Utilization of sewage sludge in EU application of old and new methods—A review

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Utilization of sewage sludge in EU application of old and new methods—A review

D. Fytili¹, Anastasia Zabaniotou¹•Institutions (1)

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki¹

01 Jan 2008-Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (Pergamon)-Vol. 12, Iss: 1, pp 116-140

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review past and future trends in sludge handling, focusing mainly at thermal processes (e.g. pyrolysis, wet oxidation, gasification) and the utilization of sewage sludge in cement manufacture as a co-fuel.

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Abstract: The European Union has made progress in dealing with municipal wastewater in individual countries and as a corporate entity. However, it intends to make still further and substantial progress over the next 15 years. Currently, the most widely available options in the EU are the agriculture utilization, the waste disposal sites, the land reclamation and restoration, the incineration and other novel uses. The selection of an option on a local basis reflects local or national, cultural, historical, geographical, legal, political and economic circumstances. The degree of flexibility varies from country to country. In any case sludge treatment and disposal should always be considered as an integral part of treatment of wastewater. There is a wide range of other uses for sludge, which exploit its energy or chemical content, namely the thermal processes. The present paper sought to review past and future trends in sludge handling, focusing mainly at thermal processes (e.g. pyrolysis, wet oxidation, gasification) and the utilization of sewage sludge in cement manufacture as a co-fuel.

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Investigation into particle size influence on PAH formation during dry sewage sludge pyrolysis: TG-FTIR analysis and batch scale research

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Qianjin Dai¹, Xuguang Jiang¹, Guojun Lv¹, Xiaojun Ma², Yuqi Jin¹, Fei Wang¹, Yong Chi¹, Jianhua Yan¹ - Show less +4 more•Institutions (2)

Zhejiang University¹, Industrial Technology Research Institute²

01 Mar 2015-Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used thermogravimetric analysis coupled with Fourier transform infrared analysis (TG-FTIR) to study the dynamic kinetics and gas evolution, while batch scale experiments were conducted in a tubular reactor to analyze the emission performances of 16 polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) characterized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as priority pollutants.

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Study on properties of coal-sludge-slurry prepared by sludge from coal chemical industry

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Yuxing Zhang¹, Zhiqiang Xu¹, Yanan Tu¹, Jinyu Wang¹, Jie Li¹ - Show less +1 more•Institutions (1)

China University of Mining and Technology¹

15 Apr 2020-Powder Technology

TL;DR: In this article, a coal chemical sludge was mixed with lignite, coking coal and lean coal to prepare coal-sludge-slurry(CSS) for gasification and combustion.

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How can sludge dewatering devices be assessed? Development of a new DSS and its application to real case studies.

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Giorgio Bertanza¹, Matteo Papa¹, Matteo Canato², Maria Cristina Collivignarelli², Roberta Pedrazzani¹ - Show less +1 more•Institutions (2)

University of Brescia¹, University of Pavia²

01 May 2014-Journal of Environmental Management

TL;DR: An original experimental methodology was developed to evaluate the technical and financial performance of dewatering devices, which might be used as a DSS (Decision Support System) for WWTP managers.

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...European Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD e 91/ 271/EEC) led to a strong rise in sludge generation, up to 50% (Fytili and Zabaniotou, 2008): a total yearly amount around 10 million tons of dry solids (referred to 2007 for EU27þNorway) has been reached (EEA European Environment Agency;…...
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Energy valorization of industrial biomass : using a batch frying process for sewage sludge

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Mohamed Hédi Romdhana, Bruno Ladevie, Anwar Hamasaiid, Didier Lecomte

03 Jun 2008

TL;DR: This paper studies the energy valorization of sewage sludge using a batch fry-drying process, and a one-dimensional model allowing for the prediction of the water removal during frying was developed.

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...The amount generated annually is around 6900 million dry tons in the European Union (Catallo and Comeaux, 2008)....
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...Although, landfilling presents the major alternative in developed countries with approximately 40% in the European Union (Fytili and Zabaniotou, 2008; Werther and Ogada, 1999), this solution induces many uncertainness....
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...The nutriment content of nitrogen and phosphor has fertilizing properties, however, heavy metals can be harmful when assimilated into the human food chain (Fytili and Zabaniotou, 2008)....
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Energy valorization of industrial biomass: Using a batch frying process for sewage sludge

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Mohamed Hédi Romdhana¹, Anwar Hamasaiid¹, Bruno Ladevie¹, Didier Lecomte¹•Institutions (1)

University of Toulouse¹

01 Aug 2009-Bioresource Technology

TL;DR: In this article, the energy valorization of sewage sludge using a batch fry-drying process was studied. André et al. developed a one-dimensional model allowing for the prediction of the water removal during frying.

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TL;DR: In this article, a review of the current and future issues related to the combustion of sewage sludge is presented, and a number of technologies for thermal processing of sludge are discussed in three groups, i.e., mono-combustion, cocombustions and alternative processes.

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...Multiple hearth and fluidized bed furnaces are the most popular and the latter is becoming widely applied [24]....
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