eprintid: 5232 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/52/32 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:16:57 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:16:57 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:01:01 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Heng, G.C. creators_name: Isa, M.H. title: Electrochemical disintegration of activated sludge using Ti/RuO2 anode ispublished: pub keywords: Alkalinity; Electrolysis, Activated sludge; Biological treatment; Electrochemical; Electrochemical process; Pechini's methods; Removal efficiencies; Sludge concentration; Sludge disintegration, Electrodes note: cited By 4 abstract: Electrochemical process is one of the most effective methods to enhance sludge disintegration. In this study, Ti/RuO2 anodes were prepared by Pechini's method and the electrode surface morphology was characterized by FESEM and EDAX. The effects of various operating conditions were investigated including initial pH value of sludge, sludge concentration, electrolysis time and current density. The study showed that the removal efficiencies of TS, VS, TSS and VSS increased with the increase of pH in the alkaline range, electrolysis time and current density but decreased with the increase of initial sludge concentration. The application of electrochemical process using Ti/RuO2 electrodes enhanced the sludge disintegration for possible subsequent biological treatment. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. date: 2014 publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903536941&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.567.44&partnerID=40&md5=389032e44d642c05b1b34b9f1bb01691 id_number: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.567.44 full_text_status: none publication: Applied Mechanics and Materials volume: 567 pagerange: 44-49 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9783038351238 issn: 16609336 citation: Heng, G.C. and Isa, M.H. (2014) Electrochemical disintegration of activated sludge using Ti/RuO2 anode. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 567. pp. 44-49. ISSN 16609336