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Sewage Sludge Electro-Dewatering Treatment—A Review

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Pages 691-706 | Published online: 18 Apr 2012

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Yanli Tao, Jian Zhou, Xiaonan Gong & Pingchuan Hu. (2016) Electro-Osmotic Dehydration of Hangzhou Sludge with Selected Electrode Arrangements. Drying Technology 34:1, pages 66-75.
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