Effects of potassium peroxymonosulfate on disintegration of waste sludge and properties of extracellular polymeric substances

Tianhao Niu, Zhen Zhou, Weichao Ren, Lu Man Jiang, Bingyue Li, Haijuan Wei, Jing Li, Luochun Wang

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Abstract

Effects of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) oxidation on disintegration degree (DD) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) properties of waste activated sludge were investigated. A combined approach of fractionation procedure and parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis was applied to characterize EPS of sludge. Results indicated that PMS oxidation effectively broke sludge particles, resulting in DD in total nitrogen of 39.8% at 10 mg PMS (g SS)-1. After PMS treatment, EPS increased significantly and mostly transferred to slime layer rather than loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS), and the ratio of slime to tightly bound EPS was correlated significantly with PMS dosage. With increasing PMS dosage, polysaccharides in EPS increased, while proteins in EPS and DNA in slime EPS increased firstly and then decreased. PARAFAC analysis of excitation-emission matrix spectra showed that tryptophan-like substances in both slime and LB-EPS were greatly influenced by PMS oxidation, and humic-like fluorophores in slime EPS were positively correlated with PMS dosage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)170-177
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
Volume106
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Excitation-emission matrix
  • Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)
  • Parallel factor analysis
  • Peroxymonosulfate
  • Sludge disintegration

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