The Eco Solids Process

Advantages and benefits

The Eco-Solids® Process is a highly efficient process for the treatment of sewage and related sludges in order to produce a sludge product of the highest quality and handleability for agricultural use.

The following table summarises the features and benefits of the ESP.

ESP Features

Customer Benefit

High dry solids product

Stackable product which is easy to handle. Lower volumes to store and transport

No noxious odours produced

No nuisance to site workers or local residents

Very high degree of microbial and pathogen deactivation

A safe sludge suited to various uses

No external heating and an insulated reactor

Low power requirements and correspondingly low operational cost

Enclosed, pressurised process

No odours and a valuable nitrogenous liquid product

Solid and liquid products

Total recycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to land or other applications

Optimal mixing, reaction and heat retention

Lower chemical (quicklime) and energy inputs, leading to lower operational costs

Efficient, well engineered process equipment

Robust process with small footprint requirements and low capital investment