Abstract
Solids dewaterability is vital for water resource recovery facilities to effectively manage and dispose treatment residuals, and current methods for improving dewaterability is at the expense of chemical consumption. Herein, an electrochemical approach that integrates anodic acidification, electrooxidation, and cation removal was investigated to enhance solids dewaterability. The results show that the specific resistance to filtration (SRF) was decreased by > 97 % for raw solids before anaerobic digestion, anaerobically digested solids (ADS), and primary solids. ADS exhibited the highest conductivity and required the least energy (34.9 ± 1.3 kWh m−3 treated solids). Increasing the applied current density reduced treatment time but demanded greater energy consumption. Both acidification and cation removal were critical to dewaterability enhancement: acidification facilitated the flocculation of solids flocs through protonation of functional groups and the leaching of divalent ions, while cation removal reduced competition for proton binding, leading to improved dewaterability. The input of electrical energy for the electrochemical treatment can potentially be offset by revenue from recovered nutrient products and use of renewable energy. This study has demonstrated the feasibility of using electrochemical processes for solids treatment and resource recovery.
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