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Impact of persulphate mixed with paper sludge on activated sludge dewaterability
Author(s) -
Wang Sen,
Cheng Saige,
Xiao Xueli,
Lai Fan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/wej.12597
Subject(s) - filtration (mathematics) , chemistry , water content , activated sludge , specific resistance , pulp and paper industry , moisture , response surface methodology , chemical engineering , chromatography , environmental engineering , materials science , environmental science , sewage treatment , composite material , mathematics , geotechnical engineering , statistics , organic chemistry , engineering
FeSO 4 was used to activate K 2 S 2 O 8 mixed with paper sludge to condition activated sludge, and its effect on sludge dewaterability was investigated. Interaction effects of various parameters on sludge dewaterability were investigated and analysed by considering the moisture content of cake, specific resistance to filtration (SRF) and capillary suction time (CST) as indicators and the Box–Behnken design of response surface methodology (RSM). Results indicated that the moisture content of cake, SRF and CST decreased from 74.52 to 69.57%, 25.39 × 10 12 to 11.80 × 10 12 m/kg and 199.8 to 146.4 s, respectively, under optimal conditions. RSM results presented that only 0.13% of the response values cannot be interpreted with this model, and the three‐factor interaction was observed to be significant. Additionally, sludge dewaterability mechanism observed that K 2 S 2 O 8 mixed with paper sludge used the strong oxidising properties of SO 4 − • to crack sludge flocs. Fine fibres and calcium carbonate in the paper sludge played important roles as the skeleton support in the sludge filtration process, and the internal moisture was rapidly eliminated.