Real-time control of aerobic/anoxic digestion for waste activated sludge

Experiments were conducted to study the performance characters of aerobic/anoxic （A/ A） digestion of sludge at 30± 1 ℃, while the sludge retention time （SRT） was kept 16 d. The varia tions of oxidation reduction potential （Eh ） and pH were continuously monitored during the A/A di gestion and the conversions of ammonium and nitrate were investigated. Important features on both Eh and pH profiles were identified to develop process control strategy. Since the feature point on Eh profile where d2 Eh/dt^2 =0 is very stable during anoxic cycle, it can be used to determine the end of denitrification. The end of nitrification can be identified according to dpH/dt = 0. A real-time control strategy of A/A digestion of sludge was developed and tested with pH and Eh as control parameters. It is shown that the performance of the real-time control strategy is better than that of a fixed time control strategy. While the real time controlled A/A digestion system can achieve a similar volatile suspended solids （VSS） destruction efficiency of 35.2 % as a continuously aerated system, it im proves the supernatant quality in a shorter aeration time（7. 75 d for a 20 d period）.

Combined alkaline and ultrasonic pretreatment of sludge before aerobic digestion

Alkaline and ultrasonic sludge disintegration can be used as the pretreatment of waste activated sludge （WAS） to promote the subsequent anaerobic or aerobic digestion. In this study, different combinations of these two methods were investigated. The evaluation was based on the quantity of soluble chemical oxygen demand （SCOD） in the pretreated sludge as well as the degradation of organic matter in the subsequent aerobic digestion. For WAS samples with combined pretreatment, the released COD levels were higher than those with ultrasonic or alkaline pretreatment alone. When combined with the ultrasonic treatment, NaOH treatment was more efficient than Ca（OH）2 for WAS solubilization. The COD levels released in various sequential options of combined NaOH and ultrasonic treatments were in the the following descending order： simultaneous treatment 〉 NaOH treatment followed by ultrasonic treatment 〉 ultrasonic treatment followed by NaOH treatment. For simultaneous treatment, low NaOH dosage （100 g/kg dry solid）, short duration （30 min） of NaOH treatment, and low ultrasonic specific energy （7500 kJ/kg dry solid） were suitable for sludge disintegration. Using combined NaOH and ultrasonic pretreatment with optimal parameters, the degradation efficiency of organic matter was increased from 38.0% to 50.7%, which is much higher than that with ultrasonic （42.5%） or with NaOH pretreatment （43.5%） in the subsequent aerobic digestion at the same retention time.

Autoheated thermophilic aerobic sludge digestion and metal bioleaching in a two-stage reactor system

A two-stage process has been developed for stabilization of sludge and removal of heavy metals from the secondary activated sludge with high rate of energy and time conservation. The first stage of the process involves autoheated thermophilic aerobic digestion at 55-60℃ inoculated with less-acidophilic thermophilic sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms （ATAD）. The results show that it is possible to maintain the autoheated conditions （55-60℃） in the ATAD reactor up to 24 hr, leading to reduction of 21% total solids （TS）, 27% volatile solids （VS）, 27% suspended solids （SS） and 33% volatile suspended solids （VSS） from the sludge. The sludge pH also decreased from 7 to 4.6 due to the activity of less-acidophilic thermophilic microorganisms. In the second stage operation, the digested sludge （pH 4.6, TS 31.6 g/L） from stage one was subjected to bioleaching in a continuous stirred tank reactor, operated at mean hydraulic retention times （HRTs） of 12, 24 and 36 hr at 30℃. An HRT of 24 hr was found to be sufficient for removal of 70% Cu, 70% Mn, 75% Ni, and 80% Zn from the sludge. In all, 39% VSS, 76% Cu, 78.2% Mn, 79.5% Ni and 84.2% Zn were removed from the sludge in both the stages.

Enhancing excess sludge aerobic digestion with low intensity ultrasound

In order to enhance the efficiency of aerobic digestion, the excess sludge was irradiated by low intensity ultrasound at a frequency of 28 kHz and acoustic intensity of 0.53 W/cm^2. The results show that the sludge stabilization without ultrasonic treatment can be achieved after 17 d of digestion, whereas the digestion time of ultrasonic groups can be cut by 3-7 d. During the same digestion elapsing, in ultrasonic groups the total volatile suspended solid removal rate is higher than that in the control group. The kinetics of aerobic digestion of excess sludge with ultrasound can also be described with first-order reaction.

Biodegradation Kinetics for Pre-treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae Waste with Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion

Biodegradation parameters and kinetic characteristics for pre-treating waste strains of Klebsiella pneu-moniae were studied in laboratory scale with an insulated reactor by an innovative technique,autothermal thermo-philic aerobic digestion(ATAD) . Based on an Arrhenius-type equation,an empirical model was developed to corre-late the removal of total suspended solid(TSS) with the initial TSS concentration,influent reaction temperature,aeration rate and stirring rate. The reaction temperatures of the ATAD system could be raised from the ambient temperatures of 25 °C to a maximum temperature of 65 °C. The exponentials for the initial TSS concentration,aeration rate and stirring rate were 1.579,-0.8175 and-0.6549,respectively,and the apparent activation energy was 6.8774 kJ·mol-1. The correlation coefficient for the pre-exponential factor was 0.9223. The TSS removal effi-ciency predicted by the model was validated with an actual test,showing a maximum relative deviation of 10.79%. The new model has a good practicability.

Kinetics model of aerobic phase in hybrid anoxic-oxic process

Kinetics models of COD degradation,biomass growth of the anoxic-oxic ( A/O) system as well as NH3-N degradation in aerobic phase were presented according to the mass balance theory,reaction-diffusion theory and Fick law. Then these models were testified by comparson with experimental results. It is demonstrated that the variation trends of theoretical and experimental values for COD degradation and biomass growth are similar. The deviation rate between theoretical and experimental values is always under 20% even it increases along with the fluctuation of influent organic loading. In terms of NH3-N degradation,nitrification can also be well simulated by the model as the substrates of influent are sufficient. It indicates that the model can accurately reflect the reaction in hybrid A/O process. Models presented herein provide a theoretical basis for the design, operation and control of hybrid A/O process.

Microbial Function, Enzymatic Activities and Diversity in an Anaerobic-Anoxic-Aerobic Reactor System

Enzymatic activities of beta-glucosidase (β-GLC), leucine-aminopeptidase (LAP), and alkaline phosphatase (APA), corresponding to nutrient eliminations, and the microbial community structures were analyzed in an anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic reactor system. Results showed that most activity of β-GLC (64.2 μmol/(L·h)) associated with the largest fraction of small-molecular-weight carbohydrates was found in the aerobic reactor, indicating the existence of coupled hydrolysis-uptake mechanism in the aerobic bacteria. Similar activities of LAP presented in the anoxic and aerobic environments, whose increases accompanied by increments in nitrogen uptake rates greatly accelerated the processes of aerobic nitrification and anoxic denitrification. The highest APA activity displayed in the anaerobic reactor, however, dephosphorization performance was mainly achieved under aerobic condition. Microbial community fingerprints generated by polymerase chain reaction amplification and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) revealed that Proteobacterium, Actinobacterium, and Nitrospira were the predominant classes in the activated sludge and there was no evidence of community variations among each function reactor in the system with biomass recycling.

Effect of lactic acid bacteria and propionic acid on conservation characteristics,aerobic stability and in vitro gas production kinetics and digestibility of whole-crop corn based total mixed ration silage

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of lactic acid bacteria and propionic acid on the fermentation quality, aer- obic stability and in vitro gas production kinetics and digestibility of whole-crop corn based totalmixed ration （TMR） silage. Total mixed ration was ensiled with four treatments： （1） no additives （control）; （2） an inoculant （Lactobacillus plantarum） （L）; （3） propionicacid （P）; （4） propionic acid＋lactic acid bacteria （PL）. All treatments were ensiled in laboratory-scale silos for 45 days, and then subjected to an aerobic stability test for12 days. Further, four TMR silages were incubated in vitro with buffered rumen fluid to study in vitro gas production kinetics and digestibility. The results indicated that all TMR silages had good fermentation characteristics with low pH （〈3.80） and ammonia nitrogen （NH3-N） contents, and high lactic acid contents as well as Flieg points. Addition of L further improved TMR silage quality with more lactic acid production. Addition of P and PL decreased lactic acid and NH3-N contents of TMR silage compared to the control （P〈0.05）. After 12 days aerobic exposure, P and PL silages remained stable, but L and the control silages deteriorated as indicated by a reduction in lactic acid and an increase in pH, and numbers of yeast. Compared to the control, addition of L had no effects on TMR silage in terms of 72 h cumulative gas production, in vitro dry matter digestibility, metabolizable energy, net energy for lactation and short chain fatty acids, whereas addition of PL significantly （P〈0.05） increased them. L silage had higher （P〈0.05） in vitro neutral detergent fiber digestibility than the control silage. The results of our study suggested that TMR silage prepared with whole-crop corn can be well preserved with or without additives. Furthermore, the findings of this study suggested that propionic acid is compatible with lactic acid bacteria inoculants, and when used together, although they reduced lactic acid production of TMR silage, they improved aerobic stability and in vitro nutrients digestibility of TMR silage.

Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus in a combined A^2/O-BAF system with a short aerobic SRT

A bench-scale anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic process-biological aerated filter （A^2/O-BAF） combined system was carded out to treat wastewater with lower C/N and C/P ratios. The A^2/O process was operated in a short aerobic sludge retention time （SRT） for organic pollutants and phosphorus removal, and denitrification. The subsequent BAF process was mainly used for nitrification. The BAF effluent was partially returned to anoxic zone of the A^2/O process to provide electron acceptors for denitrification and anoxic P uptake. This unique system formed an environment for reproducing the denitdfying phosphate-accumulating organisms （DPAOs）. The ratio of DPAOs to phosphorus accumulating organisms （PAOs） could be maintained at 28% by optimizing the organic loads in the anaerobic zone and the nitrate loads into the anoxic zone in the A^2/O process. The aerobic phosphorus over-uptake and discharge of excess activated sludge was the main mechanism of phosphorus removal in the combined system. The aerobic SRT of the A^2/O process should meet the demands for the development of aerobic PAOs and the restraint on the nitrifiers growth, and the contact time in the aerobic zone of the A^2/O process should be longer than 30 min, which ensured efficient phosphorus removal in the combined system. The adequate BAF effluent return rates should be controlled with 1--4 mg/L nitrate nitrogen in the anoxic zone effluent of A^2/O process to achieve the optimal nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiencies.

A novel multistage anoxic/aerobic process with sludge regeneration zone (R-MAO) for advanced nitrogen removal from domestic sewage

To achieve advanced nitrogen removal from actual municipal sewage,a novel multistage anoxic/aerobic process with sludge regeneration zone(R-MAO)was developed.The reactor was used to treat actual domestic sewage and the nitrogen removal capacity of the sludge regeneration zone(R zone)was investigated during the long-term operation.The best performance was obtained at the R zone’s Oxidation-Reduction Potential(ORP)of-50±30 mV and hydraulic residence times(HRT)of 1.2 hr.The average effluent COD,TN,NH_(4)^(+)-N and NO_(3)^(−)-N of the R-MAO process were 18.0±2.3,7.5±0.6,1.0±0.5 and 4.6±0.4 mg/L,respectively,with the corresponding removal efficiency of COD,TN and NH_(4)^(+)-N were 92.9%±1.0%,84.1%±1.5% and 97.5%±1.1%.Compared to the sole MAO system,the TN removal efficiency of the R-MAO increased by 10.1%.Besides,under the optimal conditions,the contribution of the R zone in the R-MAO that removal COD,TN,NH_(4)^(+)-N and NO_(3)^(−)-N were 0.36,0.15,0.032 and 0.82 g/day.High-throughput sequencing results showed that uncultured_bacterium_f_Burkholderiaceae(5.20%),OLB8(1.04%)and Ottowia(1.03%)played an important role in denitrification in the R zone.This study provided effective guidance for the design and operation of the R-MAO process in domestic sewage treatment.

品种和有机肥对全株玉米青贮品质、消化特性及有氧稳定性的影响

试验旨在探讨有机肥对不同品种的全株玉米青贮品质、消化特性及有氧稳定性的影响。采用双因素试验设计,选用大康205(DK205)、高油958(HO958)、中玉335(ZY335)和中农787(ZN787)4个玉米品种,分别进行施用有机肥和不施用有机肥两个处理,于蜡熟期收割并进行全株青贮,发酵200 d后对相关指标进行分析。结果表明,品种和有机肥的互作效应对乳酸、乙酸、丙酸、丁酸含量和氨态氮/总氮比值有影响(P<0.05);品种和有机肥的互作效应可影响干物质、粗蛋白、淀粉和酸性洗涤纤维含量(P<0.05)。施用有机肥组的体外干物质消化率及有氧稳定性较高,中农787的体外中性洗涤纤维消化率高于其他3个品种(P<0.05)。研究表明,施用有机肥对不同品种全株玉米青贮品质、消化特性及有氧稳定性均起到不同程度的改善作用,中农787适宜作为全株青贮玉米品种在内蒙古地区推广种植,施用有机肥可以进一步提高青贮品质。

鼠李糖脂对污泥自热高温微氧体系有机碳源释放的影响

为探究表面活性剂在自热高温微氧(ATMAD)发酵体系中对有机碳源的释放会产生何种影响,选取鼠李糖脂(RL)这一无毒无害且易于获取的典型生物表面活性剂,依托ATMAD发酵体系,展开实验探究.结果表明,投加0.02~0.07g/gTSS鼠李糖脂对反应体系中污泥的溶解,可溶性有机物的释放及挥发性脂肪酸的积累有较为明显的促进作用,相关指标均有明显提高,产酸相关功能菌的丰度也有所增加,当投加量为0.07g/gTSS时,VFA累积浓度最高,为空白组的1.63倍,判断此时为最佳投放浓度;当投加浓度高于0.10g/gTSS时,会对有机碳源的释放产生抑制.在ATMAD体系中添加适量鼠李糖脂对于开发优质外加碳源这一工作具有较高的可行性.

厌氧消化和好氧堆肥对城市污泥中新污染物的削减

城镇污水处理规模的扩大使得城市污泥的产生量增加,而药物及个人护理品(PPCPs)、生物性污染物、微塑料(MPs)和雌激素等新污染物在污泥中的检出率也呈增加趋势。污泥厌氧消化制沼气、好氧堆肥制土壤改良剂具有削减污染物、回收有价值组分、降低环境风险等多重功效,然而它们对新污染物的削减效果尚待考察。以上述4种新污染物为例,比较了它们在不同国家城市污泥中的存在状况,综述了厌氧消化、好氧堆肥、厌氧消化和好氧堆肥结合以及与物化措施联合对新污染物的削减情况及存在的问题。针对污泥中多种新污染物并存的状况,提出未来应开发针对多种新污染物的去除技术,同时强化新污染物削减机制的研究,以保障城市污泥的安全利用。

城市餐厨垃圾资源化处理的研究进展

城市餐厨垃圾逐年增加,产生量大,组成复杂,同时含有丰富的有机物、蛋白质和油脂等,具有非常广阔的资源化利用前景。传统的餐厨垃圾处理方式对生态环境和居民健康构成潜在威胁,已不适应当前的发展环境。无害化、减量化和资源化是未来餐厨垃圾处置的发展方向。结合餐厨垃圾的组成与特性,分析传统处理方式,并综述餐厨垃圾资源化处理技术的研究进展,以更好地实现资源化利用。

好氧-缺氧序批式反应器去除布洛芬和非诺洛芬的效能研究

布洛芬和非诺洛芬由于其难降解及生物富集性,对水生生态系统和人类健康具有潜在的生态毒性和生物累积风险。探究好氧/缺氧悬浮序批式反应器(O/ASSBR)去除制药废水中化学需氧量(COD)、总氮(TN)及新型污染物布洛芬(IBU)和非诺洛芬(FENO)的效能。结果表明,在O/ASSBR水力停留时间(HRT)为24 h、好氧阶段和缺氧阶段溶解氧分别为2.0和0.4 mg/L,COD有机负荷为1.2~10 kg/m^(3)·d、氨氮(NH_(4)^(+)-N)负荷为4.3~6.3 g/m^(3)·d、IBU负荷为1.71~5.1 mg/m^(3)·d、FENO负荷为0.39~2.1 mg/m^(3)·d的运行条件下,废水中COD、NH_(4)^(+)-N、TN、IBU、FENO的去除率分别为87.74%~89.36%、76.52%~96.75%、69.92%~93.94%、90.01%和91.57%。对反应器中活性污泥生物群落分析表明:系统中主要是革兰氏阳性菌,其中假蕈状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus pseudomycoides)、赤红球菌(Rhodococcus rubber)和地中海弧菌(Vibrio mediterranei)3株菌株对IBU和FENO具有较高的抗性。上述研究表明,O/ASSBR生物系统中存在的功能微生物可以有效降解IBU和FENO等新兴有机污染物,因此O/ASSBR工艺在处理制药废水方面有很好的应用潜力。

畜禽粪污资源化利用技术研究进展

随着我国集约化养殖的快速发展,畜禽粪污资源化利用作为解决养殖污染问题的关键措施,在绿色农业和循环农业中起着重要作用。随着国内外研究在畜禽粪污资源化利用领域的持续探索,该领域出现了很多新技术、新成果。本文综述了国内外畜禽粪污好氧堆肥、厌氧消化技术的发展和研究方向,重点介绍了超高温好氧堆肥技术、厌氧消化过程调控技术、厌氧消化预处理技术和多元有机物厌氧共消化技术,旨在为畜禽粪污资源化利用关键技术的深入发展提供方向借鉴,助力提升畜禽粪污资源化利用整体效率。

污泥预热自热高温好氧消化及其资源化利用的研究

污水污泥产量与日俱增,如何有效处理已成为污水处理厂的一大难题。污泥资源化利用是污泥最有效的处置方法。本文设计了一套污泥好氧消化装置,在预热和保温的作用下,反应器能维持在高温状态下运行,在设计进泥含固率5%~6.5%、搅拌速度80 r/min、曝气量0.12 m^(3)/h参数条件下,固体停留时间为10 d时,消化出泥挥发性有机物(VSS)降解率达到最高,为55%,出泥的病原菌达到“未检出”的状态,出泥实现了稳定化和无害化的标准,能实现污泥资源化利用的目标。

污水处理厂中“AAO+深度处理”工艺减污降碳研究

针对当前污水处理过程中的碳排放问题,设计“AAO(厌氧—缺氧—好氧)+深度处理”的污水处理工艺,并以某污水处理厂为例,将“AAO+深度处理”工艺应用其中,对污水处理效果进行分析,并对该项工艺的降碳和经济性进行探究。

自热高温好氧消化工艺中污泥监测指标的变化规律研究

自热高温好氧消化工艺(ATAD)是目前处理城市污泥较为新颖的一种技术,该技术处理污泥效果好,处理成本低,处理15 d左右,基本可使污泥达到无害化的标准。对自热高温好氧消化工艺进行了介绍,并对工艺运行时污泥的挥发性有机物(VSS)、脱氢酶活性(DHA)、病原菌的灭活情况、总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)、蛋白质的变化进行监测,分析了这些指标的变化规律,以期为污泥后续资源化利用研究提供参考。