scholarly journals Application of waste treatment sludge from water treatment in brick production

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Ainul Haezah Noruzman ◽  
Norhayati Palil ◽  
Rosnani Ahmad ◽  
Khairul Salleh Baharudin
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Hardened State ◽  
Potential Use

The aim of the study is to investigate the potential use of water treatment sludge in brick properties as building material. The sludge was collected from water treatment plant and the percentages used in the mixes were 3%, 5%, 7%, 10% 15%, 20%, 40%, and 60% by weight of sand in brick. The specimen without sludge was prepared for comparison. The testing involved chemical analysis of sludges using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) technique. Testing of compressive strength was done for hardened state properties. The samples were cured at 7 and 28 days, and the average of three samples of brick samples was measured. The results revealed that the waste sludges had higher components of Zn, Cu, Pb, and As, which was trace element concentrations in the dry sludge samples. Comparisons in terms of strength were made from the control and brick containing sludge specimens. It was observed that sludge in brick performed better when mixed with 5% as partial replacement of sand. However, the more the addition of percentages of sludge in brick, the lesser the strength observed. It can be concluded that waste treatment sludge as a result from the process of water treatment can be utilized as partial replacement of sand in brick production.

PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE (WTS)-CLAY BRICKS

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Asri Md Nor ◽  
Alia Syafiqah Abdul Hamed ◽  
Faisal Hj Ali ◽  
Ong Keat Khim
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Clay Bricks ◽  
Firing Shrinkage ◽  
And Performance

Every year, large quantity of water treatment sludge (WTS) is produced from water treatment plant in Malaysia. Sanitary landfill disposal of sludge at authorized sites is the common practice in Malaysia. However, searching the suitable site for landfill is the major problem as the amount of sludge produced keeps on increasing. Reuse of the sludge could be an alternative to disposal. This study investigated the reusability of WTS as brick making material. The performance of clay-WTS bricks produced by mixing clay with different percentages of WTS with increments of 20% from 0% up to 100% was investigated. Each molded brick with optimum moisture content was pressed under constant pressure, oven-dried at 100˚C for 24 hours followed by heating at 600˚C for 2 hours and 1000˚C for 3 hours. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis were used to characterize clay, WTS and clay-WTS bricks.  The performance of the bricks were evaluated with firing shrinkage, loss on ignition (LOI), water absorption, bulk density, and compressive strength tests. Increasing the sludge content results in a decrease of brick firing shrinkage, and increase of water absorption and compressive strength. The results revealed that the brick with 100% by weight of sludge could generate the highest compressive strength of 17.123N/mm2. It can be concluded that the bricks with 20 to 100% of water treatment sludge comply with the Malaysian Standard MS7.6:1972, which can fulfill the general requirement for usage of clay bricks in wall construction.

scholarly journals Effect of ultrasonic and thermal disintegration of water treatment sludge

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 00045
Author(s):  
Justyna Górka ◽  
MaŁgorzata Cimochowicz-Rybicka ◽  
Beata Fryźlewicz-Kozak
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Main Parameter ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
Disintegration Process ◽  
Municipal Water ◽  
Ultrasound Intensity ◽  
Sludge Production

This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of thermal and ultrasound disintegration on the disintegration degree (DD) of water treatment sludge from a municipal water treatment plant. A disintegration process was used to (i) improve subsequent coagulation efficiencies and dewatering processes (ii) reduce sludge production, and (iii) obtain both economic and enviromental benefits. The results show that using the disintegration process has an influence on DD values. It is also worth emphasising that the main parameter determining the efficiency of ultrasonic and thermal disintegration was the time of the applied process. Other parameters such as ultrasound intensity and temperature had a reduced impact on DD values.

Analysis and characterization of water treatment plant sludges by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

The Analyst ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. 1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Margaret West ◽  
Jess Cawley ◽  
Robert Wills
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Fluorescence Spectrometry ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Strategy for efficient operation on the backwash waste treatment in membrane filtration water treatment plant

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-489
Author(s):  
Wonchae Jung ◽  
Youngbeom Yu ◽  
Sunju Lee ◽  
Yongtaik Moon
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Efficient Operation

scholarly journals Heavy metals in a degraded soil treated with sludge from water treatment plant

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 498-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Tereza Teixeira ◽  
Wanderley José de Melo ◽  
Érica Tomé Silva
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Degraded Soil ◽  
Metal Contents ◽  
Randomized Experimental Design

The application of water treatment sludge (WTS) to degraded soil is an alternative for both residue disposal and degraded soil reclaim. This study evaluated effects of the application of water treatment sludge to a Typic Hapludox soil degraded by tin mining in the National Forest of Jamari, State of Rondonia, Brazil, on the content of heavy metals. A completely randomized experimental design with five treatments was used: control (n = 4); chemical control, which received only liming (n = 4); and rates D100, D150 and D200, which corresponded to 100, 150 and 200 mg of N-sludge kg-1 soil (n = 20), respectively. Thirty days after liming, period in which soil moisture was kept at 70% of the retention capacity, soil samples were taken and analyzed for total and extractable Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb, Ni, and Cr. The application of WTS increased heavy-metal contents in the degraded soil. Although heavy metals were below their respective critical limits, sludge application onto degraded areas may cause hazardous environmental impact and thus must be monitored.

Synthesis of Zeolite from Water Treatment Sludge and its Application to the Removal of Brilliant Green

2018 ◽  
Vol 766 ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Khemmakorn Gomonsirisuk ◽  
Kotchakorn Yotyiamkrae ◽  
Malee Prajuabsuk ◽  
Saisamorn Lumlong ◽  
Pharit Kamsri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Brilliant Green ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Adsorption Efficiency ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
Aged Material ◽  
Adsorption Kinetics And Isotherm ◽  
Sem Analyses

In this work, water treatment sludge from the water treatment plant was used to synthesize zeolite material. In the synthesis, the washed sludge was mixed with sodium hydroxide and then heated at 600ºC for 6 h. After agitation, the aged material was heated in a water bath at 80ºC for different period of aging times. Based on XRD and SEM analyses, Faujasite zeolite was obtained. Then, the feasibility of employing the obtained zeolite as adsorbent for Brilliant Green (BG) removal was investigated. The effect of adsorbent dosage and contact time were examined. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm were also evaluated. The results showed that the obtained zeolite has potential for applying as low-cost adsorbent for the removal of BG from wastewater with higher than 97% adsorption efficiency.

Optimization of alum recovery from water treatment sludge‐case study: Samannoud water treatment plant, Egypt

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Ramadan ◽  
Abd El Aziz El Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge

DESIGNING OF REMOTE TERMINAL UNIT (RTU) FOR MEASUREMENT OF pH IN WATER TREATMENT PLANT

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
V. MANE-DESHMUKH PRASHANT ◽  
B. MORE ASHWINI ◽  
B. P. LADGAOKAR ◽  
S. K. TILEKAR ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Terminal Unit ◽  
Remote Terminal ◽  
Remote Terminal Unit

ENHANCED COAGULATION FOR ALGAE REMOVAL IN A TYPICAL ALGERIA WATER TREATMENT PLANT

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 2303-2315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Djamel Ghernaout ◽  
Abdelmalek Badis ◽  
Ghania Braikia ◽  
Nadjet Mataam ◽  
Moussa Fekhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Enhanced Coagulation ◽  
Algae Removal
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