Abstract:In order to solve the difficult problems of deep dehydration and blocked access to resources of Cyanobacteria sludge with high organic content, a pilot-scale process of magnetic biochar preparation by deeply dewatered Cyanobacteria sludge with coupled thermal pressure filtration was constructed. Through the determination of water content and volume reduction rate, the effect of thermal pressure filtration was studied. At the same time, the magnetic biochar was characterized by measuring the iodine adsorption value, specific surface area, saturation magnetization and SEM observation. The results showed that after thermal pressure filtration, the water content in the Cyanobacteria cake deceased to 65.3%, the corresponding volume reduction rate reached 71.3% and about 70% of the iron element was maintained in the Cyanobacteria cake. Densely aligned micropores (φ=1.5 μm) and ferromagnetic substance were observed on the surface of the magnetic biochar. The magnetic biochar had an iodine adsorption value of 391 mg·g?1, a specific surface area of 165 m2·g?1, and a saturation magnetization of 32 emu·g?1. Iron salt, as the interconnecting substance of the process, played the thermal flocculation role in thermal pressure filtration for hot dehydration, and the catalysis and magnetization roles in the magnetic biochar preparation. Pilot-scale process of magnetic biochar preparation by coupled thermal pressure filtration treated Cyanobacteria sludge would help to realize deep dehydration and resource utilization of Cyanobacteria sludge. Key words:Cyanobacteria sludge/ thermal pressure filtration/ carbonization/ magnetic biochar/ biomass resource utilization/ coupled process.
图1蓝藻泥热压滤深度脱水耦合制备磁性生物炭工艺流程 Figure1.Process of magnetic biochar preparation by coupled thermal pressure filtration treated Cyanobacteria sludge
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1.Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China 2.Zhejiang Qingfengyuan Environmental Protection Technology Co. Ltd., Huzhou 313009, China Received Date: 2019-12-26 Accepted Date: 2020-03-24 Available Online: 2020-11-11 Keywords:Cyanobacteria sludge/ thermal pressure filtration/ carbonization/ magnetic biochar/ biomass resource utilization/ coupled process Abstract:In order to solve the difficult problems of deep dehydration and blocked access to resources of Cyanobacteria sludge with high organic content, a pilot-scale process of magnetic biochar preparation by deeply dewatered Cyanobacteria sludge with coupled thermal pressure filtration was constructed. Through the determination of water content and volume reduction rate, the effect of thermal pressure filtration was studied. At the same time, the magnetic biochar was characterized by measuring the iodine adsorption value, specific surface area, saturation magnetization and SEM observation. The results showed that after thermal pressure filtration, the water content in the Cyanobacteria cake deceased to 65.3%, the corresponding volume reduction rate reached 71.3% and about 70% of the iron element was maintained in the Cyanobacteria cake. Densely aligned micropores (φ=1.5 μm) and ferromagnetic substance were observed on the surface of the magnetic biochar. The magnetic biochar had an iodine adsorption value of 391 mg·g?1, a specific surface area of 165 m2·g?1, and a saturation magnetization of 32 emu·g?1. Iron salt, as the interconnecting substance of the process, played the thermal flocculation role in thermal pressure filtration for hot dehydration, and the catalysis and magnetization roles in the magnetic biochar preparation. Pilot-scale process of magnetic biochar preparation by coupled thermal pressure filtration treated Cyanobacteria sludge would help to realize deep dehydration and resource utilization of Cyanobacteria sludge.