Moisture distribution in sludges based on different testing methods

Moisture distributions in municipal sewage sludge, printing and dyeing sludge and paper mill sludge were experimentally studied based on four different methods, i.e., drying test, thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) test, thermogravimetricdifferential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) test and water activity test. The results indicated that the moistures in the mechanically dewatered sludges were interstitial water, surface water and bound water. The interstitial water accounted for more than 50% wet basis (wb) of the total moisture content. The bond strength of sludge moisture increased with decreasing moisture content, especially when the moisture content was lower than 50% wb. Furthermore, the comparison among the four different testing methods was presented.The drying test was advantaged by its ability to quantify free water, interstitial water, surface water and bound water; while TG-DSC test, TG-DTA test and water activity test were capable of determining the bond strength of moisture in sludge. It was found that the results from TG-DSC and TG-DTA test are more persuasive than water activity test.     

太湖淤泥和自来水厂污泥混合制砖研究

以太湖淤泥和自来水厂污泥为原料进行烧结砖的制备研究,干原料经混合加湿搅拌,制成4 cm×4cm×4cm的砖体试样,干燥后放入马弗炉中焙烧;测试了砖坯的含水率、干燥收缩,烧结砖的烧失量、烧成收缩、表观密度、吸水率和抗压强度,并利用XRD和SEM分别测试了烧结砖的矿物成分,和微观形貌特征。研究结果表明,减少淤泥含量导致砖的密度和抗压强度降低,烧失量、烧成收缩率和吸水率上升;淤泥掺量减少到60%,成型含水率为23%,经950℃高温煅烧后,所得砖体质量较好,强度满足MU10等级。     

污泥-煤复合燃料的成型干化工艺研究

为实现污泥的能源化利用,采用成型干化工艺制备污泥-煤复合燃料,研究了不同污泥含水率,添加比例,冷压成型压力等因素对复合燃料成型的影响,以及不同温度条件下复合燃料的干化特点.结果表明较好的工艺条件为:污泥初始含水率60%~70%,成型时固含70%~80%.10~30MPa范围内成型压力对落下强度影响较小.制备得到的成型燃料的落下强度可达到采用商用黏结剂制备得到的型煤水平. 混合成型后的污泥复合燃料,和污泥相比明显有利于水分的扩散和挥发,可在室温及不高于100℃条件下可以得到快速干化,实现污泥脱水及能源化利用的目的.     

印染污泥干燥过程中挥发分冷凝液的研究

对某印染废水处理厂的污泥进行模拟干燥处理,以产生的挥发分冷凝液为研究对象来考察干燥温度和干燥程度对印染污泥干燥过程中污染物产生的影响。随着干燥温度的升高,挥发分冷凝液COD、NH3-N含量均升高,且在140℃至160℃时升高较快,分别为177～262 mg/L,100～130 mg/L,而pH较稳定。污泥含水率从65%干燥至5%时,挥发分冷凝液的COD、NH3-N含量升高不明显,分别为176～190 mg/L、85～105 mg/L。干燥温度比干燥程度更能影响印染污泥干燥过程中污染物的产生。     

Effects of activated sludge flocs and pellets seeds on aerobic granule properties

Aerobic granules seeded with activated sludge flocs and pellets (obtained from activated sludge flocs) were cultivated in two sequencing batch reactors and their characteristics were compared. Compared with granules seeded with activated sludge flocs, those seeded with pellets had shorter start-up time, larger diameter, better chemical oxygen demand removal e ciency, and higher hydrophobicity, suspended solid concentration, and Mg2+ content. The di erent inocula led the granule surface with di erent microbial morphologies, but did not result in di erent distribution patterns of extracellular polymeric substances and cells. The anaerobic bacterium Anoxybacillus sp. was detected in the granules seeded with pellets. These results highlighted the advantage of pellet over activated sludge floc as the seed for aerobic granulation and wastewater treatment.     

Effects of different sludge disintegration methods on sludge moisture distribution and dewatering performance

A key step in sludge treatment is sludge dewatering. However, activated sludge is generally very difficult to be dewatered. Sludge dewatering performance is largely affected by the sludge moisture distribution. Sludge disintegration can destroy the sludge structure and cell wall, so as change the sludge floc structure and moisture distribution, thus affecting the dewatering performance of sludge. In this article, the disintegration methods were ultrasound treatment, K2 Fe O4oxidation and KMn O4 oxidation. The degree of disintegration(DDCOD), sludge moisture distribution and the final water content of sludge cake after centrifuging were measured. Results showed that three disintegration methods were all effective, and K2 Fe O4oxidation was more efficient than KMn O4 oxidation. The content of free water increased obviously with K2 Fe O4and KMn O4 oxidations, while it decreased with ultrasound treatment. The changes of free water and interstitial water were in the opposite trend. The content of bounding water decreased with K2 Fe O4oxidation, and increased slightly with KMn O4 oxidation, while it increased obviously with ultrasound treatment. The water content of sludge cake after centrifuging decreased with K2 Fe O4oxidation, and did not changed with KMn O4 oxidation, but increased obviously with ultrasound treatment. In summary, ultrasound treatment deteriorated the sludge dewaterability, while K2 Fe O4and KMn O4 oxidation improved the sludge dewaterability.     

剩余污泥深度干燥的研究进展

剩余污泥的含水率较高,对污泥进行干燥处理可以极大程度地减少污泥的水分。首先分析了污泥的含水特性和干燥污泥机理,然后分析了主要的污泥干燥方法研究现状,如热风干燥、过热蒸汽干燥、间接干燥、低温热流干燥、热泵干燥、太阳能干燥等。此外,探究了新型的污泥干燥技术及污泥干燥过程中可能产生的污染物,并在此基础上,对污泥干燥技术的发展方向进行了展望。     

电石渣和石灰对污泥的改性效果比较

在含水率为86.1%的脱水污泥中分别添加10%的电石渣和工业生石灰,其搅拌30min后及自然晾晒24,48,72,96,120 h后的含水率持续线性下降,自然晾晒120 h后可达到填埋标准;添加电石渣及石灰的污泥,其单位质量水分蒸发速率与原污泥有本质差异;两种改性剂均可使污泥比阻降低50%左右;经板框压滤机压滤出的泥饼...     

冷热联用对市政脱水污泥低温干燥的影响

为探究冷热联用干燥市政脱水污泥的可行性,明确冷冻对市政脱水污泥低温干燥的影响,以市政脱水污泥为试验材料,利用扫描电镜（SEM）及流式细胞仪研究了冷冻对污泥的作用.考察了不同冷冻温度和冷冻时间对脱水污泥干燥特性的影响,并对不同含水率和厚度的脱水污泥冷热联用低温干燥效果进行了分析.结果表明：冷冻使污泥的内部微小孔隙增多.当冷冻温度降到-30℃时,细胞死亡率达到15.5%,是未冷冻时的9.7倍.当干燥温度为60℃,冷冻温度分别为-10℃、-20℃和-30℃时,脱水污泥完成干燥的时间分别缩短了25.0%、33.3%和29.2%.质量为5g±0.1g,厚度为3mm,直径为50mm的污泥样品冷冻6h后达到最大强化效果.污泥含水率的下降会导致强化效果减弱,当含水率降至45%时强化效果消失.增加泥饼厚度使强化效果小幅下降,5mm、10mm和15mm厚的泥饼强化效果分别为33.3%、31.3%和30.4%.     

污泥热泵低温干化技术优势与问题探讨

污泥的显著特征是含水率高和黏度大,机械脱水污泥含水率在80%左右。由于其含水率高,体积庞大,为污泥处理处置带来了经济和技术上的困难。降低污泥含水率是无害化、减量化处理的关键和资源化利用的前提。加热干化是污泥深度脱水最有效方法之一,但传统热风对流干燥存在效率低、能耗高及尾气处理难度大等问题。热泵干燥是近年来开发的1种污泥低温干化新技术,具有能耗低、干化过程易于控制及安全性能高的优点。但需考虑进入干燥机的污泥颗粒大小及稳定性,协调污泥颗粒内部与外部传热传质,并处理好干燥过程中的粉尘及腐蚀性气体对热泵换热器的影响。     

Possible solutions for sludge dewatering in China

In China, over 1.43×10⁷ tons of dewatered sewage sludge, with 80% water content, were generated from wastewater treatment plants in 2007. About 60% of the COD removed during the wastewater treatment process becomes concentrated as sludge. Traditional disposal methods used by municipal solid waste treatment facilities, such as landfills, composting, or incineration, are unsuitable for sludge disposal because of its high water content. Disposal of sludge has therefore become a major focus of current environmental protection policies. The present status of sludge treatment and disposal methodology is introduced in this paper. Decreasing the energy consumption of sludge dewatering from 80% to 50% has been a key issue for safe and economic sludge disposal. In an analysis of sludge water distribution, thermal drying and hydrothermal conditioning processes are compared. Although thermal drying could result in an almost dry sludge, the energy consumption needed for this process is extremely high. In comparison, hydrothermal technology could achieve dewatered sewage sludge with a 50%–60% water content, which is suitable for composting, incineration, or landfill. The energy consumption of hydrothermal technology is lower than that required for thermal drying.     

污泥常压过热蒸汽干燥装置设计及干燥试验

为了研究污水污泥常压过热蒸汽干燥特性,研制了一套污泥常压过热蒸汽干燥试验装置,并对常压过热干燥装置主要部件的工作原理及特点进行了介绍。在研制的常压过热蒸汽干燥试验上进行了厚度分别为4,6,10 mm,干燥温度分别为160,220,280℃的干燥试验。试验结果表明:在过热干燥初期出现污泥含水率增大的现象,导致干燥时间增加;但过热蒸汽温度越高、污泥的厚度越薄,干燥至同样含水率所消耗的时间越短,干燥速度也越快。     

Effects of calcined aluminum salts on the advanced dewatering and solidification/stabilization of sewage sludge

The high moisture content (80%) in the sewage dewatered sludge is the main obstacle to disposal and recycling. A chemical dewatering and stabilization/solidification (S/S) alternative for the sludge was developed, using calcined aluminum salts (AS) as solidifier, and CaCl2, Na2SO4 and CaSO4 as accelerators, to enhance the mechanical compressibility making the landfill operation possible. The properties of the resultant matrixes were determined in terms of moisture contents, unconfined compressive strength, products of hydration, and toxicity characteristics. The results showed that AS exhibited a moderate pozzolanic activity, and the mortar AS0 obtained with 5% AS and 10% CaSO4 of AS by weight presented a moisture contents below 50%–60% and a compressive strength of (51.32 ± 2.9) kPa after 5–7 days of curing time, meeting the minimum requirement for sanitary landfill. The use of CaSO4 obviously improved the S/S performance, causing higher strength level. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetrydifferential scanning calorimetry investigations revealed that a large amount of hydrates (viz., gismondine and CaCO3) were present in solidified sludge, leading to the depletion of evaporable water and the enhancement of the strength. In addition, the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) and horizontal vibration (HJ 557-2009) leaching test were conducted to evaluate their environmental compatibility. It was found that the solidified products conformed to the toxicity characteristic criteria in China and could be safely disposed of in a sanitary landfill.     

交变电场-铁改性生物质强化城市污泥深度脱水

为了实现城市污泥的深度脱水,采用铁改性生物质作为骨架构建体联合交变电场电渗透技术处理污泥,以单因素实验为基础,探究了该联合技术对污泥脱水性能的影响,并通过表面响应法优化了污泥脱水的工艺参数.将玉米秸秆使用浓度为0.03g/mL的FeCl₃溶改性后与污泥混合,当采用不等占空比为4.33:1的交变电场,电压为17.22V/cm,改性生物质投加量为96.81mg/g DS,改性生物质含水率为61.91%,生物质粒径为1.05mm,阴阳极间距为2.10cm时,可以得到含水率为58.21%的脱水污泥,脱水能耗为0.0148kW·h/kg RW (脱除水分).脱水污泥的扫描电镜表征结果显示,铁改性生物质可以在污泥中起到良好的骨架支撑作用,有利于提高污泥的机械强度和可渗透性;热重分析显示,脱水后污泥的上、下层燃烧过程可划分为析出自由水和束缚水阶段,析出和燃烧挥发分阶段、分解无机盐阶段,添加铁改性生物质的脱水污泥有机质含量更高,燃烧得更快.     

基于Fe3+/EDTA-2Na的类芬顿对剩余污泥脱水性能的影响

剩余污泥的高含水率限制了对其后续处理以及资源化利用. 为了改善污泥脱水性能,利用Fe3+/EDTA-2Na类芬顿试剂作为调理剂强化污泥脱水,通过粒径分析、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等方法对剩余污泥进行表征,探究其强化脱水机理. 结果表明:经过氧化调理后的污泥泥饼含水率降至67.8%,并有62.32%的结合水得以释放. 污泥胞外聚合物(EPS)结构被氧化破解,紧密结合的胞外聚合物(TB-EPS)中的多糖和蛋白质浓度显著减少;污泥絮体减小,但从SEM图可以看出絮体结构变得规整、平滑,且出现不规则孔洞,增加了污泥水分的输送通道,改善了污泥的脱水性能. FTIR分析表明,氧化处理后的污泥清液中水的吸收峰变小,多糖和蛋白质对应的吸收峰增强,而富里酸对应的峰消失. 研究显示,基于Fe3+/EDTA-2Na类芬顿的污泥调理可以高效氧化破解污泥,提高污泥脱水性能.      

不同生态床对剩余污泥脱水和稳定化的影响

对比分析传统干化床、芦苇生态床及芦苇-蚯蚓复合生态床3种处理方式对城镇污水处理厂剩余污泥的处理效果. 结果表明:传统干化床处理简单易行、成本低,但脱水效率低,处理15 d后污泥含水率仍在79.8%左右. 芦苇生态床较传统干化床具有明显优势,其处置后污泥含水率可降至67.8%,但其对有机质、TN、TP的去除效果不明显. 芦苇-蚯蚓复合生态床对污泥脱水效果最佳:①污泥含水率由原来的95.1%降至44.4%,体积明显减少,达到了污泥减量化的目标;②扫描电镜试验显示,处理后污泥具有孔隙及片状结构,有利于水分散失;③污泥中w(有机质)、w(TN)、w(TP)分别降低了14.5%、20.3%和13.2%左右. 热重分析发现,污泥中不稳定化合物含量有所降低. 经芦苇-蚯蚓复合生态床处理后,Cu、Ni、Zn、Cr残渣态所占比例分别由原污泥的3.2%、23.7%、15.2%、55.8%增至73.3%、43.1%、78.3%和78.6%,大幅降低了重金属的迁移风险,并且污泥红外图谱显示─COOH和酰胺明显增多,有利于重金属的稳定. 综上,复合生态床可有效实现污泥减量,并且降低了二次污染的风险.      

污泥调理脱水后残余水分存在形态及空间分布

污泥脱水是污泥资源化利用的前提,采用高铁酸钾(K₂FeO₄)和污泥生物炭(脱水污泥在500℃热解制得污泥生物炭,记为BC500)作为调理剂对污泥进行预处理。污泥经3.00 g/L K₂FeO₄和9.00 g/L BC500调理脱水后,泥饼含水率降低至42.33%,较未经调理脱水后泥饼含水率(78.80%)减少36.47百分点。通过低场核磁共振技术(low field nuclear magnetic resonance, LF-NMR)检测脱水泥饼中残留水分的存在形式,并对水分种类进行划分。在K₂FeO₄氧化作用下,水分子与有机物的结合能被削弱,泥饼中残余结合水(0.23～10.72 ms)占比为99.68%～99.81%,毛细管水(70.00～700.00 ms)占比为0.19%～0.32%,原污泥泥饼中强结合水转化为弱结合水、毛细管水、自由水,弱结合水转化为毛细管水或自由水,毛细管水则转化为自由水,而自由水在机械脱水过程中几乎可以完全脱除。根据成像结果...     

Effects of different sludge disintegration methods on sludge moisture distribution and dewatering performance

A key step in sludge treatment is sludge dewatering. However, activated sludge is generally very difficult to be dewatered. Sludge dewatering performance is largely affected by the sludge moisture distribution. Sludge disintegration can destroy the sludge structure and cell wall, so as change the sludge floc structure and moisture distribution, thus affecting the dewatering performance of sludge. In this article, the disintegration methods were ultrasound treatment, K₂FeO₄ oxidation and KMnO₄ oxidation. The degree of disintegration (DDCOD), sludge moisture distribution and the final water content of sludge cake after centrifuging were measured. Results showed that three disintegration methods were all effective, and K₂FeO₄ oxidation was more efficient than KMnO₄ oxidation. The content of free water increased obviously with K₂FeO₄ and KMnO₄ oxidations, while it decreased with ultrasound treatment. The changes of free water and interstitial water were in the opposite trend. The content of bounding water decreased with K₂FeO₄ oxidation, and increased slightly with KMnO₄ oxidation, while it increased obviously with ultrasound treatment. The water content of sludge cake after centrifuging decreased with K₂FeO₄ oxidation, and did not changed with KMnO₄ oxidation, but increased obviously with ultrasound treatment. In summary, ultrasound treatment deteriorated the sludge dewaterability, while K₂FeO₄ and KMnO₄ oxidation improved the sludge dewaterability.     

Effects of different sludge disintegration methods on sludge moisture distribution and dewatering performance

A key step in sludge treatment is sludge dewatering. However, activated sludge is generally very difficult to be dewatered. Sludge dewatering performance is largely affected by the sludge moisture distribution. Sludge disintegration can destroy the sludge structure and cell wall, so as change the sludge floc structure and moisture distribution, thus affecting the dewatering performance of sludge. In this article, the disintegration methods were ultrasound treatment, K₂FeO₄ oxidation and KMnO₄ oxidation. The degree of disintegration (DD_COD), sludge moisture distribution and the final water content of sludge cake after centrifuging were measured. Results showed that three disintegration methods were all effective, and K₂FeO₄ oxidation was more efficient than KMnO₄ oxidation. The content of free water increased obviously with K₂FeO₄ and KMnO₄ oxidations, while it decreased with ultrasound treatment. The changes of free water and interstitial water were in the opposite trend. The content of bounding water decreased with K₂FeO₄ oxidation, and increased slightly with KMnO₄ oxidation, while it increased obviously with ultrasound treatment. The water content of sludge cake after centrifuging decreased with K₂FeO₄ oxidation, and did not changed with KMnO₄ oxidation, but increased obviously with ultrasound treatment. In summary, ultrasound treatment deteriorated the sludge dewaterability, while K₂FeO₄ and KMnO₄ oxidation improved the sludge dewaterability.     

烟气干化污泥对颗粒物的去除作用及其影响因素

基于利用烟气余热的污泥低温干化技术,通过模拟试验和结合工程实践,首次分析研究了污泥对烟气中颗粒物的去除作用及其影响因素.结果表明,被试的四种污泥对烟气中PM_2.5、PM₁₀和TSP的去除率分别为18%~42%、32%~55%和39%~62%,污泥对烟气中PM_2.5去除率的大小与污泥的细微结构和有机质含量相关联,烟气中颗粒物的去除率随污泥堆积密度和污泥含水率的增加而增加,随污泥粒度的增加而减少,污泥粒径变小时,污泥中水分更容易蒸发成微小水滴,有利于烟气中的细小颗粒物被吸附和凝结.