Question

Describe sludge thickening methods.

Answer 1

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Thickening is the first step for reducing the sludge volume by removal of free sludge water. Thin sludge is concentrated to thick sludge. Thick sludge has a higher viscosity, but must still be pumpable.

Sludge settles in gravity thickeners and is compressed by the weight of its own solids. Due to their higher specific density, primary and digested sludge can be better gravity-thickened than secondary sludge.