Lakson International Development Inc. services

Lakson through innovation and developing our people and enacting our values every day. we apply Lakson process expertise, to solve our clients challenges, utilizing our in-house and associates technologies and those of our supply chain partners, for the industry customers and communities served.

Sludge effluents from the municipal sector (e.g. sludge from wastewater treatment plants) and from the paper-making industry (e.g. de-inking sludge) constitute a major challenge for waste management worldwide. Common sludge management practices of land-filling and land-application are under increased environmental scrutiny and are becoming increasingly costly.

Our solutions make use of a proven conditioning technology to grind and dry biomass into a fine powder, having around 10% moisture content, and whose particle size can be reduced down to 100 microns.  The technology combines these operations into a process that uses less than a third of the energy consumed by conventional dryers. The drying process is electrically driven and does not rely on the combustion of fuels for any heat input. There are no flue gases to treat, as in conventional dryers.

As early as 2000, Lakson International Development has been developing various systems for conditioning and combustion of biomass including wood and peat moss.  In 2010 Lakson was involved in studies related to peat moss valorization and to find ways to condition and combust peat and biomass by a large Canadian company.