Development of a prefabricated treatment plant for diluted pig wastewater

Abstract

In order to develop a prefabricated treatment and reuse plant for diluted pig wastewater, an entrapped‐mixed‐microbial‐cell (EMMC) process was evaluated for its process performance and economic analysis. At the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 30 hrs (loading rate of 1.0 g TCOD/L/d) and intermittent aeration of 1 hr of aeration and 1 hr of non‐aeration, it was found that, by using the pretreatment of the ammonium crystallization, both the medium and large carriers were able to reduce TCOD, SCOD, and T‐N by 83.51, 84.11, and 95.10%, respectively. The EMMC unit and lime post‐treatment followed by ammonium crystallization can reduce BOD₅, TCOD, SCOD, TSS, T‐N, and T‐P, respectively by 99.22, 93.85, 92.67, 97.73, 96.43, and 97.27%. The treated wastewater, after disinfection, is able to meet the requirements of the standards issued by the USEPA for reuse of food crops. The economic analysis indicates that based on the process performance of the EMMC unit, a prefabricated wastewater treatment plant for 2000 pigs has comparable net present worth (NPW) comparing intermittent aerated biological systems and less operation and maintenance and land requirement than conventional biological processes for removal carbon and nitrogen. A farm operation of more than 2000 pigs meets the unit cost of US$4.91/pig/yr. This will minimize the problems pertaining to technical factors or considerations that heavily influence planning, construction and operation of a pig wastewater treatment system.     

Nitrogen and phosphorus removal for swine wastewater by ammonium crystallization and intermittent aeration process

Abstract

A process on crystallized precipitation of ammonium by adding magnesium salt and phosphate was carried out to improve C/N ratio in swine wastewater. After completion of crystallized precipitation of ammonium, an intermittent aeration process with aeration and non‐aeration periods alternated at interval of 1:1 hr day^‐1 is used for the improved swine wastewater (T‐N/BOD=0.14: BOD=8200 mg/liter and T‐N=1166 mg/liter). The results obtained from the experiment show that the removal ratios of T‐N and NH₄‐N are 91% and 99%, respectively. T‐P is not removed, while the removal ratio of PO₄‐P is 60% as 3% of CaCl₂ liquid is added. The results also indicate that dilution with water is effective to improve the removal of phosphorus even if raw swine wastewater contains high concentrations of T‐N, T‐P, BOD, and TOC.     

Nitrification/denitrification in an intermittent aeration process for swine wastewater

Abstract

Nitrogen removal by a methane fermentation plus activated sludge process with the intermittent aeration was presented based upon a full‐scale pig farm experiment. Swine wastewater had a T‐N/BOD ratio from 0.2–0.29. The BOD concentration input to the process ranged from 1050–1608 mg l^‐1 and the T‐N concentration from 273–350 mg l^‐1. More than 90% of organic carbon was removed in each experimental run. Only small concentrations of NO₃‐N were found in the effluent and higher than 60% of the T‐N and 73% of NH₄‐N which were loaded to the intermittent aeration tank was removed. The nitrogen balance of each run was calculated. Denitrification was estimated to be accountable for 45–90% of the T‐N removed in the intermittent aeration tank. Denitrification rate increased as the BOD concentration increased (> 1300 mg l^‐1). The T‐N removal percentage was a function of the T‐N/BOD ratio of the influent. Although higher DO concentration (> 3 mg l^‐1) did not enhance the denitrification rate, nitrification did maintain at relative higher rates at a lower DO concentration (ave. 1.5 mg l^‐1). An operational condition of intermittent interval of aeration/nonaeration at 1:1 hr is better than that of the condition at 3:1 hr. As a result, T‐N and NH4‐N were removed up to 30% and 40% respectively, and the denitrification rate reached 79% in the intermittent aeration tank. An experimental run in a pilot plant on treating anaerobically pretreated swine wastewater was observed to verify simultaneous nitrification/denitrification. The results of the full‐scale plant experimentation seem to be confirmed by those obtained from the pilot plant runs.     

Removal of organic and nitrogen and molecular weight distribution of residual soluble organic from entrapped mixed microbial cells and activated sludge processes.

The simultaneous removal of organic and nitrogen and molecular weight distribution (MWD) of residual soluble chemical oxygen demand (RSCOD) in final effluent were investigated using entrapped mixed microbial cells (EMMC) and conventional activated sludge processes. Two different types of processes using EMMC carriers demonstrated better organic and nitrogen removal performance because of the high solids retention time (SRT) compared with the activated sludge process. Regarding the RSCOD, the longer SRT process (EMMC) was affected by reducing the hydraulic retention time, resulting in the increase of high-molecular-weight materials. On the other hand, reducing the aeration period had significantly affected the MWD in the shorter SRT process (activated sludge), resulting in an increase of low-molecular-weight materials.     

城市污水再生处理过程中壬基酚的迁移转化行为研究

采用SPE-GC-MSD-SIM方法,分析了壬基酚在污水再生处理全过程中的迁移转化行为与归宿.研究表明,在污水二级生物处理流程中,壬基酚主要来源为原污水和泥区回流液;壬基酚的去除途径有一沉池生污泥的吸附迁移作用和曝气池单元的生物降解转化作用,其中一沉池生污泥的吸附去除29.8%,曝气池生物降解54.4%,NP总去除率为84.2%.絮凝、过滤和消毒的污水再生深度处理工艺对壬基酚的迁移转化作用不明显.     

竹制填料生物接触氧化工艺处理污染河水简

针对受污染的湖溪河水质特征,以传统弹性塑料填料做对比,研究以竹球和竹丝为填料的生物接触氧化工艺,考察填料的挂膜时间、生物量和污水处理效果;确定连续曝气和间歇曝气时反应器的最优运行工况：连续曝气时为HRT=7.5 h,DO=3 mg/L;间歇曝气时为厌氧1.2 h、好氧6.3 h交替运行。实验结果表明,与弹性塑料填料相比,竹制填料挂膜速度快,竹球填料的水处理效果最好;连续曝气最优工况下竹球填料反应器中COD、TN、NH₃-N和TP的平均去除率分别为66.7%、47.9%、57.1%和30.6%;间歇曝气最优工况下竹球填料反应器中COD、TN、NH₃-N和TP的平均去除率分别64.08%、39.95%、60.7%和54.68%;竹制填料可替代传统的塑料填料作为生物接触氧化工艺的载体填料。     

竹制填料生物接触氧化工艺处理污染河水

针对受污染的湖溪河水质特征,以传统弹性塑料填料做对比,研究以竹球和竹丝为填料的生物接触氧化工艺,考察填料的挂膜时间、生物量和污水处理效果;确定连续曝气和间歇曝气时反应器的最优运行工况：连续曝气时为HRT：7．5h,DO=3mg／L;间歇曝气时为厌氧1．2h、好氧6．3h交替运行。实验结果表明,与弹性塑料填料相比,竹制填料挂膜速度快,竹球填料的水处理效果最好;连续曝气最优工况下竹球填料反应器中COD、TN、NH3-N和TP的平均去除率分别为66．7％、47．9％、57．1％和30．6％;间歇曝气最优工况下竹球填料反应器中COD、TN、NH3-N和TP的平均去除率分别64．08％、39．95％、60．7％和54．68％;竹制填料可替代传统的塑料填料作为生物接触氧化工艺的载体填料。     

Alternative solid carbon source from dried attached-growth biomass for nitrogen removal enhancement in intermittently aerated moving bed sequencing batch reactor

The feasibility of using dried attached-growth biomass from the polyurethane (PU) foam cubes as a solid carbon source to enhance the denitrification process in the intermittently aerated moving bed sequencing batch reactor (IA-MBSBR) during the treatment of low COD/N containing wastewater was investigated. By packing the IA-MBSBR with 8 % (v/v) of 8-mL PU foam cubes saturated with dried attached-growth biomass, total nitrogen removal efficiency of 80 % could be achieved for 10 consecutive cycles of operation when the intermittent aeration strategy of consecutive 1 h of aeration followed by 2 h of non-aeration period during the REACT period of the IA-MBSBR was adopted. Negligible release of ammonium nitrogen (NH₄ ⁺–N) and slow-release of COD from the dried biomass would ensure that the use of this solid carbon source would not further burden the treatment system. The slow-releasing COD was found to have no effect in promoting the assimilation process and would also allow the carbon source to be used for many cycles of operation. The ‘carbon-spent’ PU foam cubes could be reused by merely drying at 60 °C at the end of the operational mode. Thus, the dried attached-growth biomass formed on the PU foam cubes could be exploited as an alternative solid carbon source for the enhancement of denitrification process in the IA-MBSBR.     

曝气生物滤池中碳和氮代谢特性

用充填陶瓷滤料的曝气生物滤池研究碳和氮代谢特性.曝气生物滤池进水氨氮为52 mg/L左右、COD为100 mg/L左右和回流比为200%时,经过20多d的运行,出水氨氮小于0.05 mg/L、COD小于25 mg/L、亚硝态氮为4.7 mg/L和硝态氮为7.1 mg/L,COD去除率达75%,氨氮去除率达99.9%,总氮去除率达78%;过大和过小的回流比对曝气生物滤池的运行性能都是不利的.研究成果可以应用于一般城市污水以及含低COD、高氨氮工业废水的处理.     

Process performance evaluation of the contact stabilisation system at Birzeit University

The purification capacity of the contact stabilisation system at Birzeit University campus has been studied for two years. The oxidation capacity of organic matter, ammonium oxidation, and denitrification potential were determined. The reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 85%, and the effluent COD concentration was less than 110 mg/l (the average value was 88 mg/l). Suspended solids were removed with equal efficiency. The aerobic stabilization of organic solids was efficient, and no excess biosolids (sludge) had to be removed. High nitrification (70% of the influent nitrogen were nitrified) could be maintained at 15°C, and 42% of the oxidised nitrogen was denitrified. The specific oxygenation capacity of the treatment system is relatively high and reached about 5 kwh/kg COD. The specific wastewater treatment cost is about 0.52 US$/m3 or about 58 US$ per population equivalent per year. Based on the results obtained, batch operation and intermittent aeration of the biological process are suggested to achieve high effluent quality and to reduce power consumption.     

有机废水有效微生物处理实验研究

应用有效微生物对高浓度有机工业废水进行处理实验,初步探讨了影响有效微生物废水处理的几个重要主其特点。首先对有效微生物进行驯化,然后进行工业废水处理实验。结果表明,采取间歇式曝气,采取间歇式曝气,接种量为１／５０００,酸度控制在偏酸性范围,与常规废水处理相比,具有节约能源、废泥产生量少、除臭等特点。     

问歇曝气周期对低C/N比污水生物脱氮的影响

研究了间歇曝气生物脱氮工艺中,曝气周期和污水的c/N比对脱氮效率的影响,以及氧化还原电位(ORP)变化规律.中试试验结果表明,TN污泥负荷为0.05 kg/(kg MLVSS.d)时,间歇曝气系统的硝化反应所需曝气时间与总反应时间比至少要在0.5以上,一周期内搅拌时间不宜超过1 h;反硝化过程中难以找到ORP曲线突变点,因此,在低c/N比污水生物脱氮中ORP难以作为工程控制参数;由于原水的碳氮比太低,TN去除率只有35%～40%左右,为提高脱氮效率有必要投入外加碳源.     

间歇曝气潜流人工湿地的污水脱氮效果

采用间歇曝气运行方式,提升潜流人工湿地生活污水处理系统中的溶解氧浓度,强化脱氮效果。结果表明,间歇曝气运行方式有效提高了湿地内部溶解氧水平,曝气时溶解氧浓度可达6~9 mg/L,停止曝气后,溶解氧浓度迅速下降至0.5 mg/L以下,在湿地内部营造了一种交替的好氧和缺氧环境,分别促进好氧硝化和缺氧反硝化作用。在水力停留时间为3 d的情况下,间歇曝气潜流人工湿地系统对氨氮、总氮和COD的去除率分别可达到98.0%、87.6%和96.3%,较常规潜流人工湿地系统分别提高了74.1%、56.4%和18.1%,实现了氨氮、总氮和COD的同步高效去除。     

畜禽养殖废水生物处理剩余污泥臭氧减量过程中的重金属释放简

采用臭氧氧化污泥减量法对畜禽养殖废水SBR中的剩余污泥进行处理。当臭氧反应时间控制在30 min时,污泥的溶解比例在30%左右（以 MLSS计）。上清液中一定量的SCOD溶出可为生物处理单元提供充足的碳源,同时在上清液中,TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加有限,臭氧氧化后的污泥液回流污水处理系统后造成的N、P处理负荷较小,重金属对污泥微生物的活性抑制风险较低。若继续延长臭氧的反应时间,上清液SCOD、TN、TP以及重金属Cu、Pb的释放速率明显增加,同时上清液的C/N降低,臭氧化后的污泥液回流反而不利于生物单元的脱氮处理。综合考虑TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加的危害性,臭氧反应时间应控制在30 min,臭氧实际投加量应为123.1 mg O₃/g SS。     

铁炭微电解深度处理焦化废水的研究

采用曝气铁炭微电解工艺对焦化废水进行了深度处理.结果表明,在活性炭、铁屑和NaCl投加量分别为10 g/L、30 g/L和200 mg/L的条件下反应240 min,出水COD去除率在30%～40%;酸性条件可以进一步提高COD去除率;微电解可以去除原生化出水中的难降解有机物,出水物质的分子量主要集中于2000 Da以下,以脂类和烃类化合物为主;出水的可生化性有了大幅度提高,BOD5/COD由0.08增加到0.53.实验结果表明,铁炭微电解是深度处理焦化废水的一种有效工艺.     

多元微电解填料对煤制油废水预处理的影响

采用高温烧结型微电解填料预处理煤制油废水,通过正交实验研究了初始pH、微电解时间及曝气强度等对废水的预处理影响。结果表明,微电解影响因素从大到小依次为:微电解时间pH曝气强度;微电解预处理煤制油废水的最佳工艺参数为:初始pH 4.0,微电解90 min,气水比3∶1充氧曝气;通过平行实验,COD平均去除率及出水水质分别为54.7%和1 773 mg/L,废水生物毒性指标EC50由原水12.5%的高毒性转化成48.3%的中毒性,为后续生化系统的正常运行提供了有利条件,是预处理煤制油废水的有效方法之一。     

畜禽养殖废水生物处理剩余污泥臭氧减量过程中的重金属释放

采用臭氧氧化污泥减量法对畜禽养殖废水SBR中的剩余污泥进行处理。当臭氧反应时间控制在30min时,污泥的溶解比例在30％左右（以MLSS计）。上清液中一定量的SCOD溶出可为生物处理单元提供充足的碳源,同时在上清液中,TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加有限,臭氧氧化后的污泥液回流污水处理系统后造成的N、P处理负荷较小,重金属对污泥微生物的活性抑制风险较低。若继续延长臭氧的反应时间,上清液SCOD、TN、TP以及重金属cu、Pb的释放速率明显增加,同时上清液的C／N降低,臭氧化后的污泥液回流反而不利于生物单元的脱氮处理。综合考虑TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加的危害性,臭氧反应时间应控制在30min,臭氧实际投加量应为123．1mg O3／gSS。     

A/O脱氮工艺的控制策略和应用性研究

根据A/O脱氮工艺的运行状况和影响因素 ,提出了应用在线传感器连续测定曝气池中DO浓度、氨氮浓度和硝酸氮浓度 ,并据此调节供氧强度、内循环回流量、有机碳源的投加以及硝化区和反硝化区的大小 ,这是保证A/O脱氮工艺良好处理效果的重要控制策略和思想。同时对近年来国外A/O脱氮工艺自动控制的应用及研究进行了简单的回顾。     

连续/间歇曝气改良一体化氧化沟处理生活污水对比试验研究

为了提高改良一体化氧化沟(MIOD)的除磷效率和降低运行能耗,分别对连续曝气和间歇曝气(曝气1 h/停曝1 h)2种运行方式下系统处理生活污水的效果进行了对比试验研究.结果表明:(1)连续曝气运行方式下系统对COD、NH3-N、TP的去除率分别为85.28％、91.14％、73.09％;间歇曝气运行方式下系统对COD、...     

The effect of limited aeration on swine manure phosphorus removal.

Two low level aeration schemes (intermittent vs. continuous) were investigated on a laboratory scale, in conjunction with swine manure pH adjustment using sodium hydroxide (1.0 M), for manure phosphorus (P) removal. According to the data, an 80% reduction in soluble P was observed when the manure pH was increased to 8. Both intermittent and continuous aeration treatments could raise manure pH above 8 with an airflow rate of 1 L/minute in a period of 15 days. A drastic increase in pH (about 1 unit) was observed for both aeration schemes within the first day of test, resulting in a 76% reduction in soluble P concentration in the liquid. It appeared that there is no difference in terms of P removal between the two aeration programs, suggesting that the intermittent aeration be preferred to save energy while still achieving the same level of P removal.