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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2004
Stephanie Edmunds, Willenhall, GB;
Douglas Paul Gilbert, Whitstable, GB;
Eric Robert Talbot, Cannock, GB;
Manocher Asaadi, Purley on Thames, GB;
Peter Winter, Reading, GB;
Stephanie Edmunds, Willenhall, GB;
Douglas Paul Gilbert, Whitstable, GB;
Eric Robert Talbot, Cannock, GB;
Manocher Asaadi, Purley on Thames, GB;
Peter Winter, Reading, GB;
Rhodia Operations, Aubervilliers, FR;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of reducing the pathogen content of sewage sludge comprising (a) adding to the sludge an effective amount of a phosphorous-containing compound and (b) keeping the phosphorous-containing compound in contact with the sludge for a sufficient time to reduce the amount of pathogens present in the sludge by an amount equivalent to a logarithmic reduction of 2 or more.