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  • Environmental Engineering
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Biotechnology

Background:

  • Sludge drying beds (SDBs) are an effective alternative to conventional sludge treatment.
  • Sludge hydrotexture changes during dewatering complicate direct SDB process modeling.
  • Activated sludge models (ASMs) use cell decay theories for biokinetic process descriptions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel modeling strategy for simulating sludge stabilization in SDBs.
  • To separate sludge dewatering and solids stabilization into independent processes for modeling.
  • To compare the death-regeneration concept and endogenous respiration theory for sludge digestion.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a two-step modeling strategy: sludge dewatering followed by sludge solids stabilization.
  • Compared two established cell decay theories (death-regeneration and endogenous respiration) within the ASM framework.
  • Analyzed effluent total COD, NH4-N, NO3-N, and sludge layer composition.

Main Results:

  • Both cell decay theories adequately modeled effluent parameters and sludge composition but differed in effluent COD composition.
  • Natural aeration was insufficient for complete nitrification of NH4-N released by cell decay.
  • Sludge digestion kinetics are adaptable, suggesting the use of lumped biokinetic values.
  • Lowered dewatering rates increased biodegradable COD, while higher loading rates increased effluent COD and NH4-N.
  • Sludge layer formation was found to reduce biodegradable COD leaching, contrary to expectations.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed modeling strategy effectively simulates deposited sludge digestion in SDBs.
  • Separating dewatering and stabilization provides a robust approach to SDB process modeling.
  • Understanding sludge layer dynamics is crucial for optimizing SDB treatment efficiency.