Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 15, Pages 2304-2312Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1701562
Keywords
Sewage sludge; co-pyrolysis; Pb; Cd; risk assessment
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51678280]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20180633]
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Co-pyrolysis of rice husk and sewage sludge resulted in biochars with lower yield but higher carbon content, and reduced relative contents of lead and cadmium. This process transformed bioavailable heavy metals into stable speciation, reducing the environmental risk assessment codes of lead and cadmium by 1-2 grades. Co-pyrolysis technology provides a feasible method for the safe disposal of heavy metal-contaminated sewage sludge.
In this study, biochars were produced by co-pyrolysis of rice husk and sewage sludge, the environmental risk of heavy metal (Pd and Cd) in the biochars was assessed. Co-pyrolysis resulted in a lower yield but a higher C content compared with sewage sludge pyrolysis alone, the relative contents of Pb and Cd in biochars were declined. Co-pyrolysis process transformed the bioavailable heavy metals into stable speciation. The environmental risk assessment codes of Pb and Cd were reduced by 1-2 grades. The co-pyrolysis technology provides a feasible method for the safe disposal of heavy metal-contaminated sewage sludge.
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