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Evaluation of different sewage sludges as a potential biodiesel source in Japan

Authors: Febrian Rizkianto, Kazuyuki Oshita, Masaki Takaoka

Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Issue 5/2022

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Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are producing and treating ever-larger quantities of sewage sludge as urban populations increase in size. Sewage sludge contains lipids that can be transformed into biodiesel. We investigated sewage sludges obtained from two WWTPs (A and B) in Japan. Lipids were extracted via the Soxhlet hexane method and converted into biodiesel via acid-catalyzed transesterification. The primary WWTP A scum had the highest lipid and biodiesel yields (28.5% and 11%, respectively). Analysis of fatty acid methyl esters revealed that palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1), and linoleic acid (C18:2) predominated, regardless of sludge type. Analysis of sludge flow rates revealed that WWTPs A and B could produce about around 309 kg/day of biodiesel. About 74,000 tons/year of biodiesel could be recovered from primary wastewater sludge and scum in Japan.

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Title: Evaluation of different sewage sludges as a potential biodiesel source in Japan
Authors: Febrian Rizkianto
Kazuyuki Oshita
Masaki Takaoka
Publication date: 08-07-2022
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Electronic ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01454-1

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