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MECHANICAL DEWATERING [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Mechanical dewatering is normally associated with large wastewater treatment plants and is used to separate sludge (residual sludge from wastewater treatment plants or faecal sludge from on-site sanitation) into a liquid and a solid part. The principal methods are belt filter presses, centrifuges and chamber filter presses.

Key term(s)
  • mechanical de-watering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

La déshydratation mécanique concerne surtout les grosses stations [...]. Depuis récemment, elle se développe dans les moyennes installations [...] Dans les très grosses, il s'agit le plus souvent de filtres-presses, (car plus coûteux en investissement et en exploitation), et dans les petites [...] de filtres à bandes.

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