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Researchers develop system to generate electricity from wastewater sludge	<<>
Friday, March 19, 2010
RENO, NEV. — Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno have developed a carbon-neutral fluid-bed system to dry wastewater sludge, according to an article on physorg.com. The patent-pending system, which is moving to a demonstration-scale phase at a water reclamation facility next month, also generates electricity through a gasification and generation process, the story reported. “Our plan is to test the unit by about May 15,” Chuck Coronella, principle investigator for the research project and an associate professor of chemical engineering, said. “We’re designing, building and assembling a continuous-feed system that will ultimately be used to generate electricity. We’ll run experiments throughout the summer, creating a usable dried product from the sludge.” To read the entire article, click here. For related information, click here.