Sludge is an inevitable by product of sewage treatment, and it includes pathogens, heavy
metals, organic pollutants and other toxic substances. The components of sludge are …

The increasing amount of sewage sludge produced in wastewater treatment plants
(WWTPs) poses a great challenge to both environment and economy globally. As a requisite …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) have a significant effect on the dewaterability of
waste-activated sludge (WAS); however, the role of polarity distribution (hydrophilic …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) of sludge is a heterogeneous mixture of high to low
molecular weight organic substances which is including proteinaceous compounds …

With the development of cities and population, the production of sludge is increasing
annually. It has become an unavoidable challenge to achieve sludge dewatering and …

Refractory organic pollutants in wastewater have the characteristics of persistence and
toxicity, which seriously threaten the health and safety of humans and other organisms …

Hydrothermal treatment (HT) is effective for the deep dewatering of sewage sludge (SS);
however, the effective temperature generally exceeds 180℃, resulting in the production of …

Drinking water sludge (DWS) and waste activated sludge (WAS) are usually treated
separately. With the continuous deepening understanding of the characteristics of two types …

In this study, the siderite/PMS conditioning-pressurized vertical electro-osmotic dewatering
(PEOD) process was used to reduce the volume of activated sludge (AS). The changes in …

Interactions between cations and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) play an
important role in the formation of microbial aggregates and have key effects on the physical …