Study on ultrasonic treatment for municipal sludge

Xianzhen Xu; Dan Cao; Zonghua Wang; Jin Liu; Jun Gao; Minlang Sanchuan; Zhenjun Wang

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.05.008

Study on ultrasonic treatment for municipal sludge

Ultrason Sonochem. 2019 Oct:57:29-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.05.008. Epub 2019 May 8.

Authors

Xianzhen Xu¹, Dan Cao², Zonghua Wang³, Jin Liu⁴, Jun Gao⁵, Minlang Sanchuan⁶, Zhenjun Wang⁵

Affiliations

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Sino-Japanese Center for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fiber Materials and Textiles, Laboratory of Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 20093, China.
² College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 20093, China. Electronic address: donny1991@163.com.
³ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Sino-Japanese Center for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fiber Materials and Textiles, Laboratory of Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 20093, China. Electronic address: wangzonghua@qdu.edu.cn.
⁴ Qingdao Geo-Engineering Surveying Institute, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 20093, China.
⁵ College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 20093, China.
⁶ Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 20093, China.

PMID: 31208616
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.05.008

Abstract

Ultrasonic technique has attracted wide attention due to its advantages of no secondary pollution, high decomposition speed and simple equipment in the treatment of municipal sludge. In this paper, study on ultrasound-chemical treatment for municipal sludge in investigated. Results indicate that ultrasonic waves can destroy sludge floc structure and cell walls, release intracellular organic matter, and accelerate the hydrolysis process; ultrasonic can improve the sedimentation and dewatering performance of sludge; ultrasonic wave can produce a sponge effect on sludge, which makes the water flow through the channel more easily from the wave surface, thereby agglomerating the sludge particles and increasing the particle size; ultrasound can promote coagulation; ultrasound can also improve the activity of excess sludge, and improve the efficiency of anaerobic digestion process and the final biogas production. Ultrasound-Cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) treatment can undermine the repulsion between particles to a certain extent and destabilizes sludge flocs. In addition, the adsorption and bridging action of the flocculant CPAM further agglomerates the sludge particles, and the water in the sludge is squeezed out to be converted into free water, which further improves the dewatering performance of the sludge, thereby reducing the moisture content of the filter cake.

Keywords: Chemical; Municipal sludge; Ultrasonic.