Assessment of Sludge Sample as a Feedstock for Power Generation

Treatment and disposal of sewage sludge has become an economically and environmentally sensitive problem. This necessitates cost-effective and innovative solutions whilst responding to environmental regulation and public pressures. This study examines the characteristics of a typical sludge samples as received following standard analytical procedures and its suitability for power generation. The results of the analysis revealed that the sample has good proxanal and ultanal attributes. The higher heating value of the sample on dry basis was found to be 21.21 MJ/kg. These characteristics are similar to qualities of standard coal used as fuel in power stations.

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Author and article information

Journal

Title: African Journal of Engineering & Technology

Publisher: Sudanese Researchers Foundation

Publication date (Electronic): 16 May 2021

Volume: 1

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Chemical Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University P.M.B 0248, Bauchi, Nigeria

[2 ] Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Eshan, Malaysia

[3 ] Standards Organisation of Nigeria No 52 Lome crescent Wuse zone 7 Abuja, Nigeria

[4 ] TEX CYCLE Lot 8942, Jalan Telok Gong, 42000, Pelabuhan Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Author information

Isah Yakub Mohammed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5569-7349

Yousif Abdalla Abakr https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-0263

Article

DOI: 10.47959/AJET.2021.1.1.3

SO-VID: 85a0d3af-1d50-452a-861c-b49d3179d349

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History

Date received : 6 March 2021

Date accepted : 11 May 2021

Data availability: The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

ScienceOpen disciplines: Engineering

Keywords: Sewage sludge,Characterisation, Proxanal,Ultanal,HHV,SDG7

African Journal of Engineering & Technology