Volatile solids definition

Volatile solids means the fraction of total solids that is comprised primarily of organic matter.
Volatile solids means the amount of the total solids in the residuals lost when they are combusted at 550 degrees Celsius in the presence of excess air.
Volatile solids means the amount of the total solids in sewage sludge lost when the sewage sludge is combusted at 550° Celsius in the presence of excess air.

Examples of Volatile solids in a sentence

  • If the Beneficial Owner of any Registrable Common Stock so elects, the Company may require assurances reasonably satisfactory to it of such owner's Beneficial Ownership of such Registrable Common Stock.

  • Volatile solids under suspended mussel culture have been measured at concentrations as high as 25% of the dry sediment weight (Dahlback and Gunnarsson, 1981).

  • Table 3.1. Characteristics of the separate substrate types used in the composting experiments.Mixture Table 3.2. Characteristics of the waste mixtures before (B) and after (A) composting (1: BWS+C+O+S; 2: BWS+C+O+B; 3: BWS+C+O+P; 4: BWS+C+O; 5: BWS+P+SW; 6: BWS, reference sample).Abbreviations: TS: Total solids, VS: Volatile solids, Tot-C: Total carbon, Tot-N: Total nitrogen, na: Not available.The aim was to approach a TS content of approx.

  • A Heat Drying facility is costly to construct, operate and maintain, prone to reliability issues and does not reduce the Volatile solids.

  • Volatile solids must be reduced by a minimum of 38 percent.• Criterion 2.


More Definitions of Volatile solids

Volatile solids means the amount of the total solids in sewage sludge lost when the sludge is- combusted at 550 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes in the presence of excess air.
Volatile solids means the amount of total solids lost when biosolids are combusted at 550° C in the presence of excess air.
Volatile solids means any mass loss, corrected for moisture, when a solid is heated out of contact with air under the specified conditions and using the methods in CEN/TS 15402:2006; and
Volatile solids means the amount of the total solids in sewage sludge lost when the sewage sludge is combusted, in accordance with part 2540G of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater."
Volatile solids means the amount of the total solids lost when waste is combusted at 550 degrees Celsius in the presence of excess air.
Volatile solids means any mass loss, corrected for moisture, when a solid is heated out of contact with air under the conditions specified, and using the methods, in BS EN 15402:2011; and
Volatile solids means the amount of the total solids in the residuals lost when they