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Deodorization and Dewatering of Biosolids by Using Dimethyl Ether
Author(s) -
Kanda Hideki,
Morita Mayumi,
Makino Hisao,
Takegami Keizou,
Yoshikoshi Akio,
Oshita Kazuyuki,
Takaoka Masaki,
Morisawa Shinsuke,
Takeda Nobuo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143010x12609736966847
Subject(s) - biosolids , dewatering , dimethyl ether , waste management , chemistry , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , methanol , geotechnical engineering
We proposed a method for the deodorising and dewatering of biosolids. In the proposed method, liquefied dimethyl ether (DME) was used as an extractant for odorous components and water. We developed a bench‐scale experiment to almost completely deodorize and dewater biosolids by using liquefied DME at room temperature. The deodorized and dewatered biosolids have sufficient caloric density and can be used as a carbon neutral fuel.