Polyelectrolytes to reduce polyacrylamide demand for sludge conditioning and dewatering

Project Member(s): Nguyen, T., Vigneswaran, S., Kandasamy, J., Johir, M.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Sydney Water Corporation
Sydney Water Corporation

Start year: 2019

Summary: identify new polymers that destabilise the “gellified” structure of the tightly bound exocellular polymer to improve dewatering

FOR Codes: Environmental Technologies, Urban and Industrial Water Management, Environmentally sustainable engineering , Terrestrial systems and management not elsewhere classified

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