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POTATO STARCH AS A SLUDGE CONDITIONER
Author(s) -
Vogh Richard P.,
Warrington James E.,
Black A. P.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1969.tb03756.x
Subject(s) - softening , starch , potato starch , torque , agronomy , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , waste management , materials science , engineering , biology , food science , composite material , physics , thermodynamics
New softening plants in Florida have experienced torque troubles from resistant sludge. A form of potato starch which swells in cold water was found to condition the sludge properly at very moderate cost with little extra work, and a new torque tester evolved from the research.