Impacts of wet thermal treatment on heavy metals speciation in contaminated waste activated sludge using a modified sequential extraction scheme

The mobility and the bioavailability of heavy metals in waste activated sludge were determined according to their total content and chemical speciation. A modified three-step sequential extraction procedure was used to determine the total content and metal speciation distribution pattern of various...

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Published in:Bioresources 2022-05, Vol.17 (2), p.2116-2128
Main Authors: Zhang, Jian, Gan, Peng, Xie, Tian, Liu, Yang, Zhu, Hong-xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated sludge
Alkalinity
Bioavailability
Cadmium
Chemical oxygen demand
Chemical speciation
Chromium
Contamination
Copper
Distribution patterns
Extraction procedures
Geographical distribution
Heat treatment
Heavy metals
High temperature
Investigations
Lead
Metal industry
Metals
Mobility
Nickel
Nonferrous metals industry
Quality control
Sludge
Solubilization
Speciation
Toxicity
Zinc
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Summary:The mobility and the bioavailability of heavy metals in waste activated sludge were determined according to their total content and chemical speciation. A modified three-step sequential extraction procedure was used to determine the total content and metal speciation distribution pattern of various heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) pretreated at a temperature of 100 °C to 200 °C. It was found that the organics solubilization was enhanced at higher temperature, increased by 1.75, 183 and 3.03 folds over the soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) at 100 °C. The total contents of Cd, Pb and Zn exceeded the threshold value established in GB/T standard 23486 (2009), as a function of pH, due to the pollution from the local nonferrous metals industry. For most cases, the impacts of thermal pretreatment on the species distribution were limited and obscure. Cr was the only element showing a potential risk of metal mobilization, such that its residual fraction shifted towards oxidizable fraction at higher treatment temperature. The speciation distribution pattern of Ni, Cr, Cu, and Zn showed potential risks of contamination due to their bioavailability, mobility, or toxicity.
ISSN:1930-2126
1930-2126
DOI:10.15376/biores.17.2.2116-2128