Ga-Been Lee , Chae-Eun Ahn , Won-Gune Jeong , Yiu Fai Tsang , Kitae Baek
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Environmental impact assessment of pyrolysis and incineration including end-of-life of sewage sludge by-products
Incineration and pyrolysis have been proposed for sewage sludge treatment. However, most studies have overlooked the environmental impacts of by-products from thermal processes. This study compared the applicability of incineration and pyrolysis, with a detailed environmental impact assessment of by-products. The long-term stability of heavy metals in ash and biochar was investigated through an accelerated aging process, while their potential as fertilizers was evaluated in terms of phosphorus availability and other functions. Both incineration ash and pyrolyzed biochar demonstrated high heavy metal stability even after aging and exhibited potential as substitutes for chemical fertilizers. Consequently, the life cycle assessment determined that the environmental impacts of incineration were more severe than those of pyrolysis due to increased biogenic CO2 emissions and greater mobility of heavy metals during incineration. Therefore, pyrolysis is suggested as the more environmentally sustainable option for sewage sludge treatment, considering both environmental impacts and by-product implications.
期刊介绍:
Bioresource Technology publishes original articles, review articles, case studies, and short communications covering the fundamentals, applications, and management of bioresource technology. The journal seeks to advance and disseminate knowledge across various areas related to biomass, biological waste treatment, bioenergy, biotransformations, bioresource systems analysis, and associated conversion or production technologies.
Topics include:
• Biofuels: liquid and gaseous biofuels production, modeling and economics
• Bioprocesses and bioproducts: biocatalysis and fermentations
• Biomass and feedstocks utilization: bioconversion of agro-industrial residues
• Environmental protection: biological waste treatment
• Thermochemical conversion of biomass: combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, catalysis.