LAPSE:2024.0209
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LAPSE:2024.0209
Iron and Hydrogen Peroxidation-Induced Post-Treatment Improvement of Municipal Mesophilic Digestate in an Alkaline Environment and Its Impact on Biosolids Quality
Umme Sharmeen Hyder, Ahmed AlSayed, Elsayed Elbeshbishy, Joseph McPhee, Reshmi Misir
February 10, 2024
Challenges associated with mesophilic digestate (MD) involve volume, odor, and pathogens, which effective post-digestion treatments can address. The efficiency of MD post-treatment can be enhanced by conditioning with ferric chloride (FeCl3), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and polymer. This study aimed to observe the effect of combined chemical conditioning on volume reduction, phosphorus (P) release, odor, and pathogen reduction potential for MD. MD was conditioned with polymer only, polymer and FeCl3 at pH adjusted to 8.0 with lime (Ca(OH)2), and a blend of polymer, FeCl3, and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at pH 8.0. The results show that adding all three chemicals improved post-treatment efficiency at 2.1 kg/t DS FeCl3, 2.1 kg/t DS polymer, and 600 mg/L H2O2 at pH 8.0, compared with polymer or dual conditioning. At the combined dose, cake solid content, centrate P removal, and odor reduction capability improved compared with raw MD by 20%, 99%, and 66%, respectively. Combined chemical treatment reduced fecal coliform by 98% but does not fulfil class A requirements and showed 50% regrowth potential. The synergic effect of polymer, FeCl3, H2O2, and alkaline pH breakdown EPS, reduced water holding capacity and formed compacted flocs for better water removal and settling. This combination also precipitated P through FeCl3 while H2O2 oxidation curbs odor, enhancing further P removal from centrate.
Keywords
biosolids post-treatment, biosolids quality analysis, centrate phosphorous removal, ferric chloride, hydrogen peroxide, mesophilic digestate
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Hyder US, AlSayed A, Elbeshbishy E, McPhee J, Misir R. Iron and Hydrogen Peroxidation-Induced Post-Treatment Improvement of Municipal Mesophilic Digestate in an Alkaline Environment and Its Impact on Biosolids Quality. (2024). LAPSE:2024.0209
Author Affiliations
Hyder US: Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
AlSayed A: Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 633 Clark St., Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Elbeshbishy E: Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
McPhee J: Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5G 2A7, Canada
Misir R: Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5G 2A7, Canada
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Processes
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11
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9
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2752
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2023
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2023-09-14
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2227-9717
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