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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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Convective dryers
Convective (or direct) dryers remove moisture from sludge by bringing the sludge particles into direct contact with hot gas
Belt dryers
Belt dryers comprise a conveyor belt which slowly transports the sludge solids through a stream of heated air
Flash dryers
Flash dryers use a rapid stream of rising hot air which both suspends and dries the solids.
Fluidised bed dryers
In fluidised-bed dryers the sludge particles are gently agitated and heated by a stream of upward-flowing pre-heated gas
Rotary drum dryers
Rotating drum dryers have a drum rotating at 4-8 RPM through which the sludge passes along with a stream of warm air
Conductive dryers
For conduction drying, the sludge is heated indirectly by bringing it into contact with a heated surface
Disc dryers
Disc dryers are based on vertical externally-heated discs or rings rotating in the sludge as it passes through the dryer.
Paddle dryers
Paddle dryers are based on externally-heated paddles rotating in the mass of sludge solids held in a stationary vessel
Solar dryers
Solar dryers comprise large greenhouses in which sludge is dried under the ambient conditions of the building.
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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
Thermochemical processes
Thermochemical methods are used to either significantly reduce the sludge solids content or pre-treat sludge upstream of AD
Sludge quality
Sludge is the main waste stream from the treatment of wastewater