Nonconventional treatment of sewage sludge using cement kiln dust for reuse and catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons

M. Hamdy El-Awady () and Suzan A. Ali ()
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M. Hamdy El-Awady: National Research Centre
Suzan A. Ali: Ain Shams University

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2012, vol. 32, issue 4, 464-475

Abstract: Abstract Sewage sludge represents a critical environmental issue in Egypt. Large quantities of CKD are emitted from cement factories. It has negative impacts on humans, animals, plants, lands, water, and all remaining environment. It causes serious problems on the national level. Besides using CKD for sludge treatment and reuse as soil conditioner, a new scenario is to use it as catalytic convertor of some hydrocarbons. Results showed that CKD is used to separate the organic matters and suspended solids, reduce the organic micropollutants, scavenge heavy metals, and destruct viruses, parasites, and all pathogenic bacteria. The dehydrogenation of isopropanol to acetone and alcohol condensation of the produced acetone to give methyl isobutyl ketone over different catalyst samples was studied using a flow technique under normal pressure. Results revealed that treatment of raw sludge led to an increase in catalytic activity toward acetone formation by 50 % at 400 °C. A treatment system was proposed for continuous operation.

Keywords: Sewage sludge; Cement kiln dust; Reuse; Catalysis; Isopropyl alcohol; Selectivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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