Sludge Dewatering
What is Sludge Dewatering?
Sludge dewatering is, as the name clearly implies, removing water from sludge. Sludge dewatering is typically the final step for industrial wastewater treatment processes and plants. After wastewater treatment the sludge remaining is very high in water content that can be reclaimed through sludge dewatering.
Why Dewater Sludge?
Most producers pay for sludge disposal by weight, and water is heavy. So if you remove as much water as possible, your dewatered sludge is lighter and thus costs less to dispose of your sludge and increases the number of recycling options and reduces risk of outlet availability. The bottom line is that effective Sludge dewatering can save you money.
Performing Sludge Dewatering….
The most common way to dewater sludge is to physically squeeze the water out of the sludge. As with all sludge dewatering technologies you can approach dewatering in various ways depending on your requirements and eventual disposition of your sewage sludge. All the usual methods can apply, pressure filtration dewatering, belt press dewatering filtration, air sludge drying processes, sludge dewatering centrifugation and vacuum filtration. In addition a sludge drier can be utilised at the end of the process. Driers are oven like equipment that actually bakes out the water.
What is the most effective solution for Sludge Dewatering?
This is not easily answered without a comprehensive evaluation of your specific needs including the final disposition of your sludge cake including whether you will be applying the sludge to land applications, landfill disposal, alternative fuels, further processing and so on. Analyzing each situation is critical to optimize the wastewater sludge aspect of your municipal wastewater treatment processes.
BioCore dewatering solution
BioCore are focused on optimizing transport costs for sludge movement and developing the capacity to reuse sludge as a fuel or a high value fertilizer. The only way this can be achieved is if a cake can be produced which is 35-45% dry matter. BioCore have perfected existing technologies from other markets which are now being deployed on a proof of concept basis in the Irish and UK marketplace. If you are interested in participating we have a solution offer with no capital risk for the client.
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