Abstracts Sewage sludge (mainly composed of excessive bio-sludge) is an inevitable by-
product of biological wastewater treatment process and contains various toxic substances …

Sludge disposal is an integral part of wastewater treatment systems, and its cost usually
accounts for more than half of the total operation cost. Sludge disposal technology is facing …

Large amounts of waste activated sludge (WAS) as a by-product generated from the
biological treatment in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is of high moisture content …

The advancement of science has facilitated increase in the human lifespan, reflected in
economic and population growth, which unfortunately leads to increased exploitation of …

The occurrence state and molecular structure of extracellular proteins were analyzed to
reveal the influencing factors on the water-holding capacities of protein-like substances in …

The study proposed the ultrasound-activated persulfate oxidation as a novel approach to
enhance sludge dewaterability. The results demonstrated that the reduction of water content …

The treatment and disposal of sludge is a complex environmental problem because of the
high moisture content. Herein, We reported the process of Fe (II) activating Urea hydrogen …

As a high efficiency method for chloride removal, Friedel's salt precipitation (FSP) method
has attracted much attention in zero liquid discharge (ZLD) of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) …

Sewage sludge is an inevitable by-product of biological wastewater treatment process and
contains various toxic substances such as pathogens, heavy metals and organic …

The highly hydrated colloidal structure of waste-activated sludge (WAS) is the main obstacle
of enhanced dewatering for sludge volume minimization. Extracellular polymeric substances …