The invention discloses a short-chain volatile
fatty acid and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method for the short-chain volatile
fatty acid comprises the following steps of employing
sludge as a
fermentation substrate; adding
sodium nitrite into the
fermentation substrate, performing pretreatment in an acid environment, and performing anaerobic
fermentation under an alkaline condition to obtain the short-chain volatile
fatty acid. According to the short-chain volatile fatty acid and the preparation method thereof, the
sludge of a
sewage treatment
plant is taken as a
raw material, and is jointly treated by virtue of free
nitrite pretreatment and alkaline anaerobic fermentation, and the concentration of free
nitrite in the
system, the pretreatment time, the fermentation pH value and the action of microorganisms in the
sludge are controlled to maximally convert undissolved sludge organic matters in the sludge into the short-chain volatile fatty acid, so that the yield of the volatile fatty acid produced from the sludge is further increased on the basis of resourcefully utilizing the sludge and reducing environmental
pollution caused by the sludge, and the reaction time is shortened; the short-chain volatile fatty acid and the preparation method thereof have the advantages of high product yield, simple preparation method,
energy conservation, consumption reduction, low running cost and the like.