Abstract
Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) has become an important mean for the stabilization and recycling of textile dyeing sludge (TDS). Using the soybean okara byproduct (SOB) as a co-digestion substrate, the effects on AcoD performance and heavy metal stability were studied. The results indicated that the optimal mixing ratio was 1:1 (calculated by total sloid). Under this condition, the SCOD removal efficiency was 64% (that of TDS alone and SOB alone were 47% and 48%, respectively) and the cumulative methane production field was 503 L CH4/kg VS (that of TDS alone and SOB alone were 435 L CH4/kg VS and 408 L CH4/kg VS, respectively). At the same time, the addition of SOB could also enhance the stability of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Cr and Ni) in TDS. Remarkably, that could increase the steady state content nickel from 47.98% to 57.21%, while anaerobic digestion of TDS caused no increase but a decrease (only 42.13%). According to the risk assessment code analyses, the AcoD of TDS by SOB can significantly reduce the ecotoxicity risk caused by Ni, Zn and Cr.
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