Sono-alkalization pretreatment of sewage sludge containing phthalate acid esters

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 980-988

  Ma, Ying Shih ^a   Lin, Jih Gaw ^b  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Central composite design; phthalate acid esters; sewage sludge; soluble chemical oxygen demand; sono alkalization

Indexed keywords

ACID ESTER; BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DIBUTYL PHTHALATES; DRY WEIGHT; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; PHTHALATES; PRE-TREATMENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; SONO-ALKALIZATION; TOTAL SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; TWO PARAMETER; VOLATILE SOLID;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; ESTERIFICATION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SODIUM;

ESTERS;

BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DI (2 ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIBUTYL PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SLUDGE; ULTRASOUND;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ESTERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUBILITY; SONICATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 79960673148     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.586261     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Cecil, L.H.; Zenz, D.R.; Kuchenrither, R. Municipal Sewage Sludge Management: Processing, Utilization, & Disposal, Technomic Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1992.
2. Staples, C.A.; Peterson, D.R.; Parkerton, T.F.; Adams, W.J. The environmental fate of phthalate esters: A literature review. Chemosphere 1997, 35(4), 667-749. (Pubitemid 27343167)
3. Guidotti, M.V.; Cremisini, G.M. Phthalate esters in freshwaters as markers of contamination source:Asite study in Italy. Environ. Int. 1997, 23(3), 337-347.
4. Staples, C.A.; Parkerton, T.F.; Peterson, D.R. A risk assessment of selected phthalate esters in North American andWestern European surface waters. Chemosphere 2000, 40(8), 885-891. (Pubitemid 30094126)
5. Vikelsoe, J.;Thomsen,M.; Carlsen, L.; Phthalates and nonylphenols in profiles of differently dressed soils. Sci. Total Environ. 2002, 296(1-3), 105-116. (Pubitemid 35286408)
6. Yuan, S.Y.; Liu, C.; Liao, C.S.; Chang, B.V. Occurrence and microbial degradation of phthalate esters in Taiwan river sediments. Chemosphere 2002, 49(10), 1295-1299. (Pubitemid 35386590)
7. Wang, J.; Zhao, X.; Wu, W. Biodegradation of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in soil bioaugmented with acclimated activated sludge. Proc. Biochem. 2004, 39(12), 1837-1841.
8. Amir, S.; Hafidi, M.; Merlina, G.; Hamdi, M.; Jouraiphy, A.; Gharousc, M.; Revel, J.C. Fate of phthalic acid esters during composting of both lagooning and activated sludges. Proc. Biochem. 2005, 40(6), 2183-2190. (Pubitemid 40257046)
9. Dewil, R.; Baeyens, J.; Goutvrind, R. Ultrasonic treatment of waste activated sludge. Environ. Prog. 2006, 25(2), 121-128. (Pubitemid 44090672)
10. Alatriste-Mondragon, F.; Iranpour, R.; Ahring, B.K. Toxicity of di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on the anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge. Water Res. 2003, 37(6), 1260-1269. (Pubitemid 36210911)
11. Marttinen, S.K.; Kettunen, R.H.; Sormunen, K.M.; Rintala, J.A. Removal of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate at a sewage treatment plant. Water Res. 2003, 37(6), 1385-1393. (Pubitemid 36206478)
12. Roslev, P.; Vorkamp, K.; Aarup, J.; Frederiksen, K.; Nielsen, P.H. Degradation of phthalate esters in an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant. Water Res. 2007, 41(5), 969-976. (Pubitemid 46215720)
13. Dargnat, C.; Teil, M.J.; Chevreuil, M.; Blanchard, M. Phthalate removal throughout wastewater treatment plant: Case study of MarneAval station (France). Sci.Total Environ. 2009, 407(4), 1235-1244.
14. Fauser, P.; Vikelsoe, J.; Sorensen, P.B.; Carlsen, L. Phthalates, nonylphenols and LAS in an alternately operated wastewater treatment plant-fate modelling based on measured concentrations in wastewater and sludge. Water Res. 2003, 37(6), 1288-1295. (Pubitemid 36210912)
15. Saeger, V.W.; Tucker, E.S. Biodegradation of phthalic acid esters in river water and activated sludge. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1976, 31(1), 29-34.
16. Wang J.; Chen, L.; Shi, H.; Qian, Y. Microbial degradation of phthalic acid esters under anaerobic digestion of sludge. Chemosphere 2000, 41(8), 1245-1248.
17. Gavala,H.N.; Alatriste-Mondragon, F.; Iranpour,R.; Ahring, B.K. Biodegradation of phthalate esters during the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of sludge. Chemosphere 2003, 52(4), 673-682. (Pubitemid 36693173)
18. Chen, C.Y. The oxidation of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in aqueous solution by UV/H2O2 photolysis. Water Air Soil Pollut. 2010, 209(1-4), 411-417.
19. Kaneco, S.; Katsumata, H.; Suzuki, T.; Ohta, K. Titanium dioxide mediated photocatalytic degradation of dibutyl phthalate in aqueous solution-kinetics, mineralization and reaction mechanism. Chem. Eng. J. 2006, 125(1), 59-66. (Pubitemid 46053852)
20. Lertsirisopon, R.; Soda, S.; Sei, K.; Ike,M. Abiotic degradation of four phthalic acid esters in aqueous phase under natural sunlight irradiation. J. Environ. Sci. (China) 2009, 21(3), 285-290.
21. Chang, B.V.; Wang, T.H.; Yuan, S.Y. Biodegradation of four phthalate esters in sludge. Chemosphere 2007, 69(7), 1116-1123. (Pubitemid 47429728)
22. Gonze, E.; Pillot, S.; Valette, E.; Gonthier, Y.; Bernis, A.Ultrasonic treatment of an aerobic activated sludge in a batch reactor. Chem. Eng. Proc. 2003, 42(12), 965-975. (Pubitemid 37212232)
23. Pham, T.T.H.; Tyagi, R.D.; Brar, S.K.; Surampalli, R.Y. Effect of ultrasonication and Fenton oxidation on biodegradation of bis(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in wastewater sludge. Chemosphere 2011, 82(6), 923-928.
24. Lin, J.G.; Ma, Y.S.; Huang, C.C. Alkaline hydrolysis of the sludge generated from a high-strength, nitrogenous-wastewater biologicaltreatment process. Bioresour. Technol. 1998, 65(1-2), 35-42.
25. Chang,C.N.;Ma,Y.S.;Lo,C.W.Application of oxidation-reduction potential as a controlling parameter in waste activated sludge hydrolysis. Chem. Eng. J. 2002, 90(3), 273-281.
26. Chiu, Y.C.; Chang, C.N.; Lin, J.G.; Huang, S.J. Alkaline and ultrasonic pretreatment of sludge before anaerobic digestion.Water Sci. Technol. 1997, 36(11), 155-162.
27. Wang, F.; Wang, Y.; Ji, M. Mechanisms and kinetics models for ultrasonic waste activated sludge disintegration. J. Hazard. Mater. 2005, 123(1-3), 145-150. (Pubitemid 40910295)
28. Tiehm, A.; Nickel, K.; Zellhorn, M.M.; Neis, U. Ultrasonic waste activated sludge disintegration for improving anaerobic stabilization. Water Res. 2001, 35(8), 2003-2009. (Pubitemid 32280275)
29. Ma, Y.S.; Kumar, M.; Lin, J G. Degradation of carbofurancontaminated water by Fenton process. J. Environ. Sci. Health Pt. A 2009, 44(9), 914-920.
30. Heise, S.; Litz,N. Phthalates German Federal EnvironmentalAgency, Berlin, Germany, 2004.
31. Li, H.; Jin, Y.; Mahar, R.B.; Wang, Z.; Nei, Y. Effects and model of alkaline waste activated sludge treatment. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99(11), 5140-5144. (Pubitemid 351503818)
32. Higgins, M.J.; Novak, J.T. The effect of cations on the settling and dewatering of activated sludges: Laboratory results.Water Environ. Res. 1997, 69(2), 215-224. (Pubitemid 27118196)
33. Novak, J.T.; Love, N.G.; Smith, M.L.; Wheeler, E.R. The effect of cationic salt addition on the settling and dewatering properties of an industrial activated sludge. Water Environ. Res. 1997, 70(5), 984-996. (Pubitemid 28357700)
34. Murthy, S.N.; Novak, J.T. Effects of potassium ion on sludge settling, dewatering and effluent properties. Water Sci. Technol. 1998, 37(4-5), 317-324.
35. Bougrier, C.; Carrére, H.; Delgenés, J.P. Solubilisation of wasteactivated sludge by ultrasonic treatment.Chem. Eng. J. 2005, 106(2), 163-169. (Pubitemid 40252681)
36. Yim, B.; Nagata, Y.; Maeda, Y. Sonolytic degradation of phthalate acid esters in aqueous solutions. Acceleration of hydrolysis by sonichemical action. J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106(1), 104-107. (Pubitemid 35263232)
37. Chu, C.P.; Chang, B.V.; Liao, G.S.; Jean, D.S.; Lee, D.J. Observations on changes in ultrasonically treated waste-activated sludge. Water Res. 2001, 35(4), 1038-1046. (Pubitemid 32011210)
38. Grönroos, A.; Kyll önen, H.; Korpijärvi, K.; Pirkonen, P.; Paavola, T.; Jokela, J.; Rintala, J. Ultrasound assisted method to increase soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) of sewage sludge for digestion. Ultrason. Sonochem. 2005, 12(1-2), 115-120. (Pubitemid 39330575)