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Glossary (B)

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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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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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