Synergistic effects of sono-alkaline pretreatment on anaerobic biodegradability of waste activated sludge

Serkan Sahinkaya; Mehmet Faik Sevimli

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.19, No.1, 197-206, January, 2013

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2012.08.002 Export Citation

Synergistic effects of sono-alkaline pretreatment on anaerobic biodegradability of waste activated sludge

Serkan Sahinkaya^†, and Mehmet Faik Sevimli¹

Department of Environmental Engineering, Nevsehir University, Nevsehir, Turkey
¹Department of Environmental Engineering, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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The individual and combined effects of alkaline and ultrasonic pretreatment on both physical and chemical properties and anaerobic biodegradability of waste activated sludge (WAS) were investigated comprehensively in this study. The experimental results showed that both disintegration and anaerobic biodegradability of WAS were significantly improved by the combination of alkaline and ultrasonic (sono-alkaline) pretreatment. Besides, it was determined that the hydraulic retention time in anaerobic digester can be shortened by half using this combined pretreatment. However, it was also determined that sono-alkaline pretreatment was not feasible economically due to its high energy requirement.

Keywords:Anaerobic digestion;Pretreatment;Sonication;Sono-alkaline;Ultrasonic;Waste activated sludge

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[4] Neyens E, Baeyens J, Creemers C, J. Hazard. Mater., 97(1-3), 295 (2003)

[5] Dogan I, Sanin FD, Water Research., 43, 2139 (2009)

[6] Jin Y, Li H, Mahar RB, Wang Z, Nie Y, Journal of Environmental Science., 21, 279 (2009)

[7] S¸ahinkaya S, Sevimli MF, Aygu¨ n A, Water Science and Technology., 65, 1809 (2012)

[8] Pilli S, Bhunia P, Yan S, LeBlanc RJ, Tyagi RD, Surampalli RY, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry., 18, 1 (2011)

[9] S¸ahinkaya S, Effects of US Pretreatment on Productivity of Anaerobic Sludge Digester, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering, Selc¸uk University,Konya (2011)

[10] Kim DH, Jeong E, Oh SE, Shin HS, Water Research., 44, 3093 (2010)

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[13] Eskicioglu C, Terzian N, Kennedy KJ, Droste RL, Hamoda M, Water Research., 41, 2457 (2007)

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[17] Zhang PY, Zhang GM, Wang W, Bioresour. Technol., 98(1), 207 (2007)

[18] Beydilli MI, Pavlosathis SG, Tincher WC, Water Science and Technology., 38, 225 (1998)

[19] Razo-Flores E, Luijten M, Donlon BA, Lettinga G, Field JA, Environmental Science and Technology., 31, 2098 (1997)

[20] Anderson GH, Yang G, Water Environment Research., 64, 53 (1992)

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[22] Gro¨ nroos A, Kyllo¨ nen H, Korpijarvi K, Pirkonen P, Paavola T, Jokela J, Rintala J, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry., 12, 115 (2005)

[23] Akin B, Clean-Soil, Air, Water., 36, 360 (2008)

[24] Khanal SK, Isik H, Sung S, Van Leeuwen J, Proc. of IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Beijing (2006)

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