Degradation of phenol in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket(UASB) reactor at ambient temperatureKE

A synthetic wastewater containing phenol as sole substrate was treated in a 2.8 L upflow anaerobic sludge blanket(UASB) reactor at ambient temperature. The operation conditions and phenol removal efficiency were discussed, microbial population in the UASB sludge was identified based on DNA cloning, and pathway of anaerobic phenol degradation was proposed. Phenol in wastewater was degraded in an UASB reactor at loading rate up to 18 gCOD/(L·d), With a 1:1 recycle ratio, at 26(1℃, pH 7.0-7.5. An UASB reactor was able to remove 99% of phenol up to 1226 mg/L in wastewater with 24 h of hydraulic retention time(HRT). For HRT below 24 h, phenol degradation efficiency decreased with HRT, from 95.4% at 16 h to 93.8% at 12 h. It further deteriorated to 88.5% when HRT reached 8 h. When the concentration of influent phenol of the reactor was 1260 mg/L(corresponding COD 3000 mg/L), with the HRT decreasing(from 40 h to 4 h, corresponding COD loading increasing), the biomass yields tended to increase from 0.265 to 3.08 g/(L·d). While at 12 h of HRT, the biomass yield was lower. When HRT was 12 h, the methane yield was 0.308 L/(gCOD removed), which was the highest. Throughout the study, phenol was the sole organic substrate. The effluent contained only residual phenol without any detectable intermediates, such as benzoate, 4-hydrobenzoate or volatile fatty acids(VFAs). Based on DNA cloning analysis, the sludge was composed of five groups of microorganisms. Desulfotomaculum and Clostridium were likely responsible for the conversion of phenol to benzoate, which was further degraded by Syntrophus to acetate and H2/CO2. Methanogens lastly converted acetate and H2/CO2 to methane. The role of epsilon-Proteobacteria was, however, unsure.     

Anaerobic treatment of wastewater containing methanol in upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor

The direct conversion of methanol into methane is the main process in anaerobic treatment of methanol containing wastewater. However, acetic acid can also be produced from methanol theoretically, which may probably result in an abrupt pH drop and deteriorate the anaerobic process. Therefore, it is interesting to know what would really happen in an anaerobic reactor treating methanol wastewater. In this study, an up-flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor treating methanol wastewater was operated. The chemical oxygen demand (COD), acetic acid and pH of the effluent were monitored at different loadings and influent alkalinity. The results showed that the anaerobic reactor could be operated steadily at as low as 119 mg/L of influent alkalinity and high organic loading rate with no obvious pH drops. Volatile fatty acids accumulation was not observed even at strong shock loadings. The microorganisms in the sludge at the end of the test became homogeneous in morphology, which were mainly spherical or spheroidal in shape. __________ Translated from China Water & Wastewater, 2006, 22(13): 42–44,48 [译自: 中国给水排水]     

Performance evaluation of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor for treatment of paper mill wastewater

IntroductionInrecentyearsenergyconsiderationsandenvironmentalconcernshaveincreasedtheinterestindirectanaerobictreatmentofindustrialwastes.Theanaerobicmethodofwastetreatmentoffersunderthepresentcircumstancesanumberofsignificantadvantageswithlittleseriousorinsuperabledrawbacksoverothertreatmentmethods .Conventionalwastemanagementtechnologiescommonlyadoptedintropicalclimatesarenotonlyexpensivebutalsowarrantexactoperationandmaintenancerequirements .Mostofthedevelopingcountriessufferfromsevereenvir…     

ATP as an indicator of biomass activity in thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

This work investigated the biomass activity in a thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor of wastewater treatment. Synthetic textile wastewater with pH 10-11, COD level of 2000-3000 mg/L was tested. Cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in volatile solids (VS; mg ATP/gVS) was measured and expressed as specific ATP content to compare the biomass activity in up zone and lower zone in UASB reactor. The result shows that the specific ATP content based on total volatile solids (VS)in lower zone (0. 046 mgATP/gVS average) is much lower than that in up zone (0.62 mgATP/gVS average) due to high content of inactive biomass and high pH in lower zone. The SATP in up zone increases as HRT increases and approaches to a maximum value of 0.85 mgATP/gVS at HRT of 7h, then decreases. It shows most of the total VS in up zone represent active bacterial biomass at HRT of 7h. Rate of subtract utilization is directly related to the activity of microorganisms in the reactor. The effect of HRT on SATP in lower zone is not as significant as on SATP in up zone. The buffer capacity of the thermophilic UASB reactor is very good. It is the activity of sludge granules in lower zone that give the UASB reactor such a good buffer capacity to the inlet high pH.     

升流式厌氧污泥床处理含五氯酚废水的工艺特性

研究了升流式厌氧污泥床反应器（UASB）在中温条件下处理含五氯酚（PCP）模拟废水时的工艺特点及PCP降解机理。结果表明,在以处理啤酒废水的厌氧颗粒污泥为接种物（接种量约15gVSS/L）,运行温度为35±1℃,水力停留时间20～24h,进水COD浓度为2500～2800mg/L,进水PCP浓度由1.0mg/L上升至8.0mg/L条件下,120d左右完成启动,COD和PCP去除率分别为86％及94％以上。高效液相色谱仪检测结果分析表明,PCP厌氧降解的途径是首先经间位脱氯生成四氯酚和2,4,6-三氯酚,再经邻位和对位脱氯生成2,4-二氯酚和邻氯苯酚,最后矿化为CH₄和CO₂。     

Biomethanation of brewery wastewater using an anaerobic upflow blanket filter

A large flow of effluent is generated from brewery plants and needs treatment before discharging into the environment. A laboratory-scale investigation was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the anaerobic upflow blanket filter (UBF) process for the biomethanation of a brewery effluent. The results show that the process, when operated at ambient temperatures of 20–29°C and influent chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 2440 mg/l, could remove the majority of the organic matter at a low hydraulic retention time. The process produced a potentially usable energy. These results compare favorably with the results obtained from investigations into the biomethanation of brewery effluent using other anaerobic processes.     

不同共基质条件下上流式厌氧污泥床反应器中硝基酚的降解研究

用实验室规模的2个UASB反应器,分别研究了以葡萄糖和乙酸钠为共基质条件下3-硝基酚(3-NP)和2,6-二硝基酚（2,6-DNP）的降解效果.结果表明,对3-NP的降解,用葡萄糖作共基质的效果明显好于以乙酸钠为共基质;而对2,6-DNP的降解,乙酸钠作共基质效果更好.在含3-NP废水厌氧降解实验中,保持进水COD浓度为2 500 mg/Ｌ左右,HRT为26 h,以葡萄糖为共基质时,进水3-NP浓度可提高到254.6 mg/Ｌ,3-NP的去除率保持在99.0%以上;以乙酸钠为共基质时,保持HRT为30 h,3-NP浓度可提高到71.6 mg/Ｌ,3-NP去除率在90.0%以上.在含2,6-DNP废水厌氧降解实验中,保持进水COD浓度在2 500 mg/Ｌ左右,HRT为35 h,以葡萄糖为共基质时,2,6-DNP浓度可提高到170.0 mg/Ｌ,2,6-DNP的去除率保持在98.0%以上;以乙酸钠为共基质时,保持HRT为30 h,2,6-DNP最大浓度可提高到189.5 mg/Ｌ,2,6-DNP的去除率在99.2%以上.     

ATP as an indicator of biomass activity in thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

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厌氧颗粒污泥对五氯酚(PCP)的吸附、解吸及生物降解

以未驯化污泥接种的升流式厌氧污泥床反应器可形成降解五氯酚（PCP）的颗粒污泥．颗粒污泥去除PCP的主要机制是生物降解作用,而不是生物吸附作用．PCP在颗粒污泥上的吸附和解吸符合Freundlich等温方程,吸附和解吸的Freundlich常数K、1/n分别为0.7857mg/gSS、0.5079和1.1095mg/gSS、0.3782,部分PCP被不可逆吸附．与其它活或死的生物材料相比,本试验形成的颗粒污泥对PCP吸附量较小．该方程较准确地表达了UASB反应器内厌氧颗粒污泥对PCP吸附量的变化规律．     

UASB反应器中产甲烷菌对温度胁迫的响应

采用间歇培养方式探讨了升流式厌氧污泥床(UASB)反应器中不同营养类型产甲烷菌对温度胁迫的响应规律.研究结果表明,产甲烷螺旋菌(Methanospirillum)是该反应器的主要氢营养型产甲烷菌,而主要乙酸营养型产甲烷菌为产甲烷丝状菌(Methanosaeta).在35℃条件下,氢营养型和乙酸营养型产甲烷菌的累计甲烷产量分别为24.7,11.7mL,而最大产甲烷速率分别为0.74,0.18mL/h.当温度从35℃分别降低至30,25,20,15℃时,导致氢营养型产甲烷菌的累计产甲烷量分别减少了14.2%,34.0%,47.0%,57.5%,而乙酸营养型产甲烷菌的累计产甲烷量分别减少了5.1%,23.9%,45.3%,95.7%.由此可见,在20~30℃时氢营养型产甲烷菌对温度胁迫更加敏感,而在15℃以下时乙酸营养营养型产甲烷菌对温度胁迫更加敏感.     

常温处理生活污水微氧高效颗粒污泥反应器内颗粒污泥性能研究

为了分析微氧高效颗粒污泥反应器(EGSB反应器)在环境温度下处理实际生活污水时高效稳定运行的可行性,对15~26℃常温处理实际生活污水微氧EGSB反应器内颗粒污泥活性、沉淀性能、粒径分配、形态等进行研究.结果表明,15~26℃常温处理实际生活污水微氧EGSB反应器稳定运行时颗粒污泥沉速在11~79m·h-1之间,低沉速污泥有少量上浮至三相分离器底部甚至三相分离器上部,但没有出现污泥的流失,污泥浓度达到28g·L-1（以MLSS计）,可获得93.4%、83.8%、74.7%和44.0%的高COD、NH+4-N、TN和TP去除率;污泥产甲烷活性并没有降低,甚至比单纯厌氧时还有所偏高;颗粒污泥的平均粒径增大,主要集中0.63~2.00mm之间,质量分数达到了89%,既能保证反应器内的高污泥浓度,又能保证污染物质向颗粒表面和颗粒内部的高效传质,提高污染物质的转化率.颗粒污泥不同层面上微生物菌群发生了很大变化,外层丝状菌占优势,内层杆菌、丝状菌、球菌混生.微生物菌群排列紧密,细胞间紧密结合,集群协同作用使代谢物质能够以最短距离高效传递,保证了微氧EGSB反应器在常温、低浓度下的高效稳定运行.     

上流式厌氧污泥反应器(UASB)处理榨菜腌制废水的研究

针对榨菜废水高盐度、高有机物浓度的特点,使用UASB厌氧反应器对该废水进行处理,考察了进水盐度和pH值、接种污泥、处理负荷和反应器内温度、碱度、氧化还原电位等因素对COD去除率的影响,通过对进水中上述因素的控制,发现UASB反应器的COD去除率可以达到45%.在有机负荷不超过15.0 kgCOD/(m3 ·d)的情况下逐渐提高负荷培养颗粒化污泥、盐度不超过46.0 g/L条件下逐渐提高进水盐度以驯化和培养耐盐、嗜盐微生物,是UASB反应器高效运行的关键.运行后期,耐盐微生物出现在颗粒污泥中.     

厌氧折流板反应器(ABR)中成熟颗粒污泥的分形分析

研究了ABR反应器启动成功后成熟颗粒污泥的物理性质和不同拓扑空间下的分形维数.结果表明,在反应器启动成功后,各格室中形成了平均粒径为1.70～2.70 mm、边界较为清晰的黑色颗粒污泥.它们的SVI值为25～35 mL·g-1,有效密度主要集中在1.02g·mL-1以下,自由沉降速率主要集中在14.40～86.40m·h-1之间.在它们的等速自由沉降的过程中,第2格室到第5格室中颗粒污泥水平方向的投影平均直径与垂直投影方向上平均直径的比值接近0.73,而第1格室的这一比值却为0.83.依据沉降速率-当量圆直径的双对数图计算出的各格室中颗粒污泥的质量分形维数Df处于2.097～2.801之间,大小顺序为第5格＞第3格＞第2格≥第1格＞第4格,表明第5格室中形成的颗粒污泥较为密实,而第4格室的密实程度最小,但密实的颗粒污泥并不一定意味着较高的平均沉降速率.此外,依据投影法计算出的ABR各格室中颗粒污泥在低维拓扑空间下的几种分形维数之间的关系与其理论公式之间的关系相符,其中二维拓扑空间的分形维数为1.69～1.84(投影面积-长轴),大小顺序为第3格室＞第1格室＞第5格室＞第4格室＞第2格室,这些D2不等于2,即不符合Meakin的结论.一维拓扑空间下的分形维数在0.99～1.03之间,各格室之间差异不大,表明颗粒污泥的边界不规则程度小.     

厌氧折流板反应器处理有毒废水及其污泥特性的研究

在１６．２Ｌ厌氧折流板反应器中，处理以葡萄糖为共基质的含五氯酚钠（ＰＣＰ－Ｎａ）有毒废水，进水ＣＯＤ为１１００－１２００ｍｇ／Ｌ，ＨＲＴ为１d。结果表明，ＡＢＲ 对有毒物负荷变化的适应能力强，当进水ＰＣＰ－Ｎa小于８ｍｇ／Ｌ时，出水ＣＯＤ在８０ｍｇ／Ｌ以下，ＰＣＰ－Ｎa在０．２ｍｇ／Ｌ以下，运行稳定。在有毒物低于抑制浓度 下反应器内参形成颗粒污泥，颗粒污泥表面为发酵产酸菌，内部为产甲烷菌，自身形成良好     

城市污泥堆肥过程中气温对堆体温度影响的模拟

在静态垛堆肥过程中,气温的变化会对堆体温度造成影响,这对堆肥过程中的堆体温度控制具有重要意义．但迄今为止,对此问题仍缺乏研究．本文引入小波分析方法对气温和堆体温度数据进行去噪和压缩处理,提取出气温波动引起的堆体温度波动信号,然后对气温波动信号和堆体温度波动信号进行分周期拟合,获得一一对应的振幅和相位差．结果表明,对于强制通风静态垛堆肥,气温波动对堆体下层（75cm）的影响最大,最大值为0．186℃,最小值为0．132℃,平均值为0．159℃;对中层（50cm）的影响最小,但随着堆肥进程的持续有增大的趋势;对上层（25cm）影响的最大值为0．105℃,最小值为0．065℃,平均值为0．085℃．从相位差上看,堆体中层（50cm）的相位差始终最大,在堆肥的降温期呈现明显减小的趋势;上层（25cm）的相位差随着堆肥进程的持续有明显增大的趋势;下层（75cm）的相位差在整个堆肥进程中呈缓慢升高的趋势．通过影响强度和相位差综合分析发现,堆体上层物料和下层物料在热量散失过程中可能存在两种不同的热交换机制,即上层物料以稳态热传导和自然对流为主,而下层物料则以非稳态热对流为主．     

UASB反应器处理异VC钠废水的启动特性研究

在污泥接种浓度为10g／L,水温35℃-38℃的条件下,采用逐渐加大进水量提高有机负荷的方式45d内可以完成UASB反应器处理异VC钠生产废水的启动。启动完成后UASB反应器的容积负荷为6kgCOD／（m^3·d）,CODcr去除率可以达到85％。调试过程中向反应器内加入适量FeSO4,可以使污泥在较短时间内实现颗粒化,形成粒径为1mm～2mm、沉降性能良好的颗粒污泥。反应器出水VFA保持在400mg／L以下并能比pH更灵敏的反应出反应器内部的环境变化。     

UASB反应器中颗粒污泥的沉降性能与终端沉降速度

从流体力学角度,通过建立沉降速度模型探讨了UASB反应器中颗粒污泥的沉降性能与终端沉降速度．计算结果表明,(1)绝大多数颗粒污泥的沉降过程属于过渡区(1＜Re＜100)而非层流区,其沉降速度与直径成正比,可用Allen公式进行计算;(2)颗粒污泥的终端沉降速度远高于厌氧反应器中废水的上流速度,其良好的沉降性能解决了在高负荷情况下污泥的流失问题．所建模型能较好地反映实际条件下的情况．为厌氧反应器的工艺设计与正常运行提供理论依据．     

ABR发酵系统运行特性及产氢效能研究

为解决连续流搅拌槽式反应器(CSTR)发酵制氢系统存在的不足,如单位基质氢气转化率低、因搅拌带来的耗能,抗负荷冲击能力不强等问题,开展了厌氧折流板反应器(ABR)发酵产氢的研究.结果表明,在35℃和进水COD 5000mg/L等条件下,ABR系统可在26d达到乙醇型发酵,其比产氢速率为0.13L/(gMLVSS·d),而在同样条件下, CSTR达到乙醇型发酵后,比产氢速率仅为0.06L/(gMLVSS·d).ABR通过生物相的分离,使产氢系统梯级利用有机物并达到深度产氢的目的.与CSTR相比,ABR具有较高的产氢活性、较低能源消耗等优点,是一种较为理想的有机废水发酵制氢反应设备.     

环境温度下SBR实现稳定部分亚硝化研究

采用SBR反应器建立了一套通过特定pH终值调控曝气停止点,以实现稳定部分亚硝化的策略,整个运行过程分为3个阶段,阶段Ⅰ启动亚硝化,阶段Ⅱ在稳定亚硝化的同时探索pH终值的设定规律,阶段Ⅲ采用pH终值设定规律实现稳定部分亚硝化,通过跨越夏、冬季（7~35℃）共148d的运行,考察SBR系统内有机物、氮素的转化规律,并分析不同温度（23、18、13℃）对部分亚硝化反应过程的影响.结果表明,在低DO（0.2~0.4mg/L）和MLSS为4000mg/L的条件下,控制pH终值为（7.73±0.02）,使出水FA在0.5~1.2mg/L,可稳定部分亚硝化期间的出水NO₂^--N/NH₄⁺-N值在1~1.4之间,出水亚硝积累率（NAR）维持在85%以上,有机物去除率在60%以上.比氨氧化速率、比亚硝态氮氧化速率、比COD去除速率均随温度下降而降低,但降低趋势较缓,且反应均能稳定完成.     

UASB反应器中厌氧氨氧化污泥的种群分析

利用变性梯度凝胶电泳、克隆和实时PCR等分子生物学技术对2个厌氧氨氧化反应器中的微生物进行了初步研究.变性梯度凝胶电泳结果表明,尽管2个反应器的接种污泥不同,但经过1年多的连续运行,二者的微生物种群结构基本相同;Planctomycete克隆结果表明,相似的15个序列(>99%)与已报道的3个属的厌氧氨氧化菌的序列均有较大距离(<92%),而与具有厌氧氨氧化功能的KSU-1序列有97%的相似,amoA基因克隆结果表明,反应器中的部分好氧氨氧化菌属于β-Proteobacteria中具有厌氧氨氧化活性的Nitrosomonas;实时PCR结果表明,厌氧氨氧化细菌占细菌总量的27%~29%,好氧氨氧化菌约为5%.