Preliminary Study on Airlift Membran-Bioreactor

A new type of membrane bioreactor named 'airliftmembrane-bioreactor' is discussed. For municipal wastewaterreclamation, the preliminary study on airlift membrane-bioreactorshows its good performance such as higher flux and lower energyconsumption. The airlift membrane-bioreactor is potentiallyapplicable in bioengineer- ing and environmental protection fields.

Production of Validamycins from Crude Substrates by Streptomyces hygroscopicus in an External-loop Airlift Bioreactor with a Low Height-to-Diameter Ratio

Fermentation experiments to produce validamycins from crude substrates by Streptomyces hygroscopicus were carried out in an external-loop airlift bioreactor (0.0115 m^3 ) with a low ratio of height to diameter of the riser of 2.9 and a ratio of riser to downcomer diameter of 6.6. The influences of gas flow rate and liquid volume on fermentation of validamycins were investigated. Comparisons of validamycin fermentation were made among the external-loop airlift bioreactor, a mechanically stirred tank bioreactor (0.010m^3 ) and shaking flasks. Under the same operation conditions including fermentation medium composition, inoculum ratio and culture temperature, the fermentation time in the external-loop airlift bioreactor (45 h) was shorter than that in the shaking flasks (100 h) and the same as that in the mechanically stirred tank bioreactor. After a total fermentation time of 45 h under optimized operation conditions, average validamycin concentration obtained in the external-loop airlift bioreactor was close to 19630 μg·ml^-1 validamycin concentration in the mechanically stirred tank bioreactor. It was demonstrated that the external-loop airlift bioreactor could substitute for the mechanically stirred tank bioreactor in production of validamycins from crude substrates with dregs by Streptomyces hygroscopicus.

Inorganic nitrogen removal of toilet wastewater with an airlift external circulation membrane bioreactor

Removal of inorganic nitrogen （inorganic-N） from toilet wastewater, using a pilot-scale airlift external circulation membrane bioreactor （AEC-MBR） was studied. The results showed that the use of AEC-MBR with limited addition of alkaline reagents and volumetric loading rates of inorganic-N of 0.19-0.40 kg inorganic-N/（m^3·d） helped achieve the desired nitrification and denitrification. Furthermore, the effects of pH and dissolved oxygen （DO） on inorganic-N removal were examined. Under the condition of MLSS at 1.56-2.35 g/L, BODs/ammonia nitrogen （NH4＋-N） at 1.0, pH at 7.0-7.5, and DO at 1.0-2.0 mg/L, the removal efficiencies of NH4^＋-N and inorganic-N were 91.5% and 70.0%, respectively, in the AEC-MBR. The cost of addition of alkaline reagent was approximately 0.5-1.5 RMB yuan/m^3, and the energy consumption was approximately 0.72 kWh/m^3 at the flux of 8 L/（m^2-h）.

Mass Transfer, Gas Holdup, and Kinetic Models of Batch and Continuous Fermentation in a Novel Rectangular Dynamic Membrane Airlift Bioreactor

Compared with conventional cylinder airlift bioreactors(CCABs)that produce coarse bubbles,a novel rectangular dynamic membrane airlift bioreactor(RDMAB)developed in our lab produces fine bubbles to enhance the volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient(k_(L)a)and gas holdup,as well as improve the bioprocess in a bioreactor.In this study,we compared mass transfer,gas holdup,and batch and con-tinuous fermentation for RNA production in CCAB and RDMAB.In addition,unstructured kinetic models for microbial growth,substrate utilization,and RNA formation were established.In batch fermentation,biomass,RNA yield,and substrate utilization in the RDMAB were higher than those in the CCAB,which indicates that dynamic membrane aeration produced a high k_(L)a by fine bubbles;a higher k_(L)a is more bene-ficial to aerobic fermentation.The starting time of continuous fermentation in the RDMAB was 20 h ear-lier than that in the CCAB,which greatly improved the biological process.During continuous fermentation,maintaining the same dissolved oxygen level and a constant dilution rate,the biomass accumulation and RNA concentration in the RDMAB were 9.71% and 11.15% higher than those in the CCAB,respectively.Finally,the dilution rate of RDMAB was 16.7% higher than that of CCAB during con-tinuous fermentation while maintaining the same air aeration.In summary,RDMAB is more suitable for continuous fermentation processes.Developing new aeration and structural geometry in airlift bioreac-tors to enhance k_(L)a and gas holdup is becoming increasingly important to improve bioprocesses in a bioreactor.

Growth Enhancement of Dunaliella salina by Microbubble Induced Airlift Loop Bioreactor (ALB)—The Relation between Mass Transfer and Growth Rate

The efficiency of a novel microalgal culture system (an airlift loop bioreactor [ALB] engaged with a fluidic oscillator to produce microbubbles) is compared with both a conventional ALB (producing fine bubbles without the fluidic oscillator) and non-aerated flask culture. The impact of CO2 mass transfer on Dunaliella salina growth is assessed, through varying the gas (5% CO2, 95% N2) dosing flow rate. The results showed that approximately 6 - 8 times higher chlorophyll content was achieved in the aerated ALB cultures than in the non-aerated flasks, and there was a 20% - 40% increase in specific growth rate of D. salina in the novel ALB with microbubbles when compared with the conventional ALB cultures. The increase in chlorophyll content was found to be proportional to the total amount of CO2 mass transfer. For the same dosing time and flow rate, higher CO2 mass transfer rate (microbubble dosing) resulted in a greater growth rate.

COMPARISON OF TWO TYPES OF BIOREACTORS IN PLANT CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE

-In plant cell culture on large scale,we have studied two types of biore-actors-Airlift reactor and stirred tank reactor-under the same volume and work conditions. It shows that the value of volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient K1a in airlift is a little higher than that in stirred tank reactor at the aeration rate of 0.1~0.3vvm:the mixing time tm in both of them is small respect to the culture period.The shear stress in stirred tank reactor is higher than that in airlift reactor,but its influence is not negative at all. When the value or the shear stress in medium is low-er than a critical value,it will be favorable to the dispersion of cells and promotes the growth of cells.This result is verified in the experiment we have conducted in the airlift reactor and stirred tank reactor.

Experimental and Numerical Study of Gas-Liquid Flow in a Sectionalized External-Loop Airlift Reactor

The external loop airlift reactor(ELALR)is widely used for gasliquid reactions.It’s advantage of good heat and mass transfer rates compared to conventional bubble column reactors.In the case of fermentation application where a medium is highly viscous and coalescing in nature,internal in riser helps in the improvement of the interfacial area as well as in the reduction of liquidphase back mixing.The computational fluid dynamic(CFD)as a tool is used to design and scaleup of sectionalized external loop airlift reactor.The present work deals with computational fluid dynamics(CFD)techniques and experimental measurement of a gas holdup,liquid circulation velocity,liquid axial velocity,Sauter mean bubble diameter over a broad range of superficial gas velocity 0.0024≤UG≤0.0168 m s 1.The correlation has been made for bubble size distribution with specific power consumption for different plate configurations.The effects of an internal on different mass transfer models have been completed to assess their suitability.The predicted local mass transfer coefficient has been found higher in the sectionalized external loop airlift reactor than the conventional ELALR.

Experimental study and simulation of a three-phase flow stirred bioreactor

In order to obtain the reasonable operating conditions and minimize the power consumption in the stirred bioreactor, the hydrodynamic experiments in the stirred bioreactor have been taken to obtain the basic data. Subsequently, an Eulerian model for the gas–liquid–solid three phase flow in the stirred bioreactor has been proposed and the CFD simulation has been conducted. By comparing the results of experiment and simulation, it can be concluded that the simulation results were consistent with the experimental data. The inner relationship between operating variables and indicators could be obtained by comparing the results of just suspension speed, gas holdup, power consumption and operational maps, further the reasonable operating conditions could be also determined under the minimum power consumption. The operational maps could provide the theoretical foundation for industrial application of the gas–liquid–solid stirred bioreactors under the low solid concentration(no more than 20 wt%).

NUMERICAL SIMULATION BY COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON STIRRED BIOREACTOR WITH PUNCHED IMPELLER

Instantaneous flow field and temperature field of the two-phase fluid are measured by particle image velocimetry （PIV） and steady state method during the state of onflow. A turbulent two-phase fluid model of stirred bioreactor with punched impeller is established by the computational fluid dynamics （CFD）, using a rotating coordinate system and sliding mesh to describe the relative motion between impeller and baffles. The simulation and experiment results of flow and temperature field prove their warps are less than 10% and the mathematic model can well simulate the fields, which will also provide the study on optimized-design and scale-up of bioreactors with reference value.

高效气提环流式生物脱氮反应器在污水厂扩建改造中的应用

西北某污水处理厂扩建改造一期工程处理规模为5000m^(3)/d,采用高效气提环流式生物脱氮反应器(DIAB)工艺,所用反应器基于厌氧-缺氧-好氧(AAO)推流式生物反应器与升流式厌氧污泥床(upflow anaerobic sludge bed,UASB)反应器特点进行改良,由多级环状结构构成,利用三相分离器结构设计实现水、气、污泥分离,利用曝气尾气作为动力来源,实现混合液的无动力回流。总水力停留时间为21 h,其中厌氧区、缺氧区和好氧区停留时间分别为1.5、8.5 h和11 h,混合液悬浮固体(MLSS)质量浓度为5500 mg/L,平均BOD5污泥负荷为0.1 kg BOD5/(kg MLSS·d),混合液回流比为300%。污水厂采用该工艺完成改造运行后实际出水水质可稳定达到一级A标准。扩建工程单位处理成本为0.454元/m^(3)、生物处理区占地面积为0.161 m^(2)/m^(3),与相似规模传统AAO工艺相比较处理成本和占地面积分别减少了24.3%和25.8%,在出水水质、运行成本方面均有明显改善,与相似规模循环式活性污泥(CASS)工艺相比较占地面积相似,但处理成本减少约20%,出水水质优于CASS工艺,尤其在脱氮方面表现出色。DIAB工艺脱氮效率及碳源利用率较高,脱氮效果好,碳源投加及回流设备用电电耗低,适用于土地、工期受限,以及进水低碳氮比条件下污水处理厂的扩建、应急建设。

半疏水晶胶微球的悬浮特性及固载乳杆菌合成有机酸

针对有机酸生物合成过程中底物和产物抑制、细胞密度低和耐受性弱等问题,采用“结晶致孔-低温聚合”方法制备聚甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯-甲基丙烯酸丁酯半疏水晶胶微球,通过高速成像和数值模拟研究10 L搅拌式生物反应器(STR)内的悬浮行为,通过固载乳杆菌分析半疏水晶胶微球在乳酸和苯乳酸生物合成中的作用。结果表明,数值模拟得到晶胶微球的悬浮特性与高速成像实验结果基本一致,体积分数为3%的晶胶微球均匀悬浮所需最低搅拌转速为55 r·min-1;在晶胶固载乳杆菌发酵联产乳酸和苯乳酸过程中,乳杆菌生物量达10.5 g·L^(-1),相比于无载体发酵提高了84.2%;在第1次补料期间,乳酸的发酵周期大幅缩短至21 h,比无载体发酵周期缩短了50%。

Numerical investigations of the effects of blade shape on the flow characteristics in a stirred dead-end membrane bioreactor

Numerical simulations of turbulent flows in a stirred dead-end membrane bioreactor are performed by using the RNG k-? model based on the finite volume method with the software Fluent. Comparisons of numerical and experimental results confirm the reliability and the feasibility of the constructed model. The flow structures such as the wake flows and the circulation loops in the stirred flows are well simulated. An increase of stirring speed is proposed to minimize the low velocity region. The single vane stirrer is found to be beneficial for biological separations. Results suggest that the increase of the vane number can enhance the mixing effect in the flow domains. However, a circular disk stirrer goes against the formation of vertical circulations. The six-vane stirrer is found to be able to provide a uniform distribution of the high shear stress.

Control strategy of shortcut nitrification

Shortcut nitrification for ammonium-rich wastewater is energy-saving and cost-effective procedure that has become one of the hotspots in the field of biological denitrogenation. An orthogonal experiment was performed to study the combined effects of operational parameters on the performance of internal-loop airlift bioreactor for shortcut nitrification. The optimum operational parameters for the shortcut nitrification were fotmd as temperature 35 ℃, pH 8.0, dissolved oxygen concentration 1.0 mg/L, ammonium concentration 4 mmol/L and HRT 16 h, which have different influence on the performance of shortcut nitrification reactor. The pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen concentration have significant bearing on the process. The results showed that the shortcut nitrification reactor could be successfully started up within 42 d, and the reactor performance is steady with minimum NO2-/NOx- of 85.2%, maximum 93.4% and average value of 91.4% in effluent. Based on the analysis of experimental data, a new control strategy named “priority ＋ combination” for shortcut nitrification was suggested. Through this strategy, the startup and operation of shortcut nitrification for ammonium-rich sludge digester liquids were optimized. The control strategy works well to keep the reactor operation in steady state and in achieving high-efficiency for shortcut nitrification.

蜂窝陶瓷固定化细胞气升式内循环生物反应器的水力学特性

在鼓泡塔式 (BubbleColumns ,BC)和气升式循环 (AirliftLoop ,AL)生物反应器基础上 ,于内循环管中加装蜂窝陶瓷载体 ,开发出蜂窝陶瓷固定化细胞的气升式内循环生物反应器 (InternalAirliftLoopBioreactorwithCellsImmobilizedontoCeramicHoneycombSupport,IALBR CICHS) .采用示踪技术通过测定反应器的水力停留时间分布来考察上述 3种反应器的有效工作体积和反应器内走旁路流体的比例 .实验和理论分析表明 ,IALBR CICHS可大大提高反应器的有效工作体积 ,减少流体走旁路的比例 .

利用稻谷壳水解液在气升式生物反应器中发酵生产单细胞蛋白

以稻谷壳水解液为原料 ,采用树状假丝酵母 AS1 .2 57( Candida arborea AS1 .2 57) ,在罐体高径比为 2 .9和上升管与下降管的直径之比为 6.6的外循环气升式生物反应器中发酵生产单细胞蛋白 .研究了通风量、装料量、空气喷嘴直径等工艺和结构参数对发酵的影响 ,得到了较佳的发酵操作参数 .在发酵前 2 4 h的通风量为 1 .1 m3/( m3· min) ,后 2 4 h的通风量为 1 .4m3/( m3· min)～ 1 .5m3/( m3· min) ,起始装料量为 8.5L～ 9.0 L,起始 p H为 4.5～ 5.0 ,发酵温度为 2 9± 1℃的操作条件下 ,经 48h的发酵 ,可得到较佳的结果 .在无筛板 ,带一块筛板和带二块筛板的外循环气升式生物反应器中 ,发酵 48h后的干基粗蛋白含量分别为 61 .3%、62 .9%、64.5% ,发酵液中干物质重分别为 2 0 .8mg/ml、2 1 .2 mg/ml、2 1 .3mg/ml,总糖利用率分别为 78.2 %、83.9%、81 .4% ,均高于机械搅拌生物反应器 ,气升式生物反应器内加装筛板可提高发酵得率 .

气升式生物反应器在杂交瘤细胞培养中的应用

在前述研究工作基础上,设计开发了10L规模的动物细胞培养用气升式生物反应器。应用该生物反应器悬浮培养杂交瘤细胞,通过平行试验,考察了该反应器设计的合理性和可靠性。结果显示该反应器不存在限制细胞生长、代谢和产物生成的因素,而且细胞破损被彻底消除,表明该气升式生物反应器给细胞生长、代谢和产物生成提供了理想的培养环境,其设计是成功的。

序批式气提生物反应器(SABR)处理氯苯胺类有机废水好氧污泥颗粒化研究

研究了序批式气提生物反应器(SABR)处理氯苯胺类(CAs)有机废水过程中好氧污泥的颗粒化.SABR运行15d后,反应器内出现细小污泥颗粒,通过缩短循环时间与污泥沉降时间,并逐步提高COD与CAs进水负荷,SABR运行48 d后污泥颗粒化明显;反应器在循环时间为12 h、污泥沉降时间为6 min、表面气速为2 4 cm·s-1、COD负荷为1.0～3.6 kg·m-3·d-1、CAs负荷逐步提升至800 g·m-3·d-1的条件下继续运行50d,SABR污泥颗粒化趋于成熟,COD、CAs去除率稳定在90%、99.9%以上.根据污泥形态、最小沉降速率、SVI和目标污染物降解性能的变化,好氧污泥颗粒化过程可分为启动期、颗粒污泥形成期、生长期和成熟期.成熟好氧颗粒污泥粒径为0.9～2.5 mm,平均颗粒密度为64 g·L-1(以MLVSS计),污泥最小沉降速率为68.4 m·h-1,SOUR为167 mg·g-1·h-1;颗粒污泥外形为圆形或椭圆形,呈橙黄色,结构较致密,颗粒内外分布有丰富的类球菌、类短杆菌,与胞外多聚物交织共存.

增加内循环的生物反应器对啤酒废水处理效率的研究

用生物流化床反应器和气提式接触氧化生物反应器处理啤酒废水时 ,分别从废水COD的降解速率和去除率考察了有、无内循环时 ,对啤酒废水降解效率的影响 .结果表明 ,增加内循环装置 ,可以强化气 -液传质 ,明显地提高啤酒废水处理的效率 .

外循环气升式生物反应器气含率及其用于井冈霉素发酵的研究

对外循环气升式生物反应器的气含率进行了试验研究 ,得出了气含率与操作条件之间的关联式。在此基础上 ,进行了井冈霉素发酵试验 ,并与 10 L 机械搅拌生物反应器进行了比较 ,实验结果表明 :当外循环气升式生物反应器的空气喷嘴直径为 1.5和 3.0 mm时 ,井冈霉素的发酵效价分别为 19975和 1895 0 u/ml,而 10 L机械搅拌生物反应器的井冈霉素发酵效价为 196 30 u/ ml。因此 ,将气升式生物反应器应用于井冈霉素的发酵是一项值得研究的工作。

红豆杉细胞在反应器中培养动力学的研究

应用气升式生物反应器及搅拌式生物反应器悬浮培养红豆杉细胞 ,得到细胞生长和紫杉醇合成动力学曲线 .经过反应器动力学的比较 ,结果表明红豆杉细胞较适于在机械搅拌式反应器中培养 .