Effect of surfactant on alum sludge conditioning and dewaterability

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ruhsing Pan ◽  
C. Huang ◽  
C. Gang Fu
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Flotation Process ◽  
Polymer Addition ◽  
Sludge Disposal ◽  
Alum Sludge ◽  
Sludge Conditioning ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Co Precipitation

Sludge disposal has become a new challenge for the Taiwan government due to the increasing demand for better quality and greater quantity of water. In some water treatment plants, surfactant has been applied in the flotation process to improve its performance, which suggests the use of surfactant in sludge conditioning. In this study, effects of surfactants on the conditioning of the alum sludge collected from Feng-Yuan Water Treatment Plant were investigated. Surfactants of various charges, namely CTAB and SDS, were added to sludge samples in various amounts, and their effects on sludge dewaterability were evaluated. Surfactants were also added with either cationic or anionic polymers to better understand their effects on the mechanism of sludge conditioning and the feasibility as coagulant aid.Experimental results indicate that applying surfactants alone in sludge system decrease the filterability of sludge, but increase the sludge dewatering rate at optimum dosage. Cationic surfactant was proven possible as conditioning aid for the cationic polymer. The order of surfactant and polymer addition is the key to additive function. On the other hand, when the polymer of opposite charge was added with the surfactant, co-precipitation occurred which resulted in decreased filterability and dewaterability.

Effect of adding alum sludge from water treatment plant on sewage sludge dewatering

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 746-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Li ◽  
Liu Liu ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Ting Ma ◽  
Ailan Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Sludge Dewatering ◽  
Alum Sludge

Analysis of Plant and Soil from Alum Sludge Farm of Drinking Water Treatment Plant

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 184-197
Author(s):  
Ooi Chong Hoe ◽  
Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah ◽  
Noorhisham Tan Kofli ◽  
Mushrifah Idris
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Alum Sludge

Distribution of aluminium from alum sludge in water and sediment

1995 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
MP Abdullah ◽  
I Baba ◽  
S Sarmani ◽  
Erdawati
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Aluminium Concentration ◽  
Aluminium Sulfate ◽  
Water Plant ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Alum Sludge ◽  
Aluminium Species

Aluminium sulfate is generally used as a primary coagulant in most municipal water treatment plants. The sludge produced is often discharged back into the river. Depending on the physicochemical properties of the river water, aluminium from the sludge will become soluble and form various species that may be toxic to aquatic life. This study is an attempt to look at the effect of alum sludge dumping on the distribution of various aluminium species in the Linggi River of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, which is used as source of raw water for the Linggi Water Treatment Plant. The result showed that the total aluminium concentrations in the five sampling stations located upstream and downstream of the dumping point along the river were 0.48-1.14 mg L-1, of which labile aluminium was 0.37-0.56 mg L-1 and non-labile aluminium was 0.12-0.58 mg L-1. Statistical analysis indicated that there was no significant difference in aluminium concentration in the water along the river. However, total aluminium concentration in the sediments increased significantly downstream from the water plant, indicating that aluminium from the sludge dumping may accumulate in the sediment.

Characterization of Raw and Thermally Treated Alum Sludge

2016 ◽  
Vol 701 ◽  
pp. 138-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamat Yusuff Soleha ◽  
Keat Khim Ong ◽  
Wan Yunus Wan Md Zin ◽  
Ahmad Mansor ◽  
Fitrianto Anwar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Waste Product ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Alum Sludge ◽  
Thermally Treated

Use of alum as a coagulant in drinking water treatment process generates an alum sludge as a waste product. Since the amount of this sludge is huge, it is crucial for a water work management to properly handle and dispose of this sludge. Reuse of this alum sludge as a solid adsorbent is one of the proposed applications for this material but modification and characterization are needed to alter and identify its properties so that optimum benefits are obtained. This paper reports characterization of raw and thermally treated alum sludge. The raw alum sludge was collected from a local water treatment plant and heated at 300 °C and 800 °C for 7 hours using a furnace before characterization using scanning electron microscopy energy (SEM), thermogravimetric (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The results showed that surface morphology, thermal properties, microstructure, surface area and porosity of the sludge were affected by heating temperature whereby increase the heating temperature resulted in improved thermal stability of the sludge. The results also revealed that both raw and thermally treated alum sludge were mesoporous materials and mainly compose of quartz and kaolinite. It can be said that the sludge could be a good candidate as low cost adsorbent.

Reuse of alum sludge in clay brick manufacturing

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Elangovan ◽  
K. Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Clay Brick ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Clay Bricks ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Alum Sludge

When alum is used as a coagulant in a water treatment plant (WTP), a large volume of sludge is generated. The characteristics of the sludge depend strongly on the water source and the quality and quantity of the chemicals used for processing. For a plant with total suspended solids (TSS)/turbidity unit (TU) factor of 1.7, the weight of the alum sludge produced at an average alum dose of 28.2 mg/L is approximately 25 kg/MLD. Disposal of sludge in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable is a major challenge faced by WTPs around the globe. In this study, the alum sludge generated during water treatment was used as a partial substitute for clay in a clay brick manufacturing process. Alum sludge and commercial local clay were blended in various proportions and sintered at different temperatures to produce clay-sludge bricks. In this paper, the physical and mechanical properties of clay-sludge bricks, such as loss on ignition (LOI), water absorption, and compressive strength, are investigated. The results from this study indicate that alum sludge could be used as a partial substitute in commercial clay bricks to a maximum of 20% without compromising the strength of the bricks.

scholarly journals Characterization of Alum Sludge from Surabaya Water Treatment Plant, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 7-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizkiy Barakwan ◽  
Yulinah Trihadiningrum ◽  
Arseto Bagastyo
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Alum Sludge

Water treatment plant residuals management

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. B. Dharmappa ◽  
A. Hasia ◽  
P. Hagare
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Optimal Dose ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Polymer Addition

Water treatment plants produce enormous amounts of sludge. Due to increased environmental concern, recently, there is considerable amount of pressure on the water authorities for the safe disposal of the sludge. Currently, the most acceptable form of disposal is sanitary landfilling, which requires sludge to be dewatered to 20-40% of solids. One of the most commonly used dewatering techniques is sand drying beds. This process is popular because of its reliability, ease of use and low cost. However, one of the basic concerns with this process is the requirement of a large area of land. This could be overcome by chemical conditioning of the sludge, which can accelerate the dewatering rate substantially. At this stage, however, there are no guidelines for the design of the sand drying beds for treating chemically conditioned sludges. This study is conducted to investigate the design and performance of sand drying beds for treating chemically conditioned water treatment plant (WTP) sludge. Experiments are conducted using laboratory scale sand drainage columns. The results indicate that the drainage rates, after adding polymer, increased by 9 times for clarifier sludge and 20-25 times for filter backwash sludge. Thus, the land area requirement for sand drainage bed can be drastically reduced through polymer addition. Optimal dose of polymer is found to be between 3 and 6 kg/t of dry solids, with dilute sludges requiring high dosages. The cake solids concentration increased from 3 to 12% as the polymer dose increased from 0 to 16 kg/t of dry solids. The variation of drainage rates and cake solids with solids/hydraulic loading rates are found to vary depending on the type of sludges and polymers. The filtrate quality is found to be independent of polymer dose and solids loading rates.

scholarly journals Review on Different Beneficial Ways of Applying Alum Sludge in a Sustainable Disposal Manner

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 2230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temple Chimuanya Odimegwu ◽  
I. Zakaria ◽  
M. M. Abood ◽  
C. B. K. Nketsiah ◽  
M. Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Soil Stabilizer ◽  
Disposal Options ◽  
Alum Sludge ◽  
Soil Fertilizer ◽  
Purification Of Water

Disposal of waste from water treatment plant is one of the major issues most treatment plants seem not to overcome due to the constant generation of this waste as a result of meeting the demand of water and purification of water for human consumption. The effect of disposing sludge constantly in the environment has called for an economical and sustainable way of reusing alum sludge. However, this paper aimed at reviewing the possible literature on applying waste from water treatment plant in various ways, example; in building material; as brick and tiles, in concrete ; as replacement of cement and aggregate, in Geotechnics; as soil stabilizer and in agriculture; as soil fertilizer, in pottery; use as replacement of clay in flower pot production for sustainable disposal. All the above mentioned categories of uses have reviled an effective and efficient way in managing waste from water treatment plant (alum sludge), also a safer and economical manner of disposal.  However, the effects when used and the behaviour when it is incorporated with other materials were highlighted, other reuse and disposal options where discussed and the areas not covered (knowledge gap) was identified.

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