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Sludge separation − filtration
Filtration theory defines the way in which water flows through the bed, which is formed of the sludge solids (cake)
Screw presses
A screw press provides sludge dewatering by passing the sludge along the inside of a permeable cylinder. It uses a slowly-rotating (~5 RPM) Archimedean screw within a cylindrical screen (otherwise termed drum filter/screen or basket). It is normally inclined by ~20° to the horizontal to assist with the draining of water into the sump, and the screen aperture rating is generally below 0.5 mm.
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Sludge dewatering
An overview of sludge dewatering − an introduction to sludge dewatering theory and technologies
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Introduction to sludge dewatering
Dewatering processes provide a concentrated, consolidated product along with a diluted stream which is predominantly water
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Screw presses for sludge dewatering
A screw press is a dewatering technology based on a slowly-rotating (~5 RPM) Archimedean screw within a cylindrical screen
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Sludge solids separation theory
Sludge solids separation theory − a brief introduction to the theories around sludge sedimentation, cake filtration and cake compression.
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Co-processing of sewage digestate by hydrothermal carbonisation
Hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) can be used to co-process anaerobic digestion (AD) digestate and lignocellulosic (or plant-based) feedstocks to improve the the hydrochar product quality. This AD waste co-processing route has been studied at bench scale. Read article
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Belt filter presses
A belt filter press (BFP) dewaters sludge by pressing it between two revolving permeable belts to squeeze out the water
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Centrifuges
Centrifugal dewatering consolidates sludge by encouraging particles to migrate to the walls of a rapidly rotating cyclinder
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Drying beds
Drying beds dewater sludge by allowing the liquid to both drain from the sludge under gravity and evaporate from its surface
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Filter presses
A filter press dewaters sludge by pressing it between a series of porous plates at high pressure to squeeze out the water
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Lagoons
A lagoon is a large shallow reservoir filled with sludge, which settles and stabilises over an extended time period
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Rotary press
A rotary press dewaters sludge by passing it along a channel formed between two slowly-rotating circular permeable screens
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Conditioning
Conditioning is the pretreatment of sludge upstream of thickening and dewatering to promote solid-liquid separation
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Thickening
Thickening processes concentrate the sludge by removing part of the free water, such that the product can still be pumped
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Dewatering
Dewatering processes mechanically remove a significant proportion of the sludge water to produce a 15-45% cake product
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Drying
In sludge drying the sludge moisture is removed as water vapour by heating, generating a pelleted or powdered product
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Sludge stabilisation
Sludge stabilisation − alkaline stabilisation, lime and solids dosing, plus anaerobic and aerobic digestion
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Thermochemical processes
Thermochemical methods are used to either significantly reduce the sludge solids content or pre-treat sludge upstream of AD
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Sludge quality
Sludge is the main waste stream from the treatment of wastewater