title: Chitosan use in chemical conditioning for dewatering municipal-activated sludge.
abstract: This work aims to evaluate the potential use of chitosan as an eco-friendly flocculant in chemical conditioning of municipal-activated sludge. Chitosan effectiveness was compared with synthetic cationic polyelectrolyte Sedipur CF802 (Sed CF802) and ferric chloride (FeCl₃). In this context, raw sludge samples from Beni-Messous wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were tested. The classic jar test method was used to condition sludge samples. Capillary suction time (CST), specific resistance to filtration (SRF), cakes dry solid content and filtrate turbidity were analyzed to determine filterability, dewatering capacity of conditioned sludge and the optimum dose of each conditioner. Data exhibit that chitosan, FeCl₃and Sed CF802 improve sludge dewatering. Optimum dosages of chitosan, Sed CF802 and FeCl₃allowing CST values of 6, 5 and 9 s, were found, respectively, between 2-3, 1.5-3 and 6 kg/t ds. Both polymers have shown faster water removal with more permeable sludge. SRF values were 0.634 × 10¹², 0.932 × 10¹² and 2 × 10¹² m/kg for Sed CF802, chitosan and FeCl₃respectively. A reduction of 94.68 and 87.85% of the filtrate turbidity was obtained with optimal dosage of chitosan and Sed CF802, respectively. In contrast, 54.18% of turbidity abatement has been obtained using optimal dosage of FeCl₃.
authors: Laboratoire des Sciences et du Génie des Procédés Industriels, Faculté de Génie Mécanique et Génie des Procédés, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene, B.P. 32 El-Alia, Bab-Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria E-mail: hassiba_zemmouri@yahoo.fr.
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authors: Zemmouri
authors: Ecole Nationale Polytechnique, Unité de Recherche Ingénierie et Environnement, 10 Avenue Hassen Badi, B.P. 182, El-Harrach, Algiers, Algeria.
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authors: Mameri
authors: Ecole Nationale Polytechnique, Unité de Recherche Ingénierie et Environnement, 10 Avenue Hassen Badi, B.P. 182, El-Harrach, Algiers, Algeria.
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authors: Lounici
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D005427:Flocculation; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D048271:Chitosan