Mathematical model for the microbial metabolism of glucose induced enhanced biological phosphorus removal in an anaerobic/aerobic sequential batch reactor

Glucose plays a significant role in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). Previous experimental studies have shown that in addition to acetate, glucose can induce and maintain a successful EBPR performance under certain operating procedures. Mathematical modeling of the EBPR metabolism is an important consideration that is necessary to produce a deeper insight into this process. In this study, four anaerobic reactions plus four aerobic reactions with fourteen kinetic constants are structured to describe the dynamic behavior of the key metabolic components in the glucose induced EBPR system. The development of the stoichiometric coefficients for the reactions is based on fundamental biochemical principles. The model describes the dynamics of the important storage compounds, which are considered separately from the active biomass. Sequential batch experiments were performed to find the optimum model parameters using sludges exhibiting stable EBPR from glucose fed system. The maximum specific substrate conversion rate in the glucose model is composed of two factors: the maximum specific rates of glucose direct conversion to PHV (q _gv ^max ) and glucose conversion to glycogen q _gl ^max , which are 14.1 and 699.7 C-mmol/C-mmol·h, respectively. The maximum specific rate of polyphosphate synthesis k _pp ^max is 0.2 P-mmol/C-mmol·h. The model with the best-fit parameters satisfactorily simulates the dynamic behavior of the key components during both anaerobic and aerobic conditions.     

Comparison of biochemical characteristics between PAO and DPAO sludges

A successful enhanced biological phosphorus removal(EBPR) was observed in both anaerobicaerobic sequencing batch reactor(An-Ox SBR) to induce growth of phosphorus accumulating organism(PAO) and anaerobic-anoxic(An-Ax) SBR to induce growth of denitrifying PAO(DPAO).Although the EBPR performance of An-Ox SBR was higher by 11.3% than that of An-Ax SBR,specific phosphorus release rates in the An-Ax SBR(22.8 ± 3.5 mg P/(g VSS·hr)) and the An-Ox SBR(22.4 ± 4.8 mg P/(g VSS·hr)) were similar. Specific phosphorus uptake rates under anoxic and aerobic conditions were 26.3 ± 4.8 mg P/(g VSS·hr)(An-Ax SBR) and 25.6 ± 2.8 mg P/(g VSS·hr)(An-Ox SBR), respectively, which were also similar. In addition, an analysis of relationship of poly-β-hydroxyalkanoates(PHA) synthesized under anaerobic conditions with phosphorous release(Preleased/PHAsynthesized) and of PHA utilized under anoxic and aerobic conditions with phosphorous uptake(Puptaked/PHAutilized) verified that biological activities of EBPR per unit biomass between DPAO and PAO were similar. An analysis of the specific denitrification rate of DPAO showed that NO-3-N can be denitrified at a rate that does not substantially differ from that of an ordinary denitrifier without additional consumption of organic carbon when the PHA stored inside the cell under anaerobic conditions is sufficiently secured.     

Research on polyhydroxyalkanoates and glycogen transformations: Key aspects to biologic nitrogen and phosphorus removal in low dissolved oxygen systems

In this paper, a study was conducted on the effect of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and glycogen transformations on biologic nitrogen and phosphorus removal in low dissolved oxygen (DO) systems. Two laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBR1 and SBR2) were operating with anaerobic/aerobic (low DO, 0.15–0.45 mg·L⁻¹) configurations, which cultured a propionic to acetic acid ratio (molar carbon ratio) of 1.0 and 2.0, respectively. Fewer poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), total PHA, and glycogen transformations were observed with the increase of propionic/acetic acid, along with more poly-3-hydroxyvalerate (PHV) and poly-3-hydroxy-2-methyvalerate (PH2MV) shifts. The total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency was 68% and 82% in SBR1 and SBR2, respectively. In the two SBRs, the soluble ortho-phosphate (SOP) removal efficiency was 94% and 99%, and the average sludge polyphosphate (poly-P) content (g·g-MLVSS⁻¹) was 8.3% and 10.2%, respectively. Thus, the propionic to acetic acid ratio of the influent greatly influenced the PHA form and quantity, glycogen transformation, and poly-P contained in activated sludge and further determined TN and SOP removal efficiency. Moreover, significant correlations between the SOP removal rate and the (PHV + PH2MV)/PHA ratio were observed (R ²>0.99). Accordingly, PHA and glycogen transformations should be taken into account as key components for optimizing anaerobic/aerobic (low DO) biologic nitrogen and phosphorus removal systems.     

一种厌氧同时脱氮除磷的新现象

通过多次尝试和重现性验证,首次证明了以葡萄糖为碳源的EBPR(A/O工艺)中的厌氧池可以实现"同时脱氮除磷"的功能,对磷和氨氮的去除效率甚至可以达到35%和40%左右.本文通过应用宏基因组学技术较好地解决了A/O反应器中厌氧同时脱氮除磷优势微生物的鉴定难题.针对这种厌氧同时脱氮除磷的生物现象,论文展开了有关微生物的培养、鉴定等方面的研究和讨论.对于这种新型的"厌氧同时脱氮除磷"现象及其优势微生物的鉴定,国内外还未见公开报道.     

富磷剩余污泥厌氧消化过程中的水解与生物释磷机制

以某采用A/O生物除磷工艺的污水处理厂排出的富磷剩余污泥为研究对象,设计厌氧消化比较试验,讨论了富磷剩余污泥厌氧消化过程中的磷释放机制.结果发现,剩余污泥消化系统中的SOP(溶解性正磷)释放/PHA(聚羟基烷酸)合成比值大于活性污泥厌氧释磷系统,证实了剩余污泥厌氧消化过程中水解机制是磷释放的主导机制;剩余污泥消化系统中的PHA合成/糖原降解比值小于活性污泥厌氧释磷系统,表明污泥消化系统中的糖原降解不仅仅是生物释磷引起的;厌氧消化系统中抑菌剂的存在对于污泥消化系统的水解释磷机制与生物释磷机制均是不利的.     

新型后置反硝化工艺处理低C/N(C/P)比污水脱氮除磷性能研究

从内碳源有效利用角度出发,开发了新型连续流后置反硝化AOA工艺,将厌氧段混合液按一定比例分流至缺氧段,从而强化缺氧段反硝化除磷作用.进水NH₄⁺-N和PO₄^3--P浓度保持在(38.31±2.03) mg·L^-1和(5.74±0.13) mg·L^-1,在不同运行阶段进水COD分别控制在300 mg·L^-1和250 mg·L^-1,考察了AOA工艺处理低C/N(C/P)比污水过程影响因素.当进水C/N比和C/P比分别为7.41±0.26和52.36±1.25时,通过将SRT由10 d延长到16 d,系统TN和PO₄^3--P去除率分别稳定在65.86%±2.06%和90.00%±3.97%;当进水C/N比、C/P比降至6.14±0.32和43.40±1.37时,在SRT为16 d条件下,将A/O/A体积比由1/3/1调整为1/2/2,TN和PO₄^3--P去除率分别升至69.76%±3.36%和98.73%±1.82%.结果表明,采用控制SRT、调整好氧/缺氧HRT等策略,可保证处理低C/N(C/P)比污水AOA工艺高效稳定运行.     

不同电子受体驯化聚糖菌反硝化过程及N2O释放特性

利用序批式（sequencing batch reactor,SBR）生物反应器,采用厌氧-好氧运行方式,以乙酸钠为碳源,在控制进水P/COD<2/100条件下,成功实现了聚糖菌（glycogen accumulating organisms,GAOs）富集。缺氧初始阶段ρ（NO_x--N）为30.0 mg/L,经厌氧-缺氧驯化后,反硝化聚糖菌（denitrifuing GAOs,DGAOs）可利用聚-β-羟基脂肪酸酯（poly-β-hydroxyalkanoate,PHA）为内碳源进行反硝化,且分解利用的PHA中80%以上为聚-β-羟基丁酸酯（poly-β-hydroxybutyrate,PHB）。高浓度NO₂-抑制DGAOs活性,厌氧PHA合成降低,且缺氧段PHA分解产生的能量较多地用于储存糖原（glycogen,Gly）。NO₃-和NO₂-还原过程中,PHA降解速率分别为19.28,10.02 mg/（g·h）,内源反硝化速率分别为3.32,2.29 mg/（g·h）,TN去除率达95%以上。随NO₂-/NO_x-增加,N₂O平均产率由29.1%增至59.0%。高浓度NO₂-对氧化亚氮还原酶（Nos）活性抑制作用以及Nos和亚硝态氮还原酶（Nir）之间的电子竞争过程,是导致NO₂-内源反硝化过程中N₂O大量释放的主要原因。     

基于DGAOs富集的内碳源短程硝化反硝化工艺特性

采用序批式生物反应器（SBR）,以厌氧-好氧-缺氧的运行方式,研究了低C/N比下内碳源驱动的短程硝化反硝化工艺运行性能.结果表明,反应器内可同时富集反硝化聚糖菌（DGAOs）和氨氧化细菌（AOB）.DGAOs可以利用聚-β-羟基脂肪酸酯（PHA）为内碳源进行反硝化,且利用的PHA中PHB （聚-β-羟基丁酸酯）占主要部分.稳定运行后,第39d厌氧末期污泥胞内存储物质在荧光显微镜下清晰可见,内碳源存储的PHA在缺氧阶段净消耗量为2.34mmol C/L,较文献报道值高29%.经过55d的驯化后,SBR系统达到了较为稳定的脱氮效果,平均氨氮去除率为（93.13%±4.91%）,内碳源反硝化效率为（49.62%±8.97%）.驯化后的污泥淘汰了反硝化聚磷菌（DPAOs）和亚硝酸盐氧化菌（NOB）,富集了DGAOs和AOB,其丰度从接种时的0.13%和0.20%分别上升到7.13%和1.11%,实现了低C/N下内碳源驱动短程硝化反硝化.     

DPR-SNED系统处理低C/N城市污水与硝酸盐废水的运行特性

为实现低C/N城市污水与含硝酸盐废水的同步处理,采用SBR接种活性污泥,通过合理控制厌氧/缺氧/低氧时间和溶解氧(DO)浓度,实现了反硝化除磷耦合同步硝化内源反硝化(DPR-SNED)系统的启动,并对启动过程中系统的脱氮除磷特性进行了研究.结果表明采用厌氧/低氧的运行方式,控制厌氧时间为3 h,好氧段DO浓度为0. 5～1. 0 mg·L-1,60 d可实现同步硝化内源反硝化除磷(SNEDPR)系统的启动,出水PO_4~(3-)-P浓度0. 5 mg·L-1,系统氮磷去除率维持在90%以上,COD的去除率维持在80%以上,系统SNED率和CODins率分别维持在70%和95%左右;随后改变运行方式,采用厌氧/缺氧/低氧的方式运行,缺氧段前进含硝酸盐废水,45 d可实现DPR-SNED系统的启动,缺氧末PO_4~(3-)-P浓度1. 1 mg·L-1,出水PO_4~(3-)-P浓度0. 5 mg·L-1,系统磷、COD去除率均维持在90%以上,氮去除率维持在88%以上,系统SNED率和CODins率分别维持在62%和90%左右. DPR-SNED系统的成功启动后,厌氧段聚糖菌和聚磷菌对城市污水有限碳源的充分利用和强化储存,可为后续缺氧段及好氧段的脱氮除磷提供充足的内碳源.此外,DPR-SNED系统缺氧段内源短程反硝化的进行保障了系统在低C/N(4)条件下的高效脱氮.     

碳源类型对A2O系统脱氮除磷的影响

采用52.5 L的A²O反应器,以乙酸和丙酸分别作为进水唯一碳源,系统研究了进水碳源类型对脱氮除磷和代谢过程的影响.结果表明,在进水COD为250 mg/L左右,NH⁺₄-N为52 mg/L左右的条件下,原水碳源类型对TN的去除影响不大,系统TN去除率均在65%左右.进水碳源类型对TP的去除及相应污泥中PHA的类型、含量和代谢及糖原的变化影响较大.乙酸为唯一碳源时,厌氧区放磷浓度较高,污泥中PHA的成分主要为PHB和PHV,两者在厌氧区的合成量差别不大,PHB在随后的反应过程中变化较大,对除磷代谢过程起主要作用,而PHV的变化较小.丙酸作为进水唯一碳源时,厌氧区的放磷浓度偏低,主要合成PHV,几乎不含PHB,PHV在随后吸磷过程中浓度变化较大,对除磷代谢起主要作用,而且出水TP浓度偏低.碳源类型对污泥中糖原的代谢也有影响,乙酸为碳源时糖原的含量高,变化范围也较大,丙酸为碳源时糖原的变化幅度较小.在同步脱氮除磷系统中,与乙酸相比,丙酸是一种更合适的碳源.     

溶解氧对活性污泥胞内贮存物和除磷性能的影响

分别以乙酸钠和葡萄糖为碳源,通过间歇实验,考察不同溶解氧(DO)浓度对厌氧-缺氧-好氧序批式反应器中活性污泥胞内贮存物聚羟基烷酸酯(PHA)、糖原和系统除磷性能的影响。实验表明:DO对以乙酸钠为碳源培养的胞内贮存物PHA和糖原影响较大,并影响污泥的除磷性能;对以葡萄糖为碳源培养的胞内物质影响较小,可能是因为细胞内存在其他类型的胞内贮存物。     

不同碳源对EBPR启动期聚磷菌的影响研究

以实验室序批式反应器(SBR)为强化生物除磷工艺(EBPR)载体,接种具有初步除磷功能的污泥后,以乙酸∶丙酸=1∶1(按各自折算的COD计)为混合碳源(以下简称混酸),厌氧初始pH 7.6±0.1,富集聚磷菌(PAO)。启动30 d后,EBPR反应器中为PAO和聚糖菌(GAO)的混合菌属,此时从反应器中取泥样进行批式试验,分别考察乙酸、丙酸及混酸对聚磷菌的富集和厌氧释磷的影响。结果表明:在EBPR启动期内,乙酸作为单一碳源时释磷量最大,但混酸碳源释磷效率最高,最有利于PAO富集;丙酸作为单一碳源时降解率最大而释磷量最小,不适合EBPR启动期的PAO富集。     

聚烃基烷酸转化对强化生物除磷影响研究

通过丙酸和乙酸C-mol比为0.5和2的合成废水驯化微生物的SBR反应器(SBR1和SBR2)批式实验,研究了强化生物除磷系统中聚烃基丁酸(PHB)和聚烃基戊酸(PHV)的转化对磷吸收/释放及去除率的影响.结果显示,磷的释放/吸收和去除率与PHB和PHV的转化有很好的相关性(R²>0.90).回归系数表明,特定废水驯化的污泥,磷的吸收和释放主要受PHB转化的影响,但磷的去除率却主要依赖于PHV的合成与降解;对于不同比例丙酸/乙酸废水驯化污泥,SBR2比SBR1污泥的PHB合成和降解能力增强,PHV合成和降解能力减小,生物除磷效果平均增加16.69%.因此,进水丙酸/乙酸比例及驯化影响聚磷微生物的PHB/PHV转化量,进而影响对磷的吸收/释放和除磷效果,PHB与PHV的转化量应作为生物除磷系统的关键调控因素考虑.     

Denitrifying phosphorus removal in a step-feed CAST with alternating anoxic-oxic operational strategy

A bench-scale cyclic activated sludge technology (CAST) was operated to study the biological phosphorus removal performance and a series of batch tests was carried out to demonstrate the accumulation of denitrifying polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (DNPAOs) in CAST system. Under all operating conditions, step-feed CAST with enough carbon sources in influent had the highest nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiency as well as good sludge settling performance. The average removal rate of COD, NH₄⁺-N, PO₄³⁻ -P and total nitrogen (TN) was 88.2%, 98.7%, 97.5% and 92.1%, respectively. The average sludge volume index (SVI) was 133 mL/g. The optimum anaerobic/aerobic/anoxic (AOA) conditions for the cultivation of DNPAOs could be achieved by alternating anoxic/oxic operational strategy, thus a significant denitrifying phosphorus removal occurred in step-feed CAST. The denitrification of NOx− -N completed quickly due to step-feed operation and enough carbon sources, which could enhance phosphorus release and further phosphorus uptake capability of the system. Batch tests also proved that polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) in the step-feed process had strong denitrifying phosphorus removal capacity. Both nitrate and nitrite could be used as electron acceptors in denitrifying phosphorus removal. Low COD supply with step-feed operation strategy would favor DNPAOs accumulation.     

基于优质碳源提供的CAMBR复合工艺短程硝化-反硝化除磷研究

挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)是反硝化除磷过程可以利用的优质碳源,为此本研究结合厌氧折流板反应器(ABR)微生物相分离和膜生物反应器(MBR)出水水质优良的特性,构建了CAMBR复合工艺,并通过优化ABR水力停留时间(HRT)等运行条件以提供优质碳源,实现高效反硝化除磷.研究表明,当ABR的HRT为4.8 h时,可获得充足的VFA作为优质碳源,并实现消耗VFA的量为56.1 mg·L~(-1)的同时获得10.43 mg·L~(-1)的释磷,即释放1 mg磷需要的VFA量为5.38 mg,同时实现12.35 mg·L~(-1)的吸磷,而MBR池的吸磷为1.33 mg·L~(-1).短程硝化除磷过程中,缺氧消耗1 mg PO_4~(3-)-P需要0.62 mg的NO-x-N,吸收1 mg PO_4~(3-)-P所需NO_2~--N的量为1.67~2.04 mg.系统出水水质稳定,COD、TN和溶解性PO_4~(3-)-P的平均去除率分别为91%、84%和93%,出水平均浓度分别为30、7.15和0.55 mg·L~(-1),表明CAMBR复合工艺生在处理生活污水过程中可获得稳定高效的反硝化除磷效果.     

pH对低温除磷微生物种群与聚磷菌代谢的影响

在5°C条件下通过运行SBR生物除磷反应器和静态实验考察pH对低温生物除磷系统的影响。pH不仅影响生物除磷反应器的性能,而且也会影响生物除磷系统的微生物种群结构。在pH为6的条件下长期运行的生物除磷系统中聚糖菌大量存在;而在中性(pH=7)和弱碱性(pH=8)条件下,聚磷菌在活性污泥中占有优势地位。静态实验结果表明,当pH在6⁸.5之间变化时,聚磷污泥的厌氧释磷能力随pH的升高而提高。pH在68.5之间变化时,聚磷污泥的厌氧释磷能力随pH的升高而提高。pH在6⁸之间变化时,乙酸吸收和PHB的合成能力随着pH升高而加强,当pH升高到8.5时,PHB合成能力下降,从而抑制了好氧段磷酸盐的吸收。pH为8时,生物除磷系统实现了充分的释磷和吸磷,并取得了最好的除磷效果。     

后置短程反硝化AOA-SBR工艺实现低C/N城市污水的脱氮除磷

为了解厌氧/好氧/缺氧(A/O/A)运行的序批式反应器(SBR)中,强化生物除磷(EBPR)与同步短程硝化反硝化(SPND)耦合,并后置短程反硝化的脱氮除磷特性,以低C/N(≤4)城市污水为处理对象,通过优化曝气量和缺氧时间,实现了低C/N城市污水的深度脱氮除磷.结果表明,当好氧段曝气量由1.0 L·min-1降至0.6 L·min-1,缺氧时间为180 min时,出水PO3-4-P浓度由0.06 mg·L~(-1)降至0,出水NH+4-N、NO-2-N和NO-3-N浓度分别由0.18、18.79和0.08 mg·L~(-1)逐渐降低至0、16.46和0.05 mg·L~(-1),TN去除率由72.69%提高至77.97%;随着曝气量的降低,SPND现象愈加明显,SND率由19.18%提高至31.20%;此后,当缺氧段时间由180 min逐渐延长至420 min,出水PO3-4-P、NH+4-N和NO-3-N浓度分别维持在0、0和0.03 mg·L~(-1)左右,出水NO-2-N低至3.06 mg·L~(-1),SND率达32.21%,TN去除性能逐渐提高,TN去除率高达99.42%,实现了系统的深度脱氮除磷.     

基于聚糖菌和聚磷菌竞争的代谢模型及影响因素

聚糖菌的富集已成为造成EBPR强化生物除磷系统非稳定运行的重要因素之一.本文基于活性污泥数学模型ASM.2D的生物除磷代谢模型,围绕化学计量学和动力学阐述了聚磷菌PAOs胞内糖原的代谢途径以及聚糖菌GAOs在厌氧和好氧条件下的代谢模型,揭示了2类微生物的竞争本质.同时,对比分析了影响代谢模型化学计量学参数的若干因子,如碳源类型、温度、pH条件和污泥龄SRT等;结果发现,这些因素对PAOs和GAOs的代谢模型系数具有重要的影响作用,并进而决定着2类微生物的竞争优势.此外,针对目前对两类微生物的竞争主要集中于厌氧代谢的现状,提出今后的研究重点应放在好氧/缺氧机理方面.     

Nitrogen and phosphorus removal in an airlift intermittent circulation membrane bioreactor

A new airlift intermittent circulation integrated bioreactor was developed for simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal of wastewater, in which, circulation of mixed liquid between mixing zone and aeration zone was realized by aeration power, alternately anaerobic/anoxic bio-environment in mixing zone was realized by intermittent circulation and simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal was obtained through strengthened denitrifying phosphorus removal process. Removal performance of the reactor was investigated and pollutant removal and transfer mechanism in one operation circle was analyzed. The experiment results indicated that under the influent condition of chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration of 642.1 mg/L, total nitrogen (TN) of 87.4 mg/L and PO₄^3?-P of 12.1 mg/L, average removal efficiencies of COD, TN and PO₄^3?-P reached 96.4%, 83.2% and 90.5%, respectively, with the hydraulic residence time of 22 hr and operation circle time of 185 min. Track studies indicated that the separation of aeration and mixing zones and intermittent circulation of mixed liquid between the two zones provided distinct biological environments spatially and temporally, which ensured the occurrence of multifunctional microbial reactions.     

Nitrogen and phosphorus removal in an airlift intermittent circulation membrane bioreactor

A new airlift intermittent circulation integrated bioreactor was developed for simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal of wastewater, in which, circulation of mixed liquid between mixing zone and aeration zone was realized by aeration power, alternately anaerobic/anoxic bio-environment in mixing zone was realized by intermittent circulation and simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal was obtained through strengthened denitrifying phosphorus removal process. Removal performance of the reactor was investigated and pollutant removal and transfer mechanism in one operation circle was analyzed. The experiment results indicated that under the influent condition of chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration of 642.1 mg/L, total nitrogen (TN) of 87.4 mg/L and PO₄^3--P of 12.1 mg/L, average removal efficiencies of COD, TN and PO₄^3--P reached 96.4%, 83.2% and 90.5%, respectively, with the hydraulic residence time of 22 hr and operation circle time of 185 min. Track studies indicated that the separation of aeration and mixing zones and intermittent circulation of mixed liquid between the two zones provided distinct biological environments spatially and temporally, which ensured the occurrence of multifunctional microbial reactions.