Cost efficient management of sludge and concentrates

Year of publication

2013

Authors

Pirkonen, Pentti; Arnold, Mona; Merta, Elina

Abstract

Sludge, or liquid waste, is a very voluminous waste with high water content (> 95%) and the cost of sludge treatment can be 30–50% of the total operation costs at a water treatment plant (WWTP).

Organizations and authors

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

Merta Elina

Arnold Mona

Pirkonen Pentti

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Compilation

Article type

Audience

Professional

MINEDU's publication type classification code

D2 Article in a professional research book (incl. an introduction by the editor)

Publication channel information

Journal/Series

VTT Research Highlights

Parent publication name

Research highlights in green solutions for water and waste

Publisher

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Issue

Pages

18-24

ISSN

2242-1173

ISBN

978-951-38-7964-8

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

Yes

License of the publisher’s version

Other license

Self-archived

Other information

Fields of science

Environmental engineering

Keywords

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Language

English

International co-publication

Co-publication with a company

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

Yes