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Paul Lowe*, Nigel Horan*, John Hudson**
*Aqua Enviro Consultancy Services ** Independent Consultant
(free)
The biosolids industry can be regarded as a mature industry. The techniques employed have been around for many years, especially […]
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Peter Winter, Manocher Asaadi and John Coles-Carr
RWE Thames Water I&D
(free)
Thames Water recycles approximately 125,000 tonnes dry solids of cake to agricultural land annually. In 2003, 14% of this was […]
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Dr William P. Barber, Atkins Water, UK
(free)
This paper analyses the data from 16 full-scale anaerobic digester plants worldwide and investigates the influence of various parameters on […]
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Gareth Howell1, Gary Stephensonr2 and Andy Gillighan1
1Earth Tech Engineering , 2Yorkshire Water Services
(free)
Current sludge disposal to farms as an organic soil conditioner has recently become a cause for concern for Water Companies, […]
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Morgan Fröling 1,2 Andrew Peterson2 and Jefferson W Tester 1,2
1 Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(free)
Large flows of material processed by food industry are not converted into marketable food products. These materials, a biological feedstock […]
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Thomas E. Wilson, Ph.D.1, Reza Iranpour, Ph.D.2, and Thomas D. Windau1
1 Earth Tech, Inc., 2 City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation
(free)
This paper focuses on three representative thermophilic anaerobic digestion projects: a very large project at the Hyperion Treatment Plant in […]
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E.I.Stentiford,* I Issaias, **J T Pereira-Neto and ***G Monge
*The School of Civil Engineering, The University of Leeds
** LESA, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil
***Centro Panamericano de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ciencias del Ambiente, Perú
(free)
Each year 2-4 billion people dispose of their solid waste by uncontrolled dumping. The majority of these are located in […]
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Keith Panter*, Mads Prag Roesen
Ebcor Ltd, UK –
NLM Combineering, Denmark
Erik Ulnits, EWOC. Denmark
(free)
Many Danish cities have been sorting household waste since mid 1980s. The objective was to use the digestate as a […]
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Jianfeng, F., Min, J., Luonan, J.
The College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
(free)
Dyes are organic compounds used in textile industries and their abatement represents one of the main problems in the treatment […]
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Tim Evans 1, Mike Boor 2 and Richard Cherry 3
1TIM EVANS ENVIRONMENT; 2 EWB DESIGNS; 3 EUROTAS CONSULTING Ltd.
(free)
When organic resources are used on land they are generally stockpiled at the sites where they are going to be […]
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Lee Mountford
Dewatering Business Manager, Kruger UK, Edwards & Jones
(free)
The processing capability of Modern Enhanced Dewatering Systems has been significantly improved to achieve un-rivalled performance together with operational and […]
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Simon Collett, 1, Tony Amato1, Matthew Griffiths1, Fergus Rooksby1
1 Purac Ltd, UK
(free)
It has be recognised now for sometime that processes such as anaerobic digestion can be enhanced, for example in terms […]
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Arnim R. H. Hertle
Hiller GmbH
(free)
On most small sewage treatment plants, the off-site transport of liquid sludge is the normal mechanism for sludge disposal. However, […]
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Jens Ejbye Schmidt1*, Nina Christensen1, Irini Angelidaki1, Damien John Batstone1, Eric Trably1,
Gerasimos Lyberatos2, Katerina Stamatelatou2, Michael Kornaros2, Laure Metzger3, Najat Ameall3,Jenna Watson4, Kistiñe García4, Silvia Ayuso4and Dominique Patureau5
1. Environment & Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
2. Dept. Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece
3. RITTMO, Nambsheim France
4. Environmental Dept., France
(free)
Production of sewage sludge in Europe, and worldwide is increasing, and will continue to do so. Application on agricultural land […]
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Adrian Unc1, Michael J. Goss2, Susan Springthorpe1, and Syed A. Sattar1,
1University of Ottawa, 2University of Guelph
(free)
Liquid residuals deposited on tile-drained land often reach the tiles rapidly, and such contamination is facilitated by rainfall. Any predictive […]
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Richard Smith 1 & Matthew Griffiths 2,
1. Severn Trent Water Ltd, UK
2. Purac Ltd, UK
(free)
Severn Trent Water operates over 1000 sewage treatment works and 43 sludge treatment centres across the centre of England and […]
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Steen Nielsen1 and Neil Willoughby2
1 DDH Consulting, Denmark
2ARM Ltd, UK.
(free)
Sludge Reed beds have been used for dewatering and mineralisation of sludge in Denmark since 1988. Experience has shown that […]
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S.M. Ghoreishi and A. Nili
Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
(free)
Lignosulphonates are complex polymeric materials that are by-products of wood pulping. The discharge of Lignosulphonates in the pulp mill wastewater […]
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D Pope**, A Cumiskey*, D Harrison*, P May*,
** Anglian Water Services, UK, * Monsal, UK
(free)
Bioenergy, which includes the production and utilisation of biogas from anaerobic digesters to produce electricity and heat, is becoming an […]
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Martin Jolly1, Les Nemeth2, Steve Arant3, Tom Wilson4,
1Earth Tech Engineering Ltd, UK, 2Earth Tech, Canada, 3Earth Tech US, 4Earth Tech US
(free)
Historically, biosolids stabilization has consisted of single stage anaerobic and aerobic digestion processes. These processes have proven to be effective […]
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Samuel Shepherd, Clive Rigden
Eco-Solids International Limited
(free)
It has long been recognized that transporting sludges containing water is counter to the economical operation of a Waste Water […]
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Jae-Kwang Lee, Dae-Hyun Yoo and Myun-Joo Lee
Division of Radiation Application, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea
(free)
A study on enhancement of sludge dewaterability and disinfection of the microorganisms in sewage sludge by using electron accelerator were […]
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M. Mayhew*, M S Le*, D. Harrison**, C E Brade**
*United Utilities, UK , **Monsal, UK
(free)
Economic drivers have influenced the development of anaerobic digestion in the UK towards treating thicker sludges with reducing retention times. […]
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Jude A. Onwudili and Paul T. Williams
Energy and Resources Research Institute. University of Leeds, UK
(free)
The influence of reaction temperature and concentration of hydrogen peroxide on the oxidative gasification of glucose in subcritical and near […]
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Dr. Lindsey Gove and Edgar Blanco
Anglian Water Services Ltd
(free)
High lime doses have become accepted as unnecessary to comply with conventional sludge treatment standards as defined by the new […]
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Jeremy Black, Manocher Asaadi and Terry Bane
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
(free)
Pathogen reduction in digested sewage sludges is thought to follow a first order decay rate mechanism. On this basis, Thames […]
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I. Angelidaki1, A. Boušková2, N. Christensen1, M. Dohányos2 and J. Ejbye Schmidt1
1 Environment & Resources DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark;
2 Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Chemical
Technology, Czech Republic
(free)
Adaptation of stable mesophilic reactors to thermophilic temperature by applying a one step increase, and a stepwise increase of the […]
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Jane O’Connor, Simon Tilley and Rachel Edgington
Severn Trent Water
(free)
A new drying process is being commissioned at Manton Sewage Treatment Works at Worksop, for Severn Trent Water. This is […]
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Reuma Arusi1, Amit Gross1*, Pinchas Fine2, Zeev Ronen1and Ali Nejidat1
1 Department of Environmental Hydrology & Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for Water
Research, Israel
2 Institute of Soils, Water and the Environment, Israel
(free)
Supplementary N side dressing via the irrigation system is needed in organic cropping. The aims were to improve the N […]
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David Parsons, John Savage, Andrew Scott and Alan Smith
Meteor Communications (Europe) Limited
(free)
Tankered biosolids transactions can now be integrated into a single data communications network offering significant cost savings and much better […]
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Eric Trably†, Damien John Batstone†, Nina Christensen†, Dominique Patureau‡ and Jens Ejbye
Schmidt†
†Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Danmark.
‡ Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France.
(free)
The aim of this study is to propose an efficient method for monitoring and characterizing the microbial communities degrading xenobiotic […]
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Lars Uby, Magnus Fahlgren, Gert Hallgren, & Anna E Lindberg
ITT Flygt, SWEDEN
(free)
Design of sludge pumping and mixing systems requires substantial knowledge of sludge flow behaviour. Important information is contained in the […]
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Andrew Richard Godley
WRc plc, UK
(free)
Soil protection and sustainable use of soils is currently a topical area and monitoring soil quality to ensure soil management […]
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Andrew Richard Godley 1, Richard Smith 2and Ibitsam Tothill 2
1WRc plc, UK
2Cranfield University, Integrated Waste Management Centre, UK
(free)
Recycling organic wastes to land is seen as a beneficial and sustainable use of such wastes as it improves soil […]
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Emmanuel Adler
ACONSULT- Club ATOUT BOUES, UK
Centre d’affaires des monts d’or, France
(free)
The technical achievements in the treatment of biosolids and organic wastes are well documented. This gives an historic perspective on […]
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Stephen R. Smith
Centre for Environmental Control and Waste Management, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
(free)
The options for managing the residual sewage sludge biosolids generated by urban wastewater treatment have diminished with the ending of […]
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Ian Pepper1, Kathleen Zaleski2, Charles Gerba,2 and Karen Josephson2
1, The University of Arizona, Environmental Research Laboratory, USA
2, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Arizona, USA
(free)
Anaerobically (8% solid) and aerobically (2% solids) digested US Class B biosolids were pumped into field scale drying beds, and […]
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Guilhem Padox1 and Marc Remy2
1Balthazard & Cotte, 2Lhoist Recherche et Développement
(free)
Sewage sludge disposal is an increasing issue in all the European countries. The recycling in agriculture, provided that sewage sludge […]
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Philip A. Vella1 and Mark Cleworth 2
1 Carus Chemical Company,USA. 2 Biachem Limited, UK
(free)
Odours are the most common problem in municipal sewage collection systems and treatment plants. Discontent and complaints from nearby neighbours […]
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Nina Christensen, Eva Eriksson, Patricia del Val, Elisa Rozenberg, Anna Ledin and Jens Ejbye Schmidt
Environment & Resources DTU, Technical University of Denmark,
(free)
Disposal and handling of sewage sludge are increasing problems in Europe due to the increasing quantities of sewage sludge produced. […]
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Paul Gibbs, Martin Crookes and Brian Chambers.
ADAS Gleadthorpe Research Centre
(free)
This project investigated the benefits of green waste compost as a soil amendment for wildflower meadow recreation. The study involved […]
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Mike Rewcastle1, Tom Taylor2, John Churchley3 , Thierry Lebrun4, and Didier Perrin4.
1Northumbrian Water, 2Yorkshire Water, 3Severn Trent Water, 4Degremont.
(free)
Among the several options for managing sewage sludge, minimisation of production has received relatively little attention. Degremont have developed and […]
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Dr William P. Barber
Atkins Water, UK
(free)
Foaming during sludge treatment has traditionally been associated with activated sludge systems which have been victim to this phenomenon for […]
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Andrews M J1, Brown A C1 and Smith T2
1 Halcrow Group Ltd 2 Anglian Water Services Ltd
(free)
Risks of thermal drying municipal sludge are now well documented and, in considering them, it is generally accepted that an […]
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P Fine, (1), A Gips, (1,3), L. Roded (1), M. Reuven (2), L. Tsror (4), Y. Oka (4), and Y. Ben-Yephet (2)
1) Institute Of Soil, Water And Environmental Sciences,
2) Institute Of Plant Protection
The Volcani Center, ARO.
3) Extension Service, Ministry Of Agriculture, Israel
4) Gilat Experiment Station, Israel
(free)
We employed lime-stabilized sludge (LSS), a pathogen-free, high pH product, in combination with NH4 fertilizer to reduce Fusarium oxysporum f. […]
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Peter Vischer
HILLER GMBH, Germany
(free)
This paper describes both full-scale and laboratory work on the lysis of sludges to improve the performance of anaerobic digesters. […]
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AARAB Tarik1,3, SMEYERS Mathias1, REMY Marc2, GODDEN Bernard3 and DELHAYE Jean-Paul1
1Laboratoire d’Agrotechnologies Végétales – Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2Lhoist Recherche et
Développement, 3Institut de Gestion de l’Environnement et de l’Aménagement des Territoires
(free)
Land application of sewage sludge is an excellent way of recycling both mineral elements and organic matter. However, beside pathogens […]
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Bob Davis, Adele Graham and Kirstie Hearn
WRc, UK
(free)
Member States of the EU are required to divert biodegradable waste away from disposal to landfill, and Food Waste Disposal […]
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Magdalena Svanström1*, Morgan Fröling2, Kristin Johansson1, A. Maria Olsson1, and Agnes Mossakowska3
1Chemical Environmental Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
2Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
3Environment and Development, Stockholm Water AB, Sweden
(free)
A study on the environmental performance of treatment options for the sewage sludge produced at Henriksdalsverket wastewater treatment plant in […]
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Estelle1, LORNAGE Raphaël2 and LAGIER Thomas1
1CREED, 2CREED/LACE
(free)
An experimental trial was carried out within the framework of ELIA research program conducted by CREED in order to assess […]
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Eduardo Cardoso Filho1, João Wagner Alves2, Ana Carla Rodero3, Célia Kato4, Filipina Zanetti5, Patrícia Helena dos Santos Matai6, Sônia Maria Manso Vieira7,
Sao Paulo Biogas Project,
(free)
It’s estimated that the State of Sao Paulo’s landfills can generate about 340 MW of electricity in 2006. From this […]
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Manish Pankhania1 and Amyn Dahya2
1Building Research Establishment (BRE), UK, 2Nimasco, UK
(free)
The Eco-Bio® Process is a technique in Biocatalysis for accelerating the rate of biological treatment of contaminated water and soil. […]
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Gareth Davies1 and John Watson2
1Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers, 2South West Water
(free)
The introduction of the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations and the subsequent implementation of HACCP procedures have resulted in the […]
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Keith Panter Ebcor Ltd
(free)
This paper reviews some existing and proposed ultrasound technologies and their beneficial effects. The 3 process areas reviewed are activated […]
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Keith A. Denham 1, Chris Wilson2, Rick Dobbs3and John A. Hudson4
1, 2,3 Lemar Environmental Ltd, New Zealand.
Independent Consultant
(free)
Vitrification of sewage sludge ash has been of interest as a final stage in the incineration process, to “lock up” […]
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J Prior1, C E Brade2, Dr D C Pike3
1 Summerleaze Ltd., UK
2 Monsal, UK
3 Green Land Reclamation Ltd., UK
(free)
The paper outlines the development of a pilot scale anaerobic digestion facility designed to treat various organic waste materials, including […]
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Kevin Bolin, Sam McWilliams, and Brian Dooley
EnerTech Environmental, Inc.
(free)
EnerTech’s patented SlurryCarb™ process chemically converts Biosolids into a highenergy solid fuel, providing an environmentally and economically sound solution for […]
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(1)Matt J. Lovell, (2)Phil Hobbs, (2)Jon Williams, (2)David Chadwick, (1)Richard Smith
(1)Severn Trent Water Ltd., UK
(2)Institute of Grasslands and Environmental Research (IGER), UK
(free)
The aim of this work was to reduce odour production from disturbed/handled digested sludge cake that had undergone several months […]
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Bernard Morvan, Cemagref of Rennes
(free)
The global cost of household waste management increases by about 20 to 50% when selective collection of biowaste is introduced. […]
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Alan Whipps* Tony Hakes**
* Pell Frischmann Consultants, **Scopevital Limited
(free)
The commissioning stage of process projects is often misunderstood and its importance to the success of a project understated. Traditionally […]
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Rob Stephenson, Scott Laliberte, and Peter Elson
Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc, Canada
(free)
MicroSludge™ is a chemical and physical pretreatment process that significantly increases both the rate and the extent that waste activated […]
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Colin Froud1, and Ralf Weber2, Walti Schmitt3
1CSO Technik Ltd, 2Biogest AG 3Wiesbaden WWTW
(free)
The Crown sludge disintegration system utilises mechanical forces to cause cavitation in surplus activated sludge (SAS). Cavitation ruptures the cell […]
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Allen J Gale, Goulburn Valley Water, Victoria, Australia
(free)
The most significant issue facing the Australian water industry is the management of biosolids. Public perceptions have the potential to […]
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Steve Ntifo, Water UK,
(free)
Biosolids, the treated form of sewage sludge, have been in use in the UK and European agriculture for over forty […]
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Tim Evans
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP
(free)
Currently there is renewed concern about the risk of bioaerosols and other airborne hazards from treating wastes and using organic […]
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Andrew B. Gilbert1, Didier Crétenot2, Bruno Bigot1and Ivano Salvatori3
1OTV a division of Veolia Water Systems Ltd., 2Veolia Water Technical Department & 3SIBA S.p.A
(free)
The ATHOS® Process at Trucazzano Italy a 350,000PE facility, is the first of a number of sites >150,000PE, which will […]
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Andy Bagworth and Berrak Gökay
Anglian Water Services
(free)
A fire incident occurred in February 2004 at Anglian Water’s Pyewipe STW drying plant. This plant consists of a single […]
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I Nyoman Widyatmika, Moustafa S. Moussa, Peter van der Steen, Huub Gijzen
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
(free)
A study was conducted to evaluate the response of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor to cyanide-rich wastewater. Three laboratory […]
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Miguel A. Vera1 and Mark Hodder2
1EIMCO Water Technologies,
2Dorr-Oliver EIMCO UK Ltd
(free)
The history of anaerobic digester mixing in the USA started shortly after the advent of the separate sludge digestion tanks. […]
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Fiona Hogan1 and Rupert Kruger2
1 Atkins Water, UK
2Atkins Water, USA
(free)
An Anaerobic Baffled Reactor is a simple compartmentalised reactor, designed for retrofit inside an existing primary clarifier. The novel design […]
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Heiko Schiemann ,Thomas Pretz
Aachen University of Technology, Germany
(free)
Due to multiple experiences in the field of planning and engineering of processing plants for secondary materials the Chair of […]
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Alan Senior1*, Lawrence Tring1, Maxine Mayhew1, Bryan Wallis, Donald MacBrayne2
1Scottish Water Solutions, 2Scottish Water
(free)
A full-scale, ten week trial was carried out to investigate the efficacy of standard mesophilic anaerobic digestion (MAD) in reducing […]
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Johan Van De Velde*, Wim De Ryck*, Quentin Olivier**, Olivier Pollet**
*Aquafin, Belgium
**SEGHERS Keppel Technology NV, Belgium
(free)
The Antwerp sludge drying plant (Deurne) has been in successful continuous operation for 5 years and is an important installation […]
