Removal of veterinary antibiotics from anaerobically digested swine wastewater using an intermittently aerated sequencing batch reactor

A lab-scale intermittently aerated sequencing batch reactor(IASBR)was applied to treat anaerobically digested swine wastewater(ADSW)to explore the removal characteristics of veterinary antibiotics.The removal rates of 11 veterinary antibiotics in the reactor were investigated under different chemical organic demand(COD)volumetric loadings,solid retention times(SRT)and ratios of COD to total nitrogen(TN)or COD/TN.Both sludge sorption and biodegradation were found to be the major contributors to the removal of veterinary antibiotics.Mass balance analysis revealed that greater than 60%of antibiotics in the influent were biodegraded in the IASBR,whereas averagely 24%were adsorbed by sludge under the condition that sludge sorption gradually reached its equilibrium.Results showed that the removal of antibiotics was greatly influenced by chemical oxygen demand(COD)volumetric loadings,which could achieve up to 85.1%±1.4%at 0.17±0.041 kg COD/m-3/day,while dropped to 75.9%±1.3%and 49.3%±12.1%when COD volumetric loading increased to 0.65±0.032 and1.07±0.073 kg COD/m-3/day,respectively.Tetracyclines,the dominant antibiotics in ADSW,were removed by 87.9%in total at the lowest COD loading,of which 30.4%were contributed by sludge sorption and 57.5%by biodegradation,respectively.In contrast,sulfonamides were removed about 96.2%,almost by biodegradation.Long SRT seemed to have little obvious impact on antibiotics removal,while a shorter SRT of 30–40 day could reduce the accumulated amount of antibiotics and the balanced antibiotics sorption capacity of sludge.Influent COD/TN ratio was found not a key impact factor for veterinary antibiotics removal in this work.     

Investigation on removal pathways of Di 2-ethyl hexyl phthalate from synthetic municipal wastewater using a submerged membrane bioreactor

Highly hydrophobic Di 2-ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) is one of the most prevalent plasticizers in wastewaters. Since its half-life in biological treatment is around 25 days, it can be used as an efficiency indicator of wastewater treatment plant for the removal of hydrophobic emerging contaminants. In this study, the performance of submerged membrane bioreactor was monitored to understand the effect of DEHP on the growth of aerobic microorganisms. The data showed that the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia concentration were detected below 10 and 1.0 mg/L, respectively for operating conditions of hydraulic retention time (HRT) = 4 and 6 hr, sludge retention time (SRT) = 140 day and sludge concentration between 11.5 and 15.8 g volatile solid (VS)/L. The removal efficiency of DEHP under these conditions was higher and ranged between 91% and 98%. Results also showed that the removal efficiency of DEHP in biological treatment depended on the concentration of sludge, as adsorption is the main mechanism of its removal. For the submerged membrane bioreactor, the pore size is the pivotal factor for DEHP removal, since it determines the amount of soluble microbial products coming out of the process. Highly assimilated microorganisms increase the biodegradation rate, as 74% of inlet DEHP was biodegraded; however, the concentration of DEHP inside sludge was beyond the discharge limit. Understanding the fate of DEHP in membrane bioreactor, which is one of the most promising and futuristic treatment process could provide replacement for conventional processes to satisfy the future stricter regulations on emerging contaminants.     

Profiles and removal efficiency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by two different types of sewage treatment plants in Hong Kong

Sewage discharge could be a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) in the coastal waters. Stonecutters Island and Shatin Sewage Treatment Works(SCISTW and STSTW)in Hong Kong, adopted chemically enhanced primary treatment and biological treatment,respectively. This study aimed at(1) determining the removal efficiencies of PAHs,(2) comparing the capabilities in removing PAHs, and(3) characterizing the profile of each individual PAHs, in the two sewage treatment plants(STPs). Quantification of 16 PAHs was conducted by a Gas Chromatography. The concentrations of total PAHs decreased gradually along the treatment processes(from 301 ± 255 and 307 ± 217 ng/L to 14.9 ± 12.1 and 63.3 ± 54.1 ng/L in STSTW and SCISTW, respectively). It was noted that STSTW was more capable in removing total PAHs than SCISTW with average total removal efficiency 94.4% ± 4.12% vs. 79.2% ± 7.48%(p 0.05). The removal of PAHs was probably due to sorption in particular matter, confirmed by the higher distribution coefficient of individual and total PAHs in solid samples(dewatered sludge contained92.5% and 74.7% of total PAHs in SCISTW and STSTW, respectively) than liquid samples(final effluent-total contained 7.53% and 25.3% of total PAHs in STSTW and SCISTW, respectively).Despite the impressive capability of STSTW and SCISTW in removing PAHs, there was still a considerable amount of total PAHs(1.85 and 39.3 kg/year, respectively for the two STPs) being discharged into Hong Kong coastal waters, which would be an environmental concern.     

两种膜生物反应器处理养猪沼液的比较研究

养猪沼液有机物和氨氮浓度高,碳氮比低,生化处理难度大.本文对比研究了生物膜式膜生物反应器(biofilm membrane bioreactor,BF-MBR)和传统膜生物反应器(MBR)在进水化学需氧量(COD)和总氮(TN)比值分别为1.0±0.2和2.3±0.4条件下对养猪沼液的处理效果.结果表明,养猪沼液COD/TN为1.0±0.2时,两套反应器的出水水质都较差且波动较大.进水COD/TN比值提高到2.3±0.4后,两套系统的出水水质和运行稳定性均得到大幅度提高;BF-MBR对COD和氨氮的去除率分别为92.3%±2.4%和97.5%±4.1%,略优于MBR的91.9%±1.5%和91.2%±14.0%.与MBR相比,BF-MBR因生物膜的影响,对总氮和总磷去除率分别达36.7%±19.5%和54.0%±18.9%,显著高于MBR去除率19.2%±12.4%和29.0%±18.1%;BF-MBR系统比MBR减少了近40%的外加碱耗.BF-MBR比MBR有更好的污染物去除效果且消耗更少的外加碱剂,因此对处理沼液的适用性更好.     

Microbial bioavailability of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in the sediments of Lake Shankou, Northeastern China

Dissolved organic nitrogen(DON)extracted from Lake Shankou sediments using KCl was isolated into hydrophobic and hydrophilic fractions.The bioavailabilities of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic fractions to three types of bacterial communities collected from sediments,activated sludge and compost products were examined.The DON recoveries obtained by DAX-8 and cation exchange resins treatment were 96.17% ± 1.58% and 98.14% ±0% for the samples obtained from N4 and N14 stations,respectively.After 25 days of incubation at 25°C,most DON(59% to 96%)was degraded.Hydrophilic DON exhibited a higher reduction rate than hydrophobic DON during the growth phase.Untreated wastewater from Changshuihe town was the main degradable DON source to station N4,and 93% of hydrophilic DON and 80% of hydrophobic DON were degraded.Station N14 received a large amount of refractory DON from forest soils and exhibited DON degradation rates of 82% and 71% for the hydrophilic and hydrophobic fractions,respectively.Amino acid contents and fluorescence intensities were also analyzed.Approximately 27% to 74% of amino acids were taken up by day 5,and their concentration gradually increased in the following days due to the decomposition of dissolved proteins.Parallel factor analysis resulted in identification of tryptophan-like proteins,tyrosine-like proteins and FA-like substances.During the growth phase,40%–51% of the tryptophan-like proteins were taken up by bacteria,and the accumulation of tyrosine-like proteins was attributed to the release of biotic substances.The concentration of the FA-like substances decreased due to microbial decomposition.     

Quantification of hookworm ova from wastewater matrices using quantitative PCR

A quantitative PCR(q PCR) assay was used to quantify Ancylostoma caninum ova in wastewater and sludge samples.We estimated the average gene copy numbers for a single ovum using a mixed population of ova.The average gene copy numbers derived from the mixed population were used to estimate numbers of hookworm ova in A.caninum seeded and unseeded wastewater and sludge samples.The newly developed qP CR assay estimated an average of3.7 × 10~3 gene copies per ovum,which was then validated by seeding known numbers of hookworm ova into treated wastewater.The qP CR estimated an average of(1.1 ± 0.1),(8.6 ± 2.9)and(67.3 ± 10.4) ova for treated wastewater that was seeded with(1 ± 0),(10 ± 2) and(100 ± 21)ova,respectively.The further application of the q PCR assay for the quantification of A.caninum ova was determined by seeding a known numbers of ova into the wastewater matrices.The qP CR results indicated that 50%,90% and 67% of treated wastewater(1 L),raw wastewater(1 L)and sludge(~4 g) samples had variable numbers of A.caninum gene copies.After conversion of the q PCR estimated gene copy numbers to ova for treated wastewater,raw wastewater,and sludge samples,had an average of 0.02,1.24 and 67 ova,respectively.The result of this study indicated that qP CR can be used for the quantification of hookworm ova from wastewater and sludge samples;however,caution is advised in interpreting qP CR generated data for health risk assessment.     

间歇曝气式膜生物反应器对养猪沼液中兽用抗生素的去除特性

研究了间歇式膜生物反应器在不同进水碳氮比和有机负荷下对养猪沼液中11种兽用抗生素的去除特性,以及污泥中抗生素的含量变化.结果表明,水力停留时间(HRT)≥5 d、化学需氧量(COD)/总氮(TN)=2.1时,该膜生物反应器对抗生素和COD的去除率均较高,分别达到(79.1±0.7)%和(88.4±1.4)%;当HRT缩短至3 d时,虽然COD去除率不受影响,但抗生素的去除率明显下降;COD/TN从2.1降至0.7后,抗生素去除效率不受影响,但COD去除率明显降低.长污泥龄(SRT)下污泥中出现四环素类和喹诺酮类抗生素的持续积累,积累量随污泥龄的缩短而降低.污泥中的抗生素含量与组成受进水影响较大.     

Performance and microbial community of a membrane bioreactor system——Treating wastewater from ethanol fermentation of food waste

In this study, a lab-scale biological anaerobic/anaerobic/anoxic/membrane bioreactor(A_-~3MBR) was designed to treat wastewater from the ethanol fermentation of food waste,a promising way for the disposal of food waste and reclamation of resources. The 454 pyrosequencing technique was used to investigate the composition of the microbial community in the treatment system. The system yielded a stable effluent concentration of chemical oxygen demand(202 ± 23 mg/L), total nitrogen(62.1 ± 7.1 mg/L), ammonia(0.3 ±0.13 mg/L) and total phosphorus(8.3 ± 0.9 mg/L), and the reactors played different roles in specific pollutant removal. The exploration of the microbial community in the system revealed that:(1) the microbial diversity of anaerobic reactors A_1 and A_2, in which organic pollutants were massively degraded, was much higher than that in anoxic A_3 and aerobic MBR;(2) although the community composition in each reactor was quite different, bacteria assigned to the classes Clostridia, Bacteroidia, and Synergistia were important and common microorganisms for organic pollutant degradation in the anaerobic units, and bacteria from Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria were the dominant microbial population in A_3 and MBR;(3) the taxon identification indicated that Arcobacter in the anaerobic reactors and Thauera in the anoxic reactor were two representative genera in the biological process. Our results proved that the biological A_-~3MBR process is an alternative technique for treating wastewater from food waste.     

Photodegradation of methylmercury in Jialing River of Chongqing,China

Photodegradation (PD) of methylmercury (MMHg) is a key process of mercury (Hg) cycling in water systems, maintaining MMHg at a low level in water systems. However, we possess little knowledge of this important process in the Jialing River of Chongqing, China. In situ incubation experiments were thus performed to measure temporal patterns and influencing factors of MMHg PD in this river. The results showed that MMHg underwent a net demethylation process under solar radiation in the water column, which predominantly occurred in surface waters. For surface water, the highest PD rate constants were observed in spring (12 × 10^− 3 ± 1.5 × 10^− 3 m²/E), followed by summer (9.0 × 10^− 3 ± 1.2 × 10^− 3 m²/E), autumn (1.4 × 10^− 3 ± 0.12 × 10^− 3 m²/E), and winter (0.78 × 10^− 3 ± 0.11 × 10^− 3 m²/E). UV-A radiation (320–400 nm), UV-B radiation (280–320 nm), and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, 400–700 nm) accounted for 43%–64%, 14%–31%, and 16%–45% of MMHg PD, respectively. PD rate constants varied substantially with the treatments that filtered the river water and amended it with chemicals (i.e., Cl⁻, NO₃⁻, dissolved organic matter (DOM), Fe(III)), which reveals that suspended particulate matter and water components are important factors in affecting the PD process. For the entire water column, the PD rate constant determined for each wavelength range decreased rapidly with water depth. UV-A, UV-B, and PAR contributed 27%–46%, 6.2%–12%, and 42%–65% to the PD process, respectively. PD flux was estimated to be 4.7 μg/(m²·year) in the study site. Our results are very important to understand the cycling characteristics of MMHg in the Jialing River of Chongqing, China.     

PAC-DMBR处理生活污水的研究

将粉末活性炭(PAC)技术与动态膜生物反应器(DMBR)相结合,应用于处理生活污水,在HRT为8.5h,MLSS为4500mg/L,平均温度为32℃条件下,PAC-DMBR较单一的DMBR对COD和NH3-N的平均去除率分别提高了11.3%和3.3%,且PAC-DMBR系统的出水浊度低达0.99NTU。     

硫碳比对芦苇碳源-硫耦合表面流湿地脱氮的影响

针对农田退水中NO₃--N占比高、碳氮比低的问题,提出PS-SFW（Phragmites australis and sulfur combined surface flow constructed wetland,芦苇碳源-硫耦合表面流人工湿地）,对其强化农田退水脱氮的可行性进行了研究,并与SFW₀（无芦苇碳源-硫填充的常规表面流湿地）进行对比,重点研究了HRT（水力停留时间）为3、2、4 d条件下S/C（质量比,分别为0.32、0.56）对PS-SFW脱氮效能的影响.结果表明,HRT为3 d（第29~40天）时,PS-SFW_0.32（S/C比为0.32）、PS-SFW_0.56（S/C比为0.56）和SFW₀的w（NO₃--N）分别为55.9%±11.0%、66.0%±10.0%和7.0%±3.0%,w（TN）分别为36.9%±1.0%、40.3%±3.0%和4.5%±2.0%,PS-SFW_0.56对TN和NO₃--N去除效能高于PS-SFW_0.32,远高于SFW₀;HRT为4 d时（第41~81天）及HRT为3 d（第130~149天）时,PS-SFW_0.32、PS-SFW_0.56、SFW₀的w（NO₃--N）为66.3%±5.0%、90.5%±4.0%、14.4±4.0%和53.4%±3.0%、62.9%±10.0%、48.5%±5.0%,w（TN）为55.5%±5.0%、75.4%±5.0%、14.4%±3.0%和48.8%±2.0%、57.5%±6.0%、44.1%±5.0%,PS-SFW_0.56对NO₃--N和TN的去除效能均优于PS-SFW_0.32,并且优于SFW₀.HRT为2 d（第82~129天）时,PS-SFW_0.32、PS-SFW_0.56、SFW₀的w（NO₃--N）为47.7%±7.0%、46.6%±6.0%和26.8%±4.0%,w（TN）为37%±6.0%、36.6%±6.0%和24.0%±3.0%,PS-SFW_0.32、PS-SFW_0.56对氮的去除效能接近,但仍优于SFW₀.研究显示,PS-SFW运行条件应优选S/C为0.56、HRT为4 d.      

一种新型复合生物反应器处理生活废水的研究初探

研究从铁-炭微电解反应的基本原理出发,以SBR为主体工艺,将微电解作用与活性污泥法复合成为一种新型复合生物反应器。重点考察改复合反应器在处理模拟生活废水方面的过程及效率。研究表明,新的复合系统利用微电解的作用原理,强化了活性污泥法的生物学作用,提高了COD、氨氮、磷等污染物的去除率。这对目前以传统活性污泥法为基础的污水处理厂的改扩建提供了一定的探索方向。     

内电解法白腐菌生物处理活性染料染色废水

研究采用从自然界中采集 ,经分离、纯化 ,得到的对染料废水脱色效果较为明显的菌株 ,应用内电解法对染料废水进行预处理 ,以改善其可生化性之后 ,进行活性染料染色废水的生物处理实验。确定了最佳组合工艺条件 :内电解进水pH值为 3 5 ,停留时间 15min ,白腐菌纤维球载体固定化生物处理 ,进水pH值为 4 5 ,溶解氧浓度 >8mg L ,停留时间 12h ,脱色率达到近 10 0 % ,CODCr、BOD5去除率分别达到 90 7%及 94 8%。     

CMC-膨润土交联固定镰刀菌反应器对对氯苯酚废水的降解特性

采用CMC-膨润土交联方法固定镰刀菌,研究了其固定方法对4-CP废水的降解效果,考察了固定化生物反应器间歇与连续运行处理4-CP废水的降解性能.结果表明,CMC-膨润土包埋固定镰刀菌对4-CP的降解速率最大;反应器问歇运行时,4-CP的降解率随其初始浓度增加而有所下降,浓度高于50 mg·L-1的4-CP降解过程基本上...     

Reuse of Fenton sludge as an iron source for NiFe2O4 synthesis and its application in the Fenton-based process

The potentially hazardous iron-containing sludge from the Fenton process requires proper treatment and disposal, which often results in high treatment cost. In this study, a novel method for the reuse of Fenton sludge as an iron source for the synthesis of nickel ferrite particles(NiFe_2O_4) is proposed. Through a co-precipitation method followed by sintering at 800°C, magnetic NiFe_2O_4 particles were successfully synthesized, which was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electronic microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy. The synthesized NiFe_2O_4 could be used as an efficient catalyst in the heterogeneous Fenton process. In phenol degradation with H_2O_2 or NiFe_2O_4 alone, the phenol removal efficiencies within the reaction time of 330 min were as low as 5.9% ± 0.1% and 13.5% ±0.4%, respectively. However, in the presence of both NiFe_2O_4 and H_2O_2, phenol removal efficiency as high as 95% ± 3.4% could be achieved, indicating the excellent catalytic performance of NiFe_2O_4 in the heterogeneous Fenton process. Notably, a rapid electron exchange between_Ni II and_Fe III ions in the NiFe_2O_4 structure could be beneficial for the Fenton reaction. In addition, the magnetic catalyst was relatively stable, highly active and recoverable, and has potential applications in the Fenton process for organic pollutant removal.     

膜生物反应器处理高浓度含酚废水研究

将膜生物反应器(MBR)用于高浓度含酚废水的处理中,探讨了进水中苯酚浓度、水力停留时间和污泥浓度对膜生物反应器处理含酚废水效果的影响。实验结果表明:经过42d驯化后,可以在高浓度含酚废水中正常运行,MBR系统对COD和氨氮的去除率分别可达98%和80.6%。当苯酚浓度为134mg/L时,处理的最佳水力停留时间为3h,最佳污泥浓度(MLSS)为7367mg/L。     

Performance of low temperature Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) catalyzed by mixed bacterial consortia

Microbial Fuel Cells(MFCs) are a promising technology for treating wastewater in a sustainable manner. In potential applications, low temperatures substantially reduce MFC performance. To better understand the effect of temperature and particularly how bioanodes respond to changes in temperature, we investigated the current generation of mixed-culture and pure-culture MFCs at two low temperatures, 10°C and 5°C. The results implied that the mixed-culture MFC sustainably performed better than the pure-culture(Shewanella) MFC at 10°C, but the electrogenic activity of anodic bacteria was substantially reduced at the lower temperature of 5°C. At 10°C, the maximum output voltage generated with the mixed-culture was 540–560 m V, which was 10%–15% higher than that of Shewanella MFCs. The maximum power density reached 465.3 ± 5.8 m W/m~2 for the mixed-culture at10°C, while only 68.7 ± 3.7 m W/m~2 was achieved with the pure-culture. It was shown that the anodic biofilm of the mixed-culture MFC had a lower overpotential and resistance than the pure-culture MFC. Phylogenetic analysis disclosed the prevalence of Geobacter and Pseudomonas rather than Shewanella in the mixed-culture anodic biofilm, which mitigated the increase of resistance or overpotential at low temperatures.     

电凝聚臭氧化耦合工艺的有机物处理特性及去除机制解析

以污水厂二级出水溶解性有机物强效去除为目的,本研究构建了电凝聚臭氧化耦合(E-HOC)体系,明确了该体系对污水厂二级出水及布洛芬的处理特性,探明了有机物的强化去除机制.结果表明,在pH5条件下,E-HOC工艺对二级出水溶解性有机物的去除效果更优,相较于臭氧氧化、电絮凝工艺、预臭氧化-电絮凝工艺、电絮凝串联臭氧工艺以及化...     

不同运行条件下厌氧微网反应器运行特性研究

采用涤纶网加工的微网膜组件与厌氧反应器结合构成厌氧微网生物反应器用于处理城市生活污水,考察了反应器在停留时间4 h、8 h和16 h、膜通量72 L/m2.h和36 L/m2.h、微网目数250目和380目条件下的运行特性。试验结果表明,反应器的停留时间与进水COD的去除率成线性关系,停留时间越长,COD去除率越高,但对TN的去除影响不大;膜通量的减小有利于出水水质的变好;提高微网目数有利于提高微网动态膜的截留性能。     

MBR处理腈纶废水的效能及微生物群落结构分析

采用序批式膜生物反应器(SBMBR)处理腈纶聚合废水和丙烯腈废水,考察了不同废水比例和运行条件下反应器的运行效果,并采用PCR-DGGE技术分析了反应器内微生物群落结构的变化.结果表明,SBMBR对腈纶废水具有较好的处理效果,碳源和碱度不足是影响脱氮效果的两个主要因素;在水力停留时间为24 h,90 min缺氧/150 min好氧交替运行的条件下,COD、NH+4-N和TN的平均去除率分别为82.5%、98.7%和74.6%,出水水质可以稳定达到国家污水综合排放标准(GB8978-1996)的一级标准;PCR-DGGE分析结果表明,反应器内微生物多样性与进水水质和运行条件密切相关,微生物群落呈现出较明显的演替过程;通过克隆测序,从9个污泥样品中成功鉴定获得22种微生物的16S r DNA序列,并筛选出7种降解腈纶废水的优势菌种.