Oct 1, 2017 · The impact of biochar amendments on dewatered fresh sewage sludge composting. • Biochar addition improved the water-soluble nutrient contents during composting. • 12% biochar mixed with 15% zeolite reduced the maturity period. • End product with 12% biochar + zeolite addition became high nutrients contains. •
Oxygen is an important parameter for organic-waste composting, and continuous control of the oxygen in a composting pile may be beneficial. The oxygen consumption rate can be used to measure the degree of biological oxidation and decomposition of organic matter. However, without having a real-time online device to monitor oxygen levels in the composting pile, the adjustment and optimization of
Jan 20, 2022 · Poultry manure, sewage sludge and mature compost using rice hulls as a bulking agent. b. Sewage sludge using electro-dewatering. c. Sewage sludge using mechanical dewatering. d. Sewage sludge with low O 2 conditions. e. Sewage sludge with high O 2 conditions. f. Sewage sludge with ambient O 2 conditions. g. Swine manure with medical stone. h
Sep 9, 2020 · Sewage treatment ultimately culminates in the concentration of the solid phase. Sludge are separated mainly in primary or secondary decanters. Even in biological treatment, where biological degradation of organic matter actually occurs, there is the separation of excess sludge concentrated in the bottom of the secondary settlers of activated sludge systems or biological filters. In fact, the
Apr 3, 2008 · The increased rate of sewage sludge production in developing countries like China is a matter of great concern whenever the aspect of final disposal is considered. Currently more than 600 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been established countrywide, and at least more than 15 million tons (78% water content) of municipal sewage sludge
Sep 5, 2022 · The unsustainable management of sewage sludge induces environmental and economic issues, yet sewage sludge is a promising feedstock for the production of biofuels by pyrolysis. Actual challenges include poor chemical stability, high water content, high viscosity, high concentrations of nitrogen, and the presence of oxygen in the produced biofuels. Moreover the produced biochars contain
Dec 4, 2023 · One of the most widely used for sludge treatment. Sludge is held in the absence of air for 15 to 60 days at temperatures of 68 to 131°F. Anaerobic bacteria feed on the sludge, producing methane and carbon dioxide. In some treatment plants, the methane is collected and burned to maintain the treatment temperature.
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May 11, 2022 · In this paper we present results of research on the transformation of chemical forms of two elements (Cu, Zn) that occurred at the highest concentration in sewage sludge being processed in a composting process. The factor that had impact on the direction of the observed transformation was the amount of straw added to the mix with sewage sludge at the batch preparation stage including
Jul 15, 2021 · The utilization of nutrients in sewage sludge partly alleviates the economic and environmental constraints, and the composting process has been proved a cost-efficient and simple approach for the recycling of sewage sludge. During the bio-oxidative process, the thermophilic phase is considered to be the most effective stage for the biodegradation of organic matter in sewage sludge composting
May 20, 2022 · The examination of sewage sludge produced from wastewater treatment plants considering different employed presented that the energy savings for managing sewage sludge for biogas production than producing compost are estimated at 27060 MJ/t of input (SS). Simultaneously, the avoided carbon dioxide emissions are 697 kg/t of digested sludge.
Oct 1, 2010 · H 2 S produced mainly due to lack of oxygen and O 2 feedback control could reduce H 2 S production during largescale sewage sludge composting (Chen et al., 2011). Increasing of bio-stability
1 Introduction. Sewage sludge is a byproduct of wastewater treatment and is produced worldwide. In the literature, municipal sewage sludge is defined as sewage sludge from the municipal wastewater treatment process. Due to huge sewage sludge production all around the world, this organic waste must be managed properly.
Sep 1, 2022 · Improvement of sewage sludge composting derived from large municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants is another key research to be further investigated. Modified pine wood as bulking agent has promising results on this bio-waste flow (Liu et al., 2021a).
Composting is widely used for recycling of urban sewage sludge to improve soil properties, which represents a potential pathway of spreading antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes to soils. However, the dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and the underlying mechanisms during sewage sludge composting were not fully explored. Here, we used high-throughput quantitative PCR and 16S