
Chemical sludge conditioning
The chemical pre-treatment of sludge helps remove water upstream of thickening and dewatering processes
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Sludge thickening and dewatering processes normally require pre-treatment to assist the separation of the water from the solids. This pre-treatment is referred to as conditioning, which takes the form of either:
The chemical pre-treatment of sludge helps remove water upstream of thickening and dewatering processes
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Thermal processes are used to condition sludges upstream of anaerobic digestion as well as pre-treating sludge for dewatering
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