Synthesis and characterisation of new cationic polyelectrolytes by inverse emulsion polymerisation and their application in activated sludge dewatering
by Jia Jun Fu, Bo Jiang, Wei Min Cai
International Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP), Vol. 38, No. 4, 2009

Abstract: Water soluble hydrophobically associated polyelectrolytes were copolymerised with dimethyl- [2-(2-methyl-acryloyloxy)-ethyl]-alkyl ammonium bromide (alkyl: propyl, hexyl, dodecyl) (DEAC_n) and acrylamide (AM) in inverse emulsion. Cationic hydrophobically modified polyacrylamides having different molecule weight and cationic degree were obtained by varying the total monomer concentration and DEAC_n/AM mole ratio. Polyelectrolytes were characterised by ¹H-NMR and ¹³C-NMR. The dewatering indexes, such as CST, settling rate and water content in sludge cake were investigated and used to evaluate the dewaterability and settleability of activated sludge conditioned by these polyelectrolytes. Afterwards, some characteristics of sludge floc, such as: floc size, sludge viscosity and floc strength were measured. The function of hydrophobic association in sludge conditioning was elucidated by comparing dewatering performances with these polyelectrolytes

Online publication date: Sun, 19-Jul-2009

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