Analysis of engineering design features of sewage sludge carbonization in urban wastewater treatment plants
The underground wastewater treatment plant in Guangzhou has a structural con-struction capacity of 10 × 104 m3/d,mechanical installation capacity of 5 × 104 m3/d and sludge treatment scale of 35 t/d(sludge weighted with 80%moisture content).Sludge is treated using a combined process with plate press dewatering and integrated continuous drying and carbonization,reducing the moisture content from 98%to 5%,achieving extreme reduction of sludge volume within the plant.After the carbonization process,sludge forms biochar with a large specific surface area,which is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen,phosphorus,potassium,and stable calorific val-ue,with a wide range of resource utilization.According to calculations,the direct operation cost of the entire sludge treatment and disposal process is approximately 260 to 295 RMB per ton(calcu-lated with sludge with 80%moisture content).This project can provide design examples for the implementation of sludge projects in other cities.
CarbonizationBiocharUnderground wastewater treatment plantResource utili-zation of sludge