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Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2004
Applicants:

Stephanie Edmunds, Willenhall, GB;

Douglas Paul Gilbert, Whitstable, GB;

Eric Robert Talbot, Cannock, GB;

Manocher Asaadi, Purley on Thames, GB;

Peter Winter, Reading, GB;

Inventors:

Stephanie Edmunds, Willenhall, GB;

Douglas Paul Gilbert, Whitstable, GB;

Eric Robert Talbot, Cannock, GB;

Manocher Asaadi, Purley on Thames, GB;

Peter Winter, Reading, GB;

Assignee:

Rhodia Operations, Aubervilliers, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 11/04 (2006.01); C02F 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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