Enhanced anaerobic digestion and sludge dewaterability by alkaline pretreatment and its mechanism

To investigate the influences of alkaline pretreatment on anaerobic digestion (AD) and sludge dewaterability after AD, waste activated sludge was adjusted to different pH values (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) and placed at ambient temperature for 24 hr. The samples were then adjusted to the initial pH and subjected to 25 days of AD. The results showed that, when compared with the control (pH 6.8), total suspended solids (TSS) and volatile suspended solids (VSS) reduction following pretreatment at pH 9-11 increased by 10.7%-13.1% and 6.5%-12.8%, respectively, while biogas production improved by 7.2%-15.4%. Additionally, significant enhancement of sludge dewaterability after AD occurred when pretreatment at pH 8-9 was conducted. The proteins and carbohydrates transferred from the pellet and tightly bound extracellular polymeric substances (TB-EPS) fractions to the slime and loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) fractions after pretreatment and during the AD process, and the concentrations of proteins and carbohydrates in the slime fraction had a good linear relationship with the normalized capillary suction time (CST). During the AD process, the normalized CST was positively correlated with the organic materials in the loosely bound fraction of the sludge matrix (R^{2≥qslant 0.700, p < 0.01), while it was negatively correlated with the organic materials in the tightly bound fraction (R2≥qslant 0.702, p < 0.01). These results suggest that alkaline pretreatment could break the EPS matrix and release inner organic materials, thus influencing the efficiency of the AD process and dewaterability after AD.}     

臭氧组合工艺去除饮用水源水中有机物的效果

研究由臭氧氧化、生物处理、常规处理和活性炭吸附组成的臭氧组合工艺以及各单元工艺对饮用水源水中有机物的去除效果 .结果表明 ,由于预臭氧对有机物的氧化 ,减小了有机物的分子量 ,增加了可生物降解的有机物 ,从而强化了后续的生物处理和活性炭对有机物的去除 .整个工艺对有机物的控制能力很好 ,UV2 54、DOC、BDOC、AOC、THMFP和 HAAFP的去除率分别达到 95.1%、92.5%、98.4%、85.8%、63.1 %和 89.1% .预臭氧-生物陶粒的预处理对各有机物的去除效果在 50%左右 ,常规处理对各有机物的去除不尽相同 ,后臭氧 -活性炭对有机物的去除达到了 60 %左右 .     

Effect of sludge retention time on sludge characteristics and membrane fouling of membrane bioreactor

Three identical membrane bioreactors (MBRs) were operated over 2 years at different sludge retention time (SRT) of 10 d, 40 d and no sludge withdrawal (NS), to elucidate and quantify the effect of SRT on the sludge characteristics and membrane fouling. The hydraulic retention times of these MBRs were controlled at 12 h. With increasing SRT, the sludge concentrations in the MBRs increased, whereas the ratio of volatile suspended solid to the total solid decreased, and the size of sludge granule diminished in the meantime. A higher sludge concentration at long SRT could maintain a better organic removal efficiency, and a longer SRT was propitious to the growth of nitrifiers. The performance of these MBRs for the removal of COD and NH₄⁺-N did not change much with different SRTs. However, the bioactivity decreased as SRT increase. The measurement of specific oxygen uptake rates (SOUR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes testified that SOUR and the proportion of the bacteria-specific probe EUB338 in all DAPI-stainable bacteria decreased with increasing SRT. The concentrations of total organic carbon, protein, polysaccharides and soluble extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) in the mixed liquor supernatant also decreased with increasing SRT. The membrane fouling rate was higher at shorter SRT, and the highest fouling rate appeared at a SRT of 10 d. Both the sludge cake layer and gel layer had contribution to the fouling resistance, but the relative contribution of the gel layer decreased as SRT increase.     

Functions and behaviors of activated sludge extracellular polymeric substances (EPS): a promising environmental interest

Extracellular polymeric substances （EPS） are the predominant constituents of activated sludge and represent up to 80% of the mass of activated sludge. They play a crucial role in the flocculation, settling and dewatering of activated sludge. Furthermore, EPS also show great efficiency in binding heavy metals. So EPS are key factors influencing reduction in sludge volume and mass, as well as activity and utilization of sludge. EPS are of considerable environmental interest and hundreds of articles on EPS have been published abroad, while information on EPS in China is limited. In this paper, results of over 60 publications related to constituents and characteristics of EPS and their influences on flocculation, settling and dewatering of sludge are compiled and analyzed. Metal-binding ability of EPS is also discussed, together with a brief consideration of possible research interests in the future.     

活性污泥胞外多聚物提取方法的比较

活性污泥胞外多聚物(EPS)的定量与其提取方法密切相关。基于文献报道的提取方法,采用超声、加热、甲醛加碱等6种方法对活性污泥的EPS进行提取。测定了其中多糖、蛋白质及DNA含量,以评价提取效率及对细胞的破坏程度。结果表明,各种方法提取活性污泥EPS中的蛋白质均多于多糖,且对细胞破坏程度均较小。加热法,甲醛加碱法和超声提取法的提取效率较高,所得多糖和蛋白质含量之和分别为94.30,72.33和56.55mg/gVSS(挥发性悬浮物);通过对不同超声功率和时间的比较,表明在较低功率(25￣50W)超声,提取效率变化不大,最佳超声提取时间为4min。     

白腐真菌胞外聚合物及其对菌体吸附Pb2+的影响

以黄孢原毛平革菌为研究对象,探讨了白腐真菌胞外聚合物及其对白腐真菌吸附Pb2+的影响.通过培养实验,研究了白腐真菌胞外聚合物(extracellular polymeric substances,EPS)的产量、组成以及对Pb2+吸附量的影响,并采用带能谱仪的环境扫描电镜(ESEM-EDX)表征了胞外聚合物提取前后及P...     

有毒物质低剂量刺激作用的研究进展

有毒物质低剂量刺激作用(hormesis)是一个有争议的毒理学问题.本文综述了hormesis的研究进展、关键学术问题以及可能的作用机制,并对有关hormesis的机理研究与环境内分泌干扰物研究和风险评价理论及方法之间的关系进行了讨论,提出了其中存在的关键科学问题和可能的研究方向.     

微波辐射预处理对污泥结构及脱水性能的影响

将微波辐射用于污水污泥预处理,考察了辐射130s内污泥沉降、过滤脱水性能的变化,并通过粒度分布及污泥胞外聚合物含量变化探讨了相关机理,分析了微波辐射对污泥结构的破坏过程.结果表明,适宜的微波辐射可明显改善污泥结构及脱水性,900W微波辐射50s,SV减少48%,真空抽滤含水率由原泥直接抽滤的85%降为71%.污泥结构破坏是改善污泥脱水性的重要因素,胞外糖含量介于15.8～16.5mg/gMLSS时,污泥脱水性最佳.核酸能较好地指示微波辐射下污泥细胞壁开始破裂的时间,过量的微波辐射因破坏污泥的细胞壁结构、导致胞内物质大量溢出、污泥黏度增加,脱水性恶化.     

污水渗滤土地处理系统中的堵塞问题

堵塞问题是污水渗滤土地处理系统经常遇到的.从理论方面对悬浮物截留、吸附及微生物生长所造成的堵塞进行了讨论,并用实例进行了验证.结果表明,不管是悬浮物截留、吸附,还是微生物的生长,所造成的堵塞状况都呈现出随滤层厚度增加按负指数形式递减的趋势.系统内部是否会发生堵塞与原水的成分组成、渗滤介质的有关参数、微生物的活性等都密切相关.对于污水渗滤土地处理系统来说,微生物的生长一般不会导致系统内部产生堵塞,而悬浮物的截留、吸附常常会造成系统表层比较严重的堵塞.     

西安冬季PM2.5中不同极性水溶性有机物的污染特征及氧化潜势

大气细颗粒物(PM_2.5)通过产生活性氧(ROS)对健康造成不利影响.酸性、中性和高极性水溶性有机物(WSOM)是有机气溶胶中产生ROS的重要成分.采集西安市区2019年冬季PM_2.5样品,深入探究不同极性水平WSOM组分的污染特征和健康风险.结果表明,西安市PM_2.5中ρ(WSOM)为(4.62±1.89)μg·m^-3,类腐殖质物质(HULIS)是WSOM的重要组成部分(78.81%±10.50%),霾天HULIS的占比更高.三类不同极性WSOM的碳浓度水平在霾天和非霾天大小分别为：中性HULIS(HULIS-n)>酸性HULIS(HULIS-a)>高极性有机物(HP-WSOM)和HULIS-n>HP-WSOM>HULIS-a.采用DCFH(2′,7′-二氯二氢荧光素)法测量其氧化潜势(OP),发现霾天和非霾天单位质量OP(OP_m)的规律均为HP-WSOM>HULIS-a>HULIS-n,单位空气体积OP(OP_v)特征...