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CAMBI hydrolysis provides biosolids pre-treatment before entering the anaerobic digestion tanks: Making Wastewater Treatment Cleaner and Smarter
Think of CAMBI hydrolysis as a pressure cooker for sewage sludge – but way more sophisticated.
It uses high temperatures and pressure to break down the tough organic matter in sludge, making it much easier to process. The best part? This process actually helps generate more biogas, which treatment plants can use for energy.
What's really interesting is how more cities are jumping on the CAMBI hydrolysis bandwagon. Treatment plants using this technology are seeing some impressive results: less sludge to dispose of, more energy produced, and fewer harmful pathogens.
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For example, plants typically see a significant reduction in the amount of sludge they need to handle, which means fewer trucks on the road and lower disposal costs.
The process also makes the remaining biosolids safer and more useful as fertilizer for agriculture.
While the initial investment isn't small, many wastewater treatment facilities are finding that the long-term benefits – from reduced operating costs to a smaller environmental footprint – make it worthwhile.
With increasing pressure on cities to handle waste more sustainably, it's no surprise that CAMBI hydrolysis is gaining traction worldwide. It's a prime example of how innovative technology can help turn what was once just waste into valuable resources.
Original Text published in October 2007:
It has been established that advanced digestion technology, as exemplified by the Cotton Valley Sludge Treatment Centre (STC) project in Milton Keynes, can both enhance biogas production and increase digester loading.
The Cambi process is being used in 19 projects so far around the world, treating sludge from 8M people.
Two Cambi sites the project team visited were already operating at a higher digester loading than the mark II Cotton Valley project required: Dublin Corporation's Ringsend wastewater treatment works (WwTW) and Thames Water's Chertsey WwTW are also operational examples. A
WS, through its international company Celtic Anglian Water, is the operator of the Ringsend plant.
"Cambi UK now operates the THP plant at Chertsey as part of an incentivised contract for Thames Water.
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