Academic Study on the Technology Based on Sludge Concentration Subarea

Sludge concentration subarea(A area and B area) is realized by mesh filter unit,solving the higher sludge concentration process problem of MBR system under zero excess sludge discharge conditions.Mass balance of the system is processed,and variety disciplinarians of VSS of A area and B area are analyzed.The results show that XA decreases while HRTA increases.XB decreases while R increases,and ascends as VSS(XA,B) of mesh effluent increases.When XB is a fixed value,XA,B increases as R does and XA decreases slowly while R increases,which theoretically proves the feasibility of the technique.

Sludge concentration dynamic distribution and its impact on the performance of UNITANK

UNITANK is a biological wastewater treatment process that combines the advantages of traditional activated sludge process and sequencing batch reactor, which is divided into Tank A, B and C. In this study, the sludge distribution and its impact on performance of UNITANK were carried out in Liede Wastewater Plant （WWTP） of Guangzhou, China. Results showed that there was a strong affiliation between Tank A and B of the system in sludge concentration distribution. The initial sludge concentration in Tank A could present the sludge distribution of the whole system. The sludge distribution was mainly influenced by hydraulic condition. Unsteady sludge distribution had an impact on variations of substrates in reactors, especially in decisive reactor, and this could lead to failure of system. Settler could partially remove substrates such as COD and NO3-N, but there was adventure of sludge deterioration. The rational initial sludge concentration in Tank A should be 4000-6000 mg/L MLSS.

Effect of Sodium Ion Concentration on Hydrogen Production from Sucrose by Anaerobic Hydrogen-producing Granular Sludge

This work evaluated the effects of sodium ion concentration, ranging from 0 to 16000mg·L^-1（Na^＋）, on the conversion of sucrose to hydrogen by a high-activity anaerobic hydrogen-producing granular sludge. At the optimum sodium ion concentration [1000-2000mg·L^-1（Na^＋）] for hydrogen production at 37℃, the maximum sucrose degradation rate, the specific hydrogen production yield and the specific hydrogen production rate were 393.6-413.1mg·L^-1.h^-1, 28.04-28.97ml·g^-1, 7.52-7.83ml·g^-1.h^-1, respectively. The specific production yields of propionate, butyrate and valerate decreased with increasing sodium ion concentration, whereas the specific acetate production yield increased, meanwhile the specific production yields of ethanol and caproate were less than 55.3 and 12.6mg·g^-1, respectively. The hybrid fermentation composition gradually developed from acetate, propionate and butyrate to acetate with the increase in sodium ion concentration.

Comparison of Bioleaching of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge of Different Solid Concentrations Using Two Inocula

Two 10%(v/v) different inocula, iron-oxidizing bacteria and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, were used to investigate the bioleaching of heavy metals from sewage sludge with 10-40 g/L sludge concentration in the batch experiment. The results demonstrated that most of bioleaching rates of Zn and Cu achieved above 80% and 60%, respectively, after 12 d in the sludge with different concentrations and inocula. The lower the solid concentration, the higher the removal rate of heavy metals and the quicker the removal speed in sludge. The system with iron-oxidizing bacteria had faster startup speed and was influenced by solid concentration lightly, while in the system with sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, the removal efficiency was affected by concentration seriously.

Practice of High Concentration Sludge for Efficient Nutrient Removal from Municipal Sewage

ECOSUNIDE is a new activated sludge process based on the sludge concentration optimization theory.With it,we carried out a high sludge concentration by changing influent mode and distributing carbon source in a reasonable way,which can improve the ecological superiority of nitrification and denitrification for the growth of phosphorous accumulating organisms(PAOs)and nitrifiers and raised the nutrient removal efficiency of municipal sewage treatment plants.In 2007,we adopted this technique in Linyi Sewage Treatment Plant in Shandong Province,China.After the reconstruction,we achieved the high efficiency of nutrient removal with low investment under the dynamic load of the secondary sewage treatment plant.The effluent water qualities meet the classⅠ-A criteria specified in Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant(GB 18918-2002)and the rest effluent indexes meet the classⅠ-B criteria.Besides,we have above 20% operating cost cut by stopping the internal reflux without power charge increased and any new pool structures built.

Experimental study and numerical simulation of the sludge concentration in a sedimentation tank

Sedimentation tanks and clarifiers play a significant role in an active sludge system, and the efficiency of the whole system is closely related with the design and operation of the sedimentation tanks. This paper focuses on the sludge concentration in each cross-section of the sedimentation tank. We measured the sludge concentration to explore its distribution inside the tank, carried in-situ tests to research the fluid pattern and real operational rules of the sedimentation tank. We also used the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, PHOENICS 3.5, to simulate the solid-liquid two-phase fluid inside the tank and describe the sludge concentration distribution. The numerical results indicate obviously a sludge-water interface and a compression interface inside the sedimentation tank, a stratified sedimentary region with uniform concentration and a compression region with high concentration at the bottom of the tank. Although the simulated concentrations deviated slightly from those of in-situ tests, they were still acceptable for identifying the sludge interfaces and fluid pattern inside a sedimentation tank, which are important parameters for optimizing the tank size and improving the settling efficiency.

Effect of Sodium Ion Concentration on Hydrogen Production from Sucrose by Anaerobic Hydrogen-producing Granular Sludge

This work evaluated the effects of sodium ion concentration, ranging from 0 to 16000mg·L-1(Na+), on the conversion of sucrose to hydrogen by a high-activity anaerobic hydrogen-producing granular sludge. At the opti- mum sodium ion concentration [1000—2000mg·L-1(Na+)] for hydrogen production at 37℃, the maximum sucrose degradation rate, the specific hydrogen production yield and the specific hydrogen production rate were 393.6— 413.1mg·L-1·h-1, 28.04—28.97ml·g-1, 7.52—7.83ml·g-1·h-1, respectively. The specific production yields of propionate, butyrate and valerate decreased with increasing sodium ion concentration, whereas the specific acetate production yield increased, meanwhile the specific production yields of ethanol and caproate were less than 55.3 and 12.6mg·g-1, respectively. The hybrid fermentation composition gradually developed from acetate, propionate and butyrate to acetate with the increase in sodium ion concentration.

Characteristics of coal sludge slurry prepared by a wet-grinding process

Coal sludge slurry(CSS) is an alternative fuel and a potential competitive method for sludge reduction.Based on the researches of coal water slurry, we studied CSSs by using a wet-grinding process with different types of regional municipal sludge(sludge) in an orthogonal experiment. The sludge type,sludge mixing proportion, dosage of dispersant, and grinding time were tested in this study. The results show that water content and its occurrence characteristics in the sludge have primary hindering influences on slurry ability. The range of fixed-viscosity concentrations with raw wet sludge is from 50.78%to 44.40%(by weight), while the range is from 53.35% to 51.51%(by weight) with dry sludge. All of the CSSs exhibit shear-thinning behaviors with different variation trends, especially the CSSs with more than 15%(by weight) raw wet sludge in it. Adding the same proportion of raw wet sludge increases the thixotropic properties of CSSs and the highest area of thixotropy loop is 3065 Pa/s, while the highest value of dry sludge is 1798 Pa/s. Hydrophilic group plays an important role in adsorbing water and building three-dimension networks with other particles, which is the main reason for CSS properties.Therefore, the mechanism can be used to find the way for making high quality CSS.

Suction characteristics of a thick material pump at high concentrations of coal slime

A test system was designed to study the parameters affecting the volumetric efficiency of a thick-material pump for coal slime.The parameters studied included solid concentration,the slenderness ratio of the suction cylinder and the running speed of the hydraulic cylinder.In the experiment the concentrations of coal slime were 75.7%,76.3%,74.4%,73.5%,72.1%and 70.63%;the running speeds were 0.23,0.18,0.13,0.10 and 0.08 m/s;and the slenderness ratios of the suction cylinder were 1.63,2.26,2.88,3.50,4.13,4.78 and 5.38.The results show that the suction volumetric efficiency decreases gradually with an increase in material concentration.The critical concentration value is 72%;below 72%the suction volumetric efficiency is above 90%,otherwise it decreases rapidly.When the solid concentration reaches 76.3%,the suction volumetric efficiency is only 40%.When the running speed of the piston is less than or equal to 0.23 m/s,the suction volumetric efficiency increases with an increase in running speed.

Effect of Heavy Metals on the Growth of Bacteria Isolated from Sewage Sludge Compost Tea

The amount of urban sewage sludge is increasing daily. For this reason, it is necessary to have an environmentally friendly use for this residue. Land applications in olive grove soil, poor quality soil, as a compost or a compost tea could be considered as one of the best options, because it has a high content of organic matter. However, the presence of heavy metals in some sewage sludge could be an environmental problem. In this sense, the aim of this work is to check the tolerance of the culturable microbiota present in sewage sludge compost tea to four heavy metals, Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn. Among microbiota isolated, eight strains showed high resistance to Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd, and one microbe (Rhodococcus sp.) showed a special tolerance to every heavy metal. The strains were divided into six genrera: Rhodococcus, Virgibacillus, Leifsoni, Achromobacter, Cupriavidus and Oceanobacillus sp. Finally, Rhodococcus sp. strain 3 was able to remove different amounts of heavy metals from the culture media with intracellular and surface accumulation of Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd. The application of this bacterial strain in bioremediation processes is discussed.

基于化学强化的连续流类颗粒污泥工艺中试研究

采用絮凝强化连续流类颗粒污泥工艺对四川省某乡镇污水厂进行了生产性改造试验研究,基于侧流运行模式,评估了该工艺对于进水浓度低、水质和水量波动大的适应性、最佳运行参数和实际处理效果。研究发现,通过复合絮凝剂的投加,污泥的自聚集和颗粒化特性逐渐显现,菌胶团的宏观粒径以及颗粒密度显著增大,当系统污泥浓度控制在7~8 g/L时,污泥粒径可稳定维持在200μm,相较于传统絮状污泥,沉降性能得以大幅提高。当回流比为200%,溶解氧控制在1~2 mg/L,采用5 mg/L CPAM+60 mg/L PAC的絮凝剂复配组合时,出水COD、NH_(3)-N、TN、TP平均浓度分别为25.84、0.55、9.01、0.11 mg/L,均满足《四川省岷江、沱江流域水污染物排放标准》(DB 51/2311-2016)要求。

Performance and microbial community analysis of an algal-activated sludge symbiotic system: Effect of activated sludge concentration

It was focused on the effect of different sludge concentrations on the performances of an algal-activated sludge symbiotic system in terms of wastewater treatment, algal-activated sludge characteristics and community structure. The results showed that the highest nutrient removal efficiencies were obtained in the reactor R^2 with soluble chemical oxygen demand(sC OD), ammonia nitrogen(NH_4^+-N) and phosphate(PO_4^(3-)-P) removal efficiencies of(90.6 ± 2.3)%,(97.69 ± 2.6)% and(83.81 ± 2.3)%, respectively. Further investigation exhibited that sludge concentration has a great effect on the dissolved oxygen(DO) concentration, the pH, the growth of algae and the extracellular polymeric substance(EPS) production, which resulted in influencing the settleability and the performance of symbiotic system. The denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(DGGE) analysis demonstrated that the sludge concentration had a selective power for particular members of algae. Meantime, the stimulated algal population would selectively excite the members of bacteria benefited for the formation of algal-bacterial consortia.The variation of microbial compositions, which was influenced by the different sludge concentrations, might be ultimately responsible for the different treatment performances.

Nitrogen removal from wastewater and bacterial diversity in activated sludge at different COD/N ratios and dissolved oxygen concentrations

The impact of the organic carbon to nitrogen ratio （chemical oxygen demand （COD）/N） in wastewater and dissolved oxygen （DO） concentration on carbon and nitrogen removal efficiency, and total bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria （AOB） communities in activated sludge in constantly aerated sequencing batch reactors （SBRs） was determined. At DO of 0.5 and 1.5 mg O2/L during the aeration phase, the efficiency of ammonia oxidation exceeded 90%, with nitrates as the main product. Nitrification and denitrification achieved under the same operating conditions suggested the simultaneous course of these processes. The most effective nitrogen elimination （above 50%） was obtained at the COD/N ratio of 6.8 and DO of 0.5 mg O2/L. Total bacterial diversity was similar in all experimental series, however, for both COD/N ratios of 6.8 and 0.7, higher values were observed at DO of 0.5 mg O2/L. The diversity and abundance of AOB were higher in the reactors with the COD/N ratio of 0.7 in comparison with the reactors with the COD/N of 6.8. For both COD/N ratios applied, the AOB population was not affected by oxygen concentration. Amplicons with sequences indicating membership of the genus Nitrosospira were the determinants of variable technological conditions.

Effects of sludge retention time,carbon and initial biomass concentrations on selection process:From activated sludge to polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulating cultures

Four sequence batch reactors（SBRs） fed by fermented sugar cane wastewater were continuously operated under the aerobic dynamic feeding（ADF） mode with different configurations of sludge retention time（SRT）, carbon and initial biomass concentrations to enrich polyhydroxyalkanoate（PHA） accumulating mixed microbial cultures（MMCs） from municipal activated sludge.The stability of SBRs was investigated besides the enrichment performance. The microbial community structures of the enriched MMCs were analyzed using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism（T-RFLP）. The optimum operating conditions for the enrichment process were： SRT of 5 days, carbon concentration of 2.52 g COD/L and initial biomass concentration of3.65 g/L. The best enrichment performance in terms of both operating stability and PHA storage ability of enriched cultures（with the maximum PHA content and PHA storage yield（YPHA/S） of61.26% and 0.68 mg COD/mg COD, respectively） was achieved under this condition. Effects of the SRT, carbon concentration and initial biomass concentration on the PHA accumulating MMCs selection process were discussed respectively. A new model including the segmentation of the enrichment process and the effects of SRT on each phase was proposed.

Biodegradation of bezafibrate by the activated sludge under aerobic condition:Effect of initial concentration,temperature and pH

Lab-scale experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of initial concentration,temperature and pH on the removal of bezafibrate(BF)by activated sludge under aerobic condition.The results showed that adsorption of BF onto activated sludge was negligible,and biodegradation was the main removal mechanism of BF.The removal of BF in the aqueous phase by the activated sludge can be described by a pseudo-first-order reaction.The reaction rate constants had a negative relationship with the initial concentration of BF,and dramatically reduced from 0.050 to 0.007 h^-1,when the temperature dropped from 20℃to 10℃.Variation of pH between 5.0 and 9.0 did not have significant influence on the removal of BF,indicating a high adaptation of microorganism in the activated sludge responsible for BF degradation to a wide pH range.The findings of this study are helpful to improve the removal of pharmaceuticals during the wastewater treatment plants by selecting the appropriate process variables,and eventually eliminate their release to the environment.

有机负荷率对厌氧颗粒污泥处理畜禽养殖废水效能的影响探究

针对高浓度畜禽养殖废水厌氧处理效率低,构建了外循环厌氧反应器(EGSB),开展了进水有机负荷率(OLR)对EGSB处理畜禽养殖废水过程内污染物去除效能及颗粒污泥形成规律的影响,并解析相关作用机制。结果表明进水OLR提高至9.0 kg/(m^(3)·d),COD、氨氮及总磷去除维持在91.2%~95.3%、89.6%和76.9%,产气及甲烷产率分别提高至4.64~4.94 L/(L·d)和2.96~3.40 L/(L·d)。适宜提高OLR提高了污泥颗粒化,在工况III内,污泥浓度提高至6.1~6.5 g/L,大粒径污泥质量浓度增加。OLR提高增加了颗粒污泥内胞外聚合物(EPS)含量,并影响了EPS内蛋白质/多糖比值。此外,OLR能影响EGSB内微生物群落特征,且当OLR为9.0kg/(m^(3)·d)时,Firmicutes、Bacteroidetes和Proteobacteria是主要的门级别微生物,且相对丰度分别高达25.6%、16.5%和15.2%。研究结果为畜禽养殖废水高效处理提供一定理论依据。

有机酸-硫化零价铁处理高浓度含铬废液及铬铁资源化的研究

针对含铬废液净化污泥杂质含量高、铬含量低导致铬回收难的问题,以有机酸-硫化零价铁为铬废液净化剂,在高效去除废液中铬的同时,可净化污泥并直接制备铬铁合金。通过考察零价铁硫化程度、初始废液pH值、不同有机酸摩尔比、硫化零价铁用量等影响因素对废液铬净化与污泥铬富集的影响,探索铬污泥直接制备铬铁合金工艺。研究显示,采用有机酸-硫化零价铁协同处理后,废液总铬质量浓度可由5 324.1 mg/L降低至4.30 mg/L,与未改性零价铁技术相比,铬净化去除率由65.45%提高至99.92%。净化污泥铬铁元素平均质量分数大于46%,在1 500℃,氩气保护气氛下,添加质量分数为30%碳粉即可成功制备铬铁合金。铬铁合金产物中铬铁元素分布均匀,杂质含量较少。XRD分析显示,硫化零价铁的掺入质量增大可降低合金产品中杂相的生成。研究方法为冶金、化工等行业含铬废液的高效净化及资源化处理提供了一条新路径。

碱激发矿粉胶凝材料固化高含盐量浓缩液污泥试验研究

采用浸没式燃烧工艺处理生活垃圾填埋场渗滤液产生的浓缩液污泥副产物具有高易溶盐含量的特征。分别采用硫铝酸盐水泥和碱激发矿粉胶凝材料固化浓缩液污泥,对固化试样进行一系列无侧限抗压强度(UCS)试验、水稳定性试验和微观观测试验,分析硫铝酸盐水泥和碱激发矿粉胶凝材料对浓缩液污泥的固化效果和固化机理。研究结果表明:40%水泥掺量的固化试样的28 d无侧限抗压强度为1.95 MPa,浸水28 d后降低至零。30%矿粉掺量的固化试样的28 d无侧限抗压强度为14.8 MPa,浸水28 d后,仍达3.6 MPa,远大于垃圾填埋场的填埋强度要求。碱激发矿粉反应生成的三维网状胶凝材料和钙矾石晶体可对浓缩液污泥颗粒实现有效的包裹和胶结,是碱激发矿粉胶凝材料固化浓缩液污泥的微观固化机制。

蓝藻泥浓度对其厌氧发酵产挥发性脂肪酸的影响

采用不同浓度蓝藻泥进行厌氧发酵产挥发性脂肪酸(VFAs)试验,发现加入蓝藻泥后乙酸占比增多,但丙酸占比下降,对其他酸影响不大;蓝藻泥浓度为20%(w/v)时产VFAs最多,达4.10 g/L;蓝藻泥浓度越高,产酸越多,pH下降越明显,蓝藻泥浓度为20%(w/v)时,pH下降2.12;发酵前后总固体(TS)、挥发性总固体(VS)和溶解性蛋白质显著下降,但溶解性碳水化合物、SCOD和氨氮浓度上升,表明产酸细菌更倾向于利用蛋白质生成VFAs.

废水处理硝酸盐异化还原与厌氧氨氧化/反硝化耦合工艺构建

采用厌氧膨胀颗粒污泥床反应器(EGSB)处理含COD、氨氮和硝氮的模拟废水,旨在高浓度有机废水处理系统中快速构建厌氧氨氧化(Anammox)运行工艺。通过接种少量Anammox污泥和逐步提高氨氮浓度的操作方式,在连续运行58d后,系统成功启动Anammox反应,此时的总氮和COD去除率稳定在97%和98%以上。物料衡算显示,Anammox反应途径对氮的去除贡献逐渐增加,硝酸盐异化还原(DNRA)耦合Anammox和反硝化共同促进了系统的同步脱氮除碳。对微生物群落分析发现,Candidatus Kuenenia相对丰度由0.27%快速升高至35.87%,DNRA菌(Ignavibacterium、Thermogutta)及反硝化菌(Azospira、Gp3)在体系内共存。通过基因注释法,检测出了Anammox、DNRA、硝酸盐还原及亚硝酸盐还原关键基因。运行过程中,颗粒污泥颜色变红且粒径增大;胞外聚合物(EPS)分析表明多糖(PS)和蛋白质(PN)含量增加而PN/PS下降;三维荧光光谱发现腐殖酸类物质增多。研究结果为高浓度有机含氮废水高效处理提供了一种新的工艺途径。