Pretreatment of microbial sludges
Abstract
Methods are described for pretreating microbial sludges to break cells and disrupt organic matter. One method involves the use of sonication, and another method involves the use of shear forces. The pretreatment of sludge enhances bioconversion of the organic fraction. This allows for efficient dewatering of the sludge and reduces the cost for final disposal of the waste.
- Inventors:
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- Lakewood, CO
- Louisville, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869699
- Patent Number(s):
- 5380445
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pretreatment; microbial; sludges; methods; described; pretreating; break; cells; disrupt; organic; matter; method; involves; sonication; shear; forces; sludge; enhances; bioconversion; fraction; allows; efficient; dewatering; reduces; cost; final; disposal; waste; organic matter; shear forces; method involves; microbial sludges; final disposal; shear force; method involve; organic fraction; pretreating microbial; /210/
Citation Formats
Rivard, Christopher J, and Nagle, Nicholas J. Pretreatment of microbial sludges. United States: N. p., 1995.
Web.
Rivard, Christopher J, & Nagle, Nicholas J. Pretreatment of microbial sludges. United States.
Rivard, Christopher J, and Nagle, Nicholas J. Sun .
"Pretreatment of microbial sludges". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869699.
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abstractNote = {Methods are described for pretreating microbial sludges to break cells and disrupt organic matter. One method involves the use of sonication, and another method involves the use of shear forces. The pretreatment of sludge enhances bioconversion of the organic fraction. This allows for efficient dewatering of the sludge and reduces the cost for final disposal of the waste.},
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year = {1995},
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