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. 2022 Mar 17;94(3):e10701. doi: 10.1002/wer.10701

TABLE 1.

Commercial pyrolysis and gasification facilities currently processing sludge in the United States

Location Technology vendor Commissioned Rated capacity Maximum energy production Reported mass output
Morrisville Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania a Ecoremedy Fluid Lift Gasification™ (Ecoremedy, 2021) 2019 32 wtpd (27% total solids) 2640 MJ/h heat in process air for thermal drying 2.4 wtpd
Silicon Valley Clean Water Authority, California BioForceTech Corporation BioDryer and Pyrolysis (BioForceTech Corporation, 2022) 2018 14 wtpd of dewatered, digested biosolids (20% total solids) 320 MJ/h heat in hot water for drying 1.1 wtpd
City of Lebanon, Tennessee Aries Clean Technologies Downdraft Gasification (Rulseh, 2018) 2016 29 wtpd of blended waste wood, scrap tires, and dewatered, digested biosolids 420 kW of electricity from flue gas driven organic Rankine cycle generator 1.5 wtpd
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System demonstration recently completed, and equipment decommissioned.