Alum recovery has recently gained more attention because many water utilities need to improve their sludge handling and disposal practices. As part of an overall sludge management program, alum recovery can reduce the amount of solids and allow for reuse of the recovered alum as a coagulant. It also has other potential uses such as phosphorus control at wastewater treatment plants.
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Bishop et al. (1987) studied this question.