| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 34, 2018
International Conference on Civil & Environmental Engineering (CENVIRON 2017)
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| Article Number | 02009 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Environment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183402009 | |
| Published online | 19 March 2018 | |
Ozonation of return activated sludge for disintegration and solubilisation with synthesized titanium oxide as catalyst
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School of Environmental Engineering, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau Perlis, Malaysia
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Shorubber (M) SDN. BHD, No 2, Jalan Perindustrian Ringan 6, Kawasan Perindustrian Jejawi, Arau 02600 Perlis, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: msfatimahzahra@gmail.com
Ozonation of activated sludge in the present of titanium dioxide (TiO2) as catalyst to enhance the production of hydroxyl radical was evaluated in comparison to the sole ozonation process. In this process, the catalytic ozontion showed improvement in increasing ozone consumption and improving activated sludge disintegration and solubilisation. The reduction of total suspended solid (TSS), volatile suspended solid (VSS) and soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) solubilisation was better in the catalytic ozonation system. Initial pH 7 of activated sludge was found best to disintegrate and solubilise the sludge flocs. However upon additional of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in pH adjustment enhanced the solubilisation of organic matter from the flocs and cells, making the initial pH 9 is the best condition for activated sludge solubilisation. Yet the initial pH 7 of activated sludge supernatant was the best condition to achieve SCOD solubilisation due to sludge floc disintegration, when it had stronger correlation between TSS reduction and SCOD solubilisation (R2=0.961). Lower amount of catalyst of 100 mgTiO2/gTSS was found to disintegrate and solubilise the activated sludge better with 30.4% TSS reduction and 25.2% SCOD solubilisation efficiency, compared to 200 mgTiO2/gTSS with 21.9% and 17.1% TSS reduction and SCOD solubilisation, respectively.
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