Eco-Factor: Wetox waste water recycling technique to fight water pollution
An exciting new technology is ready to make a huge dent in the waste water recycling technique. A PhD project by a student of Victoria University is undergoing commercial development to address the problem of water pollution. The innovative project offers a sustainable management solution to effectively treat the run-off from our dairy farms, wineries and meat works. The new process is called Wetox, as in wet oxidation, and works by breaking down smelly, liquid organic sludge, into usable by-products such as water, steam, fertilizer and acetic acid using heat and oxygen under high pressure. The high-pressure steam that is generated in the process can be used to drive a turbine for power generation or the heat generated can be used for industrial process heating.
It is widely believed that Wetox is a more cost effective method to manage liquid organic waste. There is huge potential for Wetox given the fact that the clean-tech industry is experiencing exponential growth and managing waste in a sustainable manner has become a global problem.
Via: Clean Technica
