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Digestion of Sludge
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Aerobic Digestion
Dissolved #)ygen
-emperature
. &$ degrees (
p0
Absence of #)ygen
'
st
5 E)tracellular enzymes 2 outside cell/
breaks down solid comple) organics
*
nd
5 Acid formers 2 acid production and acid
regression stages / microorganisms convert
products of first stage to organic acids 6
carbon dio)ide 6 hydrogen
4
rd
5 Methane forming bacteria converts
hydrogen and carbon dio)ide to methane
Anaerobic Digestion 5 Methane (ormers
'& to *$ days
#rganic loading
!sychrophilic
Mesophilic
*& to 4$ days
Most popular
-hermophilic
Methods
thickening
stabilization
conditioning
dewatering
!urpose is to reduce
-hickening
Methods
gravity
Methods
thermal
lime stabilization
Composting
omposting
windrow
mechanical
Blending
aeration
temperature
Sludge !rocessing
(actors affecting composting
sludge type
uniformity of mi)ture
climatic conditions
Drying beds
entrifuges
solids concentration *$ to 9$ @
:acuum (ilters
!ressure filters
volume is reduced
ash is stabilized
comple)
Sludge Reuse or Disposal #ptions
,andfill
odor potential
ine)pensive
trucking costs
Sludge Reuse or Disposal #ptions
Surface disposal
monofills
surface impoundment
groundwater monitoring
odor potential
Sludge Reuse or Disposal #ptions
class B or !SR!
class A or !(R!