Moisture distribution in sludge is essential for the examination of dewatering problems; however, sufficiently rapid and accurate methods of sludge moisture measurement are currently lacking. Hence, this study investigated a low-field 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method for measuring water content and moisture distribution in sludge. Moisture content measured by NMR was closely correlated with the thermal drying method (R2 = 0.999). The loss of mechanical bound water from sludge was the primary cause of the decrease in water content from 96 to 37% during thermal drying at 40°C. NMR is more accurate, rapid, and nondestructive than other water distribution measurement methods.
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