Since sludge mitigation requires new strategies for enhanced dewaterablity, several
scientific and technological advancements in conditioning, dewatering and drying …

Wastewater characteristics and sludge generation potential of point source categories are
reviewed critically. Novel industry-specific sludge dewatering/drying solutions necessary to …

The significant risk of ohmic heating and the high electric energy consumption at terminal
stages of the dewatering are two problems that hamper the development of the electro …

Compaction under oscillatory shear and low normal pressure is an alternative method for
mechanical deliquoring of compressible filter cakes. After the proof of concept on a …

Abstract Knowledge of the rheological behavior of saturated particulate networks is crucial
for every process in which a particulate network is built-up, dewatered, or transported, as in …

Filter cake compaction is a common method for mechanical deliquoring of compressible
filter cakes. In addition to the conventional squeezing compaction method, applying …

The scale up of solid bowl centrifuges is a major challenge as the process and material
behavior are complex and difficult to describe. A common approach to forecast the process …

Thermal drying is a major industrial energy consumer in developed economies. Efficient,
energy-saving, low environmental impact drying processes to produce dried products of …

In cake filtration, low values of residual moisture are desirable. This can be achieved by filter
cake compaction. The present work proposes a new method for filter cake compaction by …

Filter cake cracking is a common problem in cake filtration that can be avoided by
compacting the filter cake prior to air-blowing. Here, we present a new method for …