Abstract
In this study, the sludge-based biochar (BC) was prepared by dewatered sludge from a membrane bioreactor to treat the membrane concentrate. Then, the adsorbed and saturated BC was regenerated (RBC) by pyrolysis and deashing treatment to further treat the membrane concentrate. Afterward, the composition of membrane concentrate before and after BC or RBC treatment was detected, and the biochars' surface characteristics were characterized. The results showed that RBC outperformed BC in the abatement of chemical oxygen demand (CODCr), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), and total nitrogen (TN), with their removal rates of 60.07%, 51.55%, and 66.00%, respectively, an improvement of 9.49%, 9.00% and 16.50% of the removal rate compare to BC. The specific surface area of BC and RBC was about 109 times as much as the original dewatered sludge, and the pore size of BC and RBC belonged to mesopore which was a benefit for removing small and mediate size pollutants. The increase of the oxygen-containing functional group in RBC and the ash abatement contributed much to the improvement of RBC adsorption performance. In addition, cost analysis showed that BC+RBC had a cost of 0.76$/kg for COD removal, which was a lower cost than other common membrane concentrate treatment technologies.
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