不同生物营养物处理工艺剩余污泥中温水解特性

为了解不同生物营养物处理（BNR）工艺剩余污泥性质差异及其中温水解特性,采用序批式实验研究了来源于Orbal氧化沟（OD）和倒置A2／O工艺剩余污泥在中温水解过程中污泥浓度、营养物释放、污泥粒径、污泥絮凝性、污泥比阻及污泥胞外聚合物（EPS）的历时变化。结果表明,相同泥龄（约18d）条件下,OrbalOD剩余污泥氮含量较高,倒置A2／O剩余污泥磷含量较高,两者VSS／SS均低于0．6,导致中温水解过程污泥减量空间有限、氮磷释放速率不同。此外,尽管倒置A2／O工艺剩余污泥絮体尺寸及絮凝能力明显大于OrbalOD工艺剩余污泥的对应值,但两污泥比阻相近。中温水解过程中,两污泥絮体的尺寸均变小、絮凝能力均降低、比阻均增高;两者的胞外聚合物均呈现增高再降低趋势,且蛋白质均占EPS质量的75％以上,为主要的胞外物质。     

Ca(II)在活性污泥生物絮凝中的作用研究

采用4个平行的序批式反应器(SBR),研究了进水Ca²⁺浓度对活性污泥絮体表面特性和结构稳定性的影响,并由此来确定Ca²⁺在生物絮凝中的作用。结果表明：随着进水Ca²⁺浓度的增加,污泥中的Ca含量逐渐增大。进水中Ca²⁺的加入,增大了污泥絮体的粒径和密度,进而改善了污泥的沉降性能;Ca²⁺的加入,使可供结合的蛋白质数量最高增至近1倍,污泥表面疏水性也相应增强;污泥絮凝性能的改善,主要和可供Ca²⁺结合的蛋白质含量增加有关,而非多糖;EDTA通过络合污泥絮体中的Ca²⁺,破坏了由Ca²⁺架桥形成的污泥絮体结构,这说明Ca²⁺可通过和胞外聚合物（extracellular polymeric substances, EPS）中的负电官能团架桥来促进污泥絮体的形成并维持絮体结构的稳定性。     

活性污泥中温与高温絮凝特性

为了揭示中温与高温活性污泥的絮凝特性及其作用机制,本研究采用序批式反应器,分别在35℃及55℃条件下培养了中温与高温活性污泥,考查了2种活性污泥的相互作用能与胞外聚合物的特性。研究结果表明：高温污泥系统出水浊度为（145±22．9）NTU,是中温污泥系统的近50倍。中温污泥的相互作用能曲线存在明显的势垒（313．4×10^-20J）,而高温污泥不存在明显势垒;高温污泥的松散型胞外聚合物与紧致型胞外聚合物的含量分别为中温污泥的12倍及3．5倍,且胞外聚合物中蛋白质、多糖、腐殖酸和DNA的含量均高于中温污泥的含量。这表明,尽管高温污泥相互作用能势垒低,但其胞外聚合物,尤其是松散型胞外聚合物含量过高,是高温污泥絮凝性能低的内在机制,而胞外聚合物组成特征不是中温和高温污泥絮凝性能差异的主要原因。     

电絮凝耦合DSA或过氧化氢强化污泥脱水性能的比较与机理分析

为解决电絮凝法调理污泥期间电场无法有效破解污泥絮体、改善污泥脱水问题,分别将电絮凝与尺寸稳定阳极(DSA,Dimensionally-stable anodes)电极、H₂O₂进行耦合,比较和分析2种耦合工艺对污泥过滤性能、絮体破解程度、胞外聚合物(EPS)组分改变和污泥脱水性能的差异。结果表明,电絮凝耦合H₂O₂形成的间接氧化体系中,由于电致·OH在非均相体系中能无选择性地破坏污泥絮体、破解污泥细胞并降解胞外聚合物(EPS),从而促使阳极释放的铁离子通过吸附架桥、网捕等作用与絮体碎片和EPS片段重聚并沉淀,使15 min内污泥毛细吸水时间(CST)和污泥含水率(MC)分别下降了73.9%和31.4%;然而电絮凝耦合DSA直接氧化法同期的污泥CST和MC仅分别下降了64.9%和26.4%。此外,间接氧化法可以同时降解松散结合层(LB-EPS)和紧密结合层(TB-EPS),破坏EPS蛋白质亲水基团与水的作用力,并改善传统电化学法主要降解LB-EPS的不足,实现了提高电化学方法在同步污泥破解与沉降脱水方...     

负荷及盐度对好氧颗粒污泥EPS的影响

研究了序批式反应器(SBR)内好氧颗粒污泥在不同有机负荷(1.6 kg COD/（m³·d）和8 kg COD/（m³·d)）和不同含盐(2.5%和5.0%)条件下胞外聚合物(EPS)的变化情况,并对EPS、比耗氧速率(SOUR)和孔隙率之间的关系作了进一步探讨。结果表明：在SBR反应器中,负荷较含盐量对好氧颗粒污泥EPS变化的影响要显著,且EPS糖成分和SOUR之间、EPS蛋白成分和孔隙率之间均呈负相关。另外,高负荷条件下的系统稳定性要优于低负荷。     

我国不同地区市政污泥理化性质及其对脱水性能的影响

选取我国南北方地区各5处典型污水处理厂,对其污泥的絮体特性、胞外聚合物(EPS)、脱水性能进行了对比研究.Pearson相关性分析结果表明,不同地区污水处理厂污泥的理化性质和脱水性能方面具有明显差异;污泥絮体粒径与污泥有机质含量呈显著正相关.相比多糖,污泥EPS中蛋白质对污泥脱水性能的影响更大,尤其溶解性胞外聚合物(S...     

污泥回流分离工艺（RSSP）除磷脱氮试验研究

介绍了一种新型的脱氮除磷工艺——回流污泥分离工艺（return sludge separate process）,及其运行情况。该工艺在传统的厌氧缺氧好氧（A²/O）的模式下,针对硝酸盐对厌氧释磷的抑制问题进行改进,提出回流污泥的气浮浓缩分离方案,以提高系统的脱氮除磷效果。研究结果表明,在进水COD为250～400 mg/L,NH⁺₄-N为30～45 mg/L,PO^3-₄-P为8～10 mg/L左右时,该工艺对NH⁺₄-N和PO^3-₄-P的去除率分别可达79.3%和95%。该系统与A²/O的平行比较数据表明,该系统能够提高氮磷综合处理效率,解决A²/O处理工艺中存在无效释磷和硝酸根抑制问题。     

倒置A2/O污水处理工艺的特点及应用实例

传统A²/O工艺在保证脱氮效果的同时除磷效果往往不佳。在充分分析传统A²/O工艺的基础上，提出了将缺氧池置于厌氧池前面，厌氧池后设置好氧池的分点进水倒置A²/O工艺。某污水厂的现场试验表明，在COD去除能力与常规A²/O工艺相当的情况下，倒置A²/O工艺的脱氮除磷功能明显优于常规A²/O工艺。     

高铁酸钾预处理对活性污泥脱水性能的影响

通过投入不同剂量的高铁酸钾于剩余活性污泥中,研究其对污泥絮体性质和脱水性能的影响作用。污泥絮体性质的研究包括絮体粒径的变化以及污泥EPS含量的变化。脱水性能的研究包括过滤脱水性能(以CST表征)以及脱水程度(离心泥饼含固率)。实验结果表明,高铁酸钾的强氧化性可以破坏污泥絮体结构,提高污泥的机械脱水程度;但同时污泥EPS含量增加,对污泥过滤脱水性能有负面影响。高铁酸钾氧化分解生成的Fe(OH)3具有絮凝能力,可以使污泥颗粒重新絮凝;而其混凝作用可以破坏污泥细胞的稳定性,提高污泥的沉降性能。     

Fe(Ⅱ)活化过硫酸盐改善污泥脱水性能

针对污水处理厂剩余污泥脱水困难的问题,采用Fe~(2+)活化过硫酸钾高级氧化法提高剩余污泥脱水性能,使用污泥含水率和污泥比阻对调理前后污泥脱水效果进行分析;研究了过硫酸钾投加量、Fe~(2+)投加量、pH和反应时间对污泥调理效果的影响;探究了过硫酸盐调理污泥过程中溶解性有机物质和胞外聚合物(extracellular polymeric substance,EPS)的变化特性。结果表明:过硫酸钾调理的最佳反应条件为pH=7.5,反应时间为20 min,过硫酸钾和Fe~(2+)的最佳投加量分别为15 mmol·L~(-1)和18 mmol·L~(-1),在此条件下,污泥含水率和污泥比阻值分别可达78.89%和0.3×10~(12) m·kg~(-1);污泥含水率和比阻的变化可能与污泥调理后絮体结构形态变化有关;调理污泥后,上清液中溶解性有机物质含量与过硫酸钾投加量呈显著正相关关系,而EPS不同组分中蛋白质和多糖含量在Fe~(2+)投加后均减少,表明Fe~(2+)的投加可以破坏污泥絮体,分解胞内物质;利用Fe~(2+)激活过硫酸钾所生成的硫酸根自由基可极大改善污泥的脱水性能。     

超声破解污泥上清液对A~2O工艺脱氮除磷和微生物群落结构的影响

为了提高传统污水处理工艺的脱氮除磷效率、实现污泥资源化,本实验通过超声破解污泥获取碳源,采用耗氧呼吸速率分析上清液作为碳源的可行性,并将上清液回用于生活污水,考察其对A2O工艺长期运行的脱氮除磷效果和微生物群落结构的影响。结果表明,上清液中可降解有机物达到76.2%,具有作为内碳源的潜能;上清液和生活污水按1∶15投入A2O反应器后,氮、磷的去除率分别从63.2%和53.4%提高到了82.1%和94.7%;上清液明显改变了微生物群落结构,使除磷菌Actinobacteia和反硝化聚磷菌Sphingobacterium富集。     

剩余污泥超声预处理后水解酸化特性

为探讨剩余污泥超声预处理后的水解酸化特性,考察了0.6 W/mL、5 min和1 W/mL、5 min 2种超声预处理条件下污泥水解酸化过程有机质、氮、磷的释放情况。实验结果表明,2种超声预处理均可促进污泥水解酸化,并且0.6 W/mL比1 W/mL的超声预处理更有利于SCOD的释放、VFAs的产生以及氮和磷的释放;水解酸化初期,超声预处理比未经超声预处理的污泥在有机质、氮、磷释放率上差异非常明显,随着水解酸化的进行,有机质和氮释放率差异仍很明显,而磷释放程度逐渐接近;经0.6 W/mL超声预处理,污泥水解酸化3 d后,SCOD释放率、VFAs浓度、TN释放率和NH4+-N释放率分别是未经处理污泥的1.85、2.63、1.85和1.41倍,而TP和PO43--P释放率较未经处理污泥仅分别多2.44和1.23个百分点。研究表明,控制适宜的声能密度、超声时间和水解酸化进程是超声预处理强化剩余污泥水解酸化效果的关键。     

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation on the activated sludge biomass in a kraft mill biotreatment system.

Unlike wastewater, pulp and paper mill effluents are generally severely deficient in bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus. The influence of nitrogen and phosphorus limitations on steady-state or typical pulp and paper mill activated sludge floc properties and performance was studied using a bioreactor-fed synthetic raw mill effluent and seeded with mill activated sludge. Limitation of either nitrogen or phosphorus decreased growth, five-day biochemical oxygen demand, and suspended solids removal. Nitrogen limitation greatly enhanced activated sludge floc poly-beta3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), but not carbohydrate or extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). In contrast, phosphorus limitation increased total floc carbohydrate and EPS, but not PHB. The flocs showed little ability to store either nitrogen or phosphorus. Nitrogen limitation, but not phosphorus limitation, produced much more negative net floc surface charge, increasing fines, while phosphorus limitation, but not nitrogen limitation, increased the floc bound water content and surface hydrophobicity and decreased fines.     

超声波对污泥水解的促进作用

以超声波预处理城市污水处理厂剩余污泥,考察不同功能密度下的超声波对污泥水解释放碳源过程的影响。结果表明,污泥经超声波预处理,可缩短污泥水解时间,促进VFA释放,且声能密度越大,促进作用越显著;当声能密度为0.138 W/mL、作用时间为1 min时,污泥水解4~5 d后,释放VFA达到800 mg/L,VFA/TN由初始的1.98提升至4.15,VFA/TP由初始的24.78提升至42.35。同时,超声波不仅破坏污泥絮体结构,而且提高了微生物中蛋白酶和辅酶F420的活性,更有利于污泥水解。     

蠕虫捕食对污泥性质的影响

利用一种新型静态序批式蠕虫生物反应器处理剩余污泥,另设一个未加蠕虫的反应器作为对照。通过对比分析2个反应器中污泥的比减量速率、沉降性能、脱水性能和比好氧速率来研究蠕虫捕食对污泥性质的影响。实验结果表明,蠕虫具有良好的污泥减量效果,蠕虫加入后可使污泥比减量速率增加（0．15±0．02）mg／（mg·d）。蠕虫作用后污泥沉降性能明显改善,污泥容积指数（SVI）降低28．9％,胞外聚合物（EPS）含量减少和污泥絮体结构变得更加密实规则是污泥沉降性能得到改善的重要原因。蠕虫捕食后污泥脱水性能变差,污泥标准化毛细吸水时间和比阻分别增大2．45倍和1．16倍,推测主要是由污泥絮体平均粒径减小造成的。另外,蠕虫的存在会降低污泥的微生物活性,异养细菌、氨氧化细菌和亚硝酸盐氧化细菌的比好氧速率分别降低7．09％、7．84％和8．29％。     

Influences of influent carbon source on extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and physicochemical properties of activated sludge

It is necessary to understand the bioflocculation, settling and dewatering characteristics in the activated sludge process in order to establish more efficient operational strategies. The influences of carbon source on the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and flocculation, settling and dewatering properties of the activated sludge were investigated. Laboratory-scale completely mixed activated sludge processes were used to grow the activated sludge with different carbon sources of starch, glucose and sodium acetate. The sludge fed with acetate had highest loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) and that fed with starch lowest. The amount of tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS), protein content in LB-EPS, polysaccharide content and protein contents in TB-EPS, were independent of the influent carbon source. The polysaccharide content in LB-EPS of the activated sludge fed with sodium acetate was lower slightly than those of starch and glucose. The sludge also had a nearly consistent flocs size and the sludge volume index (SVI) value. ESS content of the sludge fed with sodium acetate was higher initially, although it was similar to those fed with glucose and starch finally. However, the specific resistance to filtration and normalized capillary suction time fluctuated first, but finally were stable at around 5.0 × 10⁸ m kg⁻¹ and 3.5 s L g⁻¹ SS, respectively. Only the protein content in LB-EPS weakly correlated with the flocs size and SVI of the activated sludge. But there was no correlation between any other EPS contents or components and the physicochemical properties of the activated sludge.     

好氧颗粒污泥降解苯酚

以人工配水启动SBR,逐步提高进水苯酚浓度,探究好氧颗粒污泥对苯酚的降解能力,同时分析苯酚对好氧颗粒污泥特性的影响。经过55 d的运行,进水苯酚浓度逐渐增到3 000 mg/L,苯酚、COD及NH+4-N去除率分别达到了98.33%、97.27%和57.58%,好氧颗粒污泥表现出对苯酚的良好的去除能力。扫描电镜照片显示投加苯酚后的颗粒污泥表面更加光滑,结构更为紧凑。胞外聚合物红外光谱分析表明投加苯酚前后好氧颗粒污泥EPS的主要组分没有明显改变。苯酚毒性刺激了颗粒污泥分泌更多胞外聚合物,胞外聚合物中多糖含量由初始的12.70 mg/g VSS增加到35.17 mg/g VSS,蛋白含量由4.93 mg/g VSS增加到8.01 mg/g VSS。投加苯酚后的污泥粒径明显增大,主要污泥粒径由0.5~2.0 mm增大到2.0 mm以上。     

酸碱联合调节剩余污泥对有机质的释放和脱水性能的影响

为了研究酸碱联合调节剩余污泥水解酸化过程中溶解性蛋白质(SPN)和溶解性碳水化合物(SPS)的释放规律以及对脱水性能的影响,采用3个反应器,其中,1#为先酸(pH 3.0)后碱(pH 10.0)、3#为先碱(pH 10.0)后酸(pH 3.0)的两段控制方式(每段8 d),同时以2#pH不调作为对比实验。结果表明,3个反应器中SPN和SPS的释放情况是调节为碱性>酸性>空白,在相同的控制阶段,SPN的释放量明显高于SPS的释放量;SPN和SPS的最大释放量出现在1#的碱性阶段(后8 d),SPN在碱性阶段的第2天达到最大释放量(883.618 mg/L),SPS在碱性阶段的第8天达到最大释放量(165.922 mg/L)。1#在实验的整个过程中比阻值较低,说明先酸后碱调节方式更利于污泥脱水;在调节为碱性第4天时污泥比阻(SRF)达到最小值(0.342×1013m/kg),处于中难度脱水范围内。与2#相比,3#中的SRF虽稍有改善,但始终处于难脱水范围内。     

Phosphorus release in aerobic sludge digestion.

The objectives of this study are to examine the phosphorus release in aerobic sludge digestion and to better understand its governing mechanisms. In this study, phosphorus release was examined using the secondary sludge from both conventional and biological nutrient removal processes. The experiments were carried out at room temperature (22 +/- 2 degrees C), with or without automatic control of pH (4.5 to 7.8), and under three aeration schemes: fully aerobic (dissolved oxygen [DO] at 3 to 4 mg/L), low DO (0.2 to 0.8 mg/L), and cyclic (with alternate on/off aeration). The released phosphorus concentrations were 20 to 80 mg/L for the conventional sludge and 60 to 130 mg/L for the biophosphorus sludge. Higher phosphorus release also occurred at low pH (<6.0). As for the effect of DO, fully aerobic digestion caused higher phosphorus release than the low-DO and cyclic operations. For better understanding, the solid phosphorus in sludge was conceptually categorized into three forms: inorganic phosphorus precipitates, organic cellular phosphorus, and polyphosphate (poly-P) in polyphosphate-accumulating organisms. Dissolution of inorganic phosphorus precipitates is controlled by physical and chemical conditions, with pH being the most important in this study. Lowering the pH to 4 to 6 clearly promoted the release of inorganic phosphorus. Polyphosphate hydrolysis, on the other hand, was found to be regulated biologically (sensitive to occurrence of anaerobic conditions) and was insignificant in the glutaraldehyde-fixed sludge. Phosphorus release from organic phosphorus should correlate with the volatile solid (VS) digestion, which lyses the cells and frees the phosphorus covalently bonded with the organic matters. The amounts of phosphorus released per unit VS digested (deltaP/deltaVS) were therefore calculated for experiments with long periods of constant pH (to minimize interferences from dissolution/precipitation of inorganic phosphorus). The results suggested that some poly-P was hydrolyzed and released accompanying the aerobic VS digestion, but at rates far lower than those under anaerobic conditions.