- Deodorization and dewatering of biosolids by using dimethyl ether.
Deodorization and dewatering of biosolids by using dimethyl ether.
Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation (2011-02-05)
Hideki Kanda, Mayumi Morita, Hisao Makino, Keizou Takegami, Akio Yoshikoshi, Kazuyuki Oshita, Masaki Takaoka, Shinsuke Morisawa, Nobuo Takeda
PMID21291024
ABSTRACT
We proposed a method for the deodorising and dewatering of biosolids. In the proposed method, liquefied dimethyl ether (DME) was used as an extractant for odorous components and water. We developed a bench-scale experiment to almost completely deodorize and dewater biosolids by using liquefied DME at room temperature. The deodorized and dewatered biosolids have sufficient caloric density and can be used as a carbon neutral fuel.