Verwertung von Klärschlamm

Abstract Gasification and pyrolysis of sewage sludges. Gasification and pyrolysis of sewage sludge were examined as alternatives to sewage sludge combustion. For this purpose, experimental gasification and pyrolysis tests were carried out with primary sewage sludge of Emschergenossenschaft. Main objective of these tests was the evaluation of yields and qualitites for products gained via sludge gasification or pyrolysis and an assessment of the environmentally relevant properties of the related residues. Both process alternatives enable the utilization of sewage sludge without any negative impact on the environment. Due to the total use of the organic components out of the sewage sludge in combination with an almost complete utilization resulting from the valuable hydrogen produced, gasification is an attractive alternative compared to the burning of sewage sludge, both from an environmental and an economic point of view. In the case of sewage sludge pyrolysis a portion of the organic components, however, will remain in the pyrolysis residue. Therefore, pyrolysis allows only a minor reduction of the residual product.