摘要 |
A method and apparatus are provided in which waste is steam autoclaved 10, 12 to produce wet treated waste of solids content higher than 3-60 wt% water, separating recyclables from an organic rich aqueous fraction of the wet treated waste, then anaerobically digesting the organic rich fraction to create methane. The recovered methane is then combusted to generate power and waste heat, generating steam for autoclaving using exhaust gas from the internal combustion, recovering jacket water from the internal combustion and supplying steam derived from the jacket water as a warm feed for maintaining an elevated temperature for the anaerobic digestion. |