高固体污泥微波热水解特性变化

考察浓度7%、9%和13%的高固体污泥微波热水解特性,通过生化产甲烷潜能(BMP)实验,分析热处理污泥厌氧消化性能的变化.结果表明,微波加热升温速度快,污泥中悬浮性挥发固体(VSS)和悬浮固体(SS)溶解,液相COD、TOC、氨氮、TN和TP浓度增大, pH值降低.水解效率受污泥浓度影响显著,浓度13%的污泥VSS和SS溶解率低于7%和9%的污泥.170℃热水解5min,9%污泥的VSS和SS溶解率分别为23%和18%, SCOD浓度为41g/L, TOC和氨氮浓度达到30g/L和1g/L.热水解污泥厌氧消化性能提高,9%污泥的产气量在170℃、5min和10min比未处理污泥增加27%和30.8%.热水解时间对提高消化性能影响不大,热水解由5 min到10min,120℃、150℃和170℃的产气量分别增加4%、3.6%和5.7%.     

碱辅助条件下的污泥微波热水解特性研究

向污泥中加入NaOH进行微波热水解实验.结果表明,每1 g污泥悬浮固体(SS)添加NaOH 0.1 g时,污泥中的挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)快速水解,170℃的VSS溶解率达到60%以上,热水解后污泥的有机物含量(VSS/SS)降低至25%.80、120、150和170℃热水解5 min的污泥液相COD浓度分别为9.8、12.8、15.1和14.5 g/L,相应SCOD/TCOD为24.0%、31.3%、36.9%和35.6%.随温度的升高和时间的延长热水解污泥pH越低,最低值10.5.在每1 g SS添加0~0.2g NaOH的范围内,当添加量0.05 g时,VSS和SS的溶解率增加幅度降低.分别对NaOH添加量0.05 g热水解5 min和添加量0.1 g热水解1 min的污泥进行BMP厌氧消化实验.结果表明,添加量为0.05 g时热水解污泥的厌氧消化性能提高,经150℃处理污泥的产气量最大,比未处理污泥高28.5%,而在添加量为0.1 g时,污泥的厌氧消化性能受到抑制,产气量低于未处理污泥.     

剩余污泥的热水解试验

研究了热水解预处理对剩余污泥性质的影响.结果表明,污泥热水解时经历溶解和水解2个过程.随着热水解温度的升高和热水解时间的延长,污泥固体的溶解率增大,在210℃、75min的热水解条件下,挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)和蛋白质的溶解率分别达到60.02%和47.21%.溶解后的有机物进一步水解生成低分子物质,其中挥发性有机酸(VFA)占溶解性COD(SCOD)的30%～40%,乙酸占VFA的50%以上.经过热水解预处理,污泥SCOD浓度大幅度升高,pH值下降,碱度增大.     

浓度对高固体污泥热水解特性及流动性的影响

考察固体浓度为7%、9%和13%的高固体污泥的热水解特性,通过生化甲烷潜能(BMP)试验,考察热水解处理高固体污泥厌氧消化性能的变化,通过流变性试验,考察污泥浓度与流动性的关系.结果表明,随着热水解时间延长,污泥中有机物溶解率增大,30min后变化趋于平缓.水解效率受固体浓度影响,浓度7%污泥的有机物溶解率高于9%和13%的污泥.170℃热水解30min,7%的污泥SS、VSS和COD的溶解率分别为43%、47%和42%,VFA/SCOD为20.2%.热水解污泥厌氧消化性能提高,相比未经热水解处理的污泥,浓度7%、9%和13%的污泥在170℃热水解30min后产气量分别增加了44%、27%和9%,沼气产率分别增加了63%、74%和37%.固体浓度对污泥厌氧消化性能的影响显著,浓度9%的污泥产气中甲烷含量以及沼气产率均高于7%、13%的污泥.固体浓度9%时,污泥屈服应力增长缓慢,固体浓度大于9%时,污泥屈服应力增长快速,流动性急剧下降.     

热水解预处理改善污泥的厌氧消化性能

先将污泥进行热水解预处理 ,其后测定生物化学甲烷势(BMP)来研究热水解对污泥厌氧消化性能的影响 .结果表明 ,热水解预处理能加速污泥中固体有机物的溶解 ,溶解后的有机物进一步水解生成低分子物质 ,其中挥发性有机酸占溶解性COD(SCOD)的30%～40% ,从而污泥的厌氧消化性能得到明显改善 .最合适的热水解温度和热水解时间为170℃、30min.此条件下 ,污泥厌氧消化时总COD(TCOD)去除率从预处理前的38.11%提高到56.78% ,污泥中TCOD的沼气产率从16.0mL/g提高到250mL/g .     

热水解预处理剩余污泥的有机物分布及厌氧消化特性

研究了热水解后剩余污泥中有机物分布以及热水解对污泥厌氧消化效果的影响。剩余污泥经过热水解处理后,VSS含量从51. 0%降低至42. 7%,溶解性COD占总COD的比例从0. 5%提高至33. 5%;进一步厌氧消化时,总COD和VS降解率分别提高至35%和41%,甲烷产率提高至0. 25 L/g,累积甲烷产量比未热水解的污泥提高了101. 2%。脱水污泥液累积甲烷产量占热水解污泥甲烷产量的59%,是厌氧消化所产甲烷的主要来源,而脱水泥饼COD转化成甲烷的比例相对较低。根据剩余污泥热水解后液相和固相有机物的厌氧消化特性差异,提出了基于热水解的污泥厌氧消化工艺优化方案。     

微波辐射对污水处理厂动态流活性污泥性能的影响研究

通过微波辐射对污水处理厂动态流活性污泥性能进行实验研究,考察了微波辐射3min内污泥沉降性能、脱水性能的变化,探讨了微波辐射对污泥挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)溶解率、上清液中COD和污泥微观形态的影响.结果表明,低强度的微波辐射对活性污泥相关性质的影响不显著,没有从根本上改善活性污泥的结构.适宜的微波辐射能显著改善活性污泥的沉降性能和脱水性能,500、700和900W微波辐射的适宜辐射时间分别为180、150和60s,此时,活性污泥的比阻为0.3×109S2·g-1左右,较原活性污泥减小了88%,泥饼含水率由原活性污泥直接抽滤的85.2%降低到70.0%.VSS溶解率和上清液COD都随着辐射功率及辐射时间的增加而升高.适宜的微波辐射能促进污泥的团聚絮凝,过度的辐射会破坏活性污泥结构,使活性污泥颗粒细小化,混合液黏度增大,导致脱水性能变差.通过动态流动下微波辐射对活性污泥性能影响的研究,可为微波辐射在活性污泥处理的实际应用提供理论依据.     

高含固污泥水热预处理中碳、氮、磷、硫转化规律

以城市污水处理厂脱水污泥为对象,探讨其在165℃下经50 min水热预处理的碳、氮、磷、硫转化规律.结果表明,水热预处理可有效水解污泥中有机组分,VSS水解率达43.35%.碳、氮、磷、硫在水热预处理过程中表现出不同的转化规律,蛋白质和碳水化合物的水解率分别为54.36%和65.12%,溶解态有机物的主要组分为溶解态蛋白质(52.18%);不溶态有机氮的水解率54.23%,氨氮占溶解态凯氏氮的22.13%,水解液中的氮主要以有机氮形式存在;总磷水解率为30.52%,磷酸盐占溶解态总磷的79.84%,说明在水热预处理过程中聚磷酸盐在聚磷菌细胞破碎后极易被水解为磷酸盐;总硫水解率为50.03%,硫化物占溶解态总硫的0.50%,而有机硫很难水解为硫化物.通过水热预处理后物质转化及组分分析,旨在为高含固污泥有效处理提供一定的理论参考.     

不同流态下微波辐射对污水污泥性质的影响研究

通过对不同流态下微波辐射对污水污泥性质的影响进行研究,考察了不同流态下微波辐射作用处理后污泥沉降性能、脱水性能的变化,以及微波辐射作用下流态对污泥挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)溶解率、上清液中COD和污泥微观形态的影响.结果表明,流态对污泥的沉降性能和脱水性能有一定影响,微波辐射功率越高,流态对污泥沉降性能和脱水性能的影响越显著.微波辐射功率较低时,雷诺数Re越大,污泥的沉降比(SV)、比阻和泥饼含水率越小;微波辐射功率较高时,Re为2300的临界流态下污泥的沉降性能和脱水性能最好.随着Re的增大,VSS溶解率和上清液中COD升高,微波辐射功率分别为300、500、700和900W时,Re为3000的紊流流态下上清液中COD分别达到1.1、2.1、3.6和6.7g·L-1.SEM观察结果表明,微波辐射及流态产生的协同剪切应时适宜时,有利于污泥颗粒的絮凝反应,高强度的微波辐射和紊流产生的较大剪切应力导致污泥絮体被打碎.     

碱处理促进剩余污泥解的试验研究

研究了热碱水解法对剩余污泥特性参数(溶解性化学需氧量、挥发性脂肪酸、氨氮、pH值与污泥浓度等)的影响.碱的加入减弱了污泥细胞壁对高温的抵抗力,加剧了剩余污泥细胞内有机质的释放与水解,改变了污泥的性质.在反应温度为170℃、pH 13、反应时间为75 min的条件下,溶解性化学需氧量(SCOD)达到了最大融出量17956 mg/L,此时SCOD与总化学需氧量(TCOD)之比为0.65.在pH 13,反应时间为60 min时悬浮固体(SS)、挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)均达到了最大溶解率,其值分别为67%和72%.经热碱水解处理后的剩余污泥SCOD随着原污泥浓度的增大而增大,呈现了良好的线性关系,相关系数R2达到了0.97以上,而且随着pH值的增大,融出率也不断增大,在pH 13时达到最高值672 mg/g.另外,通过正交试验可以得出170℃时各因素对SCOD影响的重要性,依次为污泥浓度、DH值、反应时间.     

Enhancing sewage sludge dewaterability by bioleaching approach with comparison to other physical and chemical conditioning methods

The sewage sludge conditioning process is critical to improve the sludge dewaterability prior to mechanical dewatering. Traditionally, sludge is conditioned by physical or chemical approaches, mostly with the addition of inorganic or organic chemicals. Here we report that bioleaching, an efficient and economical microbial method for the removal of sludge-borne heavy metals, also plays a significant role in enhancing sludge dewaterability. The effects of bioleaching and physical or chemical approaches on sludge dewaterability were compared. The conditioning result of bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans on sludge dewatering was investigated and compared with the effects of hydrothermal (121℃ for 2 hr), microwave (1050 W for 50 sec), ultrasonic (250 W for 2 min), and chemical conditioning (24% ferric chloride and 68% calcium oxide; dry basis). The results show that the specific resistance to filtration (SRF) or capillary suction time (CST) of sludge is decreased by 93.1% or 74.1%, respectively, after fresh sludge is conditioned by bioleaching, which is similar to chemical conditioning treatment with ferric chloride and calcium oxide but much more effective than other conditioning approaches including hydrothermal, microwave, and ultrasonic conditioning. Furthermore, after sludge dewatering, bioleached sludge filtrate contains the lowest concentrations of chroma (18 times), COD (542 mg/L), total N (TN, 300 mg/L), NH₄⁺-N (208 mg/L), and total P (TP, 2 mg/L) while the hydrothermal process resulted in the highest concentration of chroma (660 times), COD (18,155 mg/L), TN (472 mg/L), NH₄⁺-N (381 mg/L), and TP (191 mg/L) among these selected conditioning methods. Moreover, unlike chemical conditioning, sludge bioleaching does not result in a significant reduction of organic matter, TN, and TP in the resulting dewatered sludge cake. Therefore, considering sludge dewaterability and the chemical properties of sludge filtrate and resulting dewatered sludge cakes, bioleaching has potential as an approach for improving sludge dewaterability and reducing the cost of subsequent reutilization or disposal of dewatered sludge.     

Enhancement of thermophilic anaerobic digestion of thickened waste activated sludge by combined microwave and alkaline pretreatment

Pretreatment of thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS) by combined microwave and alkaline pretreatment (MAP) was studied to improve thermophilic anaerobic digestion efficiency. Uniform design was applied to determine the combination of target temperature (110–210°C), microwave holding time (1–51 min), and NaOH dose (0–2.5 g NaOH/g suspended solids (SS)) in terms of their effect on volatile suspended solids (VSS) solubilization. Maximum solubilization ratio (85.1%) of VSS was observed at 210°C with 0.2 g-NaOH/g-SS and 35 min holding time. The effects of 12 different pretreatment methods were investigated in 28 thermophilic batch reactors by monitoring cumulative methane production (CMP). Improvements in methane production in the TWAS were directly related to the microwave and alkaline pretreatment of the sludge. The highest CMP was a 27% improvement over the control. In spite of the increase in soluble chemical oxygen demand concentration and the decrease in dewaterability of digested sludge, a semi-continuous thermophilic reactor fed with pretreated TWAS without neutralization (at 170°C with 1 min holding time and 0.05 g NaOH/g SS) was stable and functioned well, with volatile solid (VS) and total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD) reductions of 28% and 18%, respectively, which were higher than those of the control system. Additionally, methane yields (L@STP/g-CODadded, at standard temperature and pressure (STP) conditions of 0°C and 101.325 kPa) and (L@STP/g VSadded) increased by 17% and 13%, respectively, compared to the control reactor.     

采用活性污泥富集与回收废水中碳源的实验研究

以活性污泥为吸附剂,研究了城市污水中的有机物的强化富集与有效回收的方法与参数.在连续运行模式下,活性污泥对废水中的有机物具有较好的富集效果,COD平均吸附率达到63%,且约50%的溶解性碳源分布在细胞外部,在温和条件下就能被解吸;对氮、磷的吸附效果差异较大,磷的吸附量可达76%,对氮的吸附量较小,氨氮吸附率仅13%.同时,实验还研究了常规 (pH=7.5, 20℃)、加热（pH=7.5, 60℃）和碱性加热（pH=11, 60℃）条件下,污泥水解对有机物、氮和磷的释放情况.结果表明,碱性加热条件更有利于碳源的释放,水解24 h后,挥发性悬浮固体（VSS）对COD的释放率达到了320 mg/g;但氮、磷的释放量有限,释放率（水解8 h,稳定）分别为18 mg/g和2 mg/g.利用活性污泥对污染物的吸附与解吸作用,能够实现废水中碳源的回收,且回收碳源中氮、磷浓度低,对回收碳源的再利用效果影响较小.     

酸-碱预处理促进剩余污泥厌氧消化的研究

为提高剩余污泥的厌氧消化效率,投加酸和碱对污泥进行预处理,对比分析了不同预处理方式（单独碱处理、酸-碱处理和碱-酸处理）对污泥水解酸化的影响,并研究了各种预处理方式对后续厌氧消化产甲烷效率的影响.结果表明,单独碱处理的溶解性化学需氧量（SCOD）溶出量比酸碱联合处理要大16%左右,预处理第8 d,达到5 406.1 mg.L-1.采用先酸（pH 4.0,4d）后碱（pH 10.0,4 d）预处理,在污泥水解酸化过程中,乙酸产量及其占总短链脂肪酸（SCFAs）的质量分数均高于其他预处理方式,其乙酸产量（以COD/VSS计）可达到74.4 mg.g-1,占总SCFAs的60.5%.酸-碱预处理后污泥混合液的C∶N比值为25左右,C∶P比值在35～40之间,这比单独碱处理和碱-酸处理后的C∶N和C∶P比值更有利于后续厌氧消化.通过对比研究发现,酸-碱预处理后,厌氧消化到第15 d,酸-碱预处理污泥的累积甲烷产量（CH4/VSS加入）达到136.1 mL.g-1,分别是空白对照、碱-酸预处理和单独碱预处理方式的2.5、1.7和1.6倍,厌氧消化效率最高.经过8 d酸-碱预处理和15 d的厌氧消化,挥发性悬浮固体（VSS）总去除率达到60.9%,污泥减量效果比其他预处理要好.很显然,酸-碱预处理方式更有利于污泥厌氧消化及污泥减量化.