Methods for quantifying lime incorporation into dewatered sludge. I: Bench-scale evaluation

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 750-761

  North, Jason M ^b   Becker, Jennifer G ^c   Seagren, Eric A ^a,d   Ramirez, Mark ^e   Peot, Christopher ^e  

^a ASCE ^*

^b Natgun Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Full scale tests; Laboratory tests; Lime; Mixing; pH; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BENCH-SCALE; BENCH-SCALE SYSTEM; CLASS A; DEWATERED SLUDGE; DEWATERING; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL COLIFORMS; FULL-SCALE TESTS; LABORATORY TESTS; MIXING; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; PH; PH MEASUREMENTS; QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS; SLUDGE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOSOLIDS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SLURRIES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

LIME;

AMMONIUM; BIOSOLID; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEWATERING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; LABORATORY METHOD; LIME; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; SLURRY; SULFUR COMPOUND; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 49749141501     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2008)134:9(750)     Document Type: Article

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