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Comparisons of Sludge Pre-Treatment Systems : Hydrodynamic vs Ultrasonic Cavitation  

Maeng, Jang-Woo (Civil/Environmental/Geoinformatic Engineering, Inha University)
Bae, Jae-Ho (Civil/Environmental/Geoinformatic Engineering, Inha University)
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Abstract
Sludge pre-treatment utilizing cavitation is one of the commercialized methods at present. Cavitation can be generated by two different methods, sonotrode and hydrodynamic principle, and there has been no direct comparison between the two methods. In this study, solubilization efficiency, changes in sludge size distribution, and the methane production potential after pre-treatment by the two methods were compared. The maximum solubilization efficiency per unit energy input with the two methods was similar, and was 302 mg ${\Delta}SCOD/g$ TS at the energy input of 0.18 kWh/L. Break-up of sludge flocs were dominant during the early period of pre-treatment, while cell disintegration continued through the pre-treatment with the increase in the number of particles with less than 1 ${\mu}m$. BMP test results indicated that the methane potential increased up to 24.3% without differences between the two pre-treatments, and the increase in methane potential did not proportional to energy input. Although the energy efficiency of the two methods was quite similar, hydrodynamic methods might be a better choice for field application considering the operation and maintenance cost, and its potential improvement in energy efficiency.
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Sludge Pre-treatment; Cavitation; Hydrodynamic; Ultrasonic; Methane; Solubilization;
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