USE OF FLOTATION FOR SEPARATION AND THICKENING OF BALLASTED SLUDGE

A method of treating wastewater comprises performing biological treatment of the wastewater to generate a sludge, adding a ballasting agent to the sludge to form a ballasted sludge, and performing solid-liquid separation of a first portion of the ballasted sludge using a dissolved air flotation proc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author WENTA, Robert J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 31.07.2024
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A method of treating wastewater comprises performing biological treatment of the wastewater to generate a sludge, adding a ballasting agent to the sludge to form a ballasted sludge, and performing solid-liquid separation of a first portion of the ballasted sludge using a dissolved air flotation process to form a solids-rich concentrated sludge and a solids-lean effluent.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20230747625