Biodegradation behavior of agricultural pesticides in anaerobic batch reactors

This study explored the biodegradation potential of two agricultural pesticides (2,4-D and isoproturon) as well as their effect on the performance of the anaerobic digestion process. Three 3.5 L batch reactors were used, having the same initial isoproturon concentration (25 mg/L) and different 2,4-D concentrations (i.e. 0, 100, or 300 mg/L, respectively). All systems were fed with equal amounts of primary sludge and digested sludge and operated at the low mesophilic range (32 ± 2°C). Following an acclimation period of approximately 30 days, complete 2,4-D removal was achieved, whereas isoproturon biodegradation was practically negligible. The presence of 2,4-D did not have a direct effect on acidogenesis since soluble organic carbon [expressed either as volatile fatty acids (VFAs) or as total organic carbon (TOC)] peaked within the first 10 days of operation in all bioreactors. Utilization of VFAs however appeared to follow two distinct patterns: one pattern was represented by acetate and butyrate (i.e. no acid accumulation) while the other was followed by propionate, isobuturate, valerate and isovalerate (i.e. acid accumulation, duration of which was related to the initial 2,4-D concentration). On the whole, all reactors exhibited a successful digestion performance demonstrated by complete VFAs utilization, considerable gas production (containing 45 to 65% methane by volume), substantial volatile suspended solids (VSS) reduction (42 to 50%), as well as pH and alkalinity recovery.     

Biodegradation behavior of agricultural pesticides in anaerobic batch reactors

This study explored the biodegradation potential of two agricultural pesticides (2,4-D and isoproturon) as well as their effect on the performance of the anaerobic digestion process. Three 3.5 L batch reactors were used, having the same initial isoproturon concentration (25 mg/L) and different 2,4-D concentrations (i.e. 0, 100, or 300 mg/L, respectively). All systems were fed with equal amounts of primary sludge and digested sludge and operated at the low mesophilic range (32 +/- 2 degrees C). Following an acclimation period of approximately 30 days, complete 2,4-D removal was achieved, whereas isoproturon biodegradation was practically negligible. The presence of 2,4-D did not have a direct effect on acidogenesis since soluble organic carbon [expressed either as volatile fatty acids (VFAs) or as total organic carbon (TOC)] peaked within the first 10 days of operation in all bioreactors. Utilization of VFAs however appeared to follow two distinct patterns: one pattern was represented by acetate and butyrate (i.e. no acid accumulation) while the other was followed by propionate, isobuturate, valerate and isovalerate (i.e. acid accumulation, duration of which was related to the initial 2,4-D concentration). On the whole, all reactors exhibited a successful digestion performance demonstrated by complete VFAs utilization, considerable gas production (containing 45 to 65% methane by volume), substantial volatile suspended solids (VSS) reduction (42 to 50%), as well as pH and alkalinity recovery.     

Estimation of the intrinsic maximum substrate utilization rate using batch reactors with denitrifying biofilm: a proposed methodology.

A method for estimation of the maximum substrate utilization rate (q(max)) using batch reactors with denitrification biofilm was introduced and compared with the traditional method of using batch reactors with suspended growth for q(max) estimation. The values of q(max) obtained from the suspended-growth reactors (0.69 to 0.71 g N/g volatile suspended solids [VSS] x d) and from the attached-biomass reactors (0.74 to 0.85 g N/g VSS x d) are similar and within the range of the values reported in the literature (0.23 to 2.88 g N/g VSS x d). Therefore, the intrinsic kinetic parameter, q(max), can be obtained using attached-growth batch reactors, if the effectiveness factor, eta, is approximately equal to 1 and the bulk concentration of the rate-limiting substrate, C, is much higher than the half-velocity constant, K(S). The attached-growth batch reactor method is unique, because the biomass used in the batch tests is the same as that present in the parent reactor under investigation.     

污水中不同COD组分下A/O脱氮工艺的反硝化效率

为了研究了不同COD组分进水对A/O工艺中反硝化的影响以及COD组分中溶解性易生物降解COD(SS)、颗粒性慢速可生物降解COD (XS)比例改变后系统反硝化速率和反硝化潜力的变化。以连续流A/O反应器脱氮效率为研究对象,通过改变碳源物质投配量来配置3种SS比例分别为15%、30%和50%的城市污水,系统地考察了进水中SS比例对反硝化的影响。结果表明,进水中SS比例由15%增加到50%后,可以明显提高A/O系统TN的去除率,脱氮率由82%提高到89%。同时通过缺氧反硝化间歇实验,从反硝化动力学角度分析,进一步确定进水中SS比例对反硝化速率和反硝化潜力的影响,发现进水SS比例分别为50%、30%和15%,系统反硝化速率分别为0.027 g NO3--N/(g VSS·min )、0.022 g NO3--N/(g VSS· min )和0.020 g NO3--N/(g VSS·min ),反硝化潜力分别为16.49、13.99和13.74 mg/L。可见随着进水中SS比例的升高,系统中反硝化速率和反硝化潜力也相应增加。得出进水中COD组分不同,尤其是SS所占比例大小,是影响反硝化效果的一个关键因素。     

Ozone disintegration of excess biomass and application to nitrogen removal.

A pilot-scale facility integrated with an ozonation unit was built to investigate the feasibility of using ozone-disintegration byproducts of wasted biomass as a carbon source for denitrification. Ozonation of biomass resulted in mass reduction by mineralization as well as by ozone-disintegrated biosolids recycling. Approximately 50% of wasted solids were recovered as available organic matter (ozonolysate), which included nonsettleable microparticles and soluble fractions. Microparticles were observed in abundance at relatively low levels of ozone doses, while soluble fractions became dominant at higher levels of ozone doses in ozone-disintegrated organics. Batch denitrification experiments showed that the ozonolysate could be used as a carbon source with a maximum denitrification rate of 3.66 mg nitrogen (N)/g volatile suspended solids (VSS) x h. Ozonolysate was also proven to enhance total nitrogen removal efficiency in the pilot-scale treatment facility. An optimal chemical oxygen demand (COD)-to-nitrogen ratio for complete denitrification was estimated as 5.13 g COD/g N. The nitrogen-removal performance of the modified intermittently decanted extended aeration process dependent on an external carbon supply could be described as a function of solids retention time.     

剩余污泥发酵产酸特征及基质释放规律研究

剩余污泥发酵既能实现污泥减量,又能获得污水生物脱氮除磷所需的挥发性脂肪酸VFAs等。采用序批式污泥发酵实验,在(30±1)℃的条件下,研究剩余污泥投配比对序批式污泥发酵系统污泥减量、产酸以及基质释放过程的影响,探索VFAs生成最大化的条件。实验结果表明:投加接种污泥不能明显提高序批式污泥发酵系统剩余污泥的减量效果,但可以改善污泥的产酸特性;当污泥投配比大于50%时,发酵过程中将出现2个VFAs浓度峰,且第二次峰浓度更大;较为理想的序批式污泥发酵投配比是60%~80%、发酵时间为5 d或25 d,前者VFAs表观转化率最大(约24%),后者发酵液中VFAs浓度最高(约600 mg/L);发酵过程中,NH4+-N总体呈上升趋势,磷浓度发酵5 d时达到最大值。     

温度对木质纤维素水解与挥发性脂肪酸累积的影响

木质纤维素厌氧消化过程产生的挥发性脂肪酸（VFAs）可作为外加碳源投加到人工湿地,解决人工湿地反硝化碳源不足的问题,但温度对木质纤维素厌氧消化生产VFAs过程的影响还有待深入探明。考察上述木质纤维素厌氧消化过程中有机碳源、糖与VFAs的变化规律,试图探明温度（10-55℃）对木质纤维素水解与VFAs累积的影响。研究结果表明,温度升高对木质纤维素的水解具有促进作用,对VFAs产量的影响显著。35℃时是生物质发酵产酸的最优条件,VFAs累积量不仅最早（第10天）达到最高值154mgCOD／g生物质,而且碳源的数量和品质均达到较高的水平。     

不同碳源下的间歇曝气反硝化实验研究

本实验研究在序批式模式下高浓度硝酸盐的反硝化,比较用甲醇、醋酸钠和消化污泥上清液作碳源。实验发现,间歇曝气有助于提高反硝化污泥的沉降性能,而厌氧条件下,污泥的沉降性能差。污泥浓度4~5gVSS/L下,3种碳源都能有效地进行反硝化。最大硝酸盐去除率为0486gNO3N/gVSS·d。开始阶段,亚硝酸盐浓度增加,但用醋酸盐和硝化污泥上清液作碳源,其浓度最终下降为零。     

碱预处理污泥产酸效果及其生物群落研究

为了提高污泥水解酸化过程中的挥发酸产量,获取污水脱氮除磷所需的内碳源,以深圳市罗芳污水厂的二沉池污泥为研究对象,采用不同的碱量对其进行预处理。通过测定碱预处理污泥水解酸化过程中的挥发酸浓度,并采用聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳(polymerase chain reaction denature gradient gel electrophoresis,PCR-DGGE)技术对参与碱预处理污泥水解酸化产酸过程的主要微生物种群进行分析,结果表明,当碱投加量为0.20 g NaOH/g VSS时,初始溶出的蛋白浓度为1 780 mg/L;水解酸化15 d时,挥发酸总量达到3 473 mg/L;参与产酸的主要细菌属于Firmicutes、Proteobacteria、Bacteroidetes三个门类。     

厌氧发酵产挥发性脂肪酸实现太湖蓝藻泥的减量与资源化

采用热碱预处理及厌氧发酵技术实现了太湖蓝藻生产挥发性脂肪酸(VFAs)。结果表明,热碱预处理(T=90 ℃,pH=12)可以促进蓝藻中的固相有机质溶于液相中,溶解性的化学需氧量(SCOD)、碳水化合物和蛋白质相比未预处理分别提高了10.3、12.3和4.8倍。三维荧光光谱(3D-EEM)分析表明,热碱预处理能提高蓝藻可生物利用性,同时降低腐殖酸的含量,有利于后续生物转化。在序批式厌氧发酵产酸运行模式下,平均总挥发性脂肪酸(TVFAs)浓度达到18.64 g·L⁻¹,产酸效率(1 g VSS中VFAs的占比)为46%。半连续运行模式下,平均TVFAs可以达到15.56 g·L⁻¹,产酸效率为26%。蓝藻中溶解性碳水化合物和蛋白质降解率分别为50.43%和47.04%。同时,蓝藻中总悬浮固体(TSS)和挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)的降解率分别为24.5%和43.4%,达到了很好的减量化效果,但残留物中还存在大量有机物未生物转化。     

Kinetics of chemoheterotrophic microbially mediated reduction of ferric EDTA and the nitrosyl adduct of ferrous EDTA for the treatment and regeneration of spent nitric oxide scrubber liquor.

Biomass from a prototype reactor was used to investigate the kinetics of chemoheterotrophic reduction of solutions of ferric ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and solutions containing the nitrosyl adduct of ferrous EDTA using ethanol as the primary electron donor and carbon source. A series of batch experiments were conducted using biomass extracted from the scrubber solution treatment and regeneration stage of a prototype iron EDTA-based unit process for the absorption of nitric oxide with subsequent biological treatment. Using a linear-sweep voltammetric method for analysis of the ferric EDTA concentration, iron-reducing bacteria were found to behave according to the Monod kinetic model, at initial concentrations up to 2.16 g chemical oxygen demand (COD) as ethanol per liter, with a half-velocity constant of 0.532 g COD as ethanol/L and a maximum specific utilization rate of 0.127 mol/L of ferric ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid [Fe(III)EDTA]*(g volatile suspended solids [VSS]/L)d(-1). Based on batch analyses, biomass yield and endogenous decay values of iron-reducing bacteria were estimated to be 0.055 g VSS/g COD and 0.017 L/d, respectively. An average of 1.64 times the theoretical (stoichiometric) demand of ethanol was used to complete reduction reactions. Kinetics of the reduction of the nitrosyl adduct of ferrous EDTA are summarized by the following kinetic constants: half-velocity constant (Ks) of 0.39 g COD/L, maximum specific utilization rate (k) of 0.2 mol/L [NO x Fe(II)EDTA(2-)](g VSS/L)d(-1), and inhibition constant (K(I)) of 0.33 g COD/L, as applied to the modified Monod kinetic expression described herein. Based on batch analyses, the biomass yield of nitrosyl-adduct-reducing bacteria was estimated to be 0.259 g VSS/g COD, endogenous decay was experimentally determined to be 0.0569 L/d, and an average of 1.26 times the stoichiometric demand of ethanol was used to complete reduction reactions.     

Methane production from the soluble fraction of distillers' dried grains with solubles in anaerobic sequencing batch reactors

Methane production from the soluble fraction of distillers' dried grains with solubles, a co-product of ethanol production, was studied in 2-L anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBRs) under 10 different operating conditions. Methane production and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal were quantified for a wide range of operating parameters. Chemical oxygen demand removals of 64 to 95% were achieved at organic loading rates ranging from 1.5 to 22.2 g COD/L x d, solids retention times from 8 to 40 days, and food-to-microorganism ratios ranging from 0.4 to 1.9 g COD/g volatile suspended solids (VSS) x d. Biogas methane content varied from 61 to 74%, with 0.29 L CH4 produced/g COD removed. Roughly 56% of the influent COD and 84% of the COD removed in the ASBRs was converted to methane. Microbial yield (Y) and decay (b) constants were determined to be Y = 0.126 g VSS/g COD removed and b = 0.032 day(-1), respectively. Methane produced from co-products can reduce the costs and fossil-fuel consumption of ethanol manufacture.     

某污水处理厂CAST工艺的脱氮性能评价

通过对某污水处理厂循环活性污泥法工艺(cyclic activated sludge technology, CAST)中选择池、缺氧池和好氧池中氮组分和污泥浓度进行测定,结合污泥活性、同步硝化-反硝化(simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, SND)速率及饱食-饥饿(feast-famine)批次实验,评价该处理工艺的脱氮性能。结果表明,好氧池内同步硝化-反硝化和沉淀过程中的内源反硝化(endogenous denitrification, ED)脱氮对总氮去除的贡献占据主导,分别为(35.50±4.15)%和(62.86±4.13)%,而缺氧池反硝化(DEN)脱氮贡献仅为(1.64±0.05)%;溶解氧(dissolved oxygen, DO)浓度对CAST工艺脱氮性能有极大影响,控制好氧池中DO浓度为1~1.5 mg·L⁻¹时可获得最佳脱氮效果,CAST工艺的TN去除率可达84.51%;饱食-饥饿批次实验证明,饥饿时长为36 h时对乙酸(HAc)的吸收能力最强,可达每1 g VSS消耗0.173 g HAc,依此可推算出CAST工艺的最佳回流比为45%。     

垃圾渗滤液补充反硝化碳源强化脱氮效果

垃圾渗滤液中含有大量易被微生物利用的挥发性脂肪酸,若其可以作为城镇污水处理厂的补充碳源,将对降低碳源投加成本和实现垃圾渗滤液的资源化利用有重要意义。在实际城镇污水处理厂考察了垃圾渗滤液补充进水碳源的脱氮效果,并进一步对比了传统碳源(甲醇、乙酸钠)、垃圾渗滤液及垃圾渗滤液在不同pH条件下产生的水解酸化液作为碳源时的反硝化效果。结果表明,实际城镇污水处理厂投加乙酸钠作为补充碳源时总氮去除率仅提高3%左右,而在进水中混合垃圾渗滤液后提高了约10%。垃圾渗滤液与乙酸钠作碳源时NO3--N去除率均>97%,但垃圾渗滤液为碳源时最大比反硝化速率高达8.8 mg·(g·h) -1(以MLSS计),是乙酸钠为碳源时的1.7倍;垃圾渗滤液中性和碱性水解酸化液为碳源时,反硝化效果相差不大,最大比反硝化速率为4.5~4.8 mg·(g·h) -1(以MLSS计),NO3--N去除率仅为70%左右。垃圾渗滤液或其水解酸化液是否可以作为强化脱氮效果的补充碳源取决于基质本身的性质。     

Enhanced excess sludge hydrolysis and acidification in an activated sludge side-stream reactor process with single-stage sludge alkaline treatment: a pilot scale study

A pilot-scale side-stream reactor process with single-stage sludge alkaline treatment was employed to systematically investigate characteristics of excess sludge hydrolysis and acidification with alkaline treatment and evaluate feasibility of recovering a carbon source (C-source) from excess sludge to enhance nutrient removal at ambient temperature. The resulting C-source and volatile fatty acid specific yields reached 349.19 mg chemical oxygen demand (COD)/g volatile suspended solids (VSS) d⁻¹ and 121.3 mg COD/g VSS d⁻¹, respectively, the process had excellent C-source recovery potential. The propionic-to-acetic acid ratio of the recovered C-source was 3.0 times that in the influent, which beneficially enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Large populations and varieties of hydrolytic acid producing bacteria cooperated with alkaline treatment to accelerate sludge hydrolysis and acidification. Physicochemical characteristics indicated that recovered C-source was derived primarily from extracellular polymeric substances hydrolysis rather than from cells disruption during alkaline treatment. This study showed that excess sludge as carbon source was successfully recycled by alkaline treatment in the process.

     

C/N比对ANAMMOX与反硝化协同脱氮性能影响及其动力学

采用ASBR厌氧氨氧化(ANAMMOX)反应器,考察了不同C/N(NH4+-N)比时厌氧氨氧化与反硝化协同脱氮性能表现,并与无机环境下反应器的脱氮性能相比较。研究结果表明,C/N比决定了ANAMMOX/反硝化耦合反应的发展方向。当C/N4+-N和NO2--N的去除率分别为92%、95%、COD去除率大于96%,实现了氨氮及COD的同时去除;当C/N=1.33时,反硝化反应逐渐占据优势;当C/N>2.96时,反硝化作用成为主导反应,厌氧氨氧化反应受到明显抑制,氨氮去除率下降。采取批次实验方法研究了厌氧氨氧化与反硝化协同反应的动力学特性。用基质抑制动力学Haldane模型拟合不同基质浓度下的厌氧氨氧化活性,得到氨氮最大比增长速率为0.09 kg/(kg·d)(以VSS计),半饱和常数为8.4 mg/L、半抑制常数为1 198.2 mg/L;亚硝态氮最大比增长速率为0.27 kg/(kg·d)(以VSS计),半饱和常数为10.2 mg/L、半抑制常数为300.1 mg/L。采用Monod模型和Haldane模型分别拟合不同COD浓度和亚硝酸盐浓度下的反硝化性能,得到反硝化亚硝态氮最大比增长速率为0.2 kg/(kg VSS·d),半饱和常数为17.4 mg/L、半抑制常数为128.4 mg/L,COD半饱和常数为83.3 mg/L。     

厨余垃圾短程发酵产物的性质及其反硝化性能

针对厨余垃圾的短程自由发酵过程,考察了不同初始固体浓度在60 h内对发酵过程和发酵产物的影响,结果表明,短程自由发酵是一种不完全的水解酸化过程,初始固体浓度为（13±0.5）%时有机酸（以COD计）产量最高（16.56 g·L-1）。短程发酵液是以碳水化合物为主,同时也包含了乳酸、乙酸、蛋白质和丁酸等的混合物碳源。发酵液的反硝化性能通过硝酸盐利用速率（NUR）实验来验证,结果表明COD/N=6是最优条件,该条件下的反硝化速率vDN=12.89 mg·（g·h）-1（以VSS计）和反硝化能力PDN=0.174 g·g-1（以COD计）,同时短程发酵液中快速降解有机物组分为58.35%。     

Changes in anoxic denitrification rate resulting from prefermentation of a septic, phosphorus-limited wastewater.

A preliminary bench-scale study of parallel University of Cape Town (UCT) biological nutrient removal systems showed improvement in anoxic denitrification rates resulting from prefermentation of a septic (i.e., high volatile fatty acid [VFA] content), phosphorus-limited (i.e., total chemical oxygen demand/total phosphorus [TP] ratio < 40:1) wastewater. Net phosphorus removals due to enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) were only improved marginally by prefermentation in spite of significant increases in anaerobic phosphorus release, polyhydroxyalkanoate formation, and higher anoxic and aerobic uptakes. This probably was due to the high VFA/TP ratio in the raw influent relative to the VFA requirements for EBPR because enough VFAs were already present for phosphorus removal prior to prefermentation. An additional assessment of prefermentation using parallel UCT systems with step feed of 50% of the influent to the anoxic zone was completed. This second phase quantified the effect of prefermentation in a step-feed scenario, which prioritized prefermentation use to enhance denitrification rather than EBPR. While specific denitrification rates in the anoxic zone were significantly improved by prefermentation, high denitrification in the clarifiers and aerobic zones (simultaneous denitrification) made definitive conclusions concerning the potential improvements in total system nitrogen removal questionable. The prefermented system always showed superior values of the zone settling velocity and sludge volume index and the improvement became increasingly statistically significant when the prefermenter was performing well.     

接种量对餐厨垃圾中温厌氧产甲烷潜能的影响

以接种量作为餐厨垃圾厌氧消化进料负荷的衡量参数,研究不同接种量对餐厨垃圾中温产甲烷潜能的影响,确定餐厨垃圾中温厌氧消化最适接种量。实验设置10%、15%、20%、25%、30%和35%等6种不同的接种量,分析不同接种量之间产气量、甲烷含量、发酵前后总固体（TS）和挥发性固体（VS）、发酵过程中总挥发酸（VFAs）的变化情况。实验结果表明,发酵6 d后,所有发酵瓶罐均无气体产生,35%接种量导致系统酸化;30%和25%接种量时,发酵液维持较高的VFA浓度,在发酵结束后仍有较高浓度的VFA残留,这说明虽然该接种量下系统可以运行,但酸化产生的VFA并未充分转化为甲烷;10%、15%和20%接种量的发酵罐则能够将产生的VFAs利用掉,相比之下,接种量为20%时产气量最大,甲烷含量达到52.88%,TS和VS的去除率也能达到32.11%和38.24%,因此,20%接种量可作为后续实验的最适接种量。     

稻秆负荷与pH对稻秆厌氧发酵产酸系统启动过程的影响

为探讨稻秆负荷（即稻秆VS/污泥VSS）与发酵pH对稻秆厌氧发酵产酸系统启动过程产挥发性脂肪酸（VFAs）效果的影响,利用厌氧搅拌罐反应系统考察在不同的稻秆负荷（0.556、0.945、1.334和1.724 g/g）和不同的发酵pH（8.0、9.0和10.0）启动运行条件下的产酸性能,并分析了系统启动过程产酸与稻秆主要成分降解之间的关系。实验结果表明,VFAs浓度随稻秆负荷提高而增大,随发酵pH的升高而降低;发酵18 d时,发酵pH为9.0时,稻秆负荷1.334 g/g的产酸效果最好,VFAs浓度与稻秆产酸量分别为4 385.10 mg/L和2.19 gVFAs/g稻秆,此时半纤维素、纤维素和酸性洗涤木质素降解率分别为32.69%、22.53%和6.40%;稻秆负荷为0.945 g/g条件下,VFAs浓度在pH为8.0时达到最高值4 409.51 mg/L,此时稻秆降解量也最多,半纤维素、纤维素和酸性洗涤木质素降解率分别为28.60%、47.32%和22.69%。研究表明,稻秆负荷与发酵pH通过影响稻秆半纤维素、纤维素和木质素的降解影响稻秆厌氧发酵产酸的进程和效果。