P-Recovery by PHOS4green @ Phosphates Virtual Conference
Join the webinar: March 24, 2021 – 5.10 pm: Glatt will present phosphorus recycling from sewage slugde ash with direct convertion into standard fertilizers
Jan Kirchhof, Senior Sales Manager Process & Plant Engineering, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, will inform about a PHOS4green plant for the production of fertilizer from sewage sludge ash
PHOS4green is a patented, unique phosphorus recycling technology that releases phosphate from sewage sludge ash and converts it into ready-to-use, standardized fertilizers.
Glatt, a globally recognized market leader in fluid bed technology, has with Seraplant as a partner a highly efficient process developed, that recovers the essential and soughtafter nutrient phosphorus from sewage sludge ash and makes it usable for standardized phosphate fertilizers granules using a fluidized bed spray granulation process. The extraction of the phosphate from the ashes is performed by a simple, flexible and stable process flow with well controllable reaction steps. Fluctuations in the composition of the sewage sludge ash are easily compensated by adjusting the recipe, which ensures a consistently high quality. The generated granules are dust-free, long-lasting and storage-stable, and have a compact, homogenous structure. They can be directly bagged, marketed and dosed as per a normal fertilizer. The solubility of these kind of granules is readily adjustable to the application. Furthermore, being dense, the abrasion-resistant surface reduces undesirable drift effects during application.
In addition, different compound fertilizers (such as NP, PK, NPK and NPS) can be produced using the same procedure by adapting the recipe accordingly. The nutrients in each individual grain are distributed according to the specific application. Parameters such as particle size, residual moisture and solids content can be specifically influenced to achieve a wide range of product properties.
PHOS4green sustainably closes the nutrient cycle and is an economical solution for fulfilling the legal obligation to recycle phosphorus. This procedure is 100 % wastefree – meaning that the ashes can be reused completely. Additionally, the entire process is also waste-free. No harmful intermediate products or exhaust gases are produced during the process. The fertilizers produced in this way also contain up to 90 percent less cadmium and uranium than conventionally produced mineral fertilizers; the pollutant content is below the legal limits.
At the Haldensleben site in Germany a project for an industrial-scale production plant is already being implemented. The location, the products to be manufactured and their recipes as well as the envisaged production capacities determine the economic efficiency.
Start of Production is scheduled for Q1 in 2021, after breaking ground in July 2019. The facility in Haldensleben has a capacity to produce 60,000 mt fertilizer and will start with the products P38 and NPS 12/27/8.
Register right now for the Phosphates Virtual Conference 2021.
