METHOD FOR THICKENING SLUDGE DERIVED FROM WATER TREATMENT BY FLOCCULATION-DECANTATION WITH BALLASTED FLOC

• Main Author: BINOT, PATRICK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 15.07.2009
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE

A method is provided for thickening sludge produced through a ballasted flocculation process. The sludge and granular material from the ballasted flocculation process are directed to a sludge separator where the sludge is separated from the granular material. Thereafter the separated sludge is sent...