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Can Organic Polymers Help Reduce the Total Volume of Sludge for Disposal?
Author(s) -
Streicher Lee
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1979.tb01133.x
Subject(s) - incineration , waste management , environmental science , alum , volume (thermodynamics) , wastewater , organic matter , environmental engineering , chemistry , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry
The disposal of sludge is becoming a problem for many water utilities. Clarification with organic polymers is one way to reduce the amount of sludge produced. Several methods for disposal of sludge are also discussed, including sludge lagoons, landfills, wastewater systems, and incineration. In addition to polymer use, alum or sodium aluminate recovery and freezing and thawing may help reduce the volume of sludge produced.