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Sewage sludge generated from chemical fiber plants is a hazardous waste with high disposal costs, and it is important to reduce the amount of sludge produced. In this study, a biodrying technology was controlled by thermophilic microorganisms to reduce and detoxify hazardous waste sludge. Ten batches of experiments were conducted under optimal parameters (i.e., under the conditions of a one-time feeding with the equipment temperature controlled at 60 °C, where the dosage of the microbial agent accounted for 4% of the dry weight of sludge) to evaluate the performance of the biodrying system reducing and detoxifying hazardous waste sludge under a continuous reaction. The results showed that the degree and rate of dehydration during the continuous reaction were 65.97% and 2.51%, respectively. The degrees of reduction for dry matter and toxic substances were 22% and 9%, respectively. The calorific value of sludge after treatment increased from 1678.53 J (later abbreviated as J) to 12256.17 J. The reduction effect in the pilot-scale experiment was 65%. Spectral analysis and microbial sequencing of the freeze-dried sludge advance our understanding of biodrying mechanisms and provide a foundation for the application of key technologies for the reduction and detoxification of hazardous waste sludge.
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