An autotrophic nitrogen removal process：Short-cut nitrification combined with ANAMMOX for treating diluted effluent from an UASB reactor fed by landfill leachate

A combined process consisting of a short-cut nitrification (SN) reactor and an anaerobic ammonium oxidation upflow anaerobic sludge bed (ANAMMOX) reactor was developed to treat the diluted effluent from an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor treating high ammonium municipal landfill leachate.The SN process was performed in an aerated upflow sludge bed (AUSB) reactor (working volume 3.05 L),treating about 50% of the diluted raw wastewater.The ammonium removal efficiency and the ratio of NO 2 N to NOx-N in the effluent were both higher than 80%,at a maximum nitrogen loading rate of 1.47 kg/(m 3 ·day).The ANAMMOX process was performed in an UASB reactor (working volume 8.5 L),using the mix of SN reactor effluent and diluted raw wastewater at a ratio of 1:1.The ammonium and nitrite removal efficiency reached over 93% and 95%,respectively,after 70-day continuous operation,at a maximum total nitrogen loading rate of 0.91 kg/(m 3 ·day),suggesting a successful operation of the combined process.The average nitrogen loading rate of the combined system was 0.56 kg/(m 3 ·day),with an average total inorganic nitrogen removal efficiency 87%.The nitrogen in the effluent was mostly nitrate.The results provided important evidence for the possibility of applying SN-ANAMMOX after UASB reactor to treat municipal landfill leachate.     

Evaluation of mercury speciation and removal through air pollution control devices of a 190 MW boiler

Air pollution control devices (APCDs) are installed at coal-fired power plants for air pollutant regulation. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems have the co-benefits of air pollutant and mercury removal. Configuration and operational conditions of APCDs and mercury speciation a ect mercury removal e ciently at coal-fired utilities. The Ontario Hydro Method (OHM) recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was used to determine mercury speciation simultaneously at five sampling locations through SCR-ESP-FGD at a 190 MW unit. Chlorine in coal had been suggested as a factor a ecting the mercury speciation in flue gas; and low-chlorine coal was purported to produce less oxidized mercury (Hg2+) and more elemental mercury (Hg0) at the SCR inlet compared to higher chlorine coal. SCR could oxidize elemental mercury into oxidized mercury when SCR was in service, and oxidation e ciency reached 71.0%. Therefore, oxidized mercury removal e ciency was enhanced through a wet FGD system. In the non-ozone season, about 89.5%–96.8% of oxidized mercury was controlled, but only 54.9%–68.8% of the total mercury was captured through wet FGD. Oxidized mercury removal e ciency was 95.9%–98.0%, and there was a big di erence in the total mercury removal e ciencies from 78.0% to 90.2% in the ozone season. Mercury mass balance was evaluated to validate reliability of OHM testing data, and the ratio of mercury input in the coal to mercury output at the stack was from 0.84 to 1.08.     

Evaluation of phosphorus removal from wastewater by soils in rural areas in China

Low-cost, easy-maintenance and high-e ciency decentralized wastewater treatment technologies are urgently needed in rural areas of China. Processes with high potential for phosphorus removal are of great interest. However, commonly used treatment methods often do not meet the strict criteria for removing phosphorus from rural wastewater. In order to search an economic and simple technology for phosphorus removal from the common bio-technologies e uent, seven soil types collected from di erent rural areas in China were investigated for their ability to remove phosphorus. X-ray di raction (XRD) was used to analyse the mineral structure, and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) was used to analyse the geochemical composition of the soil samples. Three primary minerals – quartz, albite and montmorillonite – were clearly detected. The samples were divided into two soil types, acidic soils and alkaline soils, based on their pH values. The geochemical composition study indicated that a higher percentage of Ca and Mg occurred in alkaline soils (pH > 8) than in acidic soils (pH < 6.5). Adsorption isotherms from batch experiments fitted the Langmuir and Freundlich models well, the maximum P adsorption capacities ranged from 0.256 to 1.598 mg P/g, indicating a high phosphorus removal potential for all of these soils. The P fractions extracted revealed that the sum of NaOH-extracted inorganic P (NaOH-Pi) was the major P component in the acidic soils, and CaCO3-bound phosphorus (Ca-P) in the alkaline soils. Dynamic adsorption simulation showed that these soils have the ability to remove phosphorus from wastewater.     

填充床快速启动厌氧氨氧化反应器及其脱氮性能研究

以城市污水厂二沉池污泥为种泥,以悬浮填料填充床生物膜反应器为厌氧氨氧化(ANAMMOX)反应器,采用高负荷培养法和好氧预挂膜低负荷培养法分别培养与富集厌氧氨氧化菌,并研究其脱氮性能.结果表明,好氧预挂膜低负荷培养法可以在较短时间内(90 d左右)快速启动厌氧氨氧化反应器,稳定期反应器出水氨氮和亚硝氮保持稳定,去除率均接近100%,总氮去除率在75%以上,高负荷培养法因高浓度氨氮和亚硝氮的抑制作用而启动失败(190d).启动过程中pH变化表明,厌氧氨氧化反应器出水pH略高于进水,pH值可用作厌氧氨氧化反应器启动进程的指示参数.上流式厌氧填充床ANAMMOX反应器具有高负荷和高效率的优点,当反应器进水氨氮和亚硝氮浓度低于800 mg/L时,其去除率几乎达100%,低于国家一级标准.     

我国14个站点降水中甲酸和乙酸浓度及对酸性的贡献

为了较全面地掌握我国大气降水中有机酸含量及其对降水酸性的贡献,于2007年全年在我国14个区域代表性较好的站点采集了降水样品,利用离子交换色谱法分析了样品中的甲酸和乙酸2种重要有机酸的浓度,对所得各站数据进行了统计分析,计算了2种酸的湿沉降通量和对降水酸性的相对贡献.观测到的14个站点甲酸和乙酸平均浓度范围分别为0.96～3.43μmol/L和0～5.13μmol/L,接近国外偏远地区观测结果,也接近我国过去短期观测结果的低端值.比较显示,偏远地区有机酸含量低于城市附近地区.估算的甲酸和乙酸湿沉降通量范围分别为0.38～4.18mmol/(m2.a)和0.06～5.87mmol/(m2.a),南方站点有机酸湿沉降通量大于北方.有机酸对降水酸性的贡献范围是0.02%～51.6%,总平均贡献为2.95%,这一结果表明,虽然我国酸雨主要是硫、氮排放造成的,但有机酸在部分地区及部分时段甚至有很显著的致酸作用,应该成为酸雨观测研究内容之一.     

SBR工艺处理晚期垃圾渗滤液的脱氮特性研究

采用有效容积为1 200 m3的SBR反应器处理晚期垃圾渗滤液,进行生物脱氮特性研究.结果表明,通过投加粪水调节进水C/N,能显著提高SBR反应器对晚期垃圾渗滤液中氮素污染物的去除效果,其中第112~136 d的TN平均去除率高达82.62%,出水TN≤190 mg.L-1,COD≤400 mg.L-1;能在反应器内达到各种生物脱氮反应的平衡状态,BOD5与TN去除量的比值稳定在1.43左右.在稳定平衡阶段,通过对反应器内氮素污染物和SO24-的含量变化进行周期跟踪监测,发现在搅拌回流阶段存在NH4+-N和SO24-的同时等比例去除现象,去除率分别为27.06%和76.17%,反应器内存在同步硝化反硝化和同步脱氮除硫(SO24-)过程;量化分析了反应器内各种生物脱氮反应,得到异养反硝化、同步硝化反硝化、同化作用、同步脱氮除硫(SO24-)和内源呼吸反硝化对TN去除量的贡献率分别为62.6%、33.8%、7.0%、26.1%和2.7%.     

附积床生物膜反应器同步硝化反硝化脱氮特性

基于传统的生物膜技术开发了新型的附积床生物膜反应器并考察其脱氮效果.结果表明,在不同HRT下可以获得稳定的COD去除效果,平均去除率达81.7%;在水力停留时间为3.90 h,NH+4-N、TN的平均负荷分别为0.47 kg/(m3.d)、0.59kg/(m3.d)时,可以获得NH+4-N 92.7%和TN 67.5%的去除效果.实验中混合液的溶解氧浓度(DO)是影响TN去除效果的最重要因素,pH是影响NH4+-N、TN去除效果的重要因素之一,最佳脱氮效果的控制条件为DO在0.1～2.0 mg/L之间,pH值在7.0～7.5之间,分析了实验中同步硝化反硝化脱氮的机制.     

混凝气浮对还原深蓝BO脱色的实验研究

实验研究了混凝气浮对还原深蓝BO脱色的几个影响因素:pH值、硫酸铝钾用量、十二烷基硫酸钠用量、气浮时间;对比了混凝沉淀和混凝气浮对还原深蓝BO的脱色处理效果。结果表明:pH值对混凝气浮处理效果影响最大,硫酸铝钾用量、十二烷基硫酸钠用量及气浮时间对混凝气浮处理效果有一定影响;当pH值为5.00、硫酸铝钾用量为556mg/L、十二烷基硫酸钠用量为20mg/L、气浮时间为5min时,还原深蓝BO混凝气浮的色度和吸光度去除率分别为99.4%和85.44%;气浮对还原深蓝BO的进一步去除有一定作用。     

EBPR中两类细菌PAOs和GAOs竞争的研究进展

强化生物除磷(EBPR)工艺可以获取高效的除磷效果,已在很多污水处理厂得到广泛应用。但是大型污水处理厂在相当多的条件下,EBPR工艺也会出现周期性除磷效果的波动和不充分。针对这一难题,研究者试图采用许多手段来研究工艺中的主要微生物。文章针对典型的EBPR工艺和碳源、pH值、温度等因素对EBPR工艺中两类细菌聚磷菌(PAOs)和聚糖菌(GAOs)竞争的研究进展进行了论述,并展望了未来的研究方向。     

蔗渣吸附剂的制备及其对氨氮的吸附研究

从炭化蔗渣的炭化温度和用量,吸附动力学、吸附温度,溶液的酸度、组成,吸附等温线及氨氮的存在形式等方面探讨了实验制备的炭化蔗渣吸附去除溶液中氨氮的影响因素。结果表明,直接炭化法蔗渣吸附剂制备的最佳炭化温度为400℃;在初始氨氮浓度一定的条件下,随着吸附剂投加量的增大,炭化蔗渣对氨氮的吸附量减少;炭化蔗渣吸附氨氮的动力学曲线符合准二级动力学模型,吸附常数K2=3.59g(/mg/min);当pH=9.20时炭化蔗渣对氨氮的最大吸附量为10g/kg;在实验的pH范围内,pH=10时炭化蔗渣对氨氮的吸附去除最好;直接炭化法蔗渣吸附剂对氨氮吸附去除的最佳温度是40℃;pH为3.98～9.20时吸附等温线可用Langmuir与Freundlich吸附等温方程进行拟合。