滤料粒径对给水曝气生物滤池运行稳定性的影响

利用给水曝气生物滤池(UBAF)处理刘屋洲水源水,考察了不同陶粒粒径对氨氮、高锰酸盐指数的去除效果以及水头损失变化的影响。结果表明,陶粒3～5 mm的UBAF对氨氮、高锰酸盐指数的去除效果较高,但是其水头损失较大,且反冲洗前后水头损失变化偏大,不利于UBAF稳定运行。陶粒6～10 mm的UBAF运行状况良好,氨氮的去除率为73.8%,高锰酸盐指数的去除率为18.6%,滤池24 h过滤水头损失<0.4 m,反冲洗前后过滤水头损失变化量<5 cm。其出水氨氮和高锰酸盐指数均达到《生活饮用水卫生标准》(GB5749-2006),滤池的水头损失小,反冲洗前后也变化甚微。进一步的实验表明陶粒破碎会导致滤料粒径级配变化,使得水头损失增加。     

O_3-BAC工艺臭氧优化和有机物分子质量分布研究

为了确定3种工艺:混凝-沉淀-砂滤-后臭氧-生物活性炭滤池(工艺Ⅰ)、预臭氧-混凝-沉淀-砂滤-生物活性炭滤池(工艺Ⅱ)和预臭氧-混凝-沉淀-砂滤-后臭氧-生物活性炭滤池(工艺Ⅲ)中臭氧的最优投加量和投加方式,采用动态实验进行了不同工况下有机物的去除效果研究,并从臭氧利用率的角度对3种工艺进行比较。同时,为了明晰工艺Ⅲ中各个单元对有机物的去除机制,研究了各处理阶段的有机物分子质量分布情况。结果表明,工艺Ⅲ在最佳工况下出水水质最优,但单位臭氧利用率较低,单位臭氧去除CODMn、TOC分别为0.92 mg/L和0.55 mg/L。该工艺中预臭氧可显著降低有机物分子质量水平,混凝沉淀砂滤主要去除分子质量3 k Da的有机物,后臭氧则将大分子有机物进一步氧化为分子质量3k Da的有机物,后者通过生物活性炭滤池得到有效地去除。因此,通过臭氧和生物活性炭的联用,能够有效去除有机物,是一种适宜的饮用水深度处理工艺。     

生物活性炭滤池对水源水中邻苯二甲酸酯的降解性能

研究活性炭滤池在挂膜期间对水源水中4种微量PAEs的降解情况,以及挂膜成功后的生物活性炭滤池及改变运行条件如空床停留时间、4种PAEs的进水浓度、反冲洗膨胀度对降解4种PAEs的影响。结果表明:未挂膜时,活性炭滤池对DMP、DEP、DBP和DEHP的去除率为77.41%、82.40%、88.87%和96.17%,挂膜成功后,生物活性炭滤池对DMP、DEP和DBP的去除率分别增至99.3%、100%和95.27%,而对DEHP的去除率降为61.9%。当生物活性炭滤池成功启动并稳定运行后,15 min的空床停留时间下能够去除进水中94%以上的DMP、DEP、DBP以及74%以上的DEHP;如果持续提高进水中4种PAEs的浓度,滤池对其去除率会相应降低;当反冲洗时滤池膨胀度大小为20%,生物活性炭滤池对4种PAEs的去除率不仅能快速恢复正常水平,且能维持更长时间。     

O3-BAC组合工艺深度净化MBR出水的中试研究

采用臭氧-生物活性炭(O3-BAC)组合工艺对某工业园区再生水厂MBR出水进行了深度净化的中试研究,主要考察了组合工艺各节点对常规指标的处理效果.结果表明,臭氧投加量约3 mg/L(H2O)、臭氧接触塔接触时间为30min、活性炭滤池空床接触时间(BECT)为15 min时,O3-BAC组合工艺能有效去除水中色度、浊度...     

曝气生物活性炭滤池深度处理高浓度氨氮原水

实验研究曝气生物活性炭滤池对于高浓度氨氮原水的处理效果以及工艺运行稳定情况。以某自来水厂常规工艺沉淀池出水预加硫酸铵作为研究对象,原水氨氮平均浓度3.67 mg/L,实验条件:温度31.2℃,pH 7.13,滤速8~12 m/h,气水比0.5和1。采用3种不同工况条件进行实验,确定滤速10 m/h和气水比0.5的为最佳运行工况。在此工况下曝气生物活性炭滤池对于氨氮和COD Mn的平均去除率分别达到87.5%和19.2%,亚硝酸盐积累率为0.9%;出水氨氮浓度达到生活饮用水卫生标准GB5749-2006。同时炭滤池的出水浊度相比进水略微上升。     

直接过滤-臭氧-生物活性炭工艺用于城市污水二级处理出水深度处理的研究

采用砂滤-臭氧-生物活性炭工艺在北京市某污水处理厂开展了以污水再生回用为目的的城市污水深度处理中试研究.在臭氧消耗量5 mg/L,接触时间20 min,生物活性炭空床停留时间(EBCT)为20 min的条件下,出水浊度为1.5 NTU左右,色度接近0,UV254从0.162 cm-1降低到0.08 cm-1,DOC和CODMn分别从10.1 mg/L和12.8 mg/L降低到6 mg/L左右.由于对生物活性炭柱进行了曝气供氧,NH4 -N从40 mg/L降低到5 mg/L左右.     

上向流曝气生物滤池水头损失沿程分布与动态特性

对比考察了天然斜发沸石、页岩陶粒和石灰岩碎石填料曝气生物滤池的水头损失增长规律,分析了3种滤池水头损失的空间分布特征和动态变化特性,探讨了截留固体累积量对水头损失发展的影响规律。结果表明,沸石、陶粒和石灰岩曝气生物滤池均具有较好的有机物和SS沿程去除能力,并与水头损失的沿程分布密切相关;滤池内部TSS的沿程变化趋势和水头损失沿程分布趋势基本一致;曝气生物滤池的水头损失随着反应器运行时间的延长而缓慢增加,当滤床内TSS积累量增加到一定程度时,气体的滤床驻留率增加,并与TSS积累协同作用,滤床局部孔隙率迅速下降,水头损失迅速越升。曝气生物滤池的反冲洗首先应着眼于解决滤床的局部孔隙率过低问题,然后以气洗促进颗粒碰撞,气水联合提高剪切力,最后水漂洗排出TSS和气泡。     

O_3-BAC组合工艺深度净化MBR出水的中试研究

采用臭氧-生物活性炭（O3-BAC）组合工艺对某工业园区再生水厂MBR出水进行了深度净化的中试研究,主要考察了组合工艺各节点对常规指标的处理效果。结果表明,臭氧投加量约3 mg/L（H2O）、臭氧接触塔接触时间为30min、活性炭滤池空床接触时间（BECT）为15 min时,O3-BAC组合工艺能有效去除水中色度、浊度,平均色度和浊度分别从21度和7.8 NTU降至3度和2.0 NTU以下;组合工艺对UV254、高锰酸盐指数的平均去除率分别约为39%和35%;对NH4＋-N有一定的去除,去除率为58%～77%;组合工艺对粪大肠菌群去除效果显著,平均去除率在95%以上。O3-BAC组合工艺是一种有效工业园区再生水深度净化技术。     

生物预处理/常规与常规工艺处理西江原水的对比

采用生物预处理／常规与常规工艺处理西江微污染原水，对主要污染物的去除效果工艺进行了比较。结果表明，生物预处理／常规工艺对COD_Mn、氨氮的平均去除率达48.9%、62.3%，比常规工艺提高了18.9%、28.4%。2种工艺对浊度的去除率相当，皆为95％左右。生物预处理采用高速给水曝气生物滤池工艺，反冲洗采用气水联合方式，48 h过滤水头损失＜2 kPa，冲洗前后过滤水头损失变化量均值＜0.4 kPa。     

臭氧曝气沸石生物滤池处理硝基苯废水

利用臭氧曝气沸石生物滤池处理硝基苯废水,了解了该方法对废水中的硝基苯、氮和磷的去除效果,考察了水力停留时间的变化对污染物去除效果的影响。臭氧曝气沸石生物滤池与空气曝气沸石生物滤池相比,臭氧曝气生物滤池对硝基苯、COD、氨氮的去除效果优于空气曝气沸石生物滤池,对总磷的去除效果与空气曝气沸石生物滤池差别不大。当臭氧曝气沸石生物滤池的HRT=4 h、臭氧浓度为126 mg/L时,对初始浓度为100 mg/L的硝基苯污水去除率接近99%。在相同条件下,空气曝气沸石生物滤池对硝基苯的去除率仅为59%。在HRT=4 h、臭氧浓度为126 mg/L时,臭氧曝气沸石生物滤池与空气曝气沸石生物滤池对COD的去除率为94%和83%,对NH+4-N的去除率为64%和59%,对TP的去除率为42%和45%。     

活性炭柱中砂垫层在微污染水源水处理工艺中的应用

以嘉兴市某水厂沉后水为进水进行实验,研究炭砂滤池对污染物的去除性能,以及炭砂滤池取代活性炭＋砂滤池的可能性,探讨了短流程工艺的适用性。结果表明,炭砂滤池能有效去除水中的浊度、氨氮、CODMn和铁、锰等污染物,与活性炭柱相比,炭砂滤池在降低出水浊度和水中颗粒数方面具有一定优势,即砂垫层对控制出水浊度和保障微生物安全能够起到积极作用。在实验条件下,增加活性炭层厚度或者降低滤速,在一定程度上有利于提高对CODMn的去除率。在设计滤速为9～10 m/h,CODMn〈4.5 mg/L时,可直接以炭砂滤池取代活性炭池＋砂滤池,仍然能保证出水CODMn〈3 mg/L。     

Intercomparison of Clean Air Status and Trends Network Nitrate and Nitric Acid Measurements with Data from Other Monitoring Programs

Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) utilizes an open-face filter pack system to measure concentrations of atmospheric sulfur and nitrogen species. Concentration data for nitrogen species measured with filter pack systems sometimes deviate from data collected by other measurement systems used to measure the same species. The nature of these differences suggests that more than one sampling mechanism or atmospheric process is involved. The study presented here examines these differences by intercomparing CASTNET data with data from other studies, examining the results from earlier intercomparison studies, and conducting a field test to investigate the effect of particle size on filter pack measurement systems. Measurements of nitrogen species from the Maryland Aerosol Research and Characterization (MARCH) monitoring site were compared with nitrogen concentrations at three nearby CASTNET sites. Results indicate that CASTNET measured higher particulate nitrate (NO₃ ^-) and lower gaseous nitric acid (HNO₃) concentrations. Comparisons of NO₃ ^- from 34 collocated CASTNET and Inter-agency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) sites show that CASTNET NO₃ ^- measurements were typically higher than the corresponding IM PROVE values. Also, results from the Lake Michigan Air Director’s Consortium Midwest Ammonia Monitoring Project demonstrated NO₃ ^- dissociation on Teflon filters. To investigate the effect of particle size, filter pack measurement systems were operated at three CASTNET sites with and without cyclones during six 7-day measurement periods from March to August 2006. Results indicate the size-selection cyclones had a significant effect on both NO₃ ^- and HNO₃ concentrations, but little effect on sulfate (SO₄ ^2-) and ammonium (NH₄ ⁺) levels. NO₃ ^- concentrations sampled with the open-face filters were significantly higher than concentrations measured with a 2.5-μm cut point, as were HNO₃ concentrations. Although limited in spatial and temporal coverage, the field study showed that the use of an open-face filter pack may allow for the collection of coarse NO₃ ^- particles and for the reaction of HNO₃ with metals/salts on the Teflon filter.     

Results from a pilot-scale air quality study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Twenty-one samples were collected during the dry season (26 January–28 February 2004) at 12 sites in and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and analyzed for particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <10 μm (PM₁₀) mass and composition. Teflon-membrane filters were analyzed for PM₁₀ mass and concentrations of 40 elements. Quartz-fiber filters were analyzed for chloride, sulfate, nitrate, and ammonium ions as well as elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) content. Measured 24-h PM₁₀ mass concentrations were <100 and 40 μg m⁻³ at urban and suburban sites, respectively. PM₁₀ lead concentrations were <0.1 μg m⁻³ for all samples collected, an important finding because the government of Ethiopia had stopped the distribution of leaded gasoline a few months prior to this study. Mass concentrations reconstructed from chemical composition indicated that 34–66% of the PM₁₀ mass was due to geologically derived material, probably owing to the widespread presence of unpaved roads and road shoulders. At urban sites, EC and OC compounds contributed between 31% and 60% of the measured PM₁₀ while at suburban sites carbon compounds contributed between 24% and 26%. Secondary sulfate aerosols were responsible for <10% of the reconstructed mass in urban areas but as much as 15% in suburban sites, where PM₁₀ mass concentrations were lower. Non-volatile particulate nitrate, a lower limit for atmospheric nitrate, constituted <5% and 7% of PM₁₀ at the urban and suburban sites, respectively. At seven of the 12 sites, real-time PM₁₀ mass, real-time carbon monoxide (CO), and instantaneous ozone (O₃) concentrations were measured with portable nephelometers, electrochemical analyzers, and indicator test sticks, respectively. Both PM₁₀ and CO concentrations exhibited daily maxima around 7:00 and secondary peaks in the late afternoon and evening, suggesting that those pollutants were emitted during periods associated with motor-vehicle traffic, food preparation, and heating of homes. The morning concentration maxima were likely accentuated by stable atmospheric conditions associated with overnight surface temperature inversions. Ozone concentrations were measured near mid-day on filter sample collection days and were in all cases <45 parts per billion.     

Deep bed filtration of anaerobic cattle manure effluents with natural zeolite

Abstract

This study was carried out in a pilot plant for the treatment of anaerobic cattle manure waste. The pilot plant consisted of a semicontinous anaerobic reactor, a settling tank, a filtration process and an ionic exchange column. The study was focused on the filtration process, with natural zeolite as filtering material. In the filtration process different media sizes of natural zeolites packed in columns were tested. The ranges of media size were 0.4 ‐ 1.0, 1.0 ‐ 3.0 and 3.0 ‐ 5.0 mm. Filtration systems operated by gravity flow from 2 to 10 m³m^‐2h^‐1. The process control was done by assays of solids, turbidity, total and soluble COD, ammonium and orthophosphate. The results showed a better behaviour in the filters packed with a media size range between 1.0 and 3.0 mm, operating at 7 m³m^‐2h^‐1, principally when effluent gross particles were previously retained in an Heterogeneous Media Filter, operating at 4 m³m^‐2h^‐1. The head losses diagrams in the filter runs were obtained, at each operational conditions. The hydraulic behaviour of traditional silica sand and natural zeolite beds were compared at the same operational conditions.     

The Magnitude of Bias in the Measurement of PM25 Arising from Volatilization of Particulate Nitrate from Teflon Filters

ABSTRACT

Because the Federal Reference Method for PM₂₅ specifies the collection of ambient particles on Teflon filters, we have examined the loss of a known volatile species, particulate nitrate, during sampling. Data are presented from two studies in southern California for which parallel samples were collected by different methods. Differences in collected nitrate are modeled using an evaporation model based on the work of Zhang and McMurry. The average nitrate obtained from sampling with Teflon filters was 28% lower on average than that measured by denuded nylon filters. In contrast, cascade impactor samples were within 5% of the denuded nylon filter on average. A simple model is presented that accounts for the particulate nitrate loss from Teflon filters either by scavenging nitric acid and ammonia in the sampler inlet or by heating the filter substrate during sampling. The observed magnitude of loss is explained by any of the following situations: (1) 100% nitric acid and ammonia vapor loss in the inlet, (2) 5 °C heating of the filter substrate above ambient temperature during sampling, or (3) a combination of these factors, such as 50% vapor loss in the inlet and 3 °C heating of the filter.     

Evaluation of alternative filter media for particulate matter emission testing of residential wood heating devices

The performance of Teflon-coated glass fiber filter media (Pallflex Emfab TX40) is evaluated for particulate matter (PM) sampling of residential wood heating devices in a dilution tunnel. Thirty samples of varying duration and PM loading and concentration were collected from an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 28 dilution tunnel using dual Method 5G sample trains with untreated glass fiber and Emfab filters. Filters were weighed soon after the end of sampling and again the next day after equilibration at 35% relative humidity (RH). PM concentrations from both types of filters agreed very well with 1-day equilibration, demonstrating that Emfab filters are appropriate for use in measuring PM from residential wood burning appliances in a dilution tunnel and have performance equal to or better than the glass fiber filter media. Agreement between filter media without equilibration was erratic, with PM from glass fiber filter samples varying from slightly less than the Emfab samples to as much as 2.8 times higher. Some of the glass fiber filters lost substantial mass with equilibration, with the highest percent loss at lower filter mass loadings. Mass loss for Emfab samples was a small percentage of the mass and very consistent across the range of mass loadings. Taken together, these results may indicate water uptake on the glass fiber media that is readily removed with 1-day equilibration at moderate RH conditions.

Implications: EPA regulations now allow the use of either glass fiber or Teflon filter media for wood appliance PM emission testing. Teflon filter media minimizes the potential for acid-gas PM artifacts on glass fiber filters; this is important as EPA moves toward the use of locally sourced cordwood for testing that may have higher sulfur content. This work demonstrates that the use of Teflon-coated glass fiber filters can give similar PM measurement results to glass fiber filters after 1 day of equilibration. With no equilibration, measured PM from glass fiber filters was usually higher than from Teflon-coated glass fiber filters.     

酸碱溶液改性竹基活性炭生物降解H2S

对竹基活性炭采用酸、碱溶液浸渍的方法改性，并用化学和表面形态分析等表征方法测试了其改性前后的特性，研究了不同溶液对改性竹基活性炭在微生物挂膜和滴滤塔去除H2S方面的影响。研究结果表明，用10％NaOH溶液改性后的竹基活性炭较未改性的竹基活性炭碱性基团含量增加了0．614mmol／L，平衡含水率增加了6．08％，碘吸附值增加了29．6mL／g，这些物化性能的改变更有利于生物竹基活性炭去除H2S。对比5种改性方法对生物降解H2S性能的影响，在H2S人口浓度为150～4500mg／m^3、循环液喷淋量0．2L／h、pH6．5—7．5、气体停留时间66s的条件下，经NaOH溶液改性后的竹基活性炭，对H2S的去除率达93．4％以上，效果好于其他改性方法的竹基活性炭。     

直接过滤-臭氧-生物活性炭工艺用于城市污水二级处理出水深度处理的研究

采用砂滤-臭氧-生物活性炭工艺在北京市某污水处理厂开展了以污水再生回用为目的的城市污水深度处理中试研究。在臭氧消耗量5mg／L，接触时间20min，生物活性炭空床停留时间（EBCT）为20min的条件下，出水浊度为1．5NTU左右，色度接近0，UV254从0．162cm^-1降低到0．08cm^-1，DOC和CODMn分别从10．1mg／L和12．8mg／L降低到6mg／L左右。由于对生物活性炭柱进行了曝气供氧，NH4^- N从40mg／L降低到5mg／L左右。