Fate of extracellular polymeric substances of anaerobically digested sewage sludge during pre-dewatering conditioning with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans culture
- Title
- Fate of extracellular polymeric substances of anaerobically digested sewage sludge during pre-dewatering conditioning with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans culture
- Author
- Kurade, Mayur Bharat
- Keywords
- Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Anaerobically digested sludge; Bioflocculant; Sludge dewaterability; Extracellular polymeric substances
- Issue Date
- 2016-03
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Citation
- BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, v. 217, Page. 173-178
- Abstract
- This study investigated the fate of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of anaerobically digested saline sewage sludge during its preconditioning. Sludge was conditioned with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (AF) culture for 24 h in the presence and absence of Fe2+ as an energy substrate. pH decreased from 7.24 to 3.12 during sludge conditioning process. The capillary suction time (CST) of conditioned sludge significantly decreased to <10 s, and specific resistance to filtration (SRF) was reduced by >94% as compared with control within 4 h of conditioning with or without Fe2+, indicating a significant (P < 0.001) improvement in sludge dewaterability. A noticeable decrease in extractable EPS was observed in conditioned sludge. The EPS contents showed a significant negative correlation with dewaterability of sludge (P < 0.05). The results suggest that bioacidification treatment using A. ferrooxidans effectively improved sludge dewaterability through modification of sludge EPS. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
- URI
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852416303753?via%3Dihubhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/34795
- ISSN
- 0960-8524; 1873-2976
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.081
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