EPOS Technology Focus - Solids

Summary:

EPOS Technology Focus: Within the scope of the EPOS project, extensive literature and market research reviews were performed in order to identify different technological, organisational, service and management solutions that could be applied to different industrial sites and clusters. The collected information will aid in establishing on-site and/or cross-sectorial industrial symbiosis opportunities; additionally, to enhance overall sustainability, performance and resource efficiency of different process industry sectors. Through the cooperation of project partners, a longlist of different technological options was created. Resource material for this list included: scientific articles, project reports, manufacturer’s documentation and datasheets.

Solids: Solid waste and other by-products can be utilised in many ways in order to achieve resource efficiency and industrial symbiosis. Two of the most common options for the utilisation of solid wastes are re-use and recycling. These are often used in the waste streams of plastics and metals. Re-use and recycling of solid waste is, in some cases, not feasible, e.g. due to highly contaminated waste. In such cases, the solid waste can be used for energy production through incineration, producing heat, steam or electricity. Energy valorisation of the solid wastes is especially practical, as it can have caloric content.

	Trommel separator (drum screen)
	High-frequency vibrating screen
	Density separation – liquid principle
	Magnetic density separation – liquid principle
	X-ray separation and sorting
	Near infrared separation and sorting
	Magnetic separation of ferrous metals
	Eddy current separator
	Shredding and grinding
	Cryogenic grinding
	Pelletising and agglomeration


	Metal waste treatment and recycling
	Pyrometallurgy
	Hydrometallurgy
	Electrometallurgy


	Counter-current fixed bed (up draft) gasifier
	Co-current fixed bed (down-draft) gasifier
	Fluidised bed gasifier
	Entrained flow gasifier
	Rotary kiln gasifier
	Plasma gasifier
	Pyrolysis

Keywords:

Technology, Industry, Sustainability, Solids, Waste, Treatment, Recycling

Project:

Enhanced energy and resource Efficiency and Performance in process industry Operations via onsite and cross-sectorial Symbiosis

The EPOS project brings together 5 global process industries from 5 key relevant sectors: steel, cement, chemicals, minerals and engineering.

EPOS's main objective is to enable cross-sectorial Industrial Symbiosis (IS) and provide a wide range of technological and organisational options for making business and operations more efficient, more cost-effective, more competitiveand more sustainable across process sectors.

The research project receives funding from the European Community‘s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) under grant agreement no. 679386. This work was supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) under contract number 15.0217.

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