organic compounds (nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, magnesium, etc.) which have high agricultural value. Most important of these microorganisms are methanogens. Methanogens are organisms that produce methane gas used in the production of biogas. Systems used in biogas production are defined as systems that allow methane gas to be released into the atmosphere, converting waste into biogas and then channeling this biogas to allow the use of energy efficiently. 

Sludge is usually purified before recycling to reduce water content. The most common method used for this is the dewatering we mentioned above. Dewatering is often carried out with the help of industrial horizontal centrifuges, which we call decanters. Decanters are the machines used for the separation of different solids and liquid mixtures and benefiting from the high centripetal (G) force for this.

Polat Makina centrifugal technologies continues to support you in all processes with the most suitable decanters and wide service network in this recycling model, which is the master of sustainability projects that have increased their popularity recently. Let’s make the world a better place, together…