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Optimization of the Solubilization of Faecal Sludge through Microwave Treatment
This study optimized the organic matter solubilization of faecal sludge (FS). FS was treated in a microwave oven at varying microwave power and treatment times. Changes in total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD), and soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD) were measured. A response surface methodology (RSM) optimized organic matter solubilization during microwave treatment. A central composite design was employed, and the observed responses were used to fit a second-order response surface model. Microwave treatment at 14,000 kJ/kg. TS reduced FS volume by 58%. The VS/TS ratios remained similar before and after microwave treatment. The solubilization of organic matter (measured by the sCOD/TCOD ratio) increased after microwave treatment, showing an initial linear increase with specific energy followed by a decrease. The highest solubilization was 38%, achieved at a microwave power level of 630 W for 3 min. Organic matter solubilization was more sensitive to contact time than microwave power. RSM determined the optimized conditions to be 617.7 W and 2.4 min, within the experimental design boundaries. These findings align with similar observations from other studies using wastewater sludge. The results suggest that microwave treatment can achieve multiple FS treatment objectives. Optimal operating conditions should be identified if the aim is to solubilize organic matter in FS.
Optimization of the Solubilization of Faecal Sludge through Microwave Treatment
This study optimized the organic matter solubilization of faecal sludge (FS). FS was treated in a microwave oven at varying microwave power and treatment times. Changes in total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD), and soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD) were measured. A response surface methodology (RSM) optimized organic matter solubilization during microwave treatment. A central composite design was employed, and the observed responses were used to fit a second-order response surface model. Microwave treatment at 14,000 kJ/kg. TS reduced FS volume by 58%. The VS/TS ratios remained similar before and after microwave treatment. The solubilization of organic matter (measured by the sCOD/TCOD ratio) increased after microwave treatment, showing an initial linear increase with specific energy followed by a decrease. The highest solubilization was 38%, achieved at a microwave power level of 630 W for 3 min. Organic matter solubilization was more sensitive to contact time than microwave power. RSM determined the optimized conditions to be 617.7 W and 2.4 min, within the experimental design boundaries. These findings align with similar observations from other studies using wastewater sludge. The results suggest that microwave treatment can achieve multiple FS treatment objectives. Optimal operating conditions should be identified if the aim is to solubilize organic matter in FS.
Optimization of the Solubilization of Faecal Sludge through Microwave Treatment
Principal Mdolo (author) / Jon Pocock (author) / Konstantina Velkushanova (author)
2024
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