Development of a new model for batch sedimentation and application to secondary settling tanks design.

Assuming that settling takes place in two zones (a constant rate zone and a variable rate zone), a model using four parameters accounting for the nature of the water-suspension system has been proposed for describing batch sedimentation processes. The sludge volume index (SVI) has been expressed in terms of these parameters. Some disadvantages of the SVI application as a design parameter have been pointed out, and it has been shown that a relationship between zone settling velocity and sludge concentration is more consistent for describing the settling behavior and for design of settling tanks. The permissible overflow rate has been related to the technological parameters of secondary settling tank by simple working equations. The graphical representations of these equations could be used to optimize the design and operation of secondary settling tanks.     

活性污泥处理系统的计算机模拟

介绍了以活性污泥1号模型(ASMI)和固体通量沉淀模型为基础．结合反应器原理．用VB6．0计算机语言建立城市污水活性污泥模拟器的方法,探讨了生物反应器和二沉池的模拟工艺流程、各组分的物料平衡关系和欧拉法数值积分的步长选取等问题。模拟器的校准结果表明,该模拟器建立的思路和方法是可靠的．可以用于城市污水生物处理系统的模拟和预测。     

The case for variable density: a new perspective on activated sludge settling.

A new, simple method for directly measuring activated sludge density was developed and applied, and the effects of biomass density on activated sludge settling in full-scale systems were evaluated. The driving force of sedimentation is the physical weight of the biological solids, but the role of biomass density in sedimentation has been largely ignored. Biomass density varied amongst treatment systems and this variability was correlated with settleability. Floc densities were approximately normally distributed within individual samples. Nonsoluble phosphorus content was a major contributor to density, and plants with enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) configurations generally had higher densities and better settleability than non-EBPR plants with similar filament contents. These results suggest that future work may benefit from consideration of density as a factor affecting activated sludge settling.     

复合腐殖生物活性填料对活性污泥沉降性能的影响

为了考察复合腐殖生物活性填料对活性污泥沉降性能的影响,通过内置填料、外置填料和对照组SBR污水处理工艺的对比运行,对3组反应器的运行效能、沉降性能、胞外聚合物和微生物群落分布进行了研究。结果表明：投加复合腐殖生物活性填料的SBR反应器相比对照组SBR反应器可加强氮、磷的去除效能,改善活性污泥的沉降性能;通过胞外聚合物分析,发现内置填料和外置填料活性污泥的胞外聚合物（多糖和蛋白质）含量一直低于对照组的;3个微生物群落主要分布在Saprospiraceae、Rhodocyclaceae、Comamonadaceae、Flavobacteriaceae、env.OPS_17、Spirochaetaceae等6 个科内;内置填料微生物群落（8.09%）和外置填料微生物群落（2.86%）中的Saprospiraceae,要比对照组微生物群落（29.82%）的比例高,表明通过复合腐殖生物活性填料的作用,Saprospiraceae类群减少,胞外聚合物分泌降低,活性污泥沉降性能得到增强,这与反应器实际运行效果和胞外聚合物分析研究内容一致。     

Adaptation of the CAS test system and synthetic sewage for biological nutrient removal. Part I: development of a new synthetic sewage

A new synthetic medium has been developed for routine use in laboratory-scale sewage treatment simulation and biodegradation tests, such as OECD guideline 302A & 303A or ISO method 11733. The new medium, Syntho, was designed to meet the following objectives: 1) to be more representative of real sewage than the existing standard OECD synthetic sewage, 2) the COD:N:P ratio and mineral composition must allow a good degree of biological nutrient (N, P) removal, and 3) the medium should result in stable unit operation, including good sludge settling and minimal need for control actions. The IAWQ Activated Sludge Model No. 2 (ASM2,) was used to help design the medium and predict reactor performance for different possible media compositions. The results obtained with Syntho indicate that Continuous Activated Sludge (CAS) units with or without nutrient removal can be operated routinely on this feed. The new medium was also characterized by means of a respiration test. The different influent fractions applied in the model were validated, and a respiration profile indicated that Syntho is a close approximation of real sewage.     

Coagulation settling characteristics and eliminating pollution analysis of fine-grind natural zeolite in static and turbulent flow

The phenomenon of coagulation settling in liquid suspensions has a variety of applications, including mineral processing, treatment of industrial effluents, and municipal sewage sludge purification. This study was to investigate the coagulation settling characteristics of fine-grind natural zeolite and evaluate the removal efficiency of contaminants simultaneously in static and turbulent flow. A series of column experiments were conducted to pattern the characteristics of spatial and temporal variation of coagulation settling and removal contaminants in static and turbulent flow. The results indicated that the suspended solid concentration presented an apparent exponential decay with coagulation settling time in static flow (R ² ?>?0.99), coagulation settling rate of the fine zeolite-suspended solid in static flow was between 0.005 and 0.05 cm/s obtained from the repeat depth suction method. The relation between average C/C ₀ of pollutants and suspended solid concentration was exponential before the settlement for 24 h and that was the line after the settlement for 24 h. Several various models were presented to highlight the coagulation settling characteristics of fine-grind natural zeolite in static and turbulent flow. Compared to hydrostatic settling experiments, zeolite-suspended solid presented better removal efficiency of pollutants and greater removal rate of pollutants in turbulent flow.     

Stepwise calibration of the activated sludge model no. 1 at a partially denitrifying large wastewater treatment plant

Activated sludge modeling technology is maturing; however, currently, there exists a great need to increase its use in daily engineering practice worldwide. A good way for building the capacities of the practitioners is to promote good modeling practices and standardize the protocols. In this study, a systematic procedure was proposed to calibrate the Activated Sludge Model No. 1 (ASM1) at a large wastewater treatment plant, by which the model adequately predicted the quality of the effluent and the sludge quantities. A hydraulics model was set up and validated through a tracer test. The Vesilind settling constants were measured and combined with the default value of the flocculent zone settling parameter, to calibrate the clarifiers. A virtual anoxic tank was installed in the return activated sludge to mimic the denitrification occurring in the settlers. In ASM1, the calibrated parameters were only two influent chemical oxygen demand fractions and one kinetic constant (oxygen half-saturation coefficient).     

Correlation analysis of major control factors for the formation and stabilization of aerobic granule

In recent years, aerobic granular sludge technology has demonstrated significant advantages in areas such as the sludge–water separation, residual sludge minimization, simultaneous biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal, and toxic organic compounds degradation in biological wastewater treatment. However, the critical control factors and their relation during sludge granulation have not been revealed indeed, and the stability of aerobic granular sludge is still not good. The Gray’s correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationship of aerobic granular characteristics and control factors in the study. Results showed that the organic loading rate, hydraulic shear stress, and sludge settling time were the major factors affecting the aerobic sludge granulation, and the associated regulating strategy was important for the stabilization of granular sludge system. Based on above results, the mechanism of aerobic sludge granulation was proposed, and it was expected to favor the application of aerobic granular sludge technology.     

Development and application of kinetic model on biological anoxic/aerobic filter

An up-flow biological anoxic filter (BANF) has been developed to achieve high removal performance of suspended solids and BOD removal as well as nitrogen. With a view to understand treatment mechanisms, we developed a filtration model that incorporates filtration, deposit scoring and biological reactions simultaneously. The biological reactions consist of four types of reaction; dissolution of organic particles; utilization of dissolved organic matter; denitrification; and self-degradation of bacteria. Whereas the reactor is generally assumed to be a plug flow reactor in the filtration model, it is assumed a continuous-flow stirred tank reactor (CSTR) in the model of biological reactions. The hydrodynamics is supposed that the filter bottom (the portion sludge settled) is a CSTR and the filter bed (the portion filled with filter media) consists of number of CSTR of equal size arranged in series. The model obtained in this study was verified and simulated using experimental results taken from a pilot-scale plant and predicted the experimental data well, applying to design and operate BANF.     

CAST反应池底污泥均衡化技术及设备配置

针对现有CAST反应池中存在的池底污泥的流动性差、沉降快,沉淀后污泥分布不均、部分区域污泥沉积板结、污泥难以持续排出等问题,在实地勘察的基础上,从污泥的自有特性、生存环境、运作方式和流态模拟等多个方面加以全面研究,提出对池底污泥均衡化的改造方案,并设计出相应的所涉设备配置与布局方案。最后,还利用CFD软件Fluent对所提方案进行流场模拟分析、对比与优选。结果表明,所有区域的流速都大于0.1 m·s-1,使得污泥不沉降,采用循环环流布置比散射状流态布置的污泥流速更大,能量损耗更少,可优先采用循环环流的布置方法。     

CFD在平板膜MBR设计及运行优化中的研究

通过Ansys Fluent软件,结合CFD涉及的水力学参数,分别从膜流道平均流速、膜面平均湍流强度及剪切力分布对MBR反应池中的流场特征进行了分析,模拟和优化了平板膜组件的装填密度,并进行了膜面污泥沉降或然率分析。模拟结果显示,4种情景均呈现出膜面平均剪切力在处于反应池中部的膜元件较大,而靠近池壁的膜元件较小的特征。根据反应池流场模拟结果及膜面污泥沉降或然率得出,4种膜组件从劣到优依次为:净间距4 mm的膜组件< 净间距8 mm的膜组件< 净间距11 mm的膜组件< 净间距6 mm的膜组件,即装填密度可在原始规格的膜组件基础上增加40%。但4种情景曝气均匀性均不是特别理想,都存在着一定程度的膜面颗粒沉降。     

新疆维吾尔自治区3个基于MBR工艺的污水处理厂运行案例分析

分析了新疆维吾尔自治区3个基于MBR工艺的污水处理厂案例,总结其工艺流程、实际进出水水质、预处理单元、生物处理单元、污泥处理单元以及运行成本等特征,以期为西北地区类似污水处理厂的运行和设计提供案例参考。结果表明,实际进水水质波动较大时,MBR工艺出水水质均能稳定达标,除TN外,大部分指标优于地表Ⅳ指标。MBR工艺对COD、BOD₅、NH₃-N的去除率较高。为保证MBR膜生物反应器的正常运行,预处理单元一般需要设置3道格栅,细格栅的栅条间隙从6 mm降至3~4 mm,以将有效降低膜格栅的运行负荷;只有当MBR膜池的污泥浓度控制在8~10 g·L⁻¹,生物池污泥浓度控制在6~7 g·L⁻¹时,MBR工艺系统运行才能维持稳定。MBR膜池前端生物池池型设计应尽量考虑水流流态,从3座污水厂的运行现状分析,类似卡鲁塞尔氧化沟池型更适用于MBR工艺。MBR工艺系统的剩余污泥排出生物处理系统后,需先经一定时间的浓缩。     

磁化处理对活性污泥胶体颗粒表面的zeta电位的影响

污水处理过程中,二沉池的泥水分离影响整套工艺的效果,用投加混凝剂来降低活性污泥胶体颗粒表面的zeta电位(以下简写活性污泥zeta电位),增加了运行成本.通过磁场磁化可以降低活性污泥zeta电位,达到节省药剂的目的.研究了磁感应强度、磁化时间、磁场位型以及搅拌速率对氧化沟活性污泥zeta电位的影响规律.研究表明,磁化处理能降低活性污泥zeta电位,在磁场中心磁感应强度为0.40 T左右及反应器与磁场平行静置磁化时,zeta电位降低幅度最大,平均在46.5%～51.4%.     

污泥厌氧消化反应器CFD数值模拟研究进展

污泥作为典型的不透明非牛顿流体,在厌氧消化反应器内的流场具有复杂性,难以直接进行流场测试分析。结合计算流体力学（CFD）技术,分析污泥厌氧消化反应器内的流场分布情况,探讨污泥在反应器内混合效果和对消化过程的影响,以验证校核反应器优化设计和运行,改善污泥在消化反应器内的流动和混合性能并最终提高反应器性能。在综合文献及前期研究工作的基础上,系统分析并重点关注了CFD数值模拟过程当中多相流模型和湍流模型的选取、污泥流变特性应用、反应器流场评估优化及耦合生化模型等的研究现状及进展,最后总结了目前污泥厌氧消化反应器CFD数值模拟过程存在的问题。并指出在考量污泥流变学特性的基础上,利用传质模型将反应器流场和生化过程相耦合,构建流场-生化耦合模型,获取基质转化规律,为优化污泥厌氧消化反应器设计运行提供理论依据,是CFD应用于厌氧消化反应器数值模拟的发展方向。     

水解-好氧生物法处理城市污水试验研究

采用水解 好氧工艺的原理 ,设计了将污水与污泥处理合二为一的高效组合水解池 三相生物流化床流程 ,在广州经济技术开发区进行了处理量为 1 0 0L/h的城市污水处理试验。试验结果表明 :在平均进水CODCr为 4 92 3mg/L ,BOD5为 2 4 0 9mg/L ,SS为 5 5 2 3mg/L ,NH4 N为 1 8 8mg/L ,TP为 2 0mg/L条件下 ,平均出水CODCr为 4 7 3mg/L ,BOD5为 2 2 lmg/L ,SS为 1 3 9mg/L ,NH4 N为 5 2mg/L ,TP为 1 4mg/L ,并进行了该工艺中污泥循环的初步分析 ,为该工艺处理城市污水工业化提供了技术参考。     

Full-scale use of glycogen-accumulating organisms for excess biological carbon removal

The purpose of this study has been to verify the efficient full-scale applicability of glycogen-accumulating organisms (GAOs) for excess biological carbon removal, that is, for removing more carbon substrate than the amount of available nutrients would allow in the conventional activated sludge process of microbial growth. This aims to cost-effectively overcome the problem of viscous bulking occurring in a fully aerated system, with nutrient deficiency. Analytical data measured at the wastewater treatment plant of the Balatonboglár (BB) winery in Balatonboglár, Hungary, containing consecutive unaerated and aerated activated sludge basins, reflected a high performance with efficient carbon removal and good sludge settling, without dosing any external nutrient source to the severely nitrogen- and phosphorous-deficient influent. Supplementary laboratory-scale batch experiments and microbiological tests verified the abundance of GAOs in the activated sludge system and elucidated their role in efficient excess biological carbon removal.     

Occurrence and fate of alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates in sewage treatment plants and impact on receiving waters along the Ter River (Catalonia, NE Spain)

The partitioning of alkylphenols in the dissolved and particulate matter of influents, effluents, accumulation onto sludge and the impact of sewage treatment plant upon receiving waters was studied along the Ter River basin (Catalonia, NE Spain). A solid-phase extraction or pressurized liquid extraction followed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was developed and permitted to determine target compounds with high efficiency in waters, particulate material and sludge. Nonylphenol mono- and diethoxylate, nonylphenol and octylphenol partitioned preferably upon particulate matter and sludge, whereas long chain NPE(3-15)O prevailed in the dissolved phase and was released by effluents. Within the treatment process, a net accumulation of alkylphenols in sludge was found, producing up to 148g/t/month. The removal efficiency of alkylphenols was of 37-90% and depended on the treatment. Assessment on the fate of these contaminants within STPs is discussed in terms of flow rates, biological oxygen demand and tons of sludge produced.     

浓缩脱水污泥水混凝预处理效果及混凝剂的选择

以白龙港污水处理厂浓缩脱水污泥水为处理对象,考察了聚合氯化铝(PAC)对污泥水颗粒物沉降特性和污染物去除效果的影响,比较了PAC、聚合氯化铁(PFC)、阳离子型聚丙烯酰胺(cPAM)和阴离子型聚丙烯酰胺(aPAM)对浓缩脱水污泥水的预处理效果.实验结果表明,PAC的投加可以去除颗粒态污染物和溶解态的磷,但其形成絮体粒径随PAC投加量增大而减小,导致污泥沉降性能恶化.因此,PAC不适合浓缩脱水污泥水的混凝预处理.与PAC相比,投加PFC、cPAM和aPAM均能有效去除颗粒态污染物,并改善污泥水沉降性能,其中cPAM的预处理效果最佳.     

混凝-生物强化联合处理环氧树脂高盐废水

环氧树脂高盐废水是目前较难处理的工业废水之一.采用混凝联合生物强化工艺:通过混凝过程进行预处理后,投加嗜盐菌进行生物强化考察盐度变化对系统降解有机物的影响以及污泥性状的变化情况.结果表明,当废水中氯离子浓度达到驯化目标10 g/L时,系统对COD的去除率仍稳定在85%左右;以没有投加嗜盐菌的反应器为对照组,在进水COD平均浓度为550 mg/L左右,氯离子浓度由12 g/L增至21 g/L时,对照组COD平均去除率由82%降至60%以下,而投加了嗜盐菌的反应器(投加组)则仍保持在85%以上;此外,盐度的变化同时影响污泥的活性及其沉降性能,随着盐度增大,两组中的污泥活性均有所降低,但投加组的污泥活性相对较高,其污泥的沉降时间和污泥体积指数(sludge volume index, SVI)值也较低.采用本工艺处理环氧树脂高盐废水,使得生物处理过程能够长期稳定运行,且能够保持较高的耐盐度和COD去除率.     

表面活性剂对污泥脱水性能的影响及其作用机理

研究了阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)对活性污泥脱水和沉降性能的影响,及其改善活性污泥脱水效能的作用机理。结果表明,质量分数8%的CTAB可使污泥比阻(SRF)从8.5×1012 m/kg降为7.5×1011 m/kg,滤饼的含水率降至75%左右,污泥的沉降性能最好,上清液的浊度也较小。相比之下,SDS对污泥沉降、脱水性能的改善效果明显逊于CTAB。实验表明, 表面活性剂主要是通过溶出胞外聚合物(EPS)破坏污泥结构释放内部结合水来加快污泥的沉降速度和提高其脱水性能。