WO2009015405A1 - Method of treating biosolids - Google Patents
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- WO2009015405A1 WO2009015405A1 PCT/AU2007/001054 AU2007001054W WO2009015405A1 WO 2009015405 A1 WO2009015405 A1 WO 2009015405A1 AU 2007001054 W AU2007001054 W AU 2007001054W WO 2009015405 A1 WO2009015405 A1 WO 2009015405A1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C05—FERTILISERS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF
- C05F—ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE
- C05F3/00—Fertilisers from human or animal excrements, e.g. manure
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- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
- C02F1/66—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by neutralisation; pH adjustment
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- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F11/00—Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor
- C02F11/02—Biological treatment
- C02F11/04—Anaerobic treatment; Production of methane by such processes
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- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F11/00—Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor
- C02F11/12—Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor by de-watering, drying or thickening
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F2103/00—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated
- C02F2103/20—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from animal husbandry
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
- Y02A40/10—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in agriculture
- Y02A40/20—Fertilizers of biological origin, e.g. guano or fertilizers made from animal corpses
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P20/00—Technologies relating to chemical industry
- Y02P20/141—Feedstock
- Y02P20/145—Feedstock the feedstock being materials of biological origin
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- THIS INVENTION relates to a method of treating biosolids.
- the invention has particular application to the treatment of biosolids from selected waste sources which have a relatively stable composition within from defined parameters.
- the invention is not limited to this field of use.
- biosolids refers to solid waste material which is formed as a by-product of sewage treatment, including not only sewage in general as may be received into municipal waste treatment facilities, but also waste material from* specific agricultural or biological processes or industries not necessarily fed into and mixed with general sewage.
- the traditional method of treating biosolids typically involves dumping into land fill. Where treatment is undertaken, treatment processes are usually continuous. Waste treatment regimes often involve the collection of waste waters and/or waste carrying waters from a diverse range or sources, mixing them together, and treating the mixed material in a general waste treatment plant. As a result, the biosolids produced by the removal of wastewater can be variable in their content. Complete digestion of the biosolids is rare or sometimes not possible.
- the present invention aims to provide a method of treating biosolids which alleviates one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art. Other aims and advantages of the invention may become apparent from the following description.
- this invention resides broadly in a method of treating biosolids including:
- the method includes adjusting the liquidity of the feedstock.
- one of the additives is a liquefier which preferably includes other additives for adjusting such characteristics as, for example, pH and/or deficiencies in one or more nutrients required for bioactivy.
- all of the additives and the bioactivity initiation are provided in a single liquid additive.
- the liquid additive includes an alkaline additive component, more preferably having free nitrogen therein. It is also preferred that the single liquid additive includes a bioactive component.
- liquefied chicken manure may be used as the alkaline additive component since it is likely to be alkaline as well as having free nitrogen contained therein.
- the bioactive component may, for example, be in the form of liquid piggery effluent since it is likely to be biologically active.
- the liquid chicken manure may be provided by adding chicken manure in solid or semisolid form to the liquid piggery waste.
- bioactivity may be provided by inoculation and/or the pH may be adjusted by addition of mineral acid and/or alkali.
- the pH of the liquid additive component be in the range of from 8 to 10, more preferably pH 9.
- the nitrogen content of the chicken manure be about 6.2%, and be added to the piggery effluent in ratio of about 2' ⁇ to 1 such that after addition to the feedstock, the mixture has a pH in the range of from 7 to 8.
- the single liquid additive is added to the biosolids feedstock in the amount of from 10% to 50% by volume.
- the bioactivity of the mixture after its adjustment typically commences within 24 to 48 hours. The bioactivity is manifested by the production of gas bubbles, typically containing predominately methane and other products of anaerobic digestion. The mixture is typically stirred at intervals ranging from daily to once every several weeks. The bioactivity is substantially completed when the production of gas bubbles ceases or substantially ceases after a period ranging from one to twenty-four months.
- the present invention resides broadly in treated biosolid product formed by the method herein described.
- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a biosolids treatment plant operable to perform the method of the invention
- Fig. 2 is a cross-section of one of the ponds of the plant of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of an alternative biosolids treatment plant operable to perform the method of the invention.
- the biosolids treatment plant 10 has set out thereon the elements required for the performance of the method of the present invention.
- the area includes a receiving area 11 where feedstock is assessed as to one or more of its inherent characteristics.
- a series of thirteen ponds shown typically at 12 are provided in spaced side-by-side relationship. Each pond is in the form of an elongate rectangle in plan view, each also of substantially the same length.
- the feedstock is directed to the ponds after being adjusted in one or more of its characteristics by addition of. additives in accordance with the invention.
- the ponds are filled one at a time so that each of the thirteen ponds is at a different stage of biodigestion.
- Each pond has a cross section shown in Fig.
- the sides of the pond having a sloped portion 13 and a concave base 14.
- the sloped sides are at approximately 45° or a 1:1 slope whereas the shallow concavity of the base is substantially to a central valley 15 at a fall of approximately 5%.
- the sides of each pond extend up to respective intermediate zones shown typically at 16. Each zone is almost flat, having a fall of approximately 1% downward in the direction of arrow 17 for safety.
- a redirection sill 18 surrounds the area of the plant.
- An access ramp shown typically at 19 slopes upward to a level above the zone near to, but spaced from one of the ends of each pond. Such a feature enables machinery to have elevated access to the pond.
- Each pond also has a fall along its length of approximately 0.5%.
- each pond typically is between 17.5 and 18 metres with a length of approximately 116 metres.
- the slope of the access ramp is about one in eight, and the height of each sloped portion 13 is approximately 2.7 to 3 metres.
- An embankment shown typically at 21 is provided to accommodate contours of land and respective ramp embankments shown typically at 22 arranged to provide the access ramp as shown.
- the alternative plant 30 shown in Fig. 3 is able to perform the method of the invention much the same as that shown in Fig. 1.
- the ponds are replaced by a series of tanks shown typically at 31.
- the alternative receiving area 32 is provided in the form of a shed or the like, the alternative plant being sited adjacent a sewage treatment plant notionally at the location indicated by reference numeral 33.
- Feedstock is prepared in a concreted covered area 34 which contains an admixture hopper 35 , a biosolids hopper 36 and a mixing tank 37.
- the hoppers are in fluid connection to the mixing tank by a feed line 38.
- a feed main 39 branches from the mixing tank to the top of each of the digestion tanks 31.
- Anaerobic digestion or fermentation takes place with the assistance of the feedstock additives in accordance with the present invention.
- the tanks are typically filled one at a time to allow fermentation to be staggered stagewise in each of the eight tanks shown in the tank farm.
- An outlet main 40 is connected from the base of each of the digestion tanks. The outlet main proceeds to a run down screen 41 and then to a rotary screw press 42 for pressing the biosolids of the method of the invention. Dewatered sludge is then stored in a bunker 43 for distribution to a drying pad 44.
- a contamination runoff pond is also provided in similar fashion to that described and shown in Fig. 1.
- a diversion bank 45 is also provided in similar fashion to that shown in Fig. 1.
- a recycled waste water tank 46 is also provided to receive recycled waste water for reuse or supply externally of the plant as the case may be.
- a sample feed stock additive was prepared by mixing 25 tonnes of chicken manure with ten tonnes of piggery effluent.
- the chicken manure had a free nitrogen content of approximately 6.2 per cent and resulted in an additive liquid having a pH approximately 9.
- a feedstock additive was added to biosolids, the amount of biosolids being such that the additive was 15 per cent of the mixture.
- the pH was tested and found to be in the range of 7 to 8.
- Biological activity commenced approximately 15 hours after the mixing of the additive with the biosolids. The mixture was stirred every two to three weeks until the sludge was ready for removal. After about four months, the fermentation had completed as evidenced by the substantial reduction of the production of gas bubbles to almost zero.
- the method of the present invention may be used to convert biosolids, typically a waste material requiring fertilised material may be produced by following the method according to the invention. Such material is typically formed by drying a digested effluent as herein described. The biosolids added thereto until the additive concentration is approximately 15 per cent by volume.
- inorganic alkaline material such as caustic soda, or free nitrogen in the form of nitrate and/or ammonia.
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