Comparative study of Fenton, Fe2+/NaOCl and Fe2+/(NH4)2S2O8 on tannery sludge dewaterability, degradability of organics and leachability of chromium
2021
Jessieleena, A Angel | M, Priyanka | MP, Saravanakumar
In this work, a comparative analysis of Fenton, Fe²⁺/NaOCl and Fe²⁺/(NH₄)₂S₂O₈ assisted advanced oxidation processes was carried out to study its efficacy in enhancing tannery chemical sludge dewaterability. Experimental results showed that, after conditioning of sludge at optimum pH, oxidant and catalyst dosage, capillary suction time (CST) was decreased by 75 ± 5 % and moisture content of sludge cake (M.Ccₐₖₑ) was reduced to 74 ± 2 % for all processes at 10 min reaction time. Among the three processes, Fe²⁺/(NH₄)₂S₂O₈ process was noted to have larger impact on the breakdown of sludge cells, which is reflected in terms of its highest amount of total organic carbon, protein and total dissolved solids present in the separated sludge fractions. In addition, Fe²⁺/(NH₄)₂S₂O₈ process was also observed to leach out largest fraction say 73.3 % of chromium present in the raw sludge into the treated sludge filtrate. The investigation carried out through zeta potential and scanning electron microscopy reveals the role of a two-step mechanism, namely oxidation followed by coagulation in enhancing the sludge dewaterability. Further studies on the possibility of utilizing dried treated sludge as biomass fuel could be carried out.
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