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Biosolids Treatment Processes pp 353–388Cite as

Inorganic Chemical Conditioning and Stabilization

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Conditioning involves the chemical and/or physical treatment of biosolids to enhance water removal and improve solids capture. The three most common conditioning systems use inorganic chemicals, organic polymers (covered in another chapter), or heat. Table 1 shows and compares the effects of conditioning processes on a biosolids mixture of primary and waste-activated sludge (WAS).

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  1. Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, MA

    Nazih K. Shammas PhD (Professor and Environmental Engineering Consultant, Ex-Dean and Director) & Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE (Dean & Director, Assistant to the President and Vice President)

  2. Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, MA

    Nazih K. Shammas PhD (Professor and Environmental Engineering Consultant, Ex-Dean and Director) & Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE (Dean & Director, Assistant to the President and Vice President)

  3. Zorex Corporation, Newtonville, NY

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE (Dean & Director, Assistant to the President and Vice President)

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Shammas, N.K., Wang, L.K. (2007). Inorganic Chemical Conditioning and Stabilization. In: Wang, L.K., Shammas, N.K., Hung, YT. (eds) Biosolids Treatment Processes. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 6. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-996-7_11

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