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Sludge drying & pelletizing plant  -  ACHESON & GLOVER
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Contract type:
Colloide were contracted as management contractors responsible for all project management & design which included Civil, mechanical & electrical works.
Project outline:
A new sludge recycling facility was installed which took waste sludge from a quarry and treated it, dried it and pelletized it into a agricultural fertilizing product.
Project description:
The plant consisted of the following treatment streams and buildings:

Sludge pressing plant

Dried sludge storage building

Rotary drier with feed system

Raw material silos

Chemical storage & dosing system

Pelletizer system

Fluid bed dryer

Grading screen

Conveyors

Product silos

Bagging system

Lorry discharge system

Dust extraction units (3 systems)

Silo building

Main treatment building

Further information

This was the first plant of its type in Ireland/UK. Colloide worked closely with an American company to provide the pelletizer and driers but all other equipment was designed and built locally.
The plant has been a major success for Acheson & Glover.
 
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