Sludge management – biosolids’ recycling
Dr David Tompkins, Head of Knowledge Exchange & Innovation at Aqua Enviro. Aqua Enviro is the UK consultancy within SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions.
Biosolids (or treated sewage sludges) typically have two markets – land...
Management of Biosolids Recycling
Scottish Water produces sewage sludge (Biosolids) as a natural by-product of the biological waste water treatment process. This sludge is then further treated to produce a biosolids product using various complex treatments such as...
How do you treat sludge properly?…talk to Eliquo Hydrok
The question of sludge treatment is of critical importance in modern wastewater treatment. On the one hand, disposal is very expensive. On the other hand, sewage sludge is a viable source of energy and...
The C-tech Process – Phosphorus removal made simple
By Ben Hazard Process Engineer
What’s the Problem?
Biological phosphorus removal is the phrase on everyone’s lips in the UK water industry at the moment, and achieving Bio-P removal with a low site footprint is the goal....
S:MAX solutions bring many benefits
As water companies face more demands than ever before, the production of high-quality bioresources will play a huge role in managing these challenges.
Population growth, climate change and the pressure to remain affordable are three...
Management of Biosolids Recycling
Scottish Water produces sewage sludge (Biosolids) as a natural by-product of the biological waste water treatment process. This sludge is then further treated to produce a biosolids product using various complex treatments such as...
Severn Trent uses anaerobic digestion to generate more green power than ever before
Severn Trent is now generating 38% of the energy it uses from a number of different renewable sources and the company is continuing to invest in new technology to increase that further in the...
Semi-organic sludges in the waste water treatment and biogas industries
Pumping of semi-organic sludges in the waste water treatment and biogas industries has long been the preserve of the progressive cavity pump (PCP), and with good reason.
They are able to deal with variable and...
Technology for high quality sludge is more important than ever
Studies that have highlighted the benefits from developing markets for sludge have undoubtedly been the driving force behind Ofwat’s promise to open up the Bioresources market by 2020. The fact that it has now...
AD operators see performance benefits with micronutrient technology
As the Government pushes for more take up of Anaerobic Digesters to help achieve its 2020 carbon reduction targets, AD and biogas plant operators can ensure their own systems perform to maximum capacity with...