Gasification of Sewage Sludge Enriched with Plant Biomass - Modeling and Tests

Organic waste and the compost and vermicompost derived from it may have different agronomic values, but little work is available on this aspect of sewage sludge. A 75-day pot experiment with perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) as the test plant aimed to investigate the fertiliser value and organic matter replenishment capacity of digested sewage sludge (DS) and the compost (COM) and vermicompost (VC) made from it, applied in 1% and 3% doses on acidic sand and calcareous loam. The NPK content and availability, changes in organic carbon content and plant biomass, and the efficiency of the amendments as nitrogen fertilisers were investigated. The final average residual carbon content for DS, COM, and VC was 35 ± 34, 85 ± 46, and 55 ± 46%, respectively. The organic carbon mineralisation rate depended on the soil type. The additives induced significant N mineralisation in both soils: the average increment in mineral N content was 1.7 times the total added N on acidic sand and 4.2 times it on calcareous loam for the 1% dose. The agronomic efficiency of COM and VC as fertilisers was lower than that of DS. In the short term, DS proved to be the best fertiliser, while COM was the best for organic matter replenishment.

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Application of ash and municipal sewage sludge as macronutrient sources in sustainable plant biomass production

Journal of Environmental Management ◽

10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110450 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 264 ◽

pp. 110450 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jacek Antonkiewicz ◽

Anna Popławska ◽

Beata Kołodziej ◽

Krystyna Ciarkowska ◽

Florian Gambuś ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Plant Biomass Production

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The exploitation of swamp plants for dewatering liquid sewage sludge

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun200654020107 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 107-116

Author(s):

Jiří Šálek

Keyword(s):

Wastewater Treatment ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽

Treatment Plant ◽

Main Attention ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Economic Exploitation ◽

Rural Wastewater

The operators of little rural wastewater treatment plants have been interested in economic exploitation of sewage sludge in local conditions. The chance is searching simply and natural ways of processing and exploitation stabilized sewage sludge in agriculture. Manure substrate have been obtained by composting waterless sewage sludge including rest plant biomass after closing 6–8 years period of filling liquid sewage sludge to the basin. Main attention was focused on exploitation of swamp plants for dewatering liquid sewage sludge and determination of influence sewage sludge on plants, intensity and course of evapotranspiration and design and setting of drying beds. On the base of determined ability of swamp plants evapotranspiration were edited suggestion solutions of design and operation sludge bed facilities in the conditions of small rural wastewater treatment plant.

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Influence of Plant Biomass Added to Sewage Sludge on the Product Energy Potential

Springer Proceedings in Energy - Renewable Energy Sources: Engineering, Technology, Innovation ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-72371-6_67 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 683-689 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Krzysztof Gondek ◽

Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek ◽

Krzysztof Dziedzic ◽

Marcin Jewiarz ◽

Krzysztof Mudryk ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Energy Potential

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Effect of sewage sludge biochar on the soil nutrient, microbial abundance, and plant biomass: A sustainable approach towards mitigation of solid waste

Chemosphere ◽

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132112 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 287 ◽

pp. 132112

Author(s):

Anees Ahmad ◽

Pankaj Chowdhary ◽

Nawaz Khan ◽

Deepshi Chaurasia ◽

Sunita Varjani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Soil Nutrient ◽

Microbial Abundance

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Hydrothermal Carbonization and Pyrolysis of Sewage Sludge: Effects on Lolium perenne Germination and Growth

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy9070363 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 363 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marina Paneque ◽

Heike Knicker ◽

Jürgen Kern ◽

José María De la Rosa

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Lolium Perenne ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Hydrothermal Carbonization ◽

Shoot Biomass ◽

N Availability ◽

Organic C ◽

Plant Yields ◽

The Impact

The pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of sewage sludge (SS) resulted in products free of pathogens, with the potential for being used as soil amendment. With this work, we evaluated the impact of dry pyrolysis-treated (600 °C, 1 h) and HTC-treated (200 °C, 260 °C; 0.5 h, 3 h) SS on the germination, survival, and growth of Lolium perenne during an 80 day greenhouse experiment. Therefore, the hydrochars and pyrochars were amended to a Calcic Cambisol at doses of 5 and 25 t ha−1. The addition of sludge pyrochars to the Cambisol did not affect Lolium germination, survival rates or plant yields. However, the use 25 t ha−1 of wood biochar reduced germination and survival rates, which may be related to the low N availability of this sample. In comparison to the control, higher or equal plant biomass was produced in the hydrochar-amended pots, even though some hydrochars decreased plant germination and survival rates. Among all the evaluated char properties, only the organic and inorganic N contents of the chars, along with their organic C values, positively correlated with total and shoot biomass production. Our work demonstrates the N fertilization potential of the hydrochar produced at low temperature, whereas the hydrochar produced at 260 °C and the pyrochars were less efficient with respect to plant yields.

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Response of Prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata Link) to a residual effect of municipal sewage sludge application

Open Chemistry ◽

10.1515/chem-2015-0125 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Waldemar Helios ◽

Władysław Malarz ◽

Marcin Kozak ◽

Andrzej Kotecki

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Residual Effect ◽

Field Trials ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Spartina Pectinata ◽

Prairie Cordgrass ◽

The Impact

AbstractThe objective of our study was to assess the residual effect of sewage sludge on the growth and yield of Prairie cordgrass and the content of crude ash, macroelements and heavy metals in the plant biomass. Field trials conducted in the years 2011 to 2013 focused on the assessment of the impact of municipal sewage sludge applied from 2008 to 2010on the growth and yield of Prairie cordgrass. The experiments followed the split-plot design with two variables: the rate of sewage sludge (DM-dry matter) at 0, 1.4, 2.8 and 4.2 t ha

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Analysis of Migration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Sewage Sludge Used for Fertilization to Soils, Surface Waters, and Plants

Water ◽

10.3390/w11061270 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 1270 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ewa Stańczyk-Mazanek ◽

Longina Stępniak ◽

Urszula Kępa

Keyword(s):

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Sandy Soil ◽

Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Cultivated Plants ◽

First Year ◽

Soil Leachate ◽

Soil Fertilization ◽

Polycyclic Aromatic

In this paper, we discuss the effect sewage sludge (SS) application has on the contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fertilized soils and groundwater. Morver, the contents of these compounds in plant biomass was analyzed. For six months, composted sewage sludge was introduced into sandy soil. The research was conducted under lysimetric experiment conditions with the possibility of collecting soil leachate in natural conditions. The following doses of sewage sludge were used: 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 t/ha calculated per experimental object containing 10 kg of sandy soil. The examinations were carried out within a three-year time frame. Dactylis glomerata grass was grown on the fertilized soils. Every year, the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was collected from fertilized objects and analyzed in soil leachate, which can contaminate surface water. The following six polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons defined by Polish standards were determined: benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, and benzo(g,h,i)perylene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene. Further, the content of PAHs in soils and the bioaccumulation of these compounds in cultivated plants were evaluated after each year. The results of the study showed that the increase in the dose of sewage sludge used for soil fertilization led to the rise in the amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analyzed in the soil. The compounds migrated to cultivated plants. This phenomenon was observed especially in the first year following soil fertilization with sewage sludge. Excessive accumulation of PAHs (especially benzo(a)pyrene) was observed in plant biomass in the first year of a lysimetric experiment after sewage sludge fertilization with doses greater than 10 t/ha. The increase in bioaccumulation of this compound in plant biomass compared to control objects was 138%, 288%, and 505% after application of 20, 30, and 40 t/ha, respectively. Fertilization with sewage sludge did not cause contamination with PAHs in water leachates from the soils.

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Use of organic waste biochar as an innovative alternative for increasing agricultural productivity in small rural communities

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i4.13848 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. e8910413848

Author(s):

Maria Isidória Silva Gonzaga ◽

Danyelle Chaves Figueiredo de Souza ◽

José Carlos de Jesus Santos

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Soil Ph ◽

Organic Waste ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Coconut Shell ◽

Simultaneous Application ◽

Joint Application ◽

Growth And Nutrition ◽

Chemical Inputs

Biochar, pyrolyzed organic waste for agronomic and environmental purposes, is a viable alternative to improve soil quality in small farm areas in the state of Sergipe, where there is a shortage of water and chemical inputs. This study evaluated the effect of single and simultaneous application of doses (t ha-1) of sewage sludge (SS) and dry coconut shell (CS) on some soil properties and sunflower growth and nutrition (Helianthus annuus L.), in São Cristóvão-SE. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized scheme, with 6 treatments (1. SE60CS0; 2. SE30CS0; 3. SE20CS10; 4. SE10CS20; 5. SE0CS30; 6. Control (without biochar) and 5 repetitions. In the soil, pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, and P, K, and Na concentrations were determined. In the plant, biomass, height, chlorophyll content, and N, P, and K were evaluated. Alone, coconut biochar increased the soil pH but reduced plant N. The sludge biochar did not increase soil pH but improved the soil N and P levels, plant growth (25%), and inflorescence (33%), indicating greater benefits of joint application. In addition to improving productivity, biochar, both from sewage sludge and dry coconut shell, can improve the destination and management of these residues and, at the same time, promote the recycling of nutrients in soil.

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Can the Application of Municipal Sewage Sludge Compost in the Aided Phytostabilization Technique Provide an Effective Waste Management Method?

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14071984 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (7) ◽

pp. 1984

Author(s):

Maja Radziemska ◽

Zygmunt M. Gusiatin ◽

Agnieszka Bęś ◽

Justyna Czajkowska ◽

Zbigniew Mazur ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Dactylis Glomerata ◽

Atomic Spectrometry ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Test Plant ◽

Spectrometry Method ◽

Management Method ◽

Dactylis Glomerata L

(1) Background: sewage sludge is a by-product of wastewater treatment, which needs to be managed appropriately, e.g., in composting processes. The application of municipal sewage sludge composts (MSSCs) as a soil amendment is a potential way to effectively manage sewage sludge. (2) Methods: this paper presents the results of a vegetation pot experiment undertaken to assess the suitability of Dactylis glomerata L. and MSSC in the aided phytostabilization technique when applied on soils from an area effected by industrial pressure; this is characterized by high levels of heavy metal (HM). The contents of HMs in the test plant (the roots and above-ground parts), as well as in the soil and MSSC, were determined via an atomic spectrometry method. (3) Results: the application of MSSC positively contributed to an increased production of plant biomass and an increase in the pH in the soil. Concentrations of Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cr were higher in the roots than in the above-ground parts of Dactylis glomerata L. The addition of MSSC contributed most significantly to the considerable reduction in Ni, Pb, and Zn contents in the soil after the experiment. (4) Conclusions: MSSC can support the phytostabilization of soils contaminated with high levels of HMs.

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