Rheological properties of sewage sludge during enhanced anaerobic digestion with microwave-H2O2 pretreatment

WATER RESEARCH

卷:98

Article

Liu, Jibao^1,2  Yu, Dawei^1,2  Zhang, Jian⁴  Yang, Min^1,2  Wang, Yawei^1,2  Wei, Yuansong^1,2,3  Tong, Juan^1,2 

[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Ecoenvironm Sci Res Ctr, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China

[3] Jiangxi Acad Sci, Inst Energy, Nanchang 330096, Peoples R China

[4] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mech, LMFS, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China

关键词: Rheology;    Activated sludge;    Anaerobic digestion;    Microwave-H2O2;    Pretreatment;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.watres.2016.03.073

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The rheological behavior of sludge is of serious concern in anaerobic digestion. This study investigated the rheological properties of sewage sludge during enhanced anaerobic digestion with microwave-H2O2 pretreatment (MW-H2O2). The results showed that MW-H2O2 pretreatment resulted in the improvement of sludge flowability and weakening of its viscoelastic properties. Further positive effects on the rheological properties of digested sludge during anaerobic digestion were observed. The flowability was improved with a low level of apparent viscosity. The decrease of the consistency index and increase of the flow behavior index indicated that the strength of the inner structures and non-Newtonian flow characteristics of digested sludge weakened. Both the storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G) decreased, indicating that the viscoelastic behavior became weak. These effects were possibly attributed to the changes of the digested sludge micro-structures, such as extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). This study concluded that anaerobic digestion for treating sewage sludge combined with pretreatment is a more favorable option than single anaerobic digestion from the perspective of rheology. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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