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Converting sludge gallons into metric tons
Aug 21st, 2012, 8:58am
 
Hello everyone,

My plant is reapplying for a land application permit for disposal of our processed solids. We have a Belt Press. In order to do this, I must determine how much cake we dumped on the landfill during 2011.

Known = 2,025,450 waste gallons pressed into cake
Known = 29.4% solids on average

How do I determine the metric tons? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Re: Converting sludge gallons into metric tons
Reply #1 - Aug 21st, 2012, 11:21am
 
Firstly on the basis that your measurement is US gallons, the volume of the sludge that was de-watered is 7,667 m3.

Unfortunately you do not tell us the solids content of the original sludge before de-watering, or the density of the sludge.

If this is activated sludge, and if the un-dewatered sludge was at say 2% solids, and it is now de-watered it to 29.4% solids the mass of de-watered sludge can be estimate as follows:
7,667 m3 at 2% solids = 153,340 kg sludge (dry).

Therefore at 29.4% solids the mass of de-watered cake would be 521,547 kg sludge cake, (i.e. 521.547 metric tonnes).

There are many "if's" in this estimate, but I hope you can follow the reasoning.
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