启动三级PN/A颗粒污泥反应器处理高浓度氨氮废水

为将部分亚硝化-厌氧氨氧化技术(PN/A)应用于高浓度氨氮废水的处理,本研究以经破碎后的全自养脱氮颗粒污泥为种污泥,通过协同控制进水氨氮负荷(NLR)、各格室溶解氧(DO)水平和游离氨(FA)浓度等参数,在106 d内成功启动了三级连续流反应器.结果表明,颗粒污泥在启动初期呈现明显的亚硝化功能.反应器采用高NLR和限制曝气的控制策略,能够有效控制亚硝酸氧化菌增殖,并避免DO对厌氧氨氧化菌的抑制作用,有利于颗粒密实度和脱氮活性的提升.当进水氨氮浓度升至350 mg·L-1时,通过调节进水p H和碱度投加量,可以消除前端格室内高FA浓度对功能菌活性的不利影响.反应器最终实现了7. 2 kg·(m~3·d)-1的总氮去除负荷,较传统活性污泥法高出50～100倍.模拟不同曝气强度的序批次实验也证明,各格室污泥的脱氮活性持续增强,且格室1中颗粒污泥的成熟度最高.期间,胞外聚合物含量与比总氮去除速率呈现良好的线性相关(R2 0. 97),这意味着颗粒密实度的改善对提升反应器性能具有积极意义.

Start-up of a Three-stage PN/A Granular Sludge Reactor for Treating Wastewater with High Concentrations of Ammonia

In order to apply partial nitritation-ANAMMOX (PN/A) technology to treat wastewater with high concentrations of ammonia, autotrophic nitrogen-removing granular sludge was crushed and inoculated into a three-stage continuous flow reactor. The nitrogen loading rate (NLR), dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration, and free ammonia (FA) levels in each compartment of the reactor were controlled over a 106-day period. Results showed that the nitritation process occurred with the inoculated granules during the initial phase. A limited aeration strategy was employed in the reactor at relatively high NLRs. Given the effective suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria and the prevention of ANAMMOX bacteria from high DO conditions, the compact structure and nitrogen-removal activity of the granules could be improved. When the ammonia-nitrogen concentration was increased in the influent to 350 mg·L^-1, the adverse impacts of high FA concentrations on the functional microbe activity in the first compartment should be eliminated. This occurs by reducing the influent pH and alkalinity dosage. This occurs by reducing the influent pH and degree of alkalinity. As a result, a total nitrogen removal rate of 7.2 kg·(m³·d)^-1 was achieved in the reactor, which is 50 to 100 times higher than that of conventional activated sludge systems. The consistent improvement in the nitrogen-removal activity of the granules was demonstrated by batch testing at different aeration intensities. This showed that activity was greatest in the first compartment, which showed the highest granular maturity. In addition, a clear linear correlation (R²>0.97) was observed between the amount of extracellular polymeric substance and the specific nitrogen removal rate. This indicated that the dense granules played a positive role in enhancing the performance of the reactor.