Partition of volatile organic compounds in activated sludge and wastewater

The Henry's law constant is important in the gas-liquid mass transfer process. Apparent dimensionless Henry's law constant, or the gas-liquid partition coefficient (K'H), for both hydrophilic (methanol, isopropyl alcohol, and acetone) and hydrophobic (toluene and p-xylene) organic compounds in deionized (DI) water, a wastewater with a maximum total dissolved organic carbon (DOC) content of 700 mg/L, and DI water mixed with a maximum activated sludge suspended solid (SS) concentration of 40,000 mg/L were measured using the single equilibrium technique at 293 K. Experimental results demonstrate that the K'H of any of the test volatile organic compounds varied among three situations. First, the K'H of the hydrophilic compounds in mixed liquor with the maximum SS concentration was 9-21% higher than those in DI water. Second, those for toluene and p-xylene were 77% and 93% lower, respectively, in the mixed liquor with the maximum SS concentration. Third, the K'H values of all of the test compounds in the wastewater were only 10% lower than those in DI water. A model was developed to relate K'H with wastewater DOC and the SS concentration in the activated sludge using an organic carbon-water partition coefficient and activated sludge-water partition coefficient as model parameters. The model was verified and model parameters for test compounds estimated.     

Slurry-phase biodegradation of weathered oily sludge waste

We assessed the biodegradation of a typical oily sludge waste (PB401) in Mexico using several regimes of indigenous microbial consortium and relevant bioremediation strategies in slurry-phase system. Abiotic loss of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in the PB401 was insignificant, and degradation rates under the various treatment conditions ranged between 666.9 and 2168.7 mg kg(-1) day(-1) over a 15 days reaction period, while viable cell count peaked at between log(10)5.7 and log(10)7.4 cfu g(-1). Biostimulation with a commercial fertilizer resulted in 24% biodegradation of the TPH in the oily waste and a corresponding peak cell density of log(10)7.4 cfu g(-1). Addition of non-indigenous adapted consortium did not appear to enhance the removal of TPH from the oily waste. It would appear that the complexities of the components of the alkylaromatic fraction of the waste limited biodegradation rate even in a slurry system.     

餐厨垃圾处理厂挥发性有机物释放特征

选择目前国内成功运营的餐厨垃圾处理厂为采样点,该厂以利用餐厨垃圾生产生物蛋白饲料和厌氧发酵为主要工艺,采用气相色谱/质谱联用(GC/MS)技术对挥发性有机物(VOCs)浓度较高的工段,如破碎室、湿热反应器、好氧发酵仓进行了定性和定量分析.结果表明,3个采样点共检测出65种物质,包括醇、醛、酮、酯、芳香烃、硫化物、卤代物、烯烃和烷烃9类.湿热反应器排放VOCs浓度最高且包含物质种类最多,其中酮、酯、芳香烃、硫化物、卤代物、烯烃及烷烃类物质浓度均高于其他检测点,需对该工段进行重点监测和控制.     

Sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds onto organoclays

The behavior and fate of nonionic hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in the environment are mainly controlled by their interactions with various components of soils and sediments. Due to their large surface area and abundance in many soils, smectites may greatly influence the fate and transport of the contaminants in the environment. In our experiments, HOC sorption by hexadecyltrimethylammonium (HDTMA)-modified smectite linearly increased with the amount of HDTMA added to the clay. However, tetramethylammonium (TMA)- and dodecyltrimethylammonium (DTMA)-modified smectites showed not only inferiority in their sorption of HOC compared with the HDTMA-smectite, but also a partially decreased HOC sorption at specific surfactant loading levels. This means that the sorption of organoclays for organic contaminants was significantly influenced by the amount and size of the surfactants added on the clay. In addition, it seems that the interlayer structure (e.g., pore size) formed at each surfactant loading level plays an important role to adsorb HOC in different amount.     

Sorption and mobility of pharmaceutical compounds in soil irrigated with reclaimed wastewater

Use of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation is an important route for the introduction of pharmaceutical compounds (PCs) into the environment. In this study, the mobility and sorption-desorption behavior of carbamazepine, naproxen and diclofenac were studied in soil layers sampled from a plot irrigated with secondary-treated wastewater (STWW). Carbamazepine and diclofenac were significantly retarded in the 0-5 cm soil sample rich in soil organic matter (SOM): carbamazepine was not affected by the water quality (freshwater versus STWW), whereas diclofenac exhibited a higher retardation factor (RF) in the freshwater system. Naproxen exhibited significantly lower RFs than diclofenac but with a similar trend - higher retardation in the freshwater versus STWW system. In the 5-15 cm soil sample containing low SOM, naproxen was highly mobile while carbamazepine and diclofenac were still retarded. In the 15-25 cm sample, all compounds exhibited their lowest RFs. Sorption data suggested that SOM governs the studied PCs' interactions with the soil samples. However, higher carbon-normalized sorption coefficients were measured for the PCs in the 15-25 cm sample, suggesting that both quantity and the physicochemical nature of SOM affect sorption interactions. While both naproxen and carbamazepine exhibited reversible sorption isotherms, diclofenac exhibited pronounced sorption-desorption hysteresis. This study suggests that carbamazepine and diclofenac can be classified as slow-mobile compounds in SOM-rich soil layers. When these compounds pass this layer and/or introduced into SOM-poor soils, their mobility increases significantly. This emphasizes the potential transport of PCs to groundwater in semiarid zones due to intensive irrigation with reclaimed wastewater in SOM-poor soils.     

Aerobic biodegradation of organotin compounds in activated sludge batch reactors

The biodegradation behavior of four organotin (OT) compounds, namely tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT), monobutyltin (MBT) and triphenyltin (TPhT), was studied in lab-scale activated sludge batch reactors. The activated sludge was spiked with the OT compounds at a level of 100 microg l(-1) as Sn. Determination of the OT compounds by GC-FPD after ethylation in the dissolved and particulate phase revealed that 24 h after the start of the experiments, almost the total of OT compounds has been removed from the dissolved phase and is associated with the suspended solids. Calculation of mass balance in batch reactors showed that OT compounds biodegradation was performed via a sequential dealkylation process. Removals due to biodegradation were differentiated according to the parent compound. In experiments with non-acclimatized biomass, a percentage of 27.1, 8.3, 73.8 and 51.3 was still present as TBT, DBT, MBT and TPhT, respectively, at the end of the experiment (18th day). Half-lives (t1/2) of 10.2 and 5.1 days were calculated for TBT and DBT, respectively, whereas apparent t1/2 values could not be determined for MBT and TPhT (t1/2>18 days). The capacity of activated sludge to biodegrade OT compounds in the absence of supplemental substrate indicated that these compounds can be metabolized as single sources of carbon and energy in activated sludge systems. Excluding TBT, the presence of low concentrations of supplemental substrate did not affect the biodegradation potential of activated sludge. The acclimatization of biomass on OT compounds enhanced significantly biodegradation, resulting in significant decreases of half-lives of OT compounds. As a result in the presence of acclimatized biomass, half-lives of 1.4, 3.6, 9.8 and 5.0 days were calculated for TBT, DBT, MBT and TPhT, respectively.     

连续流动态膜餐厨垃圾和剩余污泥厌氧混合发酵系统的运行效能

为探究厌氧动态膜生物反应器(DMBR)在典型城市有机废弃物厌氧发酵领域应用的可行性,以餐厨垃圾(FW)和剩余污泥(WAS)为处理对象,在连续流条件下探究动态膜FW和WAS厌氧混合发酵系统的运行效能,并优化基质混合比(FW/WAS)和食微比(F/M)。结果表明,以水力停留时间(HRT)和有机负荷(OLR)分别为62.5 d和(1.84±0.45) g·L⁻¹·d⁻¹为初始条件,在连续流下启动FW和WAS厌氧混合发酵系统,经过72 d的运行,系统pH稳定在7.6~8.0,平均甲烷产量达到(0.41±0.08) L·L⁻¹·d⁻¹,无短链挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)累积且TVFA/碱度最大比值仅为0.024,表明系统启动成功且运行稳定。通过对动态膜的特性分析可知,动态膜形成快速,可在较短时间内实现低浊度(<50 NTU)出料,动态膜截留效果显著。通过FW/WAS和F/M的批次优化实验可知,厌氧混合发酵系统最优FW/WAS为4.4∶1 (基于VS),定期调整优化FW/WAS有望取得更高的系统甲烷产率;相应的系统能够耐受的最大F/M为0.944,为后续充分发挥连续流动态膜FW和WAS混合发酵系统的最大效能提供依据。本研究结果可为典型城市有机废物厌氧发酵产甲烷系统的低碳高效稳定运行提供参考。     

真菌降解挥发性有机化合物的研究进展

挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)是一类重要的大气污染物,生物降解法是近年来兴起的VOCs治理技术,它具有费用低、净化效率高、无二次污染等特点。目前,有关生物降解污染物的研究大部分都以细菌作为优势微生物,而对于真菌的研究起步相对较晚。真菌具有耐干燥、耐弱酸等特性,使得其在处理疏水性VOCs上具有明显优势。分析了真菌的降解特征及优势,总结了已分离到的可降解VOCs的真菌及其善于降解的污染物,重点探讨了影响真菌生物反应器VOCs降解性能的主要因素和相关动力学研究,并对今后真菌降解VOCs的研究方向进行了展望。     

Using textile industrial sludge,sewage wastewater,and sewage sludge as inoculum to degrade recalcitrant textile dyes in a co-composting process: an assessment of biodegradation efficiency and compost phytotoxicity

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Recalcitrant dyes found in textile wastewater represent a threat for sustainable textile production due to their resistance to conventional...     

Pyrolysis of wastewater sludge and composted organic fines from municipal solid waste: laboratory reactor characterisation and product distribution

Sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants and organic fines from mechanical sorting of municipal solid waste (MSW) are two common widespread waste streams that are becoming increasingly difficult to utilise. Changing perceptions of risk in food production has limited the appeal of sludge use on agricultural land, and outlets via landfilling are diminishing rapidly. These factors have led to interest in thermal conversion technologies whose aim is to recover energy and nutrients from waste while reducing health and environmental risks associated with material re-use. Pyrolysis yields three output products: solid char, liquid oils and gas. Their relative distribution depends on process parameters which can be somewhat optimised depending on the end use of product. The potential of pyrolysis for the conversion of wastewater sludge (SS) and organic fines of MSW (OF) to a combustion gas and a carbon-rich char has been investigated. Pyrolysis of SS and OF was done using a laboratory fixed-bed reactor. Herein, the physical characterisation of the reactor is described, and results on pyrolysis yields are presented. Feedstock and chars have been characterised using standard laboratory methods, and the composition of pyrolysis gases was analysed using micro gas chromatography. Product distribution (char/liquid/gas) from the pyrolysis of sewage sludge and composted MSW fines at 700°C for 10 min were 45/26/29 and 53/14/33%, respectively. The combustible fractions of pyrolysis gases range from 36 to 54% for SS feedstock and 62 to 72% from OF. The corresponding lower heating value range of sampled gases were 11.8–19.1 and 18.2–21.0 MJ m^?3, respectively.     

微生物菌剂强化餐厨垃圾和污泥联合堆肥

为探究微生物菌剂对餐厨垃圾和污泥联合好氧堆肥的影响,以餐厨垃圾和污泥（湿重1∶1）混合原料为堆肥底物,添加底物总湿重30%的废木屑作为膨胀剂,向底物中分别加入微生物菌剂和腐熟堆肥为处理组,并以不添加外源物作为对照,通过测定堆肥过程中的理化性质、腐熟效果和营养元素的变化,考察菌剂和腐熟堆肥对联合堆肥的促进作用。结果表明,微生物菌剂和腐熟堆肥的添加均能提高联合堆肥的肥效和腐熟效果,但菌剂的作用更佳。在微生物菌剂的作用下,堆体温度快速升高,并且可将高温期延长到5 d;经15 d快速堆肥,体系内含水率下降了18.31%,挥发性固体减少量达5.95%;添加菌剂的处理组在堆肥结束时的种子发芽指数最高,为258.54%,总氮浓度升高了10.70%,碳氮比减少了15%,这说明微生物菌剂有助于提高堆肥腐熟和肥效。微生物菌剂对餐厨垃圾与污泥联合好氧堆肥的减量和腐殖化有着更好的促进作用。本研究结果可为餐厨垃圾和污泥堆肥资源化处理提供参考。     

Relative efficacy of intrinsic and extant parameters for modeling biodegradation of synthetic organic compounds in activated sludge: dynamic systems.

The utility of intrinsic and extant kinetic parameters for simulating the dynamic behavior of a biotreatment system coupled with a distributed, unstructured, balanced microbial growth model were evaluated against the observed response of test reactors to transient loads of synthetic organic compounds (SOCs). Biomass from a completely mixed activated-sludge (CMAS) system was tested in fed-batch reactors, while a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was tested by measuring SOC concentrations during the fill and react period. Both the CMAS system and the SBR were acclimated to a feed containing biogenic substrates and several SOCs, and the transient loading tests were conducted with biogenic substrates along with one or more SOCs. Extant parameters more closely reflect the steady-state degradative capacity of activated-sludge biomass than intrinsic parameters and, hence, were expected to be better predictors of system performance. However, neither extant nor intrinsic parameters accurately predicted system response and neither parameter set was consistently superior to the other. Factors that may have contributed to the inability of the model to predict system response were identified and discussed. These factors included the role of abiotic processes in SOC removal, disparity in the bases used to evaluate parameter estimates (substrate mineralization) and reactor performance (substrate disappearance), inhibitory substrate interactions under the severe loading conditions of the SBR, changes in the physiological state of the biomass during the transient loading tests, and the presumed correlation between the competent biomass concentration and the influent SOC concentration.     

Estimation of biodegradation parameters of phenolic compounds on activated sludge by respirometry

The bio-oxidation of phenol, catechol, resorcinol, m-cresol and 5-methylresorcinol on activated sludge was investigated by oxygen uptake measurements. In addition, the degradation of acetate with the same microbial population was studied. The substrate-dependent oxygen uptake data were analysed on the basis of the Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The extant kinetic parameters, the maximum rates of oxygen consumption and half-saturation constants for the processes with different substrates were determined. The simple respirometric approach also made it possible to determine the short-term oxygen demands of the substrates which formed 23-38% of the theoretical oxygen demand of the studied compounds.     

餐厨垃圾与剩余污泥混合消化产沼气协同效应

在(35±0.2)℃温度下,以餐厨垃圾和剩余污泥为原料,设置餐厨垃圾和剩余污泥混合比例(VS)分别为1∶0、2∶1、1∶1、1∶2和0∶1,研究其单独消化与混合消化的系统性能、产甲烷潜力及脱氢酶活性和F420浓度变化。结果表明,混合消化提高了系统稳定性,与餐厨垃圾单独消化相比,添加剩余污泥能调节pH、氨氮浓度和VFA浓度,缩短产气周期;与剩余污泥单独消化相比,添加餐厨垃圾能显著提高沼气产量。混合比例为1∶1组混合消化产甲烷潜力最佳,消化作用的协同效应最为明显,沼气和甲烷产量分别达358.2 mL/g VS和224.1 mL/g VS,较餐厨垃圾和污泥单独消化估计值分别提高了23.09%和36.80%。1∶1混合消化组脱氢酶活性最高达437.33 TFμg/(mL·h),比餐厨垃圾和剩余污泥单独消化分别提高93.60%和40.69%,辅酶F420浓度最高为1.718μmol/L,分别提高17.3%和100.7%。     

进料频率对餐厨垃圾与剩余污泥中温共发酵系统稳定性的影响

考察系统负荷(以COD计)为11.36 g·(L·d)-1时,6种不同进料频率下,餐厨垃圾和剩余污泥中温厌氧共发酵过程中产气量、气体组分、SCOD、pH和挥发性脂肪酸(VFAs)的变化,旨在明确进料频率对系统稳定性的影响,同时结合单一VFA的产甲烷动力学特性,探明系统不稳定的原因。结果表明,进料频率较高时,进料周期内系统的气体组分、SCOD和pH无明显变化,产气量呈线性增长,且基本无VFA积累。随着进料频率降低,进料初期过快的水解酸化导致SCOD和VFAs浓度呈现明显的先升高后逐渐降低的趋势,从而导致pH和甲烷含量波动明显。当进料频率为1 次·d-1时,系统中pH降至7.5,甲烷含量降至45.4%,丙酸占总有机酸的比例最高可达87.9%。相比乙酸而言,丙酸在甲烷化过程中存在的延滞期(1.21 h)及较低的甲烷化速率(5.01 mL·h-1)可能是导致存在丙酸积累的低频进料系统中稳定性较差的原因之一。     

基质组分对厨余与污泥共发酵动力学特性的影响

通过厌氧发酵4阶段动力学实验、产甲烷抑制实验及单一VFA的产甲烷动力学实验,探明了厨余和污泥共发酵过程中,典型组分对其潜在的酸积累类型以及甲烷化过程的影响。结果表明,不同基质组分在厌氧发酵过程中的VFA组成比例以及单一VFA的产甲烷化动力学特性,对其产甲烷潜能及速率有着决定性影响。乙酸的甲烷化速率高达44.80 mL·d-1,丁酸略慢于乙酸,而丙酸和戊酸的甲烷化速率不足乙酸的1/2,其中丙酸的延滞期长达1.76 d。因此,产酸类型以乙酸为主的污泥、菜类在产甲烷阶段不存在延滞期;而蛋肉类及油的产甲烷速率受到丙酸、戊酸动力学特性的影响相对较慢。通过调整共发酵基质配比不仅能够提高发酵潜能,还能够优化VFA组成比例,实现较高的甲烷产率及甲烷化速率。     

污水污泥有机调质浓缩和无机调质脱水工艺研究

介绍了一种污水污泥有机调质浓缩和无机调质脱水工艺,它可有效提高污泥浓缩和脱水效率。含水率99％以上的剩余污泥经过有机调质后可快速浓缩至含水率93％左右,去除污泥中的间隙水和表面吸附水。浓缩污泥经过无机调质后可板框压滤脱水至含水率60％左右,脱除污泥中的毛细结合水和部分细胞水,而且实现了污泥重金属的稳定化。     

高负荷活性污泥法中污水有机组分表征

污水有机组分表征是高负荷活性污泥法(HRAS)模型建立的基础。针对经典活性污泥1号模型不适用于HRAS这一问题,提出了相应的双水解模型,即将污水有机组分中水解型有机物分为快速水解型与慢速水解型2种,发现两者水解动力学参数具有明显差异。对原水氧利用速率进行参数拟合,通过灵敏度和共线性分析,估计了快速生物降解型有机物、快速水解型有机物、慢速水解型有机物以及异养菌等4种污水有机组分,探讨了污水有机组分与增加HRAS碳源捕获率的关系。结果表明：以上4种有机组分均可被准确识别,共线性指数γ_K低于经验限值,各组分比例分别为13.9%、11.6%、12.6%和12.8%;从污水组分角度来说,提高HRAS碳源捕获率的3个方向分别为：反应器中的异养菌尽可能将快速生物降解型有机物和快速水解型有机物同化生成细胞物质;避免絮体污泥中的慢速水解型有机物过量水解;抑制异养菌衰减,减少内源呼吸产物的产生。双水解模型对污水有机组分成功表征有助于HRAS的设计、运行及优化。     

加压活性污泥法处理有机中间体废水的研究

对加压活性污泥法处理有机中间体废水进行了研究,主要考察了停留时间(HRT)、污泥浓度(MLSS)和反应压力等条件对COD去除率的影响.有机中间体废水经铁炭预处理后,COD从原来的8 000 mg/L降到5 000 mg/L左右,BOD5/COD由原来的0.20升高到0.40左右.当反应器内废水混合后COD 2 000 mg/L时,在反应压力0.10 MPa、污泥质量浓度3～5 g/L、停留时间8～10 h条件下,出水COD小于600 mg/L,COD去除率大于70%;出水经混凝沉淀处理后COD小于400 mg/L,可以达到<污水综合排放标准>(GB 8978-1996)三级标准.与常规的活性污泥处理方法相比,加压活性污泥法具有处理速度快、降解效率高和容积负荷大等优点.