Review on pretreatment techniques to improve anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge
- Publisher:
- Elsevier BV
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Fuel, 2021, 285, pp. 119105-119105
- Issue Date:
- 2021-02-01
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge is one of the most efficient, effective, and environmentally sustainable remediation techniques; however, the presence of complex floc structures, hard cell walls, and large amounts of molecular organic matter in the sludge hinder AD hydrolysis. Consequently, sewage sludge pretreatment is a prerequisite to accelerate hydrolysis and improve AD efficiency. This review focuses on pretreatment techniques for improving sewage sludge AD, which include mechanical, chemical, thermal, and biological processes. The various pretreatment process effects are discussed in terms of advantages and disadvantages, including their effectiveness, and recent achievements are reviewed for improved biogas production.
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