Effects and modelling of ultrasonic waste-activated sludge disintegration
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Tarih
2013
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WILEY
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Sonication is a well-known sludge pretreatment technique with the advantages of simple operation and high efficiency. However, it is an energy-intensive process. Hence, it is very important to predetermine its sludge disintegration efficiency at varying pretreatment conditions in order to minimize the ultrasonic energy consumption. In this study, it was found that the ultrasonic sludge disintegration occurred in two stages: rapid and subsequent slow disintegration stages. For this reason, it was aimed to develop a simple and accurate mathematical model to describe the two-stage sludge disintegration as a function of pretreatment conditions. Sludge concentration and ultrasonic density along with sonication period were involved in this model as independent variables. It was determined that the mathematical model can predict accurately the degree of sludge disintegration. Thus, the proposed model was seen to be very useful for evaluating the disintegration efficiency and/or for process design using the operating parameters under different conditions.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
modelling, pretreatment, sludge disintegration, sonication, ultrasonic, waste-activated sludge
Kaynak
WATER AND ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
27
Sayı
2
