低温时污泥膨胀对MBR中膜污染的影响

Effect of Sludge Bulking on Membrane Fouling of MBR Under Low Temperature

通过一体式膜生物反应装置考察了在低温条件下发生污泥膨胀过程中反应器的运行效果和膜污染的情况,并从微生物角度分析了引起膜污染的因素.结果表明,低温时COD上清液和出水平均去除率分别为85%和92%,发生丝状菌污泥膨胀后去除率变化不大.MBR中丝状菌污泥膨胀形成的过程中,污泥沉降性变差,丝状菌丰度(FI)由2增加到5,丝状菌伸出絮体形成网状结构.低温时膜操作压力随时间呈直线变化,膜组件的水力清洗周期为15 d.在丝状菌大量繁殖时缩短到7 d,膜污染严重.通过测定活性污泥的特性,发现膨胀污泥的胞外聚合物(EPS)总量是正常污泥的3倍,污泥絮体相对疏水性(RH)随FI的提高而增大.EPS和RH增大后会引起更多物质沉积到膜表面,使膜污染速率提高,膜的运行周期变短.进一步的分析表明,混合液粘度、Zeta电位、污泥絮体形态也是影响膜污染的因素.

The performance and membrane fouling of submerged membrane bioreactor were studied in the case of active sludge bulking under low temperature. The factors contributing to membrane fouling were discussed from the microorganism aspect. The results showed that COD removal efficiencies of supernatant and permeate were 85 % and 92% respectively and filamentous sludge bulking had little impact on them. The sludge settleability became bad and the filament index （FI） increased from 2 to 5 during the formation of filamentous sludge bulking under low temperature. The filamentous bacteria extending from the sludge flocs formed net structure. Membrane fouling changed with time in linear under low temperature and the operation period of MBR was 15 d. However, membrane fouling was more serious in the condition of filamentous sludge bulking at low temperature, shortening the operation period of MBR to 7 d. The extracellular polymeric substances （EPS） content of bulking sludge was three times as that of normal sludge and the relative hydrophobicity （RH） of sludge flocs was decreased as FI increased. The increase of EPS and RH may cause more materials to deposit on the membrane surface, thus the membrane fouling rate improved and the operation period of MBR became short. Further analysis indicated that the mixed liquid viscosity, Zeta potential and sludge floc structure were all important factors of membrane fouling.