title: [Sewage sludge microwave thermal hydrolysis process].
abstract: Sewage sludge thermal hydrolysis experiments with 2,450 MHz microwave energy were carried out under 80-170 degrees C with 1-30 min. Max. microwave output power was 1 kW. Volatile suspended solid (VSS) dissolving ratio, COD dissolving ratio, liquor COD and TOC, sludge particle size distribution, micro-structure, and elements (C, H and N) hydrolysis were measured. Also, sludge dewaterability improvement was inspected. Results show that microwave heating leads fast sludge hydrolysis reaction. Temperature was the controlling process factor. Under 150 degrees C and 170 degrees C with 5 min, 15.8% and 29.4% VSS dissolved respectively. While, with 10 min 19.07% and 25.75% COD moved to liquor. Release of organic materials increased liquid sludge COD and TOC concentration. Under 170 degrees C with 10 min, COD and TOC concentration were 9,860.0 mg/L and 2,949.70 mg/L respectively. More than 5 to 10 min, VSS and COD dissolving trend turned slow down. SEM test showed cell disruption of hydrolyzed sludge. N could dissolve more easily than C and H. 67% N hydrolysiszed under 170 degrees C with 5 min. Bacterial cell disruption and organic solid hydrolysis improved sludge dewaterability. Sludge cake moisture content decreased from 82% to 73.1% and 65.5% under 150 degrees C, 170 degrees C with 10 min microwave hydrolysis. Accordingly, sludge amount reduction ratios were 33.9% and 51.7% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. qw04@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xun
mesh_terms: D006358:Hot Temperature; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008872:Microwaves; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012722:Sewage