TITLE:
Combustion Characteristics of Sewage Sludge and Algae
AUTHORS:
Yaman Kumar Sahu, Pravin Kumar Sahu, Suryakant Chakradhari, Khageshwar Singh Patel
KEYWORDS:
Sewage Sludge, Algae, Water Quality, Caloric Value
JOURNAL NAME:
Natural Resources,
Vol.7 No.4,
April
21,
2016
ABSTRACT: Sewage sludge is a good source of energetically desirable compounds and green algae in developing country like India. In this work, the combustion characteristics of sewage sludge and green algae are described. The calorific value (CV) of dried sewage sludge (n = 7) and green algae (n = 11) was ranged from 1800 to 6250 and 3700 to 6280 kcal/kg with mean value of 3999 ± 1347 and 4428 ± 547 kcal/kg, respectively. The effect of proximate variables and water quality parameters in the CV of sludge and algae are discussed.