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BELT FILTER PRESS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Waste Management
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Continuous belt filter-presses are used for difficult-to-dewater sludges such as waste activated sludge which can dewater to about 15-20% solids, while capturing 90-95% of the total solids.

CONT

Chemical conditioning with polyelectrolytes: ... Polyelectrolytes are mainly used before centrifugation and before the sludge is run through a large mesh filter belt (belt-press filter for example).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Le conditionnement chimique par polyélectrolytes conduit à la formation de flocs volumineux [...] Les polyélectrolytes sont surtout utilisés avant centrifugation et avant passage sur toile filtrante à larges mailles (filtres à bande presseuse par exemple).

CONT

[...] les boues épaissies sont pompées à la base de l'épaississeur et envoyées sur une presse à bande qui donne à la sortie un produit déshydraté et pelletable, ayant une siccité de 30 à 50 p. 100.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento del agua
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
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