Test of membrane bioreactor for waste water treatment of a petrochemical complex

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Test of membrane bioreactor for waste water treatment in a petrochemical complex

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) used in water and waste water treatment is a developing technique for water pollution control and water reuse. This paper describes a membrane-bioreactor for treatment of waste water in a petrochemical complex. The experimental MBR was a lab scale one composed of an activated sludge bioreactor unit and an ultrafiltration membrane unit. The relationship of COD removal with MLSS and HRT in this MBR was studied. The effects of crossflow velocity, backwash interval and volume of flush liquid on the flux were discussed. The results showed that average removal of COD, oil, SS and turbidity in petrochemical waste water by the MBR was 91%, 86%, 92% and 99% respectively. The average removal of NH₃-N and total phosphorous was 85% and 82%. A coefficient of COD removal, k, was 0.017-0.080 L/(mg.d). The membrane flux maintained higher than 60 L/hm2 bar for 34 days without chemical cleaning when the velocity of crossflow was 3.5-3.9 m/s and the backwash interval was 30 minutes and backwash duration at 20 seconds. The results indicated that it is feasible for MBR technology to be used in petrochemical waste water treatment. The treated water could be considered as a source used to make up water for industrial cooling system or to be reused for other purposes.     

Application of high OLR-fed aerobic granules for the treatment of low-strength wastewater：Performance, granule morphology and microbial community

Aerobic granules, pre-cultivated at the organic loading rate (OLR) of 3.0 kg COD/(m3 ·day), were used to treat low-strength wastewater in two sequencing batch reactors at low OLRs of 1.2 and 0.6 kg COD/(m3 ·day), respectively. Reactor performance, evolution of granule morphology, structure and microbial community at low OLRs under long-term operation (130 days) were investigated. Results showed that low OLRs did not cause significant damage to granule structure as a dominant granule morphology with size over 540 μm was maintained throughout the operation. Aerobic granules at sizes of about 750 μm were finally obtained at the low OLRs. The granule reactors operated at low OLRs demonstrated effective COD and ammonia removals (above 90%), smaller granule sizes and less biomass. The contents of extracellular polymeric substances in the granules were decreased while the ratios of exopolysaccharide/exoprotein were increased (above 1.0). The granules cultivated at the low OLRs showed a smoother surface and more compact structure than the seeded granules. A significant shift in microbial community was observed but the microbial diversity remained relatively stable. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy observation showed that the live cells were spread throughout the whole granule, while the dead cells were mainly concentrated in the outer layer of the granule, and the proteins, polysaccharides and lipids were mainly located in the central regime of the granule. In conclusion, granules cultivated at high OLRs show potential for treating low-strength organic wastewater steadily under long-term operation.     

Treatment of a dyeing wastewater from a woolen mill using an A/O membrane bio-reactor

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Performance of a water hyacinth （Eichhornia crassipes） system in the treatment of wastewater from a duck farm and the effects of using water hyacinth as duck feed

Nowadays, intensive breeding of poultry and livestock of large scale has made the treatment of its waste and wastewater an urgent environmental issue, which motivated this study. A wetland of 688 m2 was constructed on an egg duck farm, and water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) was chosen as an aquatic plant for the wetland and used as food for duck production. The objectives of this study were to test the role of water hyacinth in purifying nutrient-rich wastewater and its effects on the ducks’ feed intake, egg laying performance and egg quality. This paper shows that the constructed wetland removed as much as 64.44% of chemical oxygen demand (COD), 21.78% of total nitrogen (TN) and 23.02% of total phosphorus (TP). Both dissolved oxygen (DO) and the transparency of the wastewater were remarkably improved, with its transparency 2.5 times higher than that of the untreated wastewater. After the ducks were fed with water hyacinth, the average daily feed intake and the egg-laying ratio in the test group were 5.86% and 9.79% higher, respectively, than in the control group; the di erences were both significant at the 0.01 probability level. The egg weight in the test group was 2.36% higher than in the control group (P < 0.05), but the feed conversion ratios were almost the same. The eggshell thickness and strength were among the egg qualities significantly increased in ducks fed with water hyacinth.We concluded that a water hyacinth system was e ective for purifying wastewater from an intensive duck farm during the water hyacinth growing season, as harvested water hyacinth had an excellent performance as duck feed. We also discussed the limitations of the experiment.     

Impact of soluble organic matter and particulate organic matter on anammox system: Performance,microbial community and N2O production

In this study,the effects of soluble readily biodegradable COD (sCOD) and particulate slowly biodegradable COD (pCOD) on anammox process were investigated.The results of the longterm experiment indicated that a low sCOD/N ratio of 0.5 could accelerate the anammox and denitrification activity,to reach as high as 84.9%±2.8% TN removal efficiency.Partial denitrification-anammox (PDN/anammox) and denitrification were proposed as the major pathways for nitrogen removal,accounting for 91.3% and 8.7% o...     

Quantification and control of microbial pollution from agriculture: a new policy challenge?

Faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) are commonly used to quantify pollution of public health significance. Health protection, as indexed by FIO control, is a central aim of new ‘catchment-scale’ water quality management required in the USA by the Clean Water Act and in the European Union (EU) by the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Experience of the former, after a decade of implementation, suggests that the most significant reason for water quality ‘impairment’ is elevated FIO concentrations, mainly in recreational and shellfish harvesting waters. This provides an early warning of possible problems which the EU regulatory authorities are likely to face. To date, however, a surprising lack of EU attention has been given to prediction and control of catchment fluxes of this key parameter. This is likely to prove embarrassing if the experience of the US regulatory community is not acted upon with some urgency. There is a growing, though still partial, body of empirical science to form the ‘evidence-base’ for good regulatory practice. However, adoption of ‘best management practices’ (BMPs) to effect remediation of impacted waters will require close integration of water policy with policies on financial support for the farming community. This is likely to require enhanced communication and integration within the discrete policy communities addressing the agricultural sector through the Common Agricultural Policy and water regulation through the Water Framework Directive.     

Removal of perfluorinated surfactants from wastewater by adsorption and ion exchange——Influence of material properties,sorption mechanism and modeling

Perfluorooctane sulfonate(PFOS) has attracted increasing concern in recent years due to its world-wide distribution, persistence, bioaccumulation and potential toxicity. The influence of sorbent properties on the adsorptive elimination of PFOS from wastewater by activated carbons, polymer adsorbents and anion exchange resins was investigated with regard to their isotherms and kinetics. The batch and column tests were combined with physicochemical characterization methods, e.g., N_2 physisorption, mercury porosimetry, infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, titrations, as well as modeling. Sorption kinetics was successfully modelled applying the linear driving force(LDF) approach for surface diffusion after introducing a load dependency of the mass transfer coefficient βs.The big difference in the initial mass transfer coefficient βs,0, when non-functionalized adsorbents and ion-exchange resins are compared, suggests that the presence of functional groups impedes the intraparticle mass transport. The more functional groups a resin possesses and the longer the alkyl moieties are the bigger is the decrease in sorption rate.But the selectivity for PFOS sorption is increasing when the character of the functional groups becomes more hydrophobic. Accordingly, ion exchange and hydrophobic interaction were found to be involved in the sorption processes on resins, while PFOS is only physisorptively bound to activated carbons and polymer adsorbents. In agreement with the different adsorption mechanisms, resins possess higher total sorption capacities than adsorbents. Hence, the latter ones are rendered more effective in PFOS elimination at concentrations in the low μg/L range, due to a less pronounced convex curvature of the sorption isotherm in this concentration range.     

Prediction and coordination of the man-environment system—a case study in Jiaozuo City

In this paper, the new systematical theory and methodology have been applied to the research on the structure, development and coordination of man-environment system in Jiaozuo City. It has been proved that the application of self-organization theory of synergism is successful. Furthermore, on the basis of self-organization theory, a series of mathematical models have been established. The prediction of the status of man-environment system in Jiaozuo City by the year 2010, was made, and the trend of population growth, industrial development, environmental pollution were given. Finally, suggestions for the future development of Jiaozuo City were mentioned.     

Patterns and drivers of CH4 concentration and diffusive flux from a temperate river–reservoir system in North China

Freshwater reservoirs are regarded as an important anthropogenic source of methane (CH₄) emissions. The temporal and spatial variability of CH₄ emissions from different reservoirs results in uncertainty in the estimation of the global CH₄ budget. In this study, surface water CH₄ concentrations were measured and diffusive CH₄ fluxes were estimated via a thin boundary layer model in a temperate river–reservoir system in North China, using spatial (33 sites) and temporal (four seasons) monitoring; the system has experienced intensive aquaculture disturbance. Our results indicated that the dissolved CH₄ concentration in the reservoir ranged from 0.07 to 0.58 µmol/L, with an annual average of 0.13 ± 0.10 µmol/L, and the diffusive CH₄ flux across the water–air interface ranged from 0.66 to 3.61 μmol/(m²•hr), with an annual average of 1.67 ± 0.75 μmol/(m²•hr). During the study period, the dissolved CH₄ concentration was supersaturated and was a net source of atmospheric CH₄. Notably, CH₄ concentration and diffusive flux portrayed large temporal and spatial heterogeneity. The river inflow zone was determined to be a hotspot for CH₄ emissions, and its flux was significantly higher than that of the tributary and main basin; the CH₄ flux in autumn was greater than that in other seasons. We also deduced that the CH₄ concentration/diffusive flux was co-regulated mainly by water temperature, water depth, and water productivity (Chla, trophic status). Our results highlight the importance of considering the spatiotemporal variability of diffusive CH₄ flux from temperate reservoirs to estimate the CH₄ budget at regional and global scales.     

Revealing the anaerobic acclimation of microbial community in a membrane bioreactor for coking wastewater treatment by Illumina Miseq sequencing

The dynamic change of microbial community during sludge acclimation from aerobic to anaerobic in a MBR for coking wastewater treatment was revealed by Illumina Miseq sequencing in this study. The diversity of both Bacteria and Archaea showed an increase–decrease trajectory during acclimation, and exhibited the highest at the domestication interim. Ignavibacteria changed from a tiny minority(less than 1%) to the dominant bacterial group(54.0%) along with acclimation. The relative abundance of Betaproteobacteria kept relatively steady, as in this class some species increased coupled with some other species decreased during acclimation. The dominant Archaea shifted from Halobacteria in initial aerobic sludge to Methanobacteria in the acclimated anaerobic sludge. The dominant bacterial and archaeal groups in different acclimation stages were indigenous microorganisms in the initial sludge, though some of them were very rare. This study supported that the species in"rare biosphere" might eventually become dominant in response to environmental change.     

Shifts in microbial community structure and diversity in a MBR combined with worm reactors treating synthetic wastewater

The chemical oxygen demand (COD) and NH₃-N removal, membrane fouling, sludge characteristics and microbial community structure in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) coupled with worm reactors (SSBWR) were evaluated for 210 days. The obtained results were compared to those from a conventional MBR (C-MBR) operated in parallel. The results indicated that the combined MBR (S-MBR) achieved higher COD and NH₃-N removal efficiency, slower increase in membrane fouling, better sludge settleability and higher activities of the related enzymes in the activated sludge. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis was used to analyze the microbial community structures in the C-MBR and the S-MBR. The microbial community structure in the S-MBR was more diverse than that in the C-MBR. Additionally, the slow-growing microbes such as Saprospiraceae, Actinomyces, Frankia, Clostridium, Comamonas, Pseudomonas, Dechloromonas and Flavobacterium were enriched in the S-MBR, further accounting for the sludge reduction, membrane fouling alleviation and wastewater treatment.     

餐饮废物制取燃料乙醇发酵条件研究

通过单因素试验选取试验因子,并根据Box-Benhnken的中心组合试验设计原理,在单因素试验基础上采用四因素三水平响应面分析法,以乙醇含量为响应值,对发酵条件进行优化.结果表明,发酵温度、发酵时间、初始pH和接种量与乙醇含量存在显著相关性.最佳发酵条件为发酵温度33.8℃、发酵时间101.5h、初始pH=4.6、接种量16.6%.通过实验室小试,在最优发酵条件下,乙醇含量可达到6.93%,乙醇发酵效果较好.还原糖利用率达到88.7%,每吨干物质原料可产192.8L乙醇.     

MBR中微生物群落结构的演变与分析

为了揭示膜.生物反应器中微生物群落结构多样性的演变过程,通过细胞裂解法直接提取不同时期污泥中的基因组DNA,利用基于16SrDNA的PCR-DGGE技术获得了微生物群落的DNA特征指纹图谱,并对条带进行了统计分析和切胶测序,使用序列数据进行了同源性分析并建立了系统发育树.DGGE分析表明,在反应器运行前17d内污泥中微生物群落结构变化很大,与接种污泥的相似性系数下降到了29.2%,从而说明MBR中处理工艺和进水水质的改变导致微生物群落结构多样性降低.在试验过程中,Pscudomonas和Aeromonas hydrophila等种群一直保持着较为稳定的优势地位,也有原始种群如Bacillus sp.的消亡和以Enterococcus faecalis、Comamonas sp.、Fusobacterium sp.等为代表的次级种群的强化和演变.UPGMA聚类分析将DGGE图谱区分为3大类群并对应于各自的运行时期.测序结果表明,MBR中微生物菌群间进化距离较大,其中Proteobaeteria纲和Bacillus属细菌较多.在反应器运行后期演变为优势地位的菌群(如Comamonas sp.)加剧了膜污染物的产生和积累.     

基于PCR-TGGE技术的餐厨垃圾厌氧消化微生物群落结构解析

为了解不同负荷下单相餐厨垃圾厌氧消化反应器内微生物群落结构演替特征,在单相厌氧消化反应器负荷为2.0～8.5kg·m-·3d-1(以VS计)的不同负荷条件下取样,运用16SrDNA的PCR-TGGE技术对反应器内微生物进行动态追踪.同时,运用Dice系统和NMDS软件对PCR-TGGE图谱进行分析.结果表明,负荷为4.0～6.0kg·m-·3d-1时,微生物群落结构变化不大;负荷为6.0～7.0kg·m-·3d-1时,微生物群落结构变化较为明显;负荷分别为7.0～8.0kg·m-·3d-1及8.5kg·m-·3d-1时,微生物群落结构变化最为明显.纵观整个过程,在餐厨垃圾厌氧消化反应器有机负荷在2.0～8.5kg·m-·3d-1下厌氧反应器内的微生物群落结构存在明显的阶段性演替;负荷为7.0kg·m-·3d-1时微生物群落结构的丰富度最好.     

生物反应器填埋条件下垃圾生物质组分的初期降解规律

在经甲烷化填埋层渗滤后的渗滤液循环回灌的新鲜垃圾填埋层内,以生物质分类表征为基础,分析了新鲜垃圾填埋层内固相各生物质组分（总糖、蛋白质、脂肪、纤维素和木质素）的初期降解规律.结果表明,垃圾中原有总糖组分和蛋白质的快速水解发酵是新鲜垃圾填埋后产生高有机质浓度渗滤液的主要机制;脂肪和纤维素的降解产物不是填埋初期高有机质浓度渗滤液的主要来源;纤维素是填埋层稳定产甲烷阶段的主要碳源,其水解速率可能是甲烷化过程的限速步骤;纤维素/木质素之质量比可作为指示填埋垃圾稳定化的指标.各生物质组分的初期降解速率常数均在0.01至0.1之间,而填埋气体中甲烷体积分数在60d内达到45%.食品垃圾组分富集的生活垃圾,应用生物反应器填埋技术时,必须具备足够的降解容量以代谢填埋初期固相中总糖和蛋白质快速水解产生的酸性液相产物.     

氨氮对餐厨垃圾厌氧消化性能及微生物群落的影响

为探析氨氮（TAN）对餐厨垃圾厌氧消化性能及微生物群落的影响,在串联批次实验中引入氨氮胁迫,结合Miseq高通量测序分析,研究了不同TAN浓度下厌氧消化系统的过程参数响应以及微生物群落动态.结果显示,随TAN增加,甲烷回收率从（96.53±2.66）%下降至（63.13±0.73）%,消化时间从435h延长至915h,连续驯化下,TAN为3000mg/L的实验组产气性能完全恢复,而高氨氮实验组（TAN³6000mg/L）仍处于抑制状态.相较于乙酸代谢而言,长链挥发性脂肪酸（LCVFAs）代谢对TAN的耐受度更高（6000mg/L）,但一旦被抑制,其功能难以通过驯化恢复.从微生物层面上看,高丰度且功能冗余的水解酸化细菌保证了各TAN梯度下的水解酸化作用;氨氮敏感的Methanosaeta和Methanospirillum也能通过驯化被耐氨的Methanosarcina和Methanoculleus取代,从而维持系统产甲烷功能;相比之下,产氢产乙酸菌功能高度专一,仅C₄~C₁₈降解菌Syntrophomonas和丙酸降解菌Pelotomaculum被检测到,在连续的高氨氮暴露下,前者的丰度虽有一定程度的恢复,但后者未能被驯化,最终系统出现以丙酸为主的LCVFAs积累,产气性能恶化.可见, LCVFAs的互营降解才是氨抑制失稳的关键环节.     

R-PFR与CSTR厌氧消化餐厨垃圾运行效率及微生物群落结构对比

以中温餐厨垃圾(FW)厌氧消化反应器为研究对象,结合稳定运行过程中的微生物群落结构特征,考察了两种常见的厌氧消化反应器—完全混合式反应器(CSTR)和有回流的推流式反应器(R-PFR)的运行效率和稳定性.结果表明,两种构型的反应器均能在3.0 kg·m-3·d-1(以VS计)负荷下稳定高效地运行.R-PFR具有更稳定的稳定性指数,如总碱度(TA)和挥发性脂肪酸比TA值(VFA/TA),以及更低的氨氮(TAN)和游离氨(FAN)浓度,但产气效率(如比甲烷产率(SMP))不及CSTR.R-PFR中以Chloroflexi门(37.35%)和Firmicutes门(31.22%)为优势细菌,而CSTR中以Bacteroidetes门(31.14%)与Firmicutes门(44.41%)为优势细菌.CSTR和R-PFR均以Methanosaeta属为优势产甲烷菌(98.72%和84.90%),乙酸型产甲烷途径为主要的产甲烷途径.但CSTR中除Methanosaeta属以外还有一定丰度的混合营养型的Methanosarcina,以及氢营养型Methanospirillum和Methanolinea.CSTR中具有对VFA和TAN更具耐受性的产甲烷菌群,更有利于餐厨垃圾产甲烷过程的稳定进行.由于R-PFR的敏感性较低,有利于处理剧烈变化的底物,但R-PFR容易出现严重的局部酸化现象,不利于长期处理过高负荷的易降解底物(如餐厨垃圾).这些结果可为优化餐厨垃圾厌氧消化工艺设计提供基础依据.     

AFMBR处理生活污水的功能菌群特性研究

厌氧流化床膜生物反应器(AFMBR)作为一种低耗产能的高效厌氧反应器,在处理生活污水中有着巨大的潜力.本研究主要利用宏基因组测序技术对AFMBR系统内的微生物菌群进行探究,结果表明:与接种菌群相比,AFMBR经过一段时间的连续运行后,在属水平上古菌优势菌属由接种时的甲烷囊菌属变为甲烷八叠球菌属、甲烷杆菌属,细菌的整体菌属结构发生了较大变化;在种水平上,系统内不存在较明显的优势菌种.从相对丰度比例≥1%的菌种来看:水解发酵菌群产氢产乙酸菌群产甲烷菌群,但各菌群之间相对丰度的差距较小.从基因水平来看,系统内与碳水化合物代谢、氨基酸代谢、能量代谢相关的基因丰度较高,二氧化碳、乙酸转化为甲烷是系统产甲烷的主要途径.     

“混凝气浮-膜生物反应器”处理林化废水工程运行调试研究

本文中根据林化废水特征确定使用“混凝气浮一膜生物反应处理器”的工艺进行处理。工程中硫酸铝的投加量为40mg／L,PAM的投加量为3mg／L,在废水pH值为7～8时进水COD、SS、OIL为279mg／L、20mg／L、26mg／L,进行混凝气浮后,出水的COD、SS、OIL浓度依次为135mg／L、9．6mg／L、9．5mg／L,去除率分别达到了52％、50％、64％。膜生物反应系统的调试,以污泥接种的方式进行污泥培养驯化。初期以面粉作为营养源清水培养污泥,按照7天左右的周期按每次30m3／d的污水进水量逐渐增加污水的比例,直到完全进水,调试驯化期污泥浓度控制在2500～3000mg／L。正常运转中污泥浓度可达到5000mg／L左右,出水水质COD、SS、OIL浓度分别达到30mg／L、6mg／L、3mg／L,符合处理目标要求。