Steven K. Dentel
Ph.D, Cornell UniversityProfessor
| Office: | 348 DuPont Hall |
| Phone: | (302) 831-8120 |
| Fax: | (302) 831-3640 |
| Email: |
dentel@udel.edu |
| Curriculum Vitae: | view |
| Web Page: | http://www.ce.udel.edu/~dentel/ |
Short Bio
Research Interests:Application of colloid and interface science to water and wastewater treatment processes
Education
1984: Ph.D, Cornell University1980: Master, Cornell University
1974: Bachleor, Brown University
Honors and Awards
Listed: Who's Who Environmental Registry; Who's Who in Science and Engineering; Who's Who in Environmental EngineeringMember, Chi Epsilon: National Civil Engineering Honorary
Member, Sigma Xi: National Scientific Research Honorary
Philip F. Morgan Medal: Water Environment Federation, 1997
Slocomb Excellence in Teaching Award: 2008
Select Publications
Dentel, SK; Dursun D (2009) Shear sensitivity of digested sludge: comparison of methods and application in
conditioning and dewatering. Water Research 43, in press.
Dursun D; Dentel, SK (2009) Toward the conceptual and quantitative understanding of biosolids conditioning: the gel
approach. Water Science and Technology 59(9), 1679-85 .
Qi, Y; Dentel, SK; Herson, DS (2008) Effect of total solids on fecal coliform regrowth in anaerobically digested
biosolids. Water Research 42 (14), 3817-3825 .
Saveyn, H; Hendrickx, P M S.; Dentel S K; Martins, J C; Van der Meeren, P (2008) Quantification of hydrolytic charge
loss of DMAEA-Q-based polyelectrolytes by proton NMR spectroscopy and implications for colloid titration. Water
Research 42(10-11), 2718-2728 .
Dentel S K; Qi Y; Herson D S (2008) Improving the assessment of risk from pathogens in biosolids: fecal coliform
regrowth, survival, enumeration, and assessment. Water Science and Technology 57(2), 189-193 .
Dursun D; Dentel S K (2007) The importance of structural and gel fractions in determining shear sensitivity of sludge.
Water Science and Technology 56(9), 75-86 .
Abu-Orf M., Junnier R., Mah J., Dentel S. (2007) Demonstration of combined dewatering and thermal vacuum drying
of municipal residuals. Journal of Residuals Science&Technology 4(1), 25-34 .
Qi Y N; Dentel S K; Herson D S. (2007) Increases in fecal coliform bacteria resulting from centrifugal dewatering of
digested biosolids. Water Research 41(3), 571-580 .
Dursun D; Turkmen M; Abu-Orf M; Dentel S K (2006) Enhanced sludge conditioning by enzyme pre-treatment:
comparison of laboratory and pilot scale dewatering results. Water Science and Technology 54(5), 33-41 .
Ayol A; Filibeli A; Dentel S K (2006) Evaluation of conditioning responses of thermophilicmesophilic anaerobically
and mesophilic aerobically digested biosolids using rheological properties. Water Science and Technology 54(5), 23-31 .
Ayol A; Dentel S K; Filibeli A (2006) Toward efficient sludge processing using novel rheological parameters: dynamic
rheological testing. Water Science and Technology 54(5), 17-22 .
Dentel, S.K., Ayol, A., and Fillibeli, A. (2005) Modern Rheometric Characterization of Sludges. Journal of Residuals
Science and Technology 2(4), 233-240 .
Chang, J.S., Abu-Orf, M.M., Dentel, S.K. (2005) Alkylamine Odors from Degradation of Flocculant Polymers in
Sludges. Water Research 39, 3369-3375 .
Turkmen, M., Dentel, S.K., Germain, A.M. (2005) Odor Characterization from Landfill Cover Material. Journal of
Solid Waste Technology and Management 31(1), 21-29 .
Ayol, A. and Dentel, S.K. (2005) Enzymatic treatment effects on dewaterability of anaerobically digested biosolids-II:
laboratory characterizations of drainability and filterability. Process Biochemistry 40(7), 2435-2442 (2005) .
Ayol, A., Dentel, S.K., and Filibeli, A. (2005) Dual polymer conditioning of water treatment residuals. Journal of
Environmental Engineering 131(8), 1132-1138 .
Ayol, A., Dentel, S.K., Filibeli, A. (2004) Use of drainability and filterability simulations for evaluation of oxidative treatment and polymer conditioning of sludge. Water Science and Technology 50(9), 9-16 .
Qi, Y.N., Gillow, S., Herson, D.S., Dentel, S.K. (2004) Reactivation and/ or growth of fecal coliform bacteria during
centrifugal dewatering of anaerobically digested biosolids. Water Science and Technology 50(9), 115-120 .
Dursun, D., Ayol, A., Dentel, S.K. (2004) Physical characteristics of a waste activated sludge: conditioning responses and correlations with a synthetic surrogate. Water Science and Technology 50(9), 129-136 .
Science and Technology 50(9), 161-168 .




