Performance of Anammox granular sludge bed reactor started up with nitrifying granular sludge

The anaerobic ammonia oxidation(Anammox) granular sludge bed reactor was started up successfully with nitrifying granular sludge. During the operation, the nitrifying granular sludge was gradually converted into Anammox granular sludge with good settling property and high conversion activity. The Anammox reactor worked well with the shortest HRT of 2 43 h. Under the condition that HRT w as 6 39 h and influent concentration of ammonia and nitrite was 10 mmol/L, the removal of ammonia and nitrite was 97 17% and 100 00%, respectively. Corresponding volumetric total nitrogen loading rate and volumetric total nitrogen conversion rate were 100 83 mmol/(L·d) and 98 95 mmol/(L·d). The performance of Anammox reactor was efficient and stable.

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.

Start-up and Performance of a Novel Reactor----Jet Biogas Inter-loop Anaerobic Fluidized Bed

A novel anaerobic reactor, jet biogas inter-loop anaerobic fluidized bed （JBILAFB）, was designed and constructed. The start-up and performance of the reactor was investigated in the Process. of .artificial glucose wastewater treatment. With the wastewater recycle ratio of 2.5 ： 1, the recycled wastewater with biogas could mix sludge and wastewater in the JBILAFB reactor completely. The start-up of the JBILAFB reactor could be completed in less than 70 d through maintenance of hydraulic retention time （HR^I＂） and stepwise increase of feed total organic carbon （TOC） concentration. After the start-up, with the volumetric TOC loadings of 14.3 kg·m ^-3·d^-1, the TOC removal ratio, the effluent pH, and the volatile fatty acids （VFA）/alkalinity of the JBILAFB reactor were more than 80%, close to 7.0 and less than 0.4, respectively. Moreover, CH4 was produced at more than 70% of the theoretical value, The reactor exhibited high stability under the condition of high volumetric TOC loading. Sludge granules in the JBILAFB reactor were developed during the start-up and their sizes were enlarged with the stepwise increase of volumetric TOC loadings from 0.8 kg.m^-3.d ^-1 to 14.3 kg.m^-3.d^-1. Granules, an offwhite color and a similar spherical shape, were mainly comprised of global-like bacteria. These had good methanogenic activity and settleability, which were formed probably through adhesion of the bacteria. Some inorganic metal compounds such as Fe, Ca, Mg, Al, etc. were advantageous to the formation of the granules.

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 high-sulfate wastewater treatment by two-phase anaerobic digestion process with Jet-loop anaerobic fluidized bed

A new anaerobic reactor, Jet-loop anaerobic fluidized bed （JLAFB）, was designed for treating high-sulfate wastewater. The treatment characteristics, including the effect of influent COD/SO42 ratio and alkalinity and sulfide inhibition in reactors, were discussed for a JLAFB and a general anaerobic fiuidized bed （AFB） reactor used as sulfate-reducing phase and methane-producing phase, respectively, in two-phase anaerobic digestion process. The formation of granules in the two reactors was also examined. The results indicated that COD and sulfate removal had different demand of influent COD/SO4^2- ratios. When total COD removal was up to 85%, the ratio was only required up to 1.2, whereas, total sulfate removal up to 95% required it exceeding 3.0. The alkalinity in the two reactors increased linearly with the growth of influent alkalinity. Moreover, the change of influent alkalinity had no significant effect on pH and volatile fatty acids （VFA） in the two reactors. Influent alkalinity kept at 400-500 mg/L could meet the requirement of the treating process. The JLAFB reactor had great advantage in avoiding sulfide and free-H2S accumulation and toxicity inhibition on microorganisms. When sulfate loading rate was up to 8. 1 kg/（m^3.d）, the sulfide and free-H2S concentrations in JLAFB reactor were 58.6 and 49.7 mg/L, respectively. Furthermore, the granules, with offwhite color, ellipse shape and diameters of 1.0-3.0 mm, could be developed in JLAFB reactor. In granules, different groups of bacteria were distributed in different layers, and some inorganic metal compounds such as Fe, Ca, Mg etc. were found.

Anaerobic treatment of wastewater containing methanol in up-flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor

The direct conversion of methanol into methane is the main process in anaerobic treatment of methanol containing wastewater.However,acetic acid can also be produced from methanol theoretically,which may probably result in an abrupt pH drop and deteriorate the anaerobic process.Therefore,it is interesting to know what would really happen in an anaerobic reactor treating methanol wastewater.In this study,an up-flow anaerobic sludge bed(UASB)reactor treating methanol wastewater was operated.The chemical oxygen demand(COD),acetic acid and pH of the effluent were monitored at different loadings and influent alkalinity.The results showed that the anaerobic reactor could be operated steadily at as low as 119 mg/L of influent alkalinity and high organic loading rate with no obvious pH drops.Volatile fatty acids accumulation was not observed even at strong shock loadings.The microorganisms in the sludge at the end of the test became homogeneous in morphology,which were mainly spherical or spheroidal in shape.

Concept and application of anaerobic suspended granular sludge bed （SGSB） reactor for wastewater treatment

Bed expansion serves an important function in the design and operation of an upflow anaerobic reactor. An analysis of the flow pattern of expanded granular sludge bed （EGSB） reactors shows that most EGSB reactors do not behave as expanded bed reactors, as is widely perceived. Rather, these reactors behave as fluidized bed reactors based on the classic chemical reactor theory. In this paper, four bed expansion modes, divided as static bed, expanded bed, suspended bed, and fluidized bed, for bioreactors are proposed. A high-rate anaerobic suspended granular sludge bed （SGSB） reactor was then developed. The SGSB reactor is an upflow anaerobic reactor, and its expansion degree can be easily controlled within a range to maintain the suspended status of the sludge bed by controlling upfiow velocity. The results of the full-scale reactor confirmed that the use of SGSB reactors is advantageous. The full-scale SGSB reactor runs stably and achieves high COD removal efficiency （about 90%） at high loading rates （average 40 kg-COD·m^-3·d^-1, maximum to 52 kg·COD·m^-3 ·d^-1） based on the SGSB theory, and its expansion degree is between 22% and 37%.

Optimizing Conditions of Enhancing Granule Sludge Concentration and Performance

An expanded granular sludge bed （EGSB） reactor was adopted to study the influence factors and rule of enhancing granular sludge concentration and performance. The experiment was performed at 33 ℃, pH 6.0-8.0 with continuous flow by adding proper quantity of nutritional trace elements. The results show that SLR was the key of steady operation of EGSB reactor. The increment of the granular sludge was influenced by volume loading rate （VLR）, liquid up-flow velocity and sludge loading rate （SLR）. Concentration of granular sludge increased rapidly when liquid up-flow velocity was over 0.94 m · h^-1 with SLR being at 1.0-2.0 d ^-1. With the propriety parameters： liquid up-flow velocity 2.52 m · h^-1, SLR 1.0-2.2 d^-1 and VLR 8.2-13.1 kg · m ^3 · d^-1, 23 days＇ continuous operation resulted in an increment by over 80% of granular sludge concentration in the EGSB reactor, plus good granular sludge property.

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。

UASB和MBR组合工艺处理生活垃圾焚烧发电厂渗滤液的研究

上升式厌氧污泥床(Upward Anaerobic Sludge Bed,UASB)和膜生物反应器(Membrane Bio-Reactor,MBR)是目前较为流行的渗滤液处理技术,其组合工艺可有效处理渗滤液。生活垃圾焚烧发电厂可以综合运用两种技术,提升渗滤液处理能力,降低渗滤液对环境的危害。本文结合生活垃圾焚烧发电厂渗滤液产生量与设计进出水水质,设计渗滤液处理工艺,确定关键构筑物和设备参数,然后开展应用案例分析,验证渗滤液处理效果。经现场测试,UASB和MBR组合工艺可有效降低渗滤液的氨氮浓度,明显改善出水水质。

Development of a novel modified EGSB reactor for municipal sewage treatment at ambient temperatures

A novel modified expanded granular sludge bed(EGSBm) reactor was developed for anaerobic treatment of municipal sewage with mixed liquid recirculation instead of effluent recirculation commonly adopted by a conventional EGSB(EGSBc) reactor.Performances of these two reactors were compared in treating municipal sewage at ambient temperatures ranging from 8 to 26 ℃.At an upflow liquid velocity(Vup) of 10.3 m/h,the mean concentrations of filtrated COD(CODfilt) and COD of the EGSBm effluent were determined to be 59.4 and 95.9 mg/L,respectively,which were significantly lower than those of the EGSBc effluent operated under identical experimental conditions.When the organic loading rate was suddenly increased from 1.2 to 7.2 kg COD/(m3·d),the EGSBm regained the removal efficiency of previous operation phase in 10 d.Hydrodynamic characteristics of the reactors were compared using the residence time distribution(RTD) model.It was found that the treatment efficiency of EGSBm kept increasing as the Vup increased.The polymerase Chain Reaction-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis(PCR-DGGE) technique was used to analyze the microbial diversity in EGSBm.Fingerprinting pattern indicated that some species in the inoculating sludge were still reserved in the granular sludge of EGSBm,moreover,several new species occurred.

Kinetics of municipal sewage degradation in EGSB and UASB reactors at 10 ℃

Kinetics of municipal sewage degradation in Expanded Granular Sludge Bed(EGSB)and Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket(UASB)reactors at 10℃ were investigated via continuous experimental equipments.The results indicated that the whole reaction process can be simulated by the first-order dynamic equation model.Dynamic parameters such as k,Vmax and Ks of UASB in hydrolysis acidification stage were 1.08 d-1,2.8 d-1 and 372 mg/L comparing to those of 1.18 d-1,3.5 d-1 and 112 mg/L in the methanogenesis stage respectively.The EGSB’s k,Vmax and Ks were 2.91 d-1,14.3 d-1 and 470 mg/L in the hydrolysis acidification stage comparing to those of 1.68 d-1,6.6 d-1 and 103 mg/L in the methanogenesis stage respectively.Comparison of k values of the two stages in UASB and EGSB indicates that hydrolysis acidification stage is the controlling step for the whole reaction process of UASB,while methanogenesis stage is the controlling step in EGSB.Compared with UASB,municipal sewage treatment by EGSB at 10 ℃ can reach the same effluent requirement with lower retention time due to its effluent recirculation.

生物反应器技术在重金属废水处理中的应用

重金属废水处理问题因其对环境的危害和对人身体健康的威胁成为了全球重点关注的问题之一,随着重金属污染的不断加剧,除重金属技术不断得到发展和完善。生物反应器处理重金属废水具有处理成本低、效率高以及无二次污染等优点,被认为是一种绿色无污染的重金属废水处理方法。文章综述了几种常见生物反应器在重金属废水去除中的应用,对生物反应器的原理、影响因素、优势及除重效率进行探讨,以期促进对重金属废水处理的深入研究。

The effect of continuous Ni(Ⅱ) exposure on the organic degradation and soluble microbial product(SMP) formation in two-phase anaerobic reactor

A two-phase anaerobic reactor fed with glucose substrate（3 g chemical oxygen demand（COD）/L） was used to investigate the effects of toxic metals on the degradation of organics and the soluble microbial product（SMP） formation. Low concentrations of Ni（II）（5 and10 mg/L） promoted the acid phase, whereas high concentrations（15, 20, and 25 mg/L）exhibited an inhibitory effect on, but did not alter the fermentative method, which mainly involved the fermentation of propionic acid. The methanogenic microorganism exhibited a strong capability adapting constantly increased Ni（II） levels. The acid phase was an accumulation stage of SMP. In the absence of Ni（II）, the high-molecular-weight material in the effluent SMP mainly contained polysaccharide, tryptophan, and casein. Methanogens metabolized most of the polysaccharide, the whole tryptophan content, and part of the casein, leading to the presence of humic acid and protein in effluent. After Ni（II） dosage, the protein and polysaccharide of the acid phase increased, and tryptophan changed, while casein remained stable. More protein than polysaccharide was produced, suggesting the prominent function of protein when addressing the negative effect of toxic metals. The analysis of DNA confirmed the change of bacterial activity.

厌氧氨氧化反应器性能的稳定性及其判据

The stability of performance of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) reactors was studied and the indices of performance stability were compared.The results showed that under different types of shock load, the reactors with different configurations displayed different stability.The biofilm reactor stood first in stability towards substrate shock load, followed by anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and the granular sludge bed.And the biofilm reactor took the first place towards hydraulic shock load, followed by the granular sludge bed and SBR.The three ANAMMOX reactors were more tolerant to hydraulic shock load than to substrate shock load.When different kinds of stability assessment indices(i.e., sensitivity ratio, mean variance ratio and derivative regression function) were used, inconsistent assessment conclusions were reached.It was suggested that the mean deviation ratio and derivative regression function were more effective and universal.

厌氧-好氧处理变性淀粉生产废水工程实例

利用膨胀颗粒污泥床(EGSB)和活性污泥好氧处理工艺相结合处理高浓度变性淀粉生产废水,处理水质可达到国家污水综合排放一级标准。工程实践表明该工艺具有投资与占地面积少,运行效果稳定,可回收能源等优点,具有很高推广价值。

A^2/O+MBBR系统的快速启动及反硝化除磷特性

针对A^2/O+移动床生物膜反应器(A^2/O+MBBR)双污泥系统,以低碳氮比(C/N)生活污水为处理对象,考察启动过程的污泥特性和反硝化除磷特性,基于脱氮除磷的代谢机理建立系统的快速启动策略。研究结果表明:启动过程历时21 d完成,污泥结构稳定且具有较好的污泥沉降性和生物活性;平均重量污泥浓度从1 189 mg/L增加到1 760 mg/L,SVI值在95 m L/g MLSS以下,反硝化聚磷菌(DNPAOs)占聚磷菌(PAOs)的百分比从接种污泥时的10.87%增加到25.46%。启动过程,COD的去除效果基本稳定,A^2/O反应器可实现碳源的高效利用;硝化过程为反硝化除磷提供电子受体,TN的高效去除需要建立在NH+4-N氧化完全的基础上;PO_4^(3-)-P的去除特性与NO_3^--N的变化密切相关,除了缺氧区的同步脱氮除磷,好氧吸磷对稳定PO_4^(3-)-P出水浓度发挥着重要作用。在平均进水碳氮比为3.44的运行条件下,A^2/O+MBBR系统可实现有机物、氮、磷等污染物的同步高效去除,稳定运行阶段出水COD、NH_4^+-N、TN和PO_4^(3-)-P浓度分别为38.5、1.15、14.2、0.15 mg/L,COD、TN和PO_4^(3-)-P去除率分别为82.23%,74.72%和96.80%。DO、pH和ORP等实时控制参数的变化规律与脱氮除磷存在定量关系,稳定运行阶段厌氧区ORP为-398^-336 m V,反硝化过程pH值增幅0.55,ORP增加到-300^-175 m V,硝化过程pH值降低0.37。ORP、pH值可以直观地反映反硝化过程,pH值能够灵敏地反映硝化进程,实时控制参数的联合调控有利于促进系统的快速启动和稳定运行。

UASB-絮凝-SBR处理高含量头孢类抗生素废水

采用上流式厌氧污泥床(UASB)-絮凝-序批式活性污泥法反应器(SBR)组合工艺处理高含量头孢类抗生素废水,考察了3个废水处理阶段中的COD去除效果。结果表明,当进水COD为14.3 g/L、容积负荷在14.3 kg/(m.3d)时,UASB反应器的COD去除率稳定在85%左右,出水VFA的浓度在3 mmol/L左右,产气体积流量为17 L/d左右;对UASB出水进行絮凝处理以去除废水中难降解大分子物质,按每1L厌氧出水投加25 mL的PFC和5 mL的PAM后,废水COD由2.279g/L降至1.133g/L,去除率为50.3%;使用SBR处理絮凝后上清液,当反应器负荷为1.2kg/(m.3d)时,出水COD在200 mg/L以下,去除率稳定在80%左右,达到GB 21903-2008中的抗生素类废水排放要求。

高温CSTR—中温UASB两级厌氧处理木薯酒精废水

针对木薯酒精废水温度、固体含量及有机物浓度高的特点,采用高温CSTR—中温UASB两级厌氧工艺处理木薯酒精废水。小试结果表明,控制高温CSTR进水COD负荷为14 kg/(m3.d),中温UASB COD负荷为3kg/(m3.d)时,两级厌氧对COD、SS、溶解性TN、溶解性TP的总去除率分别达94%、96%、44%和87%。对木薯酒精生产周期和废水处理经济效益的分析表明,采用两级厌氧工艺处理木薯酒精废水,不仅削减了木薯酒精生产过程中产生的污染物,其处理过程中产生的沼气还带来了一定的经济效益。

EGSB反应器处理抗生素制药废水的性能研究

构建颗粒污泥膨胀床(EGSB)反应器处理高浓度抗生素制药废水,考察其对该废水的处理性能及抗冲击能力。运行结果表明,EGSB反应器通过逐步提高容积负荷的方式运行90 d可成功启动。在9.5 kgCOD/(m3·d)(HRT为40 h)的最适容积负荷下,COD平均去除率可达91.4%±0.8%,甲烷产率为(2.56±0.05)L/(L·d)。在pH为5.8的低p H冲击下,EGSB反应器对COD的去除率仍可达到83.4%±1.3%。Geobacter和Methanomassiliicoccus分别为污泥中的优势产酸菌群和产甲烷菌种。