Estudo do processo de pirólise para o aproveitamento sustentável de lodo digerido doméstico

Abstract

With the growing demand for energy in the world, the search for new sources of energy have motivated new studies about renewable energy sources that allow us to replace fossil fuels gradually, as they are responsible for higher levels of pollutants emission if compared to biofuels. Population growth together with the improvement of sewage treatment efficiency, that directly impacts the growth of sewage sludge production, which is the main solid waste generated in the Sewage Treatment Stations. The sludge can be used in technological processes, like pyrolysis, gasification and combustion, in order to produce alternative energy. The pyrolysis applied in sludge is a promising technology that favor the production of four fractions: biooil (organic liquid fraction), water fraction, solid fraction and gas fraction, showing a high fuel potential. This paper aims to evaluate the pyrolysis process applied to domestic sludge as an alternative source of energy and identify the process conditions that resulted in better efficiency of the biooil produced.