Sludge Conditioning

11/01/25

“Why do we need to pretreat sludge before separating the water from the solids?”

Sludge is a mixture of solid waste and water. Sludge is processed by separating the solid waste from the water. However, sludge will require pre-treatment called Sludge Conditioning before dewatering to ensure successful processing. Sludge conditioning comes in numerous forms, ranging from aerobic digestion to thermal conditioning.

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