Sludge Dryer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025762

1. Device used to reduce the moisture content of sludge by heating to temperatures above 65 °C (ca. 150 °F) directly with combustion gases.

2. Any enclosed thermal treatment device that is used to dehydrate sludge and that has a maximum total thermal input, excluding the heating value of the sludge itself, of 2,500 Btu/lb of sludge treated on a wet-weight basis.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-025762
Field	Environment
References	40 CFR 61.51 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025762",
  "term": "Sludge Dryer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Device used to reduce the moisture content of sludge by heating to temperatures above 65 °C (ca. 150 °F) directly with combustion gases.\n\n2. Any enclosed thermal treatment device that is used to dehydrate sludge and that has a maximum total thermal input, excluding the heating value of the sludge itself, of 2,500 Btu/lb of sludge treated on a wet-weight basis.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 61.51 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sludge-dryer/"
}

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