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Sludge quality

Sludge is the main waste stream from the treatment of wastewater. Its characteristics depend on both the original feedwater quality and the type of the unit operation from which the sludge is discharged. For conventional municipal wastewater treatment, the two main sludge streams are from the primary sedimentation stage, producing primary sludge, and the secondary biological treatment stage, producing waste activated sludge (WAS) if the biological treatment is based on the activated sludge process

Sludge quality related videos

Sludge processing: the basics Source: Judd Water & Wastewater Consultants / YouTube

Sludge processing: the basics

An introduction to sludge treatment − a brief overview to sludge processing in the context of wastewater treatment.

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Sludge quality features and blogs

HTC/AD integration flowsheet
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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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