An Israeli MBT technology that has attracted considerable interest round the world. This is the most comprehensive independent review available
of this proven process for managing MSW.

Full Review:
This new report updates and expands upon an earlier review prepared by Juniper in 2004/05.  It contains new information following discussions we held with Arrow Ecology and Oaktech in 2006 and 2008 and also a site appraisal of the reference plant in Tel Aviv.

Arrow Ecology offer a range of operational, engineering and consulting services in waste management and sludge treatment.  They have developed the ArrowBio process over the last 10-12 years and are promoting this technology for projects worldwide.

The process operates at a commercial scale plant in Tel Aviv, which acts as the company’s R&D facility.  The first commercial reference plant has now been commissioned at Jack’s Gully in New South Wales, Australia.

The technology uses a somewhat different approach to other MBT systems.  It has a relatively high biogas yield and our new review considers the extent to which this is offset by other features of the process. The report also assesses the extent to which these differences confer advantages relative to competitive technologies. We assess the performance of the technology and the marketability of the output, before reporting our overall perspective on the merits of this process.

This is an invaluable, independent review that is essential reading for anyone interested in the Arrowbio process or, more broadly, the anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste.

What’s in the review:
This is the most comprehensive review available of this process in the public domain.  It analyses the current status of the process, and examines the issues which would be of most interest to potential customers.  The review includes the following:

Table of Contents

Historical Development

Business Focus

Current Projects

The Process Concept

Hydro-mechanical Waste Preparation

Waste Digestion Plant

The Process Performance

Material & Energy Balance

Biogas Production

Biogas Quality

Is the biogas yield superior to that from other AD-based MBT processes?

Biogas cleaning

Management of Outputs – Digestate and Secondary Recyclates

What are the applications available for the digestate fraction?

Utilising the digestate on land

Can digestate be utilised as a fuel?

Is there a market for the recovered recyclates?

Environmental Impact

Odour abatement

Air emissions

Wastewater management

Footprint and visual impact

Operational Performance – Plant Availability

Economics

Juniper’s Opinion

Advantages

Disadvantages

Unresolved issues and key questions

Date of publication: November, 2008
Price: 220 UK Pounds
Number of pages: 40
Format: Downloadable pdf.