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dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Brittany A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T18:24:37Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T18:24:37Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-06T18:24:37Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/72810
dc.description.abstractIndustrial productivity is often judged solely by the primary product’s marketability, while opportunities for secondary products derived from process waste are often overlooked. Port Hawkesbury Paper LP (PHP), located in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, produces over 7 wet tonnes per hour of waste sludge with a seasonally dependent dryness ranging from 25-38%. To enhance potential end uses and value of the sludge, it was further dewatered through a comparative in situ study contrasting ferric sulfate and sulfuric acid; both treatments yield a ~4% increase in dryness, with commensurate potential for numerous economic and environmental benefits; the process has since been implemented permanently. Comparatively, sonication, the use of ultrasonic waves to cause molecular disruption, has been investigated with the potential to act as a supplemental practice regarding dewatering or as a replacement for acidification hence decreasing safety concerns by removing hazardous acid injection.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAcidificationen_US
dc.subjectSludgeen_US
dc.subjectDewateringen_US
dc.subjectWastewater Treatmenten_US
dc.subjectSonicationen_US
dc.subjectPulp mills--Environmental aspectsen_US
dc.subjectWaste products-Dewatering
dc.subjectFactory and trade waste
dc.subjectPaper mills--Environmental aspects
dc.titleDewatering Strategies and End Use Examination of Paper Mill Residualsen_US
dc.date.defence2017-03-29
dc.contributor.departmentSchool for Resource & Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Karen Beazleyen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Tony Walkeren_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Ken Oakesen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Michelle Adamsen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsYesen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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