Co-fermentation of waste activated sludge with food waste for short-chain fatty acids production: effect of pH at ambient temperature

Effect of pH ranging from 4.0 to 11.0 on co-fermentation of waste activated sludge (WAS) with food waste for short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production at ambient temperature was investigated in this study. Experimental results showed that the addition of food waste significantly improved the performance of WAS fermentation system, which resulted in the increases of SCFAs production and substrate reduction. The SCFAs production at pH 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 and fermentation time of 4 d was respectively 5022.7, 6540.5, 8236.6, and 7911.7 mg COD·L^-1, whereas in the blank tests (no pH adjustment, pH 8.0 (blank test 1), no food waste addition, pH 8.0 (blank test 2), and no WAS addition (blank test 3)) it was only 1006.9, 971.1, and 1468.5 mg COD·L^-1, respectively. The composition of SCFAs at pH from 6.0 to 9.0 was also different from other conditions and propionic acid was the most prevalent SCFA, which was followed by acetic and n-butyric acids, while acetic acid was the top product under other conditions. At pH 8.0 a higher volatile suspended solids (VSS) reduction of 16.6% for the mixture of WAS and food waste than the sole WAS indicated a synergistic effect existing in fermentation system with WAS and food waste. The influence of pH on the variations of nutrient content was also studied during anaerobic fermentation of the mixture of WAS and food waste at different pH conditions. The release of NH4+-N increased with fermentation time at all pH values investigated except 4.0, 5.0 and in blank test one. The concentrations of soluble phosphorus at acidic pHs and in the blank test one were higher than those obtained at alkaline pHs. Ammonia and phosphorus need to be removed before the SCFAs-enriched fermentation liquid from WAS and food waste was used as the carbon source.     

利用木薯渣进行纤维素分解菌混合发酵工艺研究

从自然界中筛选出6株相互间无拮抗作用的纤维素分解菌进行混合发酵,研究了该混菌以工业废弃物木薯渣为原料发酵的最佳产酶条件是:培养基配方为木薯渣4 g,黄豆粉0.75 g,KH2PO40.20 g,NaCl 0.02g,MgSO4·7H2O 0.015 g,蒸馏水1 000 mL;发酵工艺为初始pH=7.0,培养温度40℃,每250 mL锥形瓶装培养液140mL,接种量3%,在140 r·min-1转速下发酵72 h.结果表明,混合菌的发酵可大幅度提高纤维素酶活力及对还原糖的耐受力.     

低温下玉米秸秆与牛粪混合厌氧发酵产气特性研究

通过静态试验,探究在15℃的低温条件下,经过预处理的玉米秸秆和牛粪,在不同混合配比下厌氧发酵的产气特性。试验结果表明:将牛粪与秸秆按1∶1配比的产气效果最好,相对于配比为2∶1、3∶1的累积产气量分别高出52.66%和73.60%。随着发酵过程进行,COD波动很大。发酵过程中碳源主要由玉米秸秆提供,秸秆所占比例越大,COD降解率越高。日产气量达到高峰的时间稍滞后于VFA,秸秆比例越大的组别,VFA整体处于越高水平。而辅酶F420与产气量之间关系不显著。发酵初期CMC酶活力变化显著,且以玉米秸杆与牛粪配比为1∶1为配比的一组CMC酶活力高于其余2组,最高值达到了15.042 U/g。     

pH值调控对柑橘废渣与污泥厌氧共发酵产酸影响

为提高挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)的产量,探究了柑橘废渣和剩余污泥不同VS(挥发性固体)配比及调控发酵过程pH值对产VFA性能的影响.结果表明:调节共发酵系统pH值为6对VFA的积累有促进作用,柑橘废渣VS/剩余污泥VS为2时的最大VFA产量为11183.12mg/L,是未控制pH值组最高VFA浓度的1.75倍.柑橘废渣中的...     

有机成分比例对高固体浓度厌氧发酵产甲烷的影响

在12%高固体质量分数和中温(35± 1)℃条件下,开展了碳水化合物、蛋白质和脂肪不同比例联合厌氧发酵对产气性能和有机质降解过程影响的研究.结果表明,当3种有机质比例为55:36:9时,每gVS最大产甲烷量、最大比产甲烷速率、实际甲烷产率分别为404.1mL/gVS、11.2mL/(gVS·d)和326.7mL/gVS,皆高于其他有机质比例,并且有机质的降解过程更为高效、稳定.适当添加碳水化合物一方面能够提升自身的降解率,另一方面促使蛋白质和脂肪的进一步降解.当碳水化合物质量百分比高于65%时,总酸、单酸和分子态酸浓度的增加成为发酵过程的抑制因素.蛋白质质量百分比越高,发酵启动时间和发酵周期相应延长,其质量百分比高于48%时,总氨氮和游离氨对产甲烷过程造成一定抑制作用.