Backmixing
Mixing of feed solids with solids product
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Basket centrifuge
Centrifuge based on an upright rotating vessel (or basket)
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Beach
Region just before the sludge cake exits a centrifuge
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Belt dryer
Convector dryer configuration using a conveyor belt to transport the solids through the reactor
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Belt filter press
Sludge dewatering technology based on removing water under pressure by squeezing sludge between two recirculating porous belts
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BFBR
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Bio-oil
Liquid fuel-like product generated from organic matter
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Biochar
Solid charcoal-like product generated from non-oxidative, dry thermochemical processes
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Biofuel
Fuel generated from a renewable source, such as biomass
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Biogas
Gas produced from anaerobic digesion
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Biogas production rate
Rate of production of biogas in mass per unit time
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Biological stabilisation
Biodegradation of sludge to a stable, non-rotting, odour-free and largely disinfected product
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Biosolids
Organic solids content of sewage sludge
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Bubbling fluidised bed reactor BFBR
Reactor configuration used in thermochemical treatment based on a non-recirculating bed of sand fluidised by upward flowing air
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