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Claude Prévot1, François Pyrek2
1Degrémont, 2Lyonnaise des Eaux – Prism’O
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In 2003, Lyonnaise des Eaux decided to launch a facility at the Limay Porcheville site dedicated to drying sludge from […]
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Rigden, C., and Shepherd, S. Eco-Solids International
(free)
A process for converting municipal, industrial and agricultural sludge of biological solids to pathogen-free, odourless sludge with much reduce sulphur […]
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Thomason, M.1 Lamont-Black, J.2
1Ashbrook Simon Hartley Ltd, 2ElectroKinetic Ltd
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Since the introduction of the belt filter press, there has been few major developments or improvements in sludge dewatering technologies. […]
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McCausland,C.1, Bartletta, J.1 and Stickland,A.D.2
1The Centre for Sustainability, Institute of Technology, Ireland, 2The University of Melbourne, Australia
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Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) is a high-rate aerobic digestion process that is increasingly used as a treatment method to […]
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Kopp, J.1 and Ewert, W.2
1Lengede, 2PCS Hamburg
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The examination of numerous sewage sludges from municipal wastewater treatment plants leads to the conclusion that on the one hand […]
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Brenton M.
Ashbrook Simon Hartley Ltd
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Recent headlines have shown that the days of cheap energy have come to a close, reducing energy consumption has become […]
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Nielsen, S.1, and Willoughby, N.,2
1Orbicon A/S (Former Hedeselskabet, Environment and Energy A/S), 2ARM Ltd
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The Helsinge Sludge Reed Bed System was established and planted with reeds in October 1996. The Reed Bed System has […]
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Evans, T.
Tim Evans Environment
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A survey of the literature revealed that it is difficult, indeed virtually impossible, to get meaningful information about the likely […]
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Mohr, J-C.1, Stiller, W.1, Dinsdale, R.2 and Guw, A.2
1University of Applied Science and Arts Hannover, Germany, 2University of Glamorgan, UK
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The milk processing industry e.g. quarg cheese manufacturing results in the production of significant quantities of highly polluted wash waters […]
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Abdullahi, Y.A. and Akunna, J.C.
University of Abertay
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This study investigated the effect of waste type and proportions on pH stability and breakdown of source-separated organic solid waste. […]
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Shelton-Smith, J. and Wheatley. A.D.
Loughborough University
(free)
The poor biodegradability of activated sludge cell walls is well known and it has been suggested that the rigid, double […]
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Mortensen, H. and Ugland, T.N.
The Solum Group
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The Solum Gruppen has developed a system for biological treatment, called AIKAN, that: • has a reliable process • is […]
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Hoyland, G.1, Newton, J.1, Riches, S.2, and Bland, R.2
1Mott MacDonald, 2Anglian Water
(free)
Anglian Water’ new sludge treatment scheme has been designed to treat annually 80 000 t of sludge solids to the […]
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Araúzo, I. and Permuy, D.
SISTEMAS DE TRANSFERENCIA DE CALOR, S.A. (STC)
(free)
The cost of energy in thermal drying processes represents more than 50% of the total costs in thermal sludge processes. […]
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Shanmugam, P. and Horan, N.J.
University of Leeds
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Biomethanization for power generation from industrial and municipal solid waste has become one of the important renewable sources of energy, […]
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Jordan, P.J. 1, Herritsch,A.1, Fernando,T. 2, Tomalla, M.3.
1University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 2Flo-Dry Engineering Ltd, New Zealand,
3Klein Abwasser- und Schlammtechnik Gmbh, Germany
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Flo-Dry Engineering Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand has installed a two stage demonstration drying system in co-operation with Watercare Services Limited, […]
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Browne, D.W., Kurvink, M.R. and Fernando, T.
Flo-Dry Engineering Ltd
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The use of Rotary Drum Dryers for drying dewatered sewage sludge has become a conventional process. There are numerous operating […]
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Manchester, S.J.
BRE Fire and Security
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This paper discusses in some detail the isothermal self-heating basket tests that are used to obtain ignition behaviour of bulk […]
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Baker, F.1 and Day, M.2
1Southern Water Services, 2Andritz Ltd
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A joint paper was presented by Andritz and Southern Water at the 8th European Biosolids Conference in which experience gained […]
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Masango, P. and Skivington, M.
Thames Water
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In the past, risk control and management originally was driven by human health and safety needs. Then it quickly encompassed […]
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Shelton-Smith, J. and Wheatley, A.D.
Loughborough University
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The increasing regulatory pressures driven by acceptability, perception and legislation have raised the costs of treating wastes from both food […]
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Toffoletto, L. and Aoustin, E.
Veolia Environnement, France
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Many different treatment processes (drying, composting, etc.) and final disposal options (landfill, land application, combustion, etc.) exist for wastewater sludge […]
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Bolin, K., Kearney, R., Overstreet, E., Dooley, B.
EnerTech Environmental, Inc
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EnerTech’s patented SlurryCarb™ process chemically converts biosolids into a high-energy, renewable solid fuel, providing an environmentally and economically sound solution […]
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Svanströma, M.1, Fröling,M.1 and Tester, J.W.2
1Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
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The total environmental performance of supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) and other advanced oxidation technologies for waste treatment have been shown […]
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Gilbert, A.B.1, Crétenot, D.2, Chauzy, J.2, Favali, G.3
1Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, UK, 2Veolia Water Direction Technique, France, 3SIBA, SpA, Italy
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The ATHOS® Process has now been commissioned at the first two sites: Epernay-en-Champagne and Truccazzano. This marks the realisation of […]
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Fjaergard, T.1, Sorensen, G.1, Solheim, O.E.2, and Seyffarth,T.2
1Hamar WWTP, 2Cambi AS
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During 2001-2003 the city and county of San Francisco completed a two-year pilot study of pre-treatment processes to mesophilic anaerobic […]
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Rigden, C.1, Jolly, M.2, Taylor, T.3, Shepherd, S.4
1Eco-Solids International, 2Earth Tech Engineering, 3Yorkshire Water Services, 4EcoSolids International & Holloman Environmental Corporation –
(free)
It has long been recognized that the transporting of sludge containing water, works against the economical operation of a Waste […]
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Chauzy, J., 1, Cretenot, D., 1, Gilbert, A.B2, 1 Veolia Water Direction Technique, 2Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
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Veolia Water’s Thermal Hydrolysis System BIOTHELYS® is now operational at the site of Saumur, an extended aeration biological nutrient removal […]
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Stephenson, R., Laliberte, S., Hoy, P., Drew, A., and Britch, D.
Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc., Canada
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MicroSludge® is a patented chemical and pressure pre-treatment process that liquefies secondary activated sludge (SAS, or waste activated sludge, WAS) […]
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Le, S.1, Briddon,T.1, Harrison,D.2 and Werker, A.3
1United Utilities, 2Monsal, 3AnoxKaldnes AB, Sweden.
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The Sixth Community Environment Action Programme re-instates Europe’s commitment to a sound use of sludge on land and the LIFE […]
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Vera, M.A.1, Nickel, K.2, Neis, U.3, Lavelle, P.4
1EIMCO Water Technologies USA, 2ULTRAWAVES Water & Environmental Technologies,
3TU Hamburg-Harburg, 4EIMCO Water Technologies UK
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Anaerobic sludge digestion is the most widely applied process for the stabilization of the solids generated during wastewater treatment. The […]
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Stephenson, R., Skene, G., Drew, A., Britch, D., Laliberte, S., and Hoy, P.
Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc., Canada
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Sludge management occupies a large portion of most wastewater treatment plants’ capital and operating budgets. However, the generally poor effectiveness […]
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Holm, R., ITT Flygt, Sweden
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Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) require a wide range of fluid transports of suspensions with different flow characteristics. The aqueous suspensions […]
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Sotiriadis, T., Firmansyah, T. and Dawson, M., BHR Group Limited
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Mixing is one of the commonest operations in sludge processing and yet to date has received comparatively limited research and […]
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Dooley, M., and Diamond, K., Strathkelvin Instruments
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Since the innovation of closed cell respimetric techniques in portable six cell respirometer has seen a number of Process Optimisation […]
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Rozich, A.1, and Bordacs, K.2, 1PMC Biotec Company, 2MSE Ltd
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Industries with high organic waste and sludge generation face significant challenges in wastewater treatment processes specifically in the disposal of […]
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Edmunds, S.1, Hearn, K.2, Louvel, L.1, Mottot, Y.1, Palfrey, R.2, Richmond, R.1
1Rhodia, 2WRc plc
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In a previous paper1, TetrakisHydroxymethylPhosphonium Sulphate (THPS) had been identified as a potential uncoupling agent for reducing biosolids growth in […]
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Wolff, S.1, Hurren, D.2
1Air Liquide Technology Centre, Germany, 2Air Liquide UK
(free)
Since 2001, AIR LIQUIDE has been operating several industrial ASPAL-Sludge-plants in Germany and Europe which reduce the amount of excess […]
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Elliott, A. and Mahmood, T., Paprican, Canada
(free)
With sludge management costs as high as 60% of the total wastewater treatment plant operating costs, it is economically advantageous […]
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Rainbow, A., Rainbow Wilson Associates, UK
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Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) has been recovered by controlled precipitation from digested sludge dewatering liquors using a pilot reactor at […]
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Gibbs, P., Chambers, B.J., Bhogal, A., and Nicholson, F., ADAS Gleadthorpe, UK
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The effects of organic matter (OM) additions from farm manures and biosolids on soil physico-chemical and bio-physical properties were determined […]
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Rigby, H. and Smith, S.R., Imperial College, London, UK
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Organic residual materials produced by industrial processes, biowastes, are a valuable resource to agriculture in terms of provision of N, […]
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Smith, S.R., Cass, J., Perez-Viana, F. and Rogers, M.
Imperial College London
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The decay of enteric pathogens in soil is a critical component of the multi-barrier approach to protect human health when […]
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Wadhia, K.1, Dando, T.2, and Kuhn, I.3
1ALcontrol Laboratories, 2NCIMB Ltd, 3Karolinska Institute, Sweden
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Microbial Assay for Risk Assessment (MARA), an array of eleven genetically diverse microorganisms, freeze-dried in a microtitre plate, was used […]
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Fröling, M.1, Svanström, M.1 and Drakare, S.2, 1Increasing Number of Chemicals from Non-Point Sources
– An Upcoming Challenge for Biosolids and Wastewater
Treatment, 1Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, 2Uppsala University, Sweden
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The collection and treatment of wastewater and municipal solid waste are results of society addressing problems connected to spreading of […]
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Alain Huyard1, Mar Esperanza1, Cyrille Gogot1, Marie-Laure Janex-Habibi1, Luis
Castillo2, Gaela Leroy3, Jens Meinhold2
1CIRSEE, SUEZ Environnement, 2 Anjou Recherche, VEOLIA Environnement,
3Centre d’Analyses Environnementales, VEOLIA Environnement, France
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The objective of the study was to get a first determination of the fate of selected EDCs during wastewater treatment. […]
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Ganidi, N., Cartmell, E. and Tyrrel, S., Cranfield University, UK
(free)
ABSTRACT Anaerobic digester foaming has raised concern to operators and managers due to the adverse impacts of foaming on the […]
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Barber, W.P., United Utilities, UK
(free)
Considering that anaerobic digestion is a complex multi-step progression of series and parallel reactions, it is interesting to note that […]
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Harrison, D., and Brade, C., Monsal
(free)
The last 10 years has seen a growing investment in Advanced Digestion plants in the UK with 7 of the […]
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Bartkowska, I.1, Dzienis, L.1, Augustin, O.G.2, 1Bialystok Technical University, 2Fuchs Gas- und Wassertechnik GmbH
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This paper presents the process of autoheated thermophilic aerobic digestion (ATAD), a sludge treatment method for achieving both effective sludge […]
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South, B., Applied Environmental Research Centre Ltd
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Two management systems for post tunnel maturation of green waste compost are compared for development and dispersion of organic odours. […]
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Dirkse, E.H.M.1, Froud, C.2, 1DMT Environmental Technology, 2CSO Technik Ltd.
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Global rising energy costs are focusing efforts by many industrial and municipal entities to find new sources of energy. Generating […]
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Poulsen, T.G., Aalborg University, Denmark
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Two types of composts made from either sewage sludge or from park and garden waste were compared with respect to […]
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Parks, J., Millennium Science and Engineering
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Many large-scale production processes brewing, antibiotic fermentation and extraction processes, dairy and food processing generate biological sludges and biosolids. These […]
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Auty, D.1 and Duff, B.2, 1Entec UK Ltd, 2Scottish Water
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Scotland has many unique features, not the least of which is its sewage and sludge treatment infrastructure. This paper aims […]
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Wilson, T.E.1, Yang, X., Ding, C.2, Howard, J.A.3, Shen, C.-W.1, 1Earth Tech, 2Beijing Drainage District, 3BHC Consultants, Seattle WA, USA
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Beijing, China currently transports dewatered, digested and undigested sludges to rural areas for stockpiling and traditional agricultural use. As the […]
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Hugmark, P., Stockholm Water Company, Sweden
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The project is driven by eight wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and lead by a governing group with representatives from the […]
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Toffey, W.E., Philadelphia Water Department, USA
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IN THE BEGINNING… I spent some 100 hours running — going the extra mile — training for my first marathon […]
