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Transesterification of Waste Activated Sludge for Biosolids Reduction and Biodiesel Production
Maeng and Cha
Transesterification of waste activated sludge (WAS) was evaluated as a cost‐effective technique to reduce excess biosolids and recover biodiesel feedstock from activated sludge treatment processes. A laboratory‐scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was operated with recycling transesterification‐treated WAS back to the aeration basin. Seventy percent recycling of WAS resulted in a 48% reduction of excess biosolids in comparison with a conventional SBR, which was operated in parallel as the control SBR. Biodiesel recovery of 8.0% (dried weight basis) was achieved at an optimum transesterification condition using acidic methanol and xylene as cosolvent. Average effluent soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations from the test SBR and control SBR were comparable, indicating that the recycling of transesterification‐treated WAS did not have detrimental effect on the effluent quality. This study demonstrated that transesterification and recycling of WAS may be a feasible technique for reducing excess biosolids, while producing valuable biodiesel feedstock from the activated sludge process.
Transesterification of Waste Activated Sludge for Biosolids Reduction and Biodiesel Production
Maeng and Cha
Transesterification of waste activated sludge (WAS) was evaluated as a cost‐effective technique to reduce excess biosolids and recover biodiesel feedstock from activated sludge treatment processes. A laboratory‐scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was operated with recycling transesterification‐treated WAS back to the aeration basin. Seventy percent recycling of WAS resulted in a 48% reduction of excess biosolids in comparison with a conventional SBR, which was operated in parallel as the control SBR. Biodiesel recovery of 8.0% (dried weight basis) was achieved at an optimum transesterification condition using acidic methanol and xylene as cosolvent. Average effluent soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations from the test SBR and control SBR were comparable, indicating that the recycling of transesterification‐treated WAS did not have detrimental effect on the effluent quality. This study demonstrated that transesterification and recycling of WAS may be a feasible technique for reducing excess biosolids, while producing valuable biodiesel feedstock from the activated sludge process.
Transesterification of Waste Activated Sludge for Biosolids Reduction and Biodiesel Production
Maeng and Cha
Maeng, Min Ho (author) / Cha, Daniel K. (author)
Water Environment Research ; 90 ; 180-186
2018-02-01
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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