Stabilization process within a sewage sludge landfill determined through both particle size distribution and content of humic substances as well as by FT-IR analysis

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-385

  Zhu, Ying ^a,b   Zhao, Youcai ^b  

^a QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

element composition; FT IR; humic substances; particle size; Sewage sludge; stabilization

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC CHAINS; CARBON AND NITROGEN; DRY SLUDGE; ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FT-IR; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FTIR ANALYSIS; FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HUMIFICATION; HUMIFICATION PROCESS; LOW COSTS; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; MEDIAN PARTICLE SIZE; METROPOLITAN AREA; ORGANIC MATTER; RELATIVE INTENSITY; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; STABILIZATION PROCESS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LAND FILL; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; STABILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CARBON; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

DEGRADATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; HUMIFICATION; LANDFILL; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; HUMIFICATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LANDFILL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE;

HUMIC SUBSTANCES; PARTICLE SIZE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 79953270659     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10384309     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Ayusio M, Hernandez T and Garcia C (1996) Effect of humic fraction from urban wastes and other more evolved organic materials on seed germination. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 72: 461-468.
2. Biggs CA and Lant PA (2000) Activated sludge flocculation: on-line determination of floc size and the effect of shear. Water Research 34: 2542-2550. (Pubitemid 30211681)
3. González-Vila FJ, Martin F, Del Rio JC and Fründ R (1992) Structural characteristics and geochemical significance of humic acids isolated from three Spanish lignite deposits. Science of the Total Environment 117/118: 335-343.
4. Grube M, Zagreba E, Gromozova E and Fomina M (1999) Comparative investigation of the macromolecular composition of mycelia forms Thielavia terrestris by infrared spectroscopy. Vibrational Spectroscopy 19: 301-306.
5. Grube M, Lin JG, Lee PH and Kokorevicha S (2006) Evaluation of sewage sludge-based compost by FT-IR spectroscopy. Geoderma 130: 324-333. (Pubitemid 43065258)
6. Haberhauer G, Rafferty B, Strebl F and Gerzabek MH (1998) Comparison of the composition of forest soil litter derived from three different sites at various decomposition stages using FT-IR spectroscopy. Geoderma 83: 331-342. (Pubitemid 28242567)
7. Hsu JH and Lo SL (1999) Chemical and spectroscopic analysis of inorganic matter transformations during composting of pig manure. Environmental Pollution 104: 189-196.
8. Jouraiphy A, Amir S, El Gharous M, Revel JC and Hafidi M (2005) Chemical and spectroscopic analysis of organic matter transformation during composting of sewage sludge and green plant waste. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 56: 101-108. (Pubitemid 41262422)
9. Knocke WR and Trahern P (1989) Freeze-thaw conditioning of chemical and biological sludges. Water Research 23: 35-42. (Pubitemid 19032683)
10. Lasaridi KE and Stentiford EI (1998) A simple respirometric technique for assessing compost stability. Water Research 32: 3717-3723. (Pubitemid 28528966)
11. Liao BQ, Droppo IG, Leppard GG and Liss SN (2006) Effect of solids retention time on structure and characteristics of sludge flocs in sequencing batch reactors. Water Research 40: 2583-2591. (Pubitemid 43994107)
12. Metcalf and Eddy, Inc. (2003) Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4th edn. McGraw-Hill.
13. Miikki V, Senesi N and Hanninen K (1997) Characterization of humic material formed by composting of domestic and industrial biowastes. Chemosphere 34: 1639-1651.
14. Neis U and Tiehm A (1997) Particle size analysis in primary and secondary waste water effluents. Water Science and Technology 36: 151-158. (Pubitemid 27493831)
15. Olboter L and Vogelphol A (1993) Influence of particle size distribution on dewatering of organic sludges. Water Science and Technology 28: 149-157. (Pubitemid 23285247)
16. Ranalli G, Bottura G, Taddei P, Garavani M, Marchetti R and Sorlini C (2001) Composting of solid and sludge residues from agricultural and food industries. Bioindicators of monitoring and compost maturity. Journal of Environmental Science and Health A 36: 415-436. (Pubitemid 32530993)
17. Riffaldi R, Levi-Minzi R and Saviozzi A (1983) Humic fraction of organic wastes. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 10: 353-359.
18. Sanchez-Monedero MA, Cegarra J, Garcia D and Roig A (2002) Chemical and structural evolution of humic acids during organic waste composting. Biodegradation 13: 361-371. (Pubitemid 36402292)
19. Senesi N (1989) Composted materials as organic fertilizers. Science of the Total Environment 81/82: 521-542.
20. Smidt E, Lechner P, Schwanninger M, Haberhauer G and Gerzabek MH (2002) Characterization of waste organic matter by FT-IR spectroscopy - application in waste science. Applied Spectroscopy 56: 1170-1175.
21. Smidt E, Eckhardt KU, Lechner P, Schulten HR and Leinweber P (2005) Characterization of different decomposition stages of biowaste using FT-IR spectroscopy and pyrolysis-field ionization mass spectrometry. Biodegradation 16: 67-79.
22. Wilen BM and Balmer P (1999) The effect of dissolved oxygen concentration on the structure, size and size distribution of activated sludge flocs. Water Research 33: 391-400.