Sludge Watch ==> Plasma Arc Sludge Treatment Start Up near Montreal Quebec

[Maureen Reilly]

Plasma-assisted sludge oxidation was developed by Hydro Quebec and 
commercialized by Fabgroups Technologies of Montreal, which was featured in 
the Tabou documentary.


Fabgroups is in the process of opening their first commercial facility in 
Valleyfield, Quebec which will oxidize municipal sludge using a plasma torch 
to generate valuable energy.

The project was supported financially in part by Natural Resources Canada

>From the Industry Canada Website:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?lang=eng&prtl=1&sbPrtl=&estblmntNo=234567031303&profile=cmpltPrfl&app=1


Fabgroups Technologies Inc.
   Last Updated: 2007-08-13


  Legal Name:   Fabgroups Technologies Inc.
  Operating Name:   Fabgroups Technologies Inc.

  Mailing Address
1100 Saint-Amour St
SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec
H4S 1J2
Location Address
1100 Saint-Amour St
SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec
H4S 1J2


  Telephone: (514) 331-3712
  Ext: 209
  Fax: (514) 331-5656
  Email: tmulhern at fabgroups.com
  Website URL: http://www.fabgroups.com


Top
Contact Information

Ted Mulhern
  Title:   Marketing Manager
  Area of Responsibility:
  Telephone:   (514) 331-3712
  Fax:   (514) 331-3712
  Email:   tmulhern at fabgroups.com



Top
Company Description

Exporting:  Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS):  333299 - All Other Industrial Machinery 
Manufacturing
Primary Business Activity:  Manufacturer / Processor / Producer


Top
Product / Service / Licensing

Product Name:  Plasma-Assisted Sludge Oxidation
(Exporting)

Plasma-assisted sludge oxidation (PASO) delivers economical
reduction of biological sludge volume by a factor 0f 20, low
operating costs, inert resultant ash, a significant reduction of
greenhouse gases and ability to generate useful heat from the
sludge. The process is intended to provide oxidation of
municipal, agricultural and industrial sludges. Patented by
Hydro Québec and licensed through Fabgroups Technologies, PASO
is based on a rotary kiln working at 600 deg. C and at
atmospheric pressure, equipped with an air plasma torch. The
plasma arc supports the the oxidation process by generating
ultraviolet radiation and highly chemical active radical and
ionic compounds which catalyze the cracking and oxidation
reactions by different intensities. The calorific value of the
organic sludge is used as a principal heat source.