Research Article

OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS

Volume: 10 Number: 4 December 30, 2022
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OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS

Abstract

In this study, we investigated ways by which to optimize metals and nutrients solubilization from sewage sludge using alkaline–thermal hydrolysis and the Box–Behnken design. We also examined through struvite crystallization the recovery of solubilized nutrients from hydrolyzed liquid and determined the effect of NaOH concentration, the liquid/solid ratio, and temperature on the hydrolysis process. Nutrients solubilization was positively affected by decreasing liquid/sludge ratio and increasing NaOH concentration. Ca, Al, and Zn solubilization increased with increasing temperature. The optimum condition for solubilization of nutrients and metals was 0.7 M NaOH and a 5/1 mL/g liquid/solid ratio at 35 °C. EDS analyses of hydrolyzed sludge obtained under optimum conditions showed that the mass percentage of C, P, Fe, Al, and K decreased compared to that of the digested sludge. Under optimum conditions, the removal efficiencies of NH4+ and PO43- from hydrolyzed liquid by struvite precipitation were 57.43 and 79.22% at a N:Mg:P molar ratio of 1:1:1, and 73.31 and 99.02% at a N:Mg:P molar ratio of 1:1.5:1, respectively. XRD analyses of the dry precipitate showed hazenite in addition to struvite formation at a molar ratio of N:Mg:P of 1:1:1.

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Supporting Institution

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi

Project Number

FYL-2018-5788

Thanks

This study was funded by the Research Project Funding Unit of Suleyman Demirel University (project no. FYL-2018-5788).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Environmental Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2022

Submission Date

April 1, 2022

Acceptance Date

July 28, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 10 Number: 4

APA
Uysal, A., & Aydoğan, M. (2022). OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi, 10(4), 1278-1289. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.1096947
AMA
1.Uysal A, Aydoğan M. OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS. JESD. 2022;10(4):1278-1289. doi:10.21923/jesd.1096947
Chicago
Uysal, Ayla, and Mehmet Aydoğan. 2022. “OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS”. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi 10 (4): 1278-89. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.1096947.
EndNote
Uysal A, Aydoğan M (December 1, 2022) OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi 10 4 1278–1289.
IEEE
[1]A. Uysal and M. Aydoğan, “OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS”, JESD, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1278–1289, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.21923/jesd.1096947.
ISNAD
Uysal, Ayla - Aydoğan, Mehmet. “OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS”. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi 10/4 (December 1, 2022): 1278-1289. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.1096947.
JAMA
1.Uysal A, Aydoğan M. OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS. JESD. 2022;10:1278–1289.
MLA
Uysal, Ayla, and Mehmet Aydoğan. “OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS”. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 4, Dec. 2022, pp. 1278-89, doi:10.21923/jesd.1096947.
Vancouver
1.Ayla Uysal, Mehmet Aydoğan. OPTIMIZATION OF ALKALINE–THERMAL HYDROLYSIS TO OBTAIN STRUVITE FROM DIGESTED SLUDGE USING A BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN: SOLUBILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS. JESD. 2022 Dec. 1;10(4):1278-89. doi:10.21923/jesd.1096947