Enhancement of Sewage Sludge Anaerobic Digestibility by Sulfate Radical Pretreatment

Abstract:

The effect of sulfate radical(SO4−•) pretreatment on mesophilic anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge was investigated and compared with a control group. The results showed that pretreatment can effectively improve sludge anaerobic digestion performance. After sulfate radical pretreatment, the removal rate of TCOD during the digestion was increased by 11.5% , the cumulative gas production was increased by 44.9%.The VFA concentration increased in the supernatant after pretreatment, but the alkalinity was also increased at the same time, so as to ensure the stability of whole system. The highest methane yield under pretreatment condition was 0.27m3 CH4/kgVSremoval, 180.0% of the control. The results indicated that persulfate /K2S2O8 pretreatment could be an effective method for improving methane yield.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)
• Pages: 3358-3362
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.518-523.3358
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: De Dong Sun, Hua Mei Liang, Chun Ma
• Keywords: Anaerobic Digestion, Persulfate, Pretreatment, Sewage Sludge, Sulfate Radical

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