Events program

• 11/11/2016 - 10:00 a.m. -02:00 p.m.   Memo
  Place: Global Water Expo Room
  

  GLOBAL WATER EXPO - Convegno

  Sewage sludge: not any more a problem but a resource in the framework of the circular economy

  Organized by: Water Research Institute of CNR, University of Verona, Utilitalia, Ecomondo Technical-Scientific Committee
  
  Sewage sludge is generally considered a nightmare by managers and operators of WWTPs. Conventional outlets include recovery (direct agricultural utilization, composting, co-incineration in cement factories or power plants) or disposal (landfilling, incineration). The above options can be restricted according to sludge quality, sludge level of treatment, availability of final disposal plants nearby the production site, and of course on the associated costs. Very often operators need different arrangement of the sludge processing trains, including new treatments, in order to solve specific problems but sludge lines were designed and constructed well before of the current legislation implementation. Investment costs for their upgrading are often prohibitive to overcome daily problems. This conference will present some interesting innovative installations and developed ideas in the world, including Italy, to show that sewage sludge is an interesting source of new products, which can be included in the list of eligible end-of-waste materials. New frontiers are just in front of us.
  
  Section Chairs
  Franco Cecchi (University of Verona)
  Giuseppe Mininni (Water Research Institute of CNR)
  
  Programme
  10:00 . 10:20 Introduction and short summary on the poster presented
  10:20-10:40 Review of the innovations on sewage sludge processing around the world
  Andrea Gianico, Camilla M. Braguglia and Giuseppe Mininni (Cnr - Water Research Institute, Monterotondo, RM, Italy)
  10:40-11:00 Unlocking the full energy potential of sewage sludge at Thames Water
  Stefano Giacalone (Innovation Sludge & Energy, Thames Water . Reading, UK)
  11:00-11:20 Sludge recycling in Europe
  Stephen R. Smith (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK)
  11:20-11:40 Precious metals in incineration ashes
  Matt Jackson (Director - Exploration and Mining. Bluestone Geophysical Surveys Ltd) on behalf of Hanzel M. Prichard (School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, UK)
  11:40-12:00 Innovative sewage sludge processing in South Tyrol
  Konrad Engl (ARA Pusteria S.p.A., San Lorenzo, BZ, Italy)
  12:00-12:15 Integrated approach for effective sewage sludge management
  Fabio Trolese (Consorzio Viveracqua, Verona, Italy)
  12:15-12:30 Recent experiences on the innovative sludge processing of the Psittalia´s Island WWTP serving Athene
  Davide Perduca (CAMBI Italia . Casteggio . PV . Italy)
  12:30-12:45 Sewage sludge co-digestion with Urban Fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes
  David Bolzonella, Franco Cecchi (University of Verona, Italy), Paolo Pavan (University of Venice, Italy)
  12:45-13:00 Application of chemical hydrolysis to reduce drastically sludge production
  Antonio Capristo (NewLisi S.p.A. Milano)
  13:00-13:15 Extraction of contaminants and valorisation of sewage sludge
  Pier Paolo Piccari (Herambiente S.p.A. Rimini, Italy), Fabio Cella (Syngen S.r.l., Piacenza, Italy)
  13:15-13:30 Energy valorisation and material recovery from tannery sludge
  Andrea Ricotti  (Consorzio CuoioDepur S.p.A., San Miniato, PI, Italy)
  
  13.30-14.00 Discussion and Closure
  
  
  EN/IT translation will be provided
  
  
  

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