Sludge Stabilization
Co-Investigators: Dr. D. Cameron, Dr. W. Chatham, Dr. F. Diebold, Dr. B. Drury, Dr. H. Huang, Dr. T. Jordan, Dr. L. Twidwell
pknudsen@mtech.edu
This project looked at the stability of sludge produced during the two-stage lime precipitation process. A researcher team at Montana Tech investigated base initiated sludge, inorganic sulfide-initiated sludge, and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-initiated sludge. Each sludge was chemically characterized, and based on the characterizations, various storage environments were proposed and assessed. Further tests were performed to evaluate stability of aged sludge and sludge stability after chemical addition. Techniques developed from the characterization and stability studies have application to sludge generated through other types of water-treatment.
MWTP Activity IV, Project 2
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