Comparison of inclined plate sedimentation and dissolved air flotation for the minimisation of subsequent nitrogenous disinfection by-product formation

The formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs), including both nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs) and carbonaceous disinfection by-products (C-DBPs), was investigated upon chlorination of water samples following two treatment processes: (i) coagulation-inclined plate sedimentation (IPS)-filtration and (ii) coagulation-dissolved air flotation (DAF)-filtration. The removal of algae, dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and UV₂₅₄ by coagulation-DAF-filtration was superior to coagulation-IPS-filtration. On average, 53%, 53% and 31% of DOC, DON and UV₂₅₄ were removed by coagulation-DAF-filtration process, which were higher than 47%, 31% and 27% of that by coagulation-IPS-filtration process. Additionally, coagulation-IPS-filtration performed less well at removing the low molecular weight organics than coagulation-DAF-filtration process. The concentrations of chloroform, dichloroacetamide (DCAcAm) and dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN) formed during chlorination after coagulation-DAF-filtration reached their maximum values of 13, 1.5 and 4.7 μg L⁻¹, respectively, and were lower than those after coagulation-IPS-filtration with the maximum detected levels of 17, 2.9 and 6.3 μg L⁻¹. However, the trichloronitromethane (TCNM) concentration after the two processes was similar, suggesting that DON may have less of a contribution to TCNM formation than DCAcAm and DCAN.     

废水生物处理出水中溶解性微生物产物的形成机制与特征

废水生物处理出水中的溶解性微生物产物(SMP)主要产生于基质降解和微生物的内源呼吸过程,它的存在是影响生物处理出水水质和有机物去除率的一个重要因素,已引起人们的普遍关注.简单阐述了SMP的定义,详细探讨了废水生物处理出水中溶解性微生物产物的形成机制与特征.     

Biodegradation and biotransformation of wastewater organics as precursors of disinfection byproducts in water

Laboratory experiments were carried out to investigate wastewater organics as the precursors of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in drinking water supply. The focus was on the change in wastewater DBP precursors during biological degradation under simulated natural conditions. The wastewater and its treated secondary effluent were characterized for DBP formation potential (DBPFP) and DBP speciation profile, including trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, chloral hydrate, and nitrogen-containing DBPs. Several model organic compounds, including humic acid, tannic acid, glucose, starch, glycine, and bovine serum albumin (BSA), were used to represent the different types of organic pollutants in wastewater discharge. The results show that the DBPFP of wastewater decreased after biodegradation, but the remaining organic matter had a greater DBPFP yield with chlorine. Different model organics displayed different changes in DBPFP during biodegradation. The DBPFP remained largely unchanged for the glycine solution, decreased greatly for the tannic acid and BSA solutions, and increased nearly 3-fold for the glucose and starch solutions after 10d of biodegradation. Meanwhile, the DBPFP yield increased from 3 for glycine to 51μg DBP mg(-1) C for its degradation residue, and from 1 for glucose and starch to 87 and 38μg DBP mg(-1) C for their organic residues, respectively. Although biodegradation may effectively remove some DBP precursors, biotransformation during the process produces new DBP precursors in the form of soluble microbial products (SMPs). The experimental results reveal that SMPs may be an important source of wastewater-derived DBP precursors in natural waters.     

Sources and fate of nitrosodimethylamine and its precursors in municipal wastewater treatment plants.

To assess the occurrence and fate of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and its precursors in wastewater treatment plants, samples from wastewater treatment plants and industrial sources were analyzed for NDMA, total NDMA precursors, and dimethylamine (DMA). The median concentration of NDMA in untreated wastewater was approximately 80 ng/L, with maximum concentrations up to 790 ng/L presumably occuring because of sources unrelated to domestic wastewater. Concentrations of DMA in untreated wastewater ranged from approximately 50 to 120 microg/L and accounted for a majority of the NDMA precursors. The removal of NDMA during secondary biological treatment exhibited considerable variability, with overall removal ranging from 0 to 75%. In contrast, removal of NDMA precursors and DMA generally exceeded 70%. The median concentration of NDMA in secondary effluent before disinfection was 46 ng/L. Although DMA was removed during secondary treatment, other NDMA precursors in wastewater effluent will result in formation of additional NDMA upon disinfection with chloramines.     

Formation of nitrogenous disinfection by-products from pre-chloramination

A sampling survey investigated the formation of nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs) and carbonaceous DBPs (C-DBPs) from pre-chloramination, an increasingly common treatment strategy in China for regulated C-DBP control, followed by subsequent conventional water treatment processes, i.e., coagulation, sedimentation, and filtration. Dihalogenated N-DBPs typically peaked in the summer and early autumn with a relatively higher temperature, with the maximum levels of dichloroacetamide (DCAcAm), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN), bromochloroacetonitrile, dibromoacetonitrile and dichloroacetone at 1.8, 6.3, 6.0, 2.6 and 1.8 μg L⁻¹ in the finished water, respectively. Also, the levels of all the dichlorinated N-DBPs were correlated with the ratio of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) to dissolved organic carbon, implying autochthonous DON played an essential role in the formation of these DBPs. In contrast, the yields of trihalogenated DBPs [chloroform (CF), trichloronitromethane (TCNM) and trichloroacetone (TCAce)] appeared not to be significantly affected by seasons. CF and DCAN were the dominant species in trihalomethanes (THMs) and dihaloacetonitriles (DHANs), respectively. Bromine was more readily incorporated into DHANs to form brominated DBPs than THMs during pre-chloramination. Although pre-chloramination can ensure the finished water to meet with the current Chinese THM regulatory limits, the increased levels of TCNM and TCAce may be a new water quality concern.     

火山岩填料曝气生物滤池内循环强化脱氮试验研究

试验表明,被粉碎的火山岩是一种较好的曝气生物滤池填料。出水内循环虽然对COD、SS以及浊度没有太大影响,甚至因试验期间低温限制使得硝化效果改善并不明显,但内循环可以显著提高曝气生物滤池反硝化（脱氮）效果。在内循环比为150%时,硝化过程中产生的NO-3几乎均能被反硝化完全去除,只是由于试验时的低温限制了硝化效率使TN去除效率提高幅度受到限制,从无内循环时的438%仅仅被提高到69.1%。DO值沿填料层高度呈山谷型分布（谷底位于填料层50 cm处）规律揭示,DO谷底是反硝化的拐点,也是反硝化与硝化的分界点。     

Precursors and nitrogen origins of trichloronitromethane and dichloroacetonitrile during chlorination/chloramination

The formation of trichloronitromethane (TCNM) and dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN) was investigated during chlorination and chloramination of 31 organic nitrogen (org-N) compounds, including amino acids, amines, dipeptides, purines, pyrimidones and pyrroles. Tryptophan and alanine generated the greatest amount of TCNM during chlorination process and asparagine and tyrosine yielded the highest amount of TCNM during chloramination process. Tryptophan, tyrosine, asparagine, and alanine produced more DCAN than other org-N compounds regardless of chlorination or chloramination. TCNM and DCAN formation was higher by chlorination than by chloramination. NH₂Cl:org-N molar ratios, reaction time, and pH affected N-DBPs formation in varying degrees. TCNM and DCAN yields were usually high during chloramination of tyrosine, asparagine, and methylpyrrole under the following reaction conditions: NH₂Cl:org-N molar ratios greater than 10, reaction time for 1 d, and at pH 7.2. NH₂Cl as a major nitrogen origin in TCNM and DCAN was confirmed via labeled ¹⁵N-monochloramine during chloramination of tyrosine, asparagine and methylpyrrole. In contrast, the majority of nitrogen in TCNM originated from glycine, and that in DCAN originated from pyrrole. Based on the intermediates identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), a pathway scheme was proposed for TCNM and DCAN formation.     

Investigation of a new approach to decompose two potent greenhouse gases: photoreduction of SF(6) and SF(5)CF(3) in the presence of acetone

In this paper, we addressed the utilization of photochemical method as an innovative technology for the destruction and removal of two potent greenhouse gases, SF(6) and SF(5)CF(3). The destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of the process was determined as a function of excitation wavelength, irradiation time, initial ratio of acetone to SF(5)X (X represented F or CF(3)), initial SF(5)X concentration, additive oxygen and water vapor concentration. A complete removal was achieved by a radiation period of 55min and 120min for SF(6)-CH(3)COCH(3) system and SF(5)CF(3)-CH(3)COCH(3) system respectively under 184.9nm irradiation. Extra addition of water vapor can enhance DRE by approximately 6% points in both systems. Further studies with GC/MS and FT-IR proved that no hazardous products such as S(2)F(10), SO(2)F(2), SOF(2), SOF(4) were generated in this process.     

城市污水厂二级处理出水深度处理组合工艺研究

为了研究臭氧-曝气生物滤池二级处理出水深度处理组合工艺的处理效果,采用臭氧-曝气生物滤池(biological aerated filter, BAF)组合工艺对城市污水处理厂二级生化处理出水进行深度处理。结果表明,组合工艺对造成水中色度的主要物质腐植酸和富里酸类有机物和嗅味物质中的二甲基三硫和二甲基异莰醇(MIB)能够进行有效去除。臭氧氧化能够显著提高后续BAF单元对COD_Mn的去除。在进水COD_Mn6~8 mg/L、色度为25~30度、浊度约为8 NTU的条件下,当臭氧投加量为5~6 mg/L、BAF的水力停留时间为1~1.5 h时,出水COD_Mn< 5 mg/L、色度<5度、浊度<1 NTU,出水水质可满足生产工艺对回用水的水质要求。     

Sequential treatment via Trametes versicolor and UV/TiO2/Ru(x)Se(y) to reduce contaminants in waste water resulting from the bleaching process during paper production

An efficient sequential, biological and photocatalytic treatment to reduce the pollutant levels in wastewater due to the bleaching process during paper production is reported. For a biological pre-treatment, 800 ml of non-sterilized effluent was inoculated with Trametes versicolor immobilized in polyurethane foam, with 25 g l(-1) glucose, 6.75 mM CuSO(4), and 0.22 mM MnSO(4) added, and cultured at 25 degrees C with an air flow of 800 ml min(-1) for 8d. The fungus did not inhibit growth of the heterotropic populations of the effluent. After 4d of culture, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction and colour removal (CR) were 82% and 80%, respectively, with laccase (LAC) and manganese peroxidase (MnP) activities of 345 U l(-1) and 78 U l(-1), respectively. The COD reduction and CR correlated positively (p<0.0001) with LAC and MnP activities. Chlorophenol removal was 99% of pentachlorophenol, 99% of 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol (2,3,4,6-TCP), 98% of 3,4-dichlorophenol (3,4-DCP) and 77% of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP), while 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (2,4,5-TCP) increased to 0.2 mg l(-1). The pre-treated effluent was then exposed to a photocatalytic treatment. The treatment with photolysis resulted in 9% CR and 46% COD reduction, 42% CR and 60% COD reduction by photocatalysis, and 62% CR and 85% COD reduction by heterogeneous photocatalysis with the system TiO(2)/Ru(x)Se(y) (Fig. 4). With this treatment the bacterial and fungal populations also decreased by 5 logarithmic units with respect to the biological treatment alone (Fig. 5). The total sequential treatment resulted in a 92% CR (from 5800 UC), 97% COD reduction (from 59 g l(-1)) and 99% chlorophenol removal at 96 h and 20 min.     

曝气生物滤池处理农村污水的中试研究

采用研制的曝气生物滤池对农村污水进行处理,研究其性能特点和影响因素。结果表明：在气水比为5∶1,水力停留时间（HRT）为15 h,进水COD浓度在250 mg/L以下时,COD和氨氮的去除率分别在80％和90％以上,出水COD和氨氮值达到国家《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准》一级A标准;反应器在冬季水温12℃以上运行时出水COD和氨氮值比在夏季运行时有所上升,但去除率仍在80%和90%以上,可以达到排放标准。     

反冲洗周期对生物除锰滤池去除效果的影响简

反冲洗周期是生物除铁除锰滤池的一个重要运行参数,实验中分别设定反冲洗周期为24、48和72 h,考察反冲洗周期对成熟稳定运行的滤柱出水铁、锰、氨氮和浊度的影响。结果表明,不同反冲洗周期,滤柱对铁、锰和氨氮均有很好的去除效果,出水中的总Fe、Mn²⁺和NH₄⁺-N的平均浓度分别为0.018、0.003和0.016 mg/L,0.010、0.001和0.014 mg/L,0.013、0.001和0.014 mg/L,均远低于国家标准,说明反冲洗周期变化对三者的去除效果没有影响。反冲洗周期为24、48和72 h时,出水平均浊度分别为0.27、0.38和0.57 NTU,反冲洗周期越长,出水浊度越高。滤柱沿程浊度分析发现,浊度主要在0~0.4 m去除,出水浊度与滤层厚度无关。反冲洗后5 min出水浊度为3.16 NTU,15 min降到了1 NTU以下,25 min降到了0.5 NTU,60 min大约降到了反冲洗前的水平。     

Emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the pyrolysis of scrap tires

This work investigated the PAHs generated in a waste-tire pyrolysis process and the PAHs removal by a wet scrubber (WSB) and a flare. IND, DBA, and BaP were found to dominate in the powders of scrap tires before the pyrolysis. The PAHs in the carbon blacks formed in the pyrolysis were mainly 2-, 3-, 6-, and 7-ring PAHs. Nap was the most predominant water-phase PAH in the WSB effluent. About 40% of the water-phase total-PAHs in the WSB effluent were contributed by nine carcinogenic PAHs. NaP, IND, and COR displayed higher mean gas- and particulate-phase concentrations than the other PAHs in the flare exhaust. The mean removal efficiencies of individual PAHs, total-PAHs, and high carcinogenic BaP+IND+DBA were 39.1–90.4%, 76.2%, and 84.9%, respectively for the WSB. For the flare, the mean removal efficiencies of gaseous, particulate, and combined (gaseous+particulate) total-PAHs were 59.8%, 91.2%, and 66.8%, respectively, whereas the removal efficiencies were 91.0%, 80.1%, and 89.1%, respectively for the total-BaPeq. However, the gaseous BaA displayed a negative mean removal efficiency. The total PAH emission rate and factor estimated for the scrap tire pyrolysis plant were 42.3 g d⁻¹ and 4.00 mg kg-tire⁻¹, respectively.     

MBBR/BAF工艺降解腈类有机物的性能研究

采用移动床生物膜反应器(MBBR)和曝气生物滤池(BAF)结合工艺对有机腈类废水处理进行了小试研究,以考察有机物的降解规律。经过稳定运行2个月,在两级硝化液回流比R=200%,pH=7.5,HRT=3 d的情况下,进水COD、CN-、NH3-N、TN及BOD5浓度平均值分别为3 024、38、185、305和845 mg/L时,出水COD、CN-、NH3-N、TN及BOD5平均浓度为50、0.5、10、45和17 mg/L,去除率分别为98.2%、98.7%、94.2%、85.2%和98.0%,BOD/COD比值由0.29提高到0.34,达到了《江苏省化学工业主要水污染物排放标准》(DB32/939-2006)一级排放标准。     

反冲洗周期对生物除锰滤池去除效果的影响

反冲洗周期是生物除铁除锰滤池的一个重要运行参数,实验中分别设定反冲洗周期为24、48和72h,考察反冲洗周期对成熟稳定运行的滤柱出水铁、锰、氨氮和浊度的影响。结果表明,不同反冲洗周期,滤柱对铁、锰和氨氮均有很好的去除效果,出水中的总Fe、Mn“和NH？-N的平均浓度分别为0．018、0．003和0．016mg／L,0．010、0．001和0．014mg/L,0．013、0．001和0．014mg／L,均远低于国家标准,说明反冲洗周期变化对三者的去除效果没有影响。反冲洗周期为24、48和72h时,出水平均浊度分别为0．27、0．38和0．57NTU,反冲洗周期越长,出水浊度越高。滤柱沿程浊度分析发现,浊度主要在0～O．4m去除,出水浊度与滤层厚度无关。反冲洗后5rain出水浊度为3．16NTU,15min降到了1NTU以下,25min降到了0．5NTU,60min大约降到了反冲洗前的水平。     

反硝化生物滤池深度脱氮机理

研究了反硝化生物滤池对污水中硝酸盐氮的脱氮机制及其影响因素。结果表明,在实验室小试条件下,反硝化生物滤池启动14 d后出水基本达到稳定,NO3--N和TN的去除率分别为80%～88%和76%～80%,COD的去除率达到80%以上。稳定运行期,在室温20～29℃、水力负荷为1.5～2 m3/(m2.h)、COD/TN为3.7～4.5的条件下,反应器对NO3--N和TN的去除率分别为70%～85%和47%～64%,且在运行过程中出现了少量NO2--N的积累。分析反硝化生物滤池沿水流方向有机物浓度及氮形态分布发现,沿水流方向NH4+-N浓度基本保持不变;NO2--N浓度在滤层底部至40 cm高处积累较为明显,其后浓度基本不变。     

Investigating phosphorus limitation in a fixed bed filter with phosphorus and nitrogen profile measurements

In 2000, the European Union adopted the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) (European Commission, 2000). The WFD focuses on increasingly stringent nutrient standards including ultra low nitrogen (< 2.2 mg N-total/L) and phosphorus concentrations (< 0.15 mg total phosphorus/L) in receiving surface waters and in relevant point sources like wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. Expansion of WWTPs with advanced post-treatment processes, like effluent filtration, is widely proposed to meet possible future effluent discharge standards. When combining biological nitrate-nitrogen and chemical phosphorus removal in one filter, phosphorus limitation in the denitrifying process may occur. This study investigated where in the filter bed and under which conditions phosphorus limitation occurs. Profile measurements for nitrate, nitrite, and orthophosphorus (PO4-P) combined with chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 02 were conducted. Results showed that the required PO4-P/NOx-N ratio is approximately 0.006 mg/mg after phosphorous precipitation and flocculation. Profile measurements have proven to be an applicable and useful tool. It showed how nitrate and orthophosphorus are removed through the filter bed based on the PO4-P/NOx-N ratio. When orthophosphorus is removed more rapidly and efficiently compared to nitrate, the PO4-P/NOx-N ratio decreases. When PO4-P/NOx-N ratio thresholds are approximately 0.006 mg/mg for a certain period of time and water temperatures varied significantly, orthophosphorus limitation may occur. Changing the filter-bed configuration or decreasing the coagulant dosage can prevent limitation of the denitrifying process because of a phosphorous shortage.     

Occurrence and removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives in an ecological wastewater treatment plant in South China and effluent impact to the receiving river

Ecological wastewater treatment plant (EWWTP), a kind of emerging wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in recent years, combined microbiology with botany which is efficient for the removal of nitrogen and organic matter, as well as deodorization. The occurrence and removal of micro-organic pollutants in EWWTPs were still not well known. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their typical derivatives (SPAHs) including the oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs), chlorinated PAHs (ClPAHs), and methyl PAHs (MPAHs) were investigated in an EWWTP in Guangdong Province, China. The concentrations of the Σ6 OPAHs (114–384 ng/L) were higher than the Σ16 PAHs (92–250 ng/L), and much higher than the Σ4 MPAHs (13–64 ng/L) and Σ9 ClPAHs (2–3 ng/L) in the EWWTP and the effluent receiving river. The total removal efficiencies of the PAHs, OPAHs, MPAHs, and ClPAHs in the EWWTP (43?±?14%, 41?±?7%, 55?±?16%, and 18?±?4%) were lower than the traditional WWTPs, probably due to the lower concentration of the sludge in the ecological treatment. The advanced treatment process (microfiltration and UV disinfection treatment) contributed much less (0–20%) to the whole removal efficiency than the ecological treatment (80–100%). The effluent from the EWWTP slightly reduced the PAHs and SPAHs concentrations in the receiving river. The high concentrations of the PAHs and SPAHs in the receiving river were similar to the influent of the EWWTP, indicating that some untreated wastewater was directly discharged to the river, especially in the upstream.