市政污泥与高浓度废弃物的厌氧共消化：一种生物质能源净产生的途径

厌氧共消化是一种绿色、实用的回收废弃物中能源的技术。本文介绍了厌氧共消化技术的原理，并介绍了美国佐治亚州F. Wayne Hil水资源处理中心采用油脂废弃物（FOG）和含糖工业废水与市政污泥进行连续流厌氧共消化的实际应用案例。结果表明，厌氧共消化可显著提高甲烷产量达2倍以上，甲烷产量随着高浓度有机废弃物负荷率及厌氧消化反应器停留时间的延长而增加，且COD和VS降解率可保持在合理范围内，经济效益显著。     

微藻型微生物燃料电池的研究进展

在石油资源日趋紧张以及环境恶化日趋严重的今天,微生物燃料电池(MFC)因其可同时实现污水处理和能源回收而受到广泛关注。微藻技术与MFC技术结合产生的微藻型MFC系统得到证实并随之兴起,其中尤以微藻生物阴极型MFC因可实现污水处理、零碳排放、CO2捕捉、太阳能捕获及电能、生物柴油、藻体残渣有价回收等多重功能,成为研究热点。文章根据其中微藻所起的不同作用将微藻型MFC系统分成三类,在参阅大量文献的基础上进行了全面综述,并由此对构建高效微藻生物阴极型MFC进行了探讨,提出了计算机辅助菌种选择技术等相关设想,最后对微藻型MFC的发展提出了展望。     

互花米草厌氧消化产沼气的实验研究

为探索入侵物种互花米草厌氧生物处理的可行性,研究了互花米草中温批式厌氧发酵的产气特性和物质转化过程.结果表明,互花米草的产气率随VS负荷的增加呈现先增加后降低的趋势,当VS浓度为6.0%时,产气效果最好,产气量为294.84mL/g VS.发酵过程中,有机酸先增加后降低,pH值与有机酸呈极显著的负相关(R=-0.97508),该发酵过程为丁酸型发酵.互花米草中的维管束、薄壁细胞以及纹孔,有利于其进行厌氧生物处理, 发酵后的互花米草外观变得毛糙,出现了很多丝状物,维管束结构破坏严重,皮层和薄壁细胞不易被厌氧微生物破坏.FTIR和XRD结果显示,厌氧微生物不但利用互花米草中的易分解有机物,对纤维素的结晶区也有一定的破坏,发酵后的互花米草木质素相对含量增加.     

Updraft gasification of juniper wood biomass using CO2–O2 and Air (N2–O2)

Biomass gasification is being considered as one of the most promising technologies for converting low-quality solid biomass fuel into gaseous fuel. Redberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii), one of the woody species that dominate uncultivated lands in the southern great plains, USA, may have a great potential for bioenergy utilization. In this study, the results of gasification of juniper are presented. Juniper wood chips were gasified in an adiabatic fixed bed updraft gasifier using air and the mixture gas of carbon dioxide and oxygen (CO₂:O₂) as gasification medium. The effect of gasification parameters such as moisture contents, gasification mediums, and gasification temperature on produced gas properties and the tar yield were investigated. It was observed that oxy fuel gasification (the reaction of woody fuels with carbon dioxide) of juniper resulted in the increase of production of carbon monoxide, especially at higher peak gasification temperatures. As a result, the CO₂ gasification resulted in producing higher heating value gas (6264 kJ/nm³ with dilution of CO₂ and 19,750 kJ/nm³ inert free) compared to air gasification. For air gasification, it was observed that the updraft gasification produced large amount of the tar in the product gas (more than 100 g/nm³) for the fuels with moisture content between 6% and 11%. Generally, the tar yield increased with the increase of equivalence ratio (er) and moisture content. However, when the fuel moisture content reached 23.5%, the tar yield reduced significantly due low gasification temperature which reduced the less tar cracking.     

能源植物修复土壤镉污染过程中细菌群落分析

选取油脂类能源植物大豆和碳水化合物类能源植物玉米,采用高通量测序方法研究大豆、玉米修复Cd污染土壤过程中根际土壤细菌群落组成.结果表明,100 mg·kg-1Cd的添加会抑制玉米、大豆生长,其中,大豆生物量降低比玉米高.不同组织中根部Cd积累量最高,转移系数TF分别为0.56(玉米)和0.14(大豆).基于Mi Seq的群落分析表明,大豆、玉米根际土壤细菌主要包括Proteobacteria(变形菌门)、Acidobacteria(酸杆菌门)、Gemmatimonadetes(芽单胞菌门)、Actinobacteria(放线菌门)、Bacteroidetes(拟杆菌门)等33个门.细菌群落的PCo A和UPGMA分析表明,Cd的添加和能源植物种植均能对细菌群落结构产生影响,其中,Cd的添加影响最大.Gemmatimonas、Flavisolibacter、Flexibacter、Ramlibacter、Ohtaekwangia、Flavitalea等细菌在Cd胁迫条件或大豆、玉米种植条件下相对丰度有所变化,分析其可能在大豆、玉米耐受Cd污染中起作用.     

Extending the EU Renewable Energy Directive sustainability criteria to solid bioenergy from forests

Solid bioenergy from forests plays — and is expected to continue to play — a key role to fulfil the renewable energy targets at the European Union level. When the Renewable Energy Directive was enacted, sustainability criteria were incorporated solely for biofuels and bioliquids. Sustainability criteria for solid bioenergy are also needed in order to prevent wood and primary forest residues from posing additional environmental risks to ecosystems. Acknowledging this, the European Commission has been working on extending the biofuels and bioliquids provisions to solid biomass. An internal draft was circulated in August 2013 which addressed the ways to both balance and mitigate the risks in three main topics: biodiversity; sustainable forest management; and greenhouse gases. This paper presents a set of criteria and indicators, developed during workshops with experts from Governments, scientific institutions, businesses and NGOs, that may be considered by the EU to assure that solid biomass from forests is obtained in an environmentally sustainable way.     

Evaluation of Brasilia wastewater sludge as a biomass resource for the production of energy by gasification simulation

This work evaluated the sludge potential of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (ETA) in the city of Brasília to be used as a fuel by gasification. It is known that ETA sludge is a significant environmental liability, since current legislation restricts its final disposal. For this, the chemical characterisation of ETA sludge was performed by immediate and elemental analysis. No traces of heavy metals were observed, and the moisture (ω) and ash contents were 31.17 and 51.77%, respectively, different from those already reported in the literature because the composition depends on the water treatment technology employed. The gasification process was numerically simulated; once dry, it constitutes a residue with an energy content (HHV) of 22.4498 MJ kg^?1, comparable with other types of biomass currently used for large-scale energy generation by thermochemical processes (e.g. agricultural residues, wood and sugar cane bagasse). For the numerical simulation with an equivalence ratio (Φ) near 3, higher concentrations of CO and H₂ can only be achieved with ω lower than 15%. The results showed that gasification can be an attractive option for the disposal and use of a renewable waste resource, such as ETA sludge, in an environmentally safe way, and it is allowed by local legislation.     

Influence of Bioenergy Crop Production and Climate Change on Ecosystem Services

Land use change can significantly affect the provision of ecosystem services and the effects could be exacerbated by projected climate change. We quantify ecosystem services of bioenergy‐based land use change and estimate the potential changes of ecosystem services due to climate change projections. We considered 17 bioenergy‐based scenarios with Miscanthus, switchgrass, and corn stover as candidate bioenergy feedstock. Soil and Water Assessment Tool simulations of biomass/grain yield, hydrology, and water quality were used to quantify ecosystem services freshwater provision (FWPI), food (FPI) and fuel provision, erosion regulation (ERI), and flood regulation (FRI). Nine climate projections from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase‐3 were used to quantify the potential climate change variability. Overall, ecosystem services of heavily row cropped Wildcat Creek watershed were lower than St. Joseph River watershed which had more forested and perennial pasture lands. The provision of ecosystem services for both study watersheds were improved with bioenergy production scenarios. Miscanthus in marginal lands of Wildcat Creek (9% of total area) increased FWPI by 27% and ERI by 14% and decreased FPI by 12% from the baseline. For St. Joseph watershed, Miscanthus in marginal lands (18% of total area) improved FWPI by 87% and ERI by 23% while decreasing FPI by 46%. The relative impacts of land use change were considerably larger than climate change impacts in this paper. Editor's note : This paper is part of the featured series on SWAT Applications for Emerging Hydrologic and Water Quality Challenges. See the February 2017 issue for the introduction and background to the series.     

竹子生物质废弃物前处理技术比较研究

为开发高效、低成本的预处理技术,促进竹子生物质及其废弃物资源的能源化利用,采用3种不同纤维素预处理方法分别对竹子生物质废弃物——笋壳和竹叶(茎)进行比较研究,同时与玉米秸秆相比较.结果表明,在稀H2SO4–酶解工艺、浓H3PO4–酶解工艺和NaOH–酶解工艺条件下,几种样品水解液中分别存在3、4和5种糖类组分.在稀H2SO4–酶解工艺中,木糖为主要成分,其次为葡萄糖;在浓H3PO4–酶解工艺中,葡萄糖为主要成分,其次为木糖;而在NaOH–酶解工艺,葡萄糖和木糖含量基本相当.同时对样品处理前后的表面结构变化分析表明,不同处理工艺均改变了竹叶(茎)、笋壳和秸秆等样品的表面结构,其结构更为松散,从而有利于纤维素的酶解.     

Experimental investigation of energy properties for Stigonematales sp. microalgae as potential biofuel feedstock

Microalgae has been considered potential biofuel source from the last decade owing to its versatile perspectives such as excellent capability of CO₂ capture and sequestration, water treatment, prolific growth rate and enormous energy content. Thus, energy research on microalgae is being harnessed to mitigate CO₂ and meet future energy demands. This study investigated the bioenergy potential of native blue-green microalgae consortium as initial energy research on microalgae in Brunei Darussalam. The local species of microalgae were assembled from rainwater drains, the species were identified as Stigonematales sp. and physical properties were characterised. Sundried biomass with moisture content ranging from 6.5% to 7.37% was measured to be used to determine the net and gross calorific value and they were 7.98 MJ/kg-8.57 MJ/kg and 8.70 MJ/kg-9.45 MJ/kg, respectively. Besides that, the hydrogen content, ash content, volatile matter, and bulk density were also experimented and they were 2.56%-3.15%, 43.6%-36.71%, 57–38%-63.29% and 661.2 kg/m³-673.07 kg/m³, respectively. Apart from experimental values, other physical bioenergy parameters were simulated and they were biomass characteristic index 61,822.29 kg/m³-62,341.3 kg/m³, energy density 5.27 GJ/m³-5.76G J/m³ and fuel value index 86.19–88.54. With these experimental results, microalgae manifested itself a potential source of biofuel feedstock for heat and electricity generation, a key tool to bring down the escalated atmospheric greenhouse gases and an alternation for fossil fuel.