Re: GAS-L: MSW gasifier

[jerry dycus <jerry5335@yahoo.com>]

        Hi Harmon and All,
--- Harmon Seaver <hseaver@cybershamanix.com> wrote:
>    Oh duh! I guess maybe I'm confused. I thought MSW
> included sewage sludge, and in particular I was
> interested in gasifiying the sewage sludge. However,
> as Jerry pointed out, that would include heavy
> metals, probably dioxin and PCB's, since the water
> treatment system doesn't separate the sewage from
> industry and residential, AFAIK. 
>    So I guess I'll have to resubmit the question --
> what about sewage sludge gasification, is anyone
> doing
> that? And would there be problems with emissions? 
    It was dried sewage sludge I was talking about and
the things I listed are emissions.
     The best way is to digest it into methane and
burn that then landfill the rest. It's not something I
would want on a food farm field either.
                     jerry dycus

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