Molecular disruption through acid injection into waste activated sludge – A feasibility study to improve the economics of sludge dewatering

Business & Economics

• Sludge Dewatering 100%
• Acidification 84%
• Feasibility Study 58%
• By-products 57%
• Injection 54%
• Paper Mill 54%
• Disruption 44%
• Moisture Content 38%
• Nova Scotia 37%
• Primary Product 31%
• Marketability 31%
• Cellulose 30%
• Use Value 30%
• Moisture 29%
• Drying 28%
• End Use 28%
• Environmental Benefits 27%
• Gravity 25%
• Placement 25%
• Economics 24%
• Economic Benefits 22%
• Value Added 20%
• Experiment 14%
• Productivity 13%
• Industry 8%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• feasibility study 52%
• dewatering 49%
• activated sludge 42%
• sludge 35%
• acid 30%
• economics 27%
• paper 19%
• sulfuric acid 19%
• acidification 18%
• mill 16%
• byproduct 16%
• product 13%
• cellulose 9%
• moisture content 8%
• drying 8%
• moisture 7%
• gravity 7%
• sulfate 6%
• productivity 6%
• in situ 5%
• industry 5%
• cost 4%
• chemical 4%
• method 4%
• experiment 3%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Dewatering 61%
• Acids 43%
• Acidification 35%
• Economics 30%
• Sulfuric acid 30%
• Byproducts 24%
• Moisture 20%
• Sonication 17%
• Protons 14%
• Sulfates 13%
• Cellulose 13%
• Drying 11%
• Gravitation 10%
• Productivity 9%
• Chemical analysis 7%
• Industry 5%
• Costs 4%
• Experiments 4%