Chalmers Conferences, LCM 2013

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SEWAGE SLUDGE DISPOSAL USING MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
Rolf Frischknecht, Sybille Büsser, Michèle Bättig, Reto von Schulthess

Last modified: 2014-09-11

Abstract


In this study several disposal options for sewage sludge are compared.
Among others mono-incineration, co-incineration in a municipal incineration
plant, incineration in the cement industry, gasification, wet oxidation,
co-fermentation and application in agricultural are investigated. The
systems include the whole wastewater and sewage sludge treatment and
refer to 1 population equivalent (PE, 80 g COD/d). The evaluation of the
options takes account of environmental, economic and social criteria with
standardized cost-benefit scores. Disposal in a cement plant and monoburning
of the sludge with further treatment to recycle phosphorous are
more favorable compared to the other scenarios investigated.

Keywords


sewage sludge; multi-criteria; mono-burning; phosphorous recycling; LCA

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