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- Title
Excess Sludge Disintegration by Discharge Plasma Coupled with Thiosulfate.
- Authors
Jin, Hekai; Lin, Song; Yang, Yueyun; Liang, Zhixin; Chen, Yiqi; Hua, Lei; Zhang, Ying; Jia, Hongtao; Zhang, Guodong; Wang, Tiecheng
- Abstract
Surplus sludge disposal and treatment are major issues in wastewater treatment plants. Discharge plasma oxidation is an effective approach for sludge dewatering and digestion. In this study, excess sludge disintegration by non-thermal discharge plasma coupled with thiosulfate (TSA) was investigated. After 20 min of the single discharge plasma treatment, the soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) increased to 404.93 mg L−1, and it climbed even more to 549.08 mg L−1 after adding 15 mmol L−1 of TSA. The water content of the filter cake also reduced even more in the presence of TSA. There was an appropriate dosage of TSA available. In the discharge plasma coupled with TSA system, reactive oxygen species (·OH and O2−) were generated and had significant involvement in the disintegration of the sludge. The addition of TSA enhanced the production of OH. These reactive oxygen species decomposed the floc structures and facilitated the transformation of organic compounds, resulting in a decrease in the average size of the sludge aggregates. The ratio of soluble extracellular polymer substances (S-EPS) was enhanced, while the ratio of the tightly bound fraction was reduced after the treatment. Thus, discharge plasma coupled with TSA promoted microbial cell lysis and facilitated the release of intracellular organic matter and bound water, ultimately enhancing the sludge's dewaterability.
- Subjects
PLASMA flow; CARBON content of water; SEWAGE disposal plants; CHEMICAL oxygen demand; SEWAGE sludge digestion; SLUDGE management; POLYALUMINUM chloride
- Publication
Water (20734441), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 18, p3313
- ISSN
2073-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/w15183313