COD、pH值和运行周期对好氧瞬时补料工艺合成聚羟基脂肪酸酯的影响

聚羟基脂肪酸酯(PHA)是一种可生物降解塑料,具有良好的应用前景。混合菌种生产PHA是目前PHA生产的研究重点。以乙酸钠为碳源用好氧瞬时补料(ADF)工艺驯化出了生产聚羟基脂肪酸酯(PHA)的混合菌种。PHA含量在加入营养液后4和10 h达到最大值。研究了营养液COD、pH值和SBR运行周期对PHA生产的影响。COD=12 000 mg·L~(-1)和运行周期12 h均会引发污泥膨胀;COD=3 000 mg·L~(-1)和运行周期48 h会导致污泥流失。pH=7的中性环境下PHA生产菌不具备竞争优势;pH=10时微生物细胞活性受抑制。最适条件为COD=6 000 mg·L~(-1),pH=8.5,运行周期=24 h,此时得到PHA含量最大值31.1%。     

水胺硫磷工业废水的酸性水解处理研究

水胺硫磷工业废水中 ,有机磷和硫化物含量均 >10 0 0 0mg/L ,COD高达 5 5 0 0 0mg/L左右 ,NH3 N在 4 0 0 0 0mg/L左右 ,BOD/COD仅为 0 .0 5 ,属典型难生物降解废水。本文采用常压酸性水解和脱氨除磷工艺处理该废水 ,有机磷、硫化物、NH3 N和总磷等去除率均 >90 % ,COD去除率达到 5 0 %以上 ,废水可生化性提高 ;同时 ,可回收得到硫氢化钠、氨水等物质 ,使废水资源得到了综合利用     

矿化垃圾反应床处理垃圾渗滤液出水中的水溶性有机物

以矿化垃圾反应床处理垃圾渗滤液出水(以下简称尾水)为研究对象,采用国际上最常用的树脂联用法,对其进行梯度分离表征.研究结果表明,憎水性腐殖质对尾水COD和溶解性有机碳(DOC)的贡献分别为42.55%和45.12%,准亲水性物质对尾水中COD和DOC的贡献分别为34.89%和37.14%,憎水性腐殖质和准亲水性物质是尾水中水溶性有机物(DOM)的重要组成部分.近紫外区域吸光度分析发现,尾水中含有大量带共轭双键或苯环的有机物质,这些物质从尾水中去除后,尾水在近紫外区域的吸光度明显下降.分子量分布显示.尾水中DOM的分子量主要集中在2 000 u以下.元素分析和红外光谱结果显示,胡敏酸(HA)和富里酸(FA)带有苯环结构,存在醇羟基或酚羟基及羧酸官能团;准亲水性物质含有较多的羧酸官能团,另外存在一定置的羟基官能团,同时还可能含有三键和双键的结构.     

慢速可生物降解有机物的转化特性及利用

通过对西安市城市污水处理厂碳源赋存特性和生物降解性分析,探明了西安市城市污水厂碳源的分布特性。西安市污水厂原水中颗粒态COD占总COD的65%左右,以慢速可生物降解有机物为主,是污水厂进水碳源的主要组成部分。分析评价了慢速可生物降解有机物的转化特性与利用潜力,结果表明,在好氧和厌氧2种条件下慢速可生物降解有机物会发生水解发酵作用,在8 h内转化率分别达到58%和65%。其中第1小时为慢速可生物降解有机物的限速阶段,降解缓慢。从第2~4小时降解转化速率显著提高,此后速率逐渐平缓。慢速可生物降解有机物水解产物主要有挥发性脂肪酸(VFAs)、多糖和蛋白类等易于直接被微生物利用的物质。与此同时,也会产生一些腐殖质类的难降解有机物,并在处理过程中会引发其结构改变,趋于生物可利用。     

沉降法处理紫胶洗色废水的工艺研究

采用单因素优化试验和响应曲面优化试验对紫胶洗色废水的沉降法处理工艺进行了优化,筛选出最佳沉降剂和最佳处理工艺条件。结果表明,CaO为最佳沉降剂。最佳处理工艺条件为:CaO投加量5.7g/L、pH=7、搅拌速率270r/min、反应温度50℃、反应时间30min。经最佳处理工艺处理后,悬浮物由211.8mg/L降至7.3mg/L,COD由4 019mg/L降至853mg/L,BOD5由3 800mg/L降至670mg/L,总有机碳(TOC)由4 392mg/L降至680mg/L,紫胶红色素由16.95mg/L降至0.25mg/L,说明绝大部分有机物发生了沉降,特别是紫胶洗色废水中相对含量较高的肉豆蔻油酸、肉豆蔻酸、棕榈油酸、棕榈酸、油酸、香叶基异戊酸6种有机酸得到了很大程度的去除。     

过滤/厌氧/膜生物反应器工艺处理井冈霉素废水

针对生化性较好、COD和SS等污染物浓度极高、含有抗菌素的井冈霉素废水,在场地受限的情况下,采用过滤/厌氧/膜生物反应器工艺处理该废水.结果表明,该工艺流程简洁,操作简单、运行稳定;在进水COD、BOD5和SS分别为34 100、11 900、9 190mg/L的条件下.去除率均在99%以上.出水水质达到<污水综合排放标准>(GB 8978-1996)中的一级标准.     

包埋法处理抗生素废水的试验研究

采用包埋活性污泥对抗生素废水进行了试验研究,以COD、BOD5、NH3-N和TN去除率为指标,考察包埋活性污泥处理抗生素废水的可行性,结果表明,COD、BOD5、NH3-N和TN去除率分别为68.02%、78.80%、45.00%和49.11%.说明包埋法处理抗生素废水是可行的,尤其是去除TN上具有一定的优势.     

电-Fenton法预处理青霉素废水的降解规律研究

研究电-Fenton法预处理青霉素钠(penicillin G sodium,PGN)模拟废水的降解规律,分析预处理过程中PGN浓度、COD、TOC的变化情况及BOD5/COD改善情况.当T=20℃、pH=3时,投加0.5g/L FeSO4、0.2 mL/L H2O2,于0.3 A电流下降解浓度为100 mg/L的PGN废水,120 min后PGN去除97.9%,COD去除76.7%,TOC去除59.8%,BOD5/COD由0升至0.4,有效提高了废水的可生化性.以红外光谱(infrared spectrogram,IR)和液相色谱-质谱联用(Liquid chromatogramMass chromatogram,LC-MS)检测青霉素钠的降解产物,说明青霉素钠抑菌的关键结构b-内酰胺环被破坏,抗菌性消失,有助于生物处理有效去除.     

管式O3/UV-BAF处理印染生化尾水的中试实验

以印染污水生化处理出水为研究对象,组建了集管式臭氧/紫外(O_3/UV)反应系统、臭氧发生系统、气液分离系统、臭氧破坏系统和生物曝气滤池(BAF)系统为一体的中试集成设备。分别研究了各单元及O_3/UV-BAF一体化设备的运行效果。结果表明,COD范围为62.3～102.1 mg·L~(-1),平均值为83.2 mg·L~(-1)时的进水经过O_3/UV处理后,BOD5浓度可增加3倍以上,该处理单元可提高污水的生化性能;而单独BAF处理,COD去除率仅为22.5%,表明该污水生化性能较差(BOD5/COD=0.117)且出水COD浓度也不能达到排放标准;O_3/UV-BAF联合工艺对印染废水则呈现良好的处理,出水COD去除率达到46.93%,UV_(254)去除率为39.73%。此外,该联合工艺对色度、TN和TP也具有较好的去除效果,去除率分别为54%、34.52%和53.81%,均可达到排放标准。通过对O_3/UV-BAF一体化中试设备的评估,为管式O_3/UV高级氧化大规模工程应用提供技术支撑。     

FOP-EGSB-MBR组合工艺处理2-萘酚生产废水

2-萘酚生产废水具有COD高、BOD/COD值低和生物毒件高的特点,采用FOP-EGSB-MBR组合工艺对其模拟废水进行处理工艺的研究.结果表明:废水经Fenton氧化处理后,可将出水BOD/COD值从0.01提高至0.67;再经过厌氧和好氧处理后,出水COD为100 mg/L以下;该组合上艺总的COD去除去可达99%,且运行性能稳定,效果可靠.     

Improving ready biodegradability testing of fatty amine derivatives

This study assesses the biodegradation potential of a number of fatty amine derivatives in tests following the OECD guidelines for ready biodegradability. A number of methods are used to reduce toxicity and improve the bioavailability of the fatty amine derivatives in these tests. Alkyl-1,3-diaminopropanes and octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride are toxic to microorganisms at concentrations used in OECD ready biodegradability tests. The concentration of these fatty amine derivatives in the aqueous phase can be reduced by reacting humic, or lignosulphonic acids with the derivatives or through the addition of silica gel to the test bottles. Using these non-biodegradable substances, ready biodegradability test results were obtained with tallow-1,3-diaminopropane and octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride. Demonstration of the ready biodegradability of the water-insoluble dioctadecylamine under the prescribed standard conditions is almost impossible due to the limited bioavailability of this compound. However, ready biodegradability results were achieved by using very low initial test substance concentrations and by introducing an organic phase. The contents of the bottles used to assess the biodegradability of dioctadecylamine were always mixed. False negative biodegradability results obtained with the fatty amine derivatives studied are the result of toxic effects and/or limited bioavailability. The aids investigated therefore improve ready biodegradability testing.     

An assessment of the feasibility of employing biochemical acidogenic potential tests for characterizing anaerobic biodegradability of raw and pretreated waste activated sludge

The potential to use the results of biochemical acid potential (BAP) tests to predict the ultimate digestibility of raw and pretreated waste activated sludge (WAS) was investigated. The ultimate methane production from biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests on raw and pretreated samples which spanned a range of biodegradability proved linearly related to the volatile fatty acid (VFA) and soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) production in corresponding BAP tests. In addition, a linear relationship between NH4-N production in the BMP and BAP tests was observed. Despite the linear nature of the relationships, the ratio of the production of methane in the BMP tests to the production of VFAs in the BAP tests varied with the biodegradability of the sludge samples. Waste Activated Sludge samples with low digestibility had ultimate yields of CH4 that were greater than the VFA yields in BAP tests, whereas sludge samples with high digestibility had lower yields of CH4 than the corresponding VFA yields. This trend contrasted with the NH4 results, in which the yields in the BAP tests were consistently less than those observed in the BMP tests. It was hypothesized that the varying relationship between CH4 and VFA yields was because of the inhibition of anaerobic oxidation of long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) in the BAP tests. Long-chain fatty acids would be converted to CH4 in BMP tests but produced as digestion intermediates in the BAP tests and were not measured as part of the VFA yield. Hydrogen and acetate were identified as the two most likely intermediates that would accumulate in the BAP tests (which would cause inhibition). A stoichiometric model to facilitate the development of an improved understanding of the biodegradation processes in the BAP and BMP tests was assembled. When the model was applied to the BAP tests the anaerobic oxidation of LCFAs and propionate and methanogenesis were excluded from the model. The model was employed to estimate the extent of degradation of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins in the batch tests as a function of the ultimate biodegradability of the sludge samples. On the basis of model fitting, it was determined that the degradation of lipids in BMP tests decreased, whereas the degradation of carbohydrates and proteins increased as the digestibility of the sludge samples increased. The varying ratio of lipid to protein and carbohydrate degradability with increasing digestibility of the sludge samples describes the relationship between VFA production and CH4 production in the BAP, and BMP tests, respectively.     

Phase transition behaviour of sodium oleate aerosol particles

Field measurements have shown that organic surfactants are significant components of atmospheric aerosols. While fatty acids, among other surfactants, are prevalent in the atmosphere, the influence of these species on the chemical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols remains not fully characterized. In order to assess the phase in which particles may exist, a detailed study of the deliquescence of a model surfactant aerosol has been carried out. Sodium oleate was chosen as a surfactant proxy relevant in atmospheric aerosol. Sodium oleate micelle aerosol particles were generated nebulizing a sodium oleate aqueous solution. In this study, the water uptake and phase transition of sodium oleate aerosol particles have been studied in a room temperature aerosol flow tube system (AFT) using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Aerosol morphology and elemental composition were also analysed using scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM/EDX) techniques. The particles are homogeneously distributed as ellipsoidal-shape aggregates of micelles particles with an average size of ∼1.1 μm. The deliquescence by the sodium oleate aerosol particles was monitored by infrared extinction spectroscopy, where the dried aerosol particles were exposed to increasing relative humidity as they passed through the AFT. Observations of the infrared absorption features of condensed phase liquid water enable to determine the sodium oleate deliquescence phase transition at 88±2%.     

Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of amine oxide based surfactants

The aerobic and anaerobic biodegradability as well as the aquatic toxicity of two fatty amine oxides and one fatty amido amine oxide were investigated. Aerobic biodegradation was evaluated using the CO(2) headspace test (ISO 14593) and biodegradation under anaerobic conditions was assessed employing a standardised batch test. The three amine oxide based surfactants tested were readily biodegradable under aerobic conditions but only the alkyl amido amine oxide was found to be easily biodegradable under anaerobic conditions. Toxicity to Photobacterium phosphoreum and Daphnia magna was evaluated. Bacteria (EC(50) from 0.11 to 11 mg l(-1)) proved to be more sensitive to the toxic effects of the amine oxide based surfactants than crustacea (IC(50) from 6.8 to 45 mg l(-1)). The fatty amido amine oxide showed the lowest aquatic toxicity.     

Ultimate biodegradation and elimination of antibiotics in inherent tests

The biodegradation and elimination of antibiotics in municipal wastewater treatment plants is of particular concern because sewage is the main exposure route for antibiotics used in human medicine. The inherent biodegradability of 17 antibiotics was determined in a combined test design based on the Zahn-Wellens test (OECD 302 B, 1992) and the CO2-evolution test (OECD 301 B, 1992). CO2 Evolution test (Modified Sturm test). OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals, Paris). Only benzylpenicillin sodium salt (Penicillin G) proved to be ultimately biodegradable, reaching ThCO2 degradation extents of 78-87%. Among the others, only amoxicillin, imipenem and nystatin showed certain ultimate biodegradation in few of the parallel flasks and can be regarded as partially biodegradable with formation of stable metabolites. The DOC-elimination of tetracycline-HCl showed a typical degradation curve starting with 18% and reaching the plateau phase at 80% after 21 days. Nevertheless, the CO2-evolution measured in parallel did not support the data, indicating that the time needed for reaching the adsorption equilibrium was underestimated. Several other antibiotics showed considerable DOC-elimination in the inherent test while only minor incidences of ultimate biodegradation were observed. The combination of CO2-evolution and DOC-elimination is a suitable instrument for assessing the behaviour of chemicals within one test. It enables one to assess both inherent ultimate biodegradability and DOC-elimination by sorption. The applicability of the test is limited to substances with a moderate toxicity.     

Biodegradability of surfactants and inhibition of surfactants to biodegradation of other pollutants

Changes of BOD/TOD and DOC with time were obtained for solutions of 9 synthetic surfactants and 2 fatty acid salts under various conditions. The cationic surfactants, ABM and ABDM, were not biodegraded at all and inhibited the biodegradation of a synthetic sewage. LAS was not biodegraded at concentration of 30 mg/l and higher and inhibited the biodegradation of the sewage.     

A new bioseed for determination of wastewater biodegradability: analysis of the experimental procedure

A new bioassay proposed in the patent P201300029 was applied to a pre-treated wastewater containing a mixture of commercial pesticides to simulate a recalcitrant industrial wastewater in order to determine its biodegradability. The test uses a mixture of standardized inoculum of the lyophilized bacteria Pseudomonas putida with the proper proportion of salts and minerals. The results highlight that biodegradation efficiency can be calculated using a gross parameter (chemical oxygen demand (COD)) which facilitates the biodegradability determination for routine water biodegradability analysis. The same trend was observed throughout the assay with the dehydrated and fresh inoculums, and only a difference of 5 % in biodegradation efficiency (E _f) was observed. The obtained results showed that the P. putida biodegradability assay can be used as a commercial test with a lyophilized inoculum in order to monitor the ready biodegradability of an organic pollutant or a WWTP influent. Moreover, a combination of the BOD₅/COD ratio and the P. putida biodegradability test is an attractive alternative in order to evaluate the biodegradability enhancement in water pre-treated with advanced oxidation processes (AOPs).     

Biological and photochemical degradation rates of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) in the presence and absence of Fe(III)

The environmental fate of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) has been extensively studied, while much less is known about the environmental behaviour of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA). In this study, it was confirmed that DTPA is persistent toward biodegradation. The biodegradability of DTPA was investigated in the absence and in the presence of Fe(III) by using CO2 evolution test and Manometric respirometry test. The CO2 evolution and oxygen uptake of iron-free (DTPA was added as free acid) and Fe(III)DTPA were less than in inoculum blank. Possible inhibitor effect was analysed by testing biodegradation of sodium benzoate with and without iron-free or Fe(III)DTPA in the Manometric respirometry test. Only slight inhibition was observed when DTPA was added as free acid. Photodegradation of iron-free DTPA and Fe(III)-DTPA complex was studied by using sunlight and UV radiation at the range 315-400 nm emitted by black light lamps. The results indicate that DTPA added as free acid degrades photochemically in humic lake water. Fe(III)DTPA was shown to be very photolabile in humic lake water in the summer; the photochemical half-life was below one hour. Photodegradation products were identified by the mass spectrometric technique (GC-MS). It was shown that photodegradation of Fe(III)DTPA does not result in total mineralization of the compound. Diethylenetriaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminetriacetic acid, ethylenediaminetriacetic acid, N,N'- and/or N,N-ethylenediaminediacetic acid, iminodiacetate, ethylenediaminemonoacetic acid and glycine were identified as photodegradation products of Fe(III)DTPA. Based on these observations, we propose a photodegradation pathway for Fe(III)DTPA.     

Ecotoxicity of biocomposites based on renewable feedstock - preliminary studies

The aim of the work was to study the biodegradation process of biocomposites prepared from renewable resources and the ecotoxicological assessment of their biodegradation products. Biocomposites from modified starch reinforced with various cellulose fibers were prepared by the extrusion process. Biodegradation studies were carried out according to the ISO respirometic method. Ecotoxicity of biodegradation products was assessed by the luminescent bacteria test. It was found that biodegradation of biocomposites was above 60% within 24 days according to the results of respirometric test. Increase in the amount of natural fiber reinforcement, as well as smaller fiber size increased the biodegradability of biocomposites. On the basis of the preliminary results of the ecotoxicological test using luminescent bacteria it seems that the biodegradation products of the biocomposites studied are ecologically safe.     

Laboratory simulation of biodegradation of chemicals in surface waters: closed bottle and respirometric test

Microbial degradation is the most dominant elimination mechanism of organics from the environment. For evaluation of biodegradability of pure chemicals many standardized tests are available, but no standardized procedure for assessment of biodegradability of chemicals in surface water is agreed upon. Rates of in-situ biodegradation are usually estimated in laboratory simulation where environmental factors are reproduced to some extent. The aim of our study was to compare standardised ready biodegradability assessment, test (Closed bottle test) and its modifications employing the basic agreements on test conditions to simulate biodegradation in surface water. Standard test was modified using various natural river waters to simulate the natural environment in a simplified way. The impact of different types and amounts of nutrients and microorganisms on biodegradation was confirmed. The conditions in the recipient should be examined to extrapolate the results from ready biodegradability tests to real surface water.