湿热法处理实现厨余垃圾饲料化的研究

探索了湿热法工艺处理厨余垃圾并将其饲料化的可行性。实验表明,湿热法处理可以在满足消毒杀菌的同时,降低厨余原料中的高油脂含量和高含盐量,调节营养成分,实现物化性状的均一。经湿热法处理后的厨余垃圾的饲用价值得到明显改善,可作为良好的饲料原料,同时可回收利用油脂。总之,湿热法工艺可实现厨余垃圾的无害化、减量化和资源化处理,对于消除环境污染、缓解我国饲料原料紧张及资源回收利用等方面有着显著的环境效益、社会效益和经济效益,具有重要的现实意义。     

采用正交实验优化湿热法处理厨余垃圾的工艺条件

实验采用3因素3水平的正交实验设计方法,研究了湿热法处理厨余垃圾并使其饲料化的加工工艺中,时间、温度、加水量对厨余垃圾饲用价值的影响,选取粗蛋白、粗脂肪、粗纤维、粗灰分、钙和盐分为评价指标,确定反应的最佳工艺条件.实验结果表明,反应的最佳工艺条件为温度100℃、加水量50%、反应时间30 min.     

采用正交实验优化湿热法处理厨余垃圾的工艺条件

实验采用3因素3水平的正交实验设计方法,研究了湿热法处理厨余垃圾并使其饲料化的加工工艺中,时间、温度、加水量对厨余垃圾饲用价值的影响,选取粗蛋白、粗脂肪、粗纤维、粗灰分、钙和盐分为评价指标,确定反应的最佳工艺条件。实验结果表明,反应的最佳工艺条件为温度100℃、加水量50%、反应时间30 m in。     

两段式热解厨余垃圾实验研究

通过厨余垃圾的工业分析，发现其挥发分比例较高，适合热解利用；采用热重分析方法分析了不同条件下厨余垃圾的热解特性，提出了厨余垃圾两段式热解转化利用的思路，得出了厨余垃圾热解的合适工艺条件。在自行设计建造的一段回转炉、二段焦化罐中对厨余垃圾热解，并分析了产物的组成和性质。     

基于响应面法的新型餐厨垃圾菌剂制备

设计三因素三水平实验并采用响应面优化法对反应适宜的实验参数进行了优化.选择温度、供氧条件和反应时间作为菌剂制备的可控因素,选择温度、菌剂投加量和木屑投加量(水分调节)作为菌剂处理厨余垃圾的可控因素,研究菌剂制备与处理垃圾的优化工艺参数.研究结果表明,菌剂的最优制备条件为:温度35℃、间歇震荡、培养108 h,按重量百分比为碎花生壳∶刨花∶鱼骨粉∶麸皮∶菌体=2∶1∶1∶1∶1比例制得的固体菌剂具有较高的活性.菌剂处理厨余垃圾的响应面优化法分析结果表明,当温度为45℃,菌剂投加量为6％,木屑投加量为30％时,厨余垃圾的减量率最大,2d降解率可达40％.     

辅料添加对厨余垃圾生物干化产品燃烧热特性的影响

为达到降低厨余垃圾含水率,使其可作为垃圾衍生燃料进行燃烧的目的,选择玉米秸秆和木本泥炭2种辅料与厨余垃圾进行联合生物干化,研究了辅料添加对厨余垃圾生物干化产品燃烧热特性的影响,以不添加任何辅料的厨余垃圾单独进行生物干化作为对照处理,生物干化周期为21 d。结果表明:单独进行厨余垃圾生物干化时挥发性固体(VS)降解率最高,添加木本泥炭处理时VS降解率最低;对照处理对VS降解损失主要的贡献组分为淀粉、纤维素和脂肪,然而,对于添加玉米秸秆和木本泥炭的处理,纤维素、半纤维素和淀粉是VS降解损失主要的贡献组分。随着生物干化反应的进行,物料的燃烧速率和燃烧率均降低,同时燃烬点推后,但燃点基本保持不变。其中,添加木本泥炭的处理燃点最高,燃烬点最低,燃烧率最高。各处理物料燃烧一级动力学方程拟合效果较好(R~2=0.86～0.97)。生物干化过程使厨余垃圾单独处理第2失重段反应变难,第3失重段反应变易。然而,对于添加辅料的处理,生物干化过程使第2失重段反应变易,第3失重段反应变更难。总体而言,生物干化过程使各处理的表观活化能(E_m)降低了15.9%～29.4%,使得厨余垃圾的燃烧更加容易。以上研究结果可为厨余垃圾燃料化处理提供参考。     

废食用油脂作生物柴油原料的可行性分析

分析了各国废食用油脂的产生、回收和法规管理现状.重点通过分析废食用油脂物化性质,评价利用废食用油脂制造生物柴油的工艺特征和技术可行性.探讨了利用废食用油脂制造的生物柴油产品的品质和环境效益以及使用要求.同时分析了利用废食用油脂制造生物柴油的经济成本和存在的问题.     

杭州市生活垃圾分类收集实施情况调查及分析

杭州市于2010年3月20日至5月20日在7个试点小区进行垃圾分类收集,并对7个试点小区的垃圾分类收集实施情况和公众意识进行调查.结果表明:厨余垃圾占生活垃圾的51.0％,且混杂率低,适合单独进行生物质能源回收;其他垃圾桶和有毒有害垃圾桶混杂率高,需加强垃圾分类收集的宣传;目前不宜对垃圾分类收集进行收费,并需对分类收集...     

餐饮垃圾提油中试实验的加热釜参数选择

为了选择适宜的水蒸气直喷加热餐饮垃圾预处理提油工艺的加热温度,通过中试规模提油实验,研究了加热釜不同加热温度(60~120℃)下的提油量,以及加热釜的热能利用率。结果表明,加热釜加热温度为90℃时,每吨湿餐饮垃圾,提油量为(33±1)kg粗油脂,提纯出的粗油脂含水率小于3%,油脂回收率约为62.7%,且此时可获得较大利润,加热釜热能利用率约63.9%~78.6%。该中试实验研究为餐饮垃圾湿热提油工艺的应用提供了理论数据支持。     

低强度超声波预处理对厨余垃圾厌氧消化的影响

以厨余垃圾为研究对象,实验研究产气效率、pH、SCOD、甲烷浓度及生物降解率5个参数的变化趋势,比较低强度超声波处理对厨余垃圾厌氧消化产气特性的影响,结果表明:(1)低强度超声波处理对厨余垃圾厌氧消化产生明显效果,在不同的超声波强度(100、175和250 W)或处理时间(20和40 min)下,产气效率、累计产气量、pH下降幅度、SCOD增加幅度随处理时间和超声功率增加而增加;在超声波强度250 W和处理时间60 min下出现抑制作用;(2)在超声波强度250 W和处理时间40 min条件下,超声波对厨余垃圾厌氧消化增强效果最明显,累计产气量由未处理的3 513 mL提高至5 007 mL,提高42.6%,甲烷气体浓度由51.25%提高至58.8%,生物降解率由58.11%提高至73.5%.     

Characterization of food waste from different sources in Hong Kong

Food waste from different sources or at different generation stages may have different compositional characteristics and is therefore suitable for recycling into different products. To have a better understanding of their chemical composition, five food waste types were collected, namely, household kitchen waste (HH), preconsumption and postconsumption food waste from a hotel (Hpr and Hpo), wet market food waste (WM) and kitchen waste from a Chinese restaurant (CR), and their compositions were assessed monthly for 1 year. They served as suitable feedstock for various conversion technologies according to their chemical profiles. HH and CR had higher crude protein content (26%) and considerable amounts of minerals, making them nutritionally suitable for feeding animals. Preconsumption food wastes Hpr and WM had more favorable C:N ratios (16.5–17.4) and crude fat contents (4.6–6.5%) as feedstock for composting. Postconsumption food wastes were potential feedstock for the production of biogas and biodiesel because of the higher dry matter (>26%) and fat content (>13%). The coefficients of variation (CV) in all nutrients analyzed except Ca for postconsumption food wastes ranged from 5% to 37%, which showed lower temporal variability than preconsumption food wastes (CVs 10–131%). This implies that the composition of postconsumption food waste was relatively less fluctuating and can be considered a more reliable feedstock for food waste conversion.

Implications: Characterization of food waste composition from different sources and determination of their temporal variation were performed to understand their characteristics and facilitate sound food waste management. Separating food wastes according to their sources and types helps reduce their composition variability, and thus increases the consistence in food-waste-derived products and recycling success. Study on temporal variation indicates that postconsumption food wastes varied less with time and could serve as reliable feedstocks for food waste conversion.     

固体废物在固定床式热解炉内热解产气特性的实验研究

垃圾热解技术以其较低的污染排放和较高的能源回收率在固体废弃物处理领域里占有重要地位。利用小型外热型热解炉对城市垃圾、生物质及有害固体废弃物进行热解实验 ,分析发现 ,物料的挥发分、加热方式以及热解终温等对产气影响大 ,随温度的增加产气中H2 含量逐渐增多 ,C2 H4和C2 H6 的含量逐渐下降 ,气体热值有一个最大值。     

Food waste collection and recycling for value-added products: potential applications and challenges in Hong Kong

About 3600 tonnes food waste are discarded in the landfills in Hong Kong daily. It is expected that the three strategic landfills in Hong Kong will be exhausted by 2020. In consideration of the food waste management environment and community needs in Hong Kong, as well as with reference to the food waste management systems in cities such as Linköping in Sweden and Oslo in Norway, a framework of food waste separation, collection, and recycling for food waste valorization is proposed in this paper. Food waste can be packed in an optic bag (i.e., a bag in green color), while the residual municipal solid waste (MSW) can be packed in a common plastic bag. All the wastes are then sent to the refuse transfer stations, in which food waste is separated from the residual MSW using an optic sensor. On the one hand, the sorted food waste can be converted into valuable materials (e.g., compost, swine feed, fish feed). On the other hand, the sorted food waste can be sent to the proposed Organic Waste Treatment Facilities and sewage treatment works for producing biogas. The biogas can be recovered to produce electricity and city gas (i.e., heating fuel for cooking purpose). Due to the challenges faced by the value-added products in Hong Kong, the biogas is recommended to be upgraded as a biogas fuel for vehicle use. Hopefully, the proposed framework will provide a simple and effective approach to food waste separation at source and promote sustainable use of waste to resource in Hong Kong.     

Influences of human waste–based ectopic fermentation bed fillers on the soil properties and growth of Chinese pakchoi

The reuse of human wastes as biofertilizer resources offers a new option for meeting the growing demand for food and addressing poor soil productivity. Feces and black water are ubiquitous human wastes that usually require proper treatment, such as composting and anaerobic digestion, to remove potentially harmful substances before they can be applied as fertilizers. As an effective treatment technology for livestock farming wastes, the ectopic fermentation bed system (EFS) provides a new means of treating human waste and producing organic fertilizer from decomposed filler. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the nutrient content and fertilizer potential of decomposed fillers obtained after EFS treatment of human feces and black water under different application conditions. The results showed that the application of fillers increased the yield of pakchoi by 3.60?29.32% and nutrient uptake by 8.09?83.45% compared to the CK, which could effectively promote the growth of pakchoi. This approach also improved the quality of pakchoi and enhanced soil fertility, and differences were observed in the effects of different kinds and application amounts of fillers. Soil EC was the soil property that had the greatest effect on the growth characteristics of pakchoi in this study. These findings help to better clarify the agronomic value of human wastes, but the effects of long-term filler application need to be further explored.

     

Codisposal of municipal refuse, sewage sludge and marine dredgings for methane production

As marine disposal of sewage sludge and dredged sediments may impose serious adverse effects to marine ecosystems, landfilling seems to be the most feasible method for the final disposal of these wastes. A batch experiment was conducted to study waste degradation and gas production after sewage sludge and marine dredgings were mixed with municipal refuse at 13 different ratios for 36 days. The addition of sludge and dredgings to municipal refuse enhanced gas production, compared with the degradation of refuse or sludge alone. A proper mixing ratio of wastes can also shorten the time to reach the final phase of anaerobiosis. The highest gas production was obtained from the ratio of 75-20-5 (refuse-sludge-dredgings) (wet weight basis). Its average daily gas production rate was 1.42 l kg(-1) waste mixture; methane content was 68.3%. The results indicated that codisposal of the three wastes would be beneficial for energy recovery from landfill gas.     

Microwave pretreatment for enhancement of phosphorus release from dairy manure

Both the advanced oxidation process (AOP) using a combination of hydrogen peroxide addition and microwave heating (H2O2/microwave), and the microwave heating process were used for solubilization of phosphorus from liquid dairy manure. About 80% of total phosphate was released into the solution at a microwave heating time of 5 min at 170 degrees C. With an addition of H2O2, more than 81% of total phosphate could be released over a reaction period of 49 h at ambient temperature. The AOP process could achieve up to 85% of total phosphate release at 120 degrees C. The results indicated that both the microwave, and the AOP processes could effectively release phosphate from liquid dairy manure. These processes could serve as pretreatments for phosphorus recovery from animal wastes, and could be combined with the struvite crystallization process to provide a new approach in treating animal wastes.     

Problems of Meeting Multiple Air Quality Objectives for Coal-Fired Utility Boilers

Gaseous wastes and particulate emissions are produced in the process of burning coal to produce electrical energy. In attempting to control these gaseous wastes, changes in the operation efficiency of boilers and secondary equipment are likely to result, and in addition liquid and solid waste streams are produced. The interrelationships among the various forms of wastes and the effects of air quality control on process efficiency are often overlooked in studies of environmental quality management.

The study was undertaken to evaluate the technical alternatives for handling gaseous and particulate emissions from coal-fired boilers and to determine the feasibility of meeting several standards simultaneously. The gaseous emissions of major importance in the combustion of coal are parti culates, oxides of sulfur, and oxides of nitrogen. Particulates can be controlled by a tradeoff among further preparation at the mine (for additional ash removal), type of boiler, use of dust control equipment and high stacks for dispersion of residual emissions, if ambient air standards are considered. Oxides of sulfur reduction depends currently on fuel substitution, limestone additives in the boiler and some form of contact process such as wet scrubbing, or the use of high stacks. Oxides of nitrogen control in coal fired boilers is restricted to small reductions by either changes in boiler operation, such as lower excess air levels, adsorption during wet scrubbing or by dispersion from high stacks.     

Effects of sludge recirculation rate and mixing time on performance of a prototype single-stage anaerobic digester for conversion of food wastes to biogas and energy recovery

Food wastes have been recognized as the largest waste stream and accounts for 39.25 % of total municipal solid waste in Thailand. Chulalongkorn University has participated in the program of in situ energy recovery from food wastes under the Ministry of Energy (MOE), Thailand. This research aims to develop a prototype single-stage anaerobic digestion system for biogas production and energy recovery from food wastes inside Chulalongkorn University. Here, the effects of sludge recirculation rate and mixing time were investigated as the main key parameters for the system design and operation. From the results obtained in this study, it was found that the sludge recirculation rate of 100 % and the mixing time of 60 min per day were the most suitable design parameters to achieve high efficiencies in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total solids (TS), and total volatile solid (TVS) removal and also biogas production by this prototype anaerobic digester. The obtained biogas production was found to be 0.71 m³/kg COD and the composition of methane was 61.6 %. Moreover, the efficiencies of COD removal were as high as 82.9 % and TVS removal could reach 83.9 % at the optimal condition. Therefore, the developed prototype single-stage anaerobic digester can be highly promising for university canteen application to recover energy from food wastes via biogas production.     

湿热水解处理餐厨垃圾氮素转化规律

为了研究餐厨垃圾湿热水解过程中氮素的变化规律，设计了10、30、60、90和120℃5个温度水平以及30、60、90、120、150和180min6个加热时间水平，进行了30组完全实验，对不同湿热条件下餐厨垃圾粗蛋白、TN、NH4＋-N、NO3-N、有机氮及氨基酸等氮的不同存在形式的变化规律进行实验研究。结果表明，10、30及60℃条件下蛋白质的高级结构不会改变，利于粗蛋白的积累，且在温度120℃，加热时间90min条件下粗蛋白百分含量最高，占干物质的31．34％；随温度的升高和加热时间的延长TN、NHf-N和有机氮含量均上升；当温度达到120℃，由于水解反应，各温度处理下NHf．N浓度超过有机氮浓度，而NO3-N始终维持较低水平。氨基酸总量随温度的升高和水解时间的延长呈上升趋势，当温度达90％，加热时间达180min时，处理后餐厨垃圾总氨基酸百分含量最高，达164％，但温度达到120℃时，随着处理时间的延长，餐厨垃圾总氨基酸含量明显降低。