The invention discloses a method and a device for pretreating excess 
sludge of a 
sewage plant by a 
microwave method for 
fermentation to produce 
hydrogen. The method comprises the following steps: 
microwave is utilized to pretreat the excess 
sludge of the 
sewage plant for 2 to 20 minutes, then the 
sludge pretreated by the 
microwave is placed into a sealed 
fermentation hydrogen production reactor, 
hydrogen production seed sludge which accounts for 5 to 15 percent of the volume of the excess sludge is grafted, the temperature is controlled to between 25 and 45 DEG C for 
fermentation hydrogen production, and hydrogen is produced after 8 to 15 hours. The device comprises a microwave generator, the fermentation 
hydrogen production reactor and a hydrogen collection device, wherein the top of the fermentation 
hydrogen production reactor is provided with a hydrogen outlet, while the bottom is provided with a sludge inlet and a sludge 
discharge outlet; the microwave generator is connected with the sludge inlet of the fermentation hydrogen production reactor; the hydrogen collection device is connected with the hydrogen outlet of the fermentation hydrogen production reactor; and the fermentation hydrogen production reactor is provided with a stirrer and a heater. The method has the advantages that the method has large 
hydrogen yield and short 
delay time, can improve the biological redegradation capability of the sludge, can release 
heavy metals in the sludge, reduce the 
pollution of landfill treatment to soil, and has simple equipment, low cost and less 
energy consumption.