Effects of dosing sodium sulfide on phosphorus release during the anaerobic fermentation of waste sludge produced by chemical enhanced phosphorus removal
ZHANG Qiang, LI Yong-mei
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Abstract:This work aimed to study the phosphorus (P) release from waste activated sludge produced by chemical enhanced P removal in sewage treatment processes. The effects of sodium sulfide dosage on P release and anaerobic fermentation were investigated. The results showed the P release grew with the increase of sodium sulfide dosage in the S/Fe molar ratio range of 0.3~1. When the S/Fe molar ratio was 1:1, phosphate concentrations in the supernatants of sludge S1 and S2 reached 170 and 150mg/L (22.2% and 27.23% of TP were released), respectively. The addition of sodium sulfide led to an increase in pH. And the release of organic matters and the growth of acid-producing microorganisms was promoted by the alkaline conditions, and therefore the production of VFAs was also promoted. The buffering capacity for pH and the NH4+-N release increased with the increase of VSS/TSS. In addition, with the addition of sodium sulfide, concentrations of Fe and Al3+ in the supernatant increased, and the settling performance of sludges became worse due to the FeSx precipitation. While the biodiversity was not obviously influenced at S/Fe molar ratios of 0.3 and 0.5, Shannon index decreased at S/Fe molar ratio of 1:1. Comprehensively considering P release, anaerobic fermentation performance and sludge settleability, S/Fe molar ratio of 0.3~0.5 was recommended. In this S/Fe molar ratio range, the phosphate concentration in the supernatant was higher than 50mg/L, while Fe, Al3+ and other metal ions were in a low level (<10mg/L), which was beneficial to P recovery as struvite. In the meantime, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production was promoted (8.3times higher than the control), and the settleability of sludge was not damaged.
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ZHANG Qiang, LI Yong-mei. Effects of dosing sodium sulfide on phosphorus release during the anaerobic fermentation of waste sludge produced by chemical enhanced phosphorus removal. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2021, 41(3): 1219-1227.
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