Abstract
Land utilization for the disposal of sewage sludge (SS) is an effective strategy, yet the existence of heavy metals (HMs) in the SS represents critical constraints to its implementation on a larger scale. By the principles of simple synthesis steps and low synthesis cost, a low-cost double cationic protic ionic liquid was produced in this study for HMs removal from SS. The influence of reaction time, protic ionic liquid to SS mass ratio, and reaction temperature on HM removal were thoroughly investigated. This result indicated that the integration of protic ionic liquid and heat treatment was efficacious in the efficient elimination of HMs. Under 60°C, 15 min, and protic ionic liquid: SS of 0.5, the removal efficiency of Zn, Fe, Ni, and Cd exceeded 80%, and Cr achieved a removal efficiency of up to 93%. The BCR sequential extraction procedure and calculation of the potential ecological risk index revealed a significant reduction in the ecological risk associated with the treated SS, transitioning from a high to a low-risk level. The alterations in elemental and chemical bonding within the solid phase of SS and changes in polysaccharide and fluorescence properties within the liquid phase of SS were investigated using redundancy analysis, two-dimensional correlation analysis, and parallel factor analysis. These findings suggest that dehydration, deamination, and decarboxylation reactions may be responsible for removing HMs within SS. These findings have a positive impact on further elucidating the effects of protic ionic liquid in SS pretreatment, thereby facilitating the efficient utilization of municipal SS resources.
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