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Co-dewatering of water treatment residuals (WTR) and wastewater biosolids can potentially benefit municipalities by reducing processing equipment and costs. This study investigated dewaterability (using capillary suction time, CST) of combined alum residuals (Al-WTR) and anaerobically digested biosolids at various blending ratios (BR), defined ...

The Town of Woodstock was hauling liquid sludge to a regional plant which was having difficulty handling the high solids loading to their own plant. Woodstock needed of a temporary dewatering solution and decided to control their destiny by purchasing or renting dewatering equipment. With a growing town and an upcoming facility expansion, the ...

The Village of Rouses Point has been a BDP customer since 1990 when they purchased a 1.0m BDP Model ‘E’. During the latest expansion of their facility, the plant evaluated various options for increasing the hydraulic throughput of their dewatering system. BDP was the press of choice due to the 3DPTM belt filter press superior ...

Project Summary: The Village of Maybrook WWTP process consists of primary clarification, trickling filters, and secondary clarification. Primary sludge and trickling filter humus is anaerobically digested. The belt filter press dewaters the sludge eliminating the need for sludge drying beds. The belt filter press discharge cake solids are ...

The City of Berea was operating with outdated belt press technology which had high maintenance requirements and inadequate operating capacity. During the latest expansion of their facility, the plant evaluated various options for increasing the hydraulic throughput and reliability of their dewatering system. BDP was the press of choice due to the ...

An aging primary and secondary treatment facility coupled with increased loadings to the co-settling primary clarifier resulted in the need to upgrade the Hoosac WQD. An important component of the upgrade was biosolids handling. Tighe & Bond selected the belt filter press as the bases of design for this 5.37 MGD average daily flow facility. ...

The Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County was faced with high maintenance cost of existing equipment, poor reliability and increased incinerator cost. After extension research into dewatering options, it was determined that the most economical dewatering system was on-site dewatering with a belt filter press. BDP was the press of ...

Paddle Dryer turns waste into income for food processing plant. A northeast food processor turns its activated biological sludge waste from its manufacturing process into income by recycling the waste as an ingredient for organic fertilizer. When the state banned landfilling of the biological waste, a study was conducted that showed the waste ...

Clarification and Dewatering Control Industrial TSS The New Energy Corporation facility in South Bend IN produces 380,000 M3 per year (100 million gallons per year) of ethanol from corn feedstock. It also produces about 272,000 tonnes per year (300,000 tons per year) of carbon dioxide and 299,000 tonnes per year (330,000 tons per year) of ...

Komagata Foods Co., Ltd. <Problem> Komagata Foods Co., Ltd., manufacturing feed for fish cultivation, used to use a belt filter press, but they had always faced clogging problems because of the oily sludge. They also suffered from spillage over from the side of filter cloth, making operators to keep their eyes on the machine all day. ...