The project concerned the technology and economic feasibility assessment of sludge treatment in the North of Oman. The study conceived the plan for the waste disposal plant construction with 100 tons daily of sludge utilization capacity.
Industry:
Services:
TRL:
1 → 2
Project duration:
2 months
Water consumption in Oman is gradually increasing and expected to rise by 52% percent in 2022 as compared to 2018, therefore sewage and sludge production are increasing proportionately.
Although sludge treatment is a growing problem worldwide, there is no clear and defined consensus regarding the best utilization strategy.
EnCata was challenged with elucidating the two scenarios:
Additionally, the dry matter content (which is subject to sewer operations, climate, and effluent type) plays an important role in the process and financial modeling.
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DCF (discounted cash flow)
Mass / material balance
Logistical modelling
Multilevel SWOT analysis
In this technical and business feasibility study, the EnCata team compared 6 different technologies for sludge treatment:
All 6 technologies were scrutinized for top-level equipment costs, material balance, business model operations, CAPEX, and financial outputs. We found that only 2 technologies are feasible/profitable to pursue. Further work in this project was in detailing the biogas digestion and cement-kiln co-firing technologies.
In this project, the technical and business analysis team of EnCata produced a detailed study for the client
candidate technologies considered in this feasibility study
model plants were chosen for further analysis
MMBTU Energy saving can be achieved per year with a 100 ton/day sludge utilization
