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Chalcopyrite-activated sodium percarbonate oxidation for sludge dewaterability enhancement: Synergetic roles of •OH and 1O2

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 465, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.142863

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Sewage sludge dewaterability; Natural sulfide mineral; SPC-AOPs; Water-holding interfacial affinity reduction

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Efficient dewatering of sewage sludge is achieved using the combination process of chalcopyrite and sodium percarbonate (SPC). This process effectively weakens the water-holding capacity and hydrophilicity of sludge, leading to improved sludge-water separation. The chalcopyrite + SPC system generates reactive oxygen species that degrade the macromolecular extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), reduce water-holding affinity, and enhance self-flocculation and flowability. This system can be considered as an economically advantageous and environmentally friendly alternative to Fenton/Fenton-like strategies for sludge dewaterability.
Efficient dewatering of sewage sludge is an energy-and carbon-saving procedure of sludge treatment in wastewater treatment facilities. Due to the limiting factors of hydrophilic extracellular polymeric substances, it is crucial to weaken the water-holding capacity and hydrophilicity for high-performance sludge-water separation. The current study successfully put forward a combination process of chalcopyrite + sodium percarbonate (SPC) to proficiently facilitate sludge dewaterability. Results showed that after the optimized treatment, the water removal efficiency augmented from 51.3 to 94.9%, while the water content of sludge cake declined from 90.1 to 52.0 wt%. Mechanism investigation demonstrated that the chalcopyrite + SPC system could consecutively generate reactive oxygen species via strong Fe3+/Fe2+ and Cu2+/Cu+ conversion cycles. The dominant reactive radical center dot OH and non-radical 1O2 could effectively degrade the macromolecular EPS into low-molecular bio-polymers, decrease the high-polarity hydrophilic protein secondary structure and amino acids, and further reduce water-holding interfacial affinity. Afterward, the electrostatic force and interfacial free energy were decreased and turned out to enhance self-flocculation and flowability. Accordingly, bound water reduction and sludge-water separation efficiency were promoted. Furthermore, the chalcopyrite + SPC system could be viewed as a surrogate to Fenton/Fenton-like strategies for sludge dewaterability with economic advantage and low environmental risk. These findings inspire the application prospect of the chalcopyrite + SPC conditioning technique, which expects to save energy and reduce carbon emissions.

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