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Enhancement of sludge gravitational thickening with weak ultrasound

Panyue ZHANG, Tian WAN, Guangming ZHANG

《环境科学与工程前沿（英文）》 2012年 第6卷 第5期   页码 753-760 doi: 10.1007/s11783-011-0368-5

摘要： Gravitational thickening is the prevailing method to reduce sludge volume but the process is slow and usually requires addition of polyelectrolyte(s). This paper investigated the potential benefits of sonication on enhancing the sludge gravitational thickening with very low energy dose, so called “weak ultrasound”. Results showed that weak sonication significantly changed the sludge settlability and the main mechanism was release of the loosely bounded extracellular polymeric substances. The changes in sludge behaviors by sonication were strongly influenced by power density and sonication duration. Lower sound frequency was slightly better than higher frequency. Weak sonication (<680 kJ·kg DS) improved the sludge gravitational thickening while high ultrasonic energy deteriorated the process. Considering both the sludge thickening efficiency and energy consumption, the optimum conditions were 0.15 W·mL , 7 s, and 25 kHz. Under such conditions, the energy dose was only 155 kJ·kg DS, much lower than literature reports, and the sludge settling time was shortened from 24 h to 12?h. Weak sonication could substitute expensive polyelectrolyte coagulant for sludge thickening. Combination of weak sonication and polyelectrolyte could further reduce the settling time to 6 h. The final water content of the thickened sludge was not changed after sonication or polyelectrolyte addition.

关键词： activated sludge     sonication     settlability     dry weight     extracellular polymeric substances     polyelectrolyte    

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Enhancement of sludge gravitational thickening with weak ultrasound

Panyue ZHANG, Tian WAN, Guangming ZHANG

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