Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue 5, Pages 4104-4110Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.055
Keywords
Sewage sludge; Liquefaction residues; Heavy metals; Metal speciation; Bioavailability
Funding
- Ministry of Education of China [108100]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50978087]
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The risk (including bioavailability and eco-toxicity) of heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr and Ni) in liquefaction residues (LR) of sewage sludge (SS) was estimated, according to both the speciation of heavy metals and the local environmental characteristics. The amount of organic matters in LR was lower than that in SS, resulting in a smaller calorific value, while the total content of heavy metals in LR nearly doubled. High residual rates of heavy metals (about 80%) indicated that the heavy metals in SS were concentrated into LR after liquefaction. The comparisons of sequential extraction results between SS and LR showed that after liquefaction, the mobile and easily available heavy metal fractions (acid soluble/exchangeable and reducible fractions) were mainly transformed into the relatively stable heavy metal fractions (oxidizable and residual fractions). The bioavailability and eco-toxicity of heavy metals in LR were relieved, though the total concentrations of heavy metals increased. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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