Vid vattenrening produceras slam som restprodukt. Slam innehåller en stor mängd ämnen, såsom metaller, medicinrester och olika näringsämnen. I Sverige produceras flera hundra tusen ton årligen. Innehållet måste hanteras, men hur görs det idag och hur kommer det att hanteras i framtiden. Vanligast idag är att återvinna fosfor och kväve genom att sprida slam som gödning inom jord och skogsbruk. Däremot metaller som finns i slam utvinns inte idag, även om det vore värdefullt ur miljösynpunkt.  Denna litteraturstudie beskriver hur slamhantering ser ut idag, med fokus på Sverige. Därefter beskrivs forskningsläge och möjlig framtida utveckling i hantering. Slamhantering är problematisk ur flera aspekter. Slamhantering behöver hantera följande svårigheter: En logistisk aspekt är de stora volymer som behöver hanteras och att de produceras på många olika platser.Forskning på konsekvenser av slamspridning är relativt liten. Det gäller den påverkan som medicinrester, tungmetaller och andra ämnen utgör.Vilka utvinningsbara ämnen ska prioriteras, eftersom metoder för utvinning ställer maximerad utvinning av gödning i motsats till maximerad utvinning av metaller. / When purifying water, sludge is produced as a residual product. Sludge contains lots of different substances, such as metals, medical waste and different nutrients. In Sweden there is many hundred thousands of tons of sludge produced annually. The content must be managed, but how is it handled today and how will it be managed in the future. Commonly today phosphorus and nitrogen recycles by spreading sludge as fertiliser in agriculture and forestry. Metals in sludge is not recycled, even if it would be positive from an environmental point of view. This literature study describes how sludge treatment is today with a focus in Sweden. Then it describes the current state of research and possible future development in management. Sludge handling is problematic from many different aspects. Sludge treatment must have to address these challanges: One logistic aspect is that there are great volumes that needs to be handled and that it is produced in many different places. The research in consequences of sludge spreading is a relatively small base. That goes for the influence of medical waste, heavy metals, and other substances in sludge. What recyclable substances needs to be prioritised, since the methods of extraction puts the maximal extraction of fertiliser against the maximised extractions of metals

In this research, the adsorptive capacities of kenaf, peat moss, hay, and peanut hulls were evaluated for the removal of TNT and 2,4-DCP from aqueous solutions. Adsorbent loading capacities determined by batch studies were verified by continuous column experiments. It was found that the adsorption capacity of the candidate adsorbents were significantly lower than granular activated carbon (GAC). The impact of surface modification techniques, such as surface oxidation, were evaluated to study the effect on adsorption capacity. At lower equilibrium concentrations of the adsorbate (less than 10 ppb), surface oxidation by ozone showed an increase in the adsorption capacity. The same trend was not observed with peroxone and ultrasound pretreatment. The adsorbent requirement for treating water contaminated with TNT and 2,4-DCP were calculated based on the adsorptive capacity of the adsorbents. Though the adsorbent requirements for the candidate adsorbents were considerably higher than granular activated carbon, the adsorbent requirement costs for most of the candidate adsorbents tested were competitive when compared to GAC costs.

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