Field and laboratory studies of the fate and enantiomeric enrichment of venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafaxine under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

The stereoselectivity of R,S-venlafaxine and its metabolites R,S-O-desmethylvenlafaxine, N-desmethylvenlafaxine, O,N-didesmethylvenlafaxine, N,N-didesmethylvenlafaxine and tridesmethylvenlafaxine was studied in three processes: (i) anaerobic and aerobic laboratory scale tests; (ii) six wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) operating under different conditions; and (iii) a variety of wastewater treatments including conventional activated sludge, natural attenuation along a receiving river stream and storage in operational and seasonal reservoirs. In the laboratory and field studies, the degradation of the venlafaxine yielded O-desmethylvenalfaxine as the dominant metabolite under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Venlafaxine was almost exclusively converted to O-desmethylvenlafaxine under anaerobic conditions, but only a fraction of the drug was transformed to O-desmethylvenlafaxine under aerobic conditions. Degradation of venlafaxine involved only small stereoisomeric selectivity. In contrast, the degradation of O-desmethylvenlafaxine yielded remarkable S to R enrichment under aerobic conditions but none under anaerobic conditions. Determination of venlafaxine and its metabolites in the WWTPs agreed well with the stereoselectivity observed in the laboratory studies. Our results suggest that the levels of the drug and its metabolites and the stereoisomeric enrichment of the metabolite and its parent drug can be used for source tracking and for discrimination between domestic and nondomestic wastewater pollution. This was indeed demonstrated in the investigations carried out at the Jerusalem WWTP.     

水解酸化-好氧氧化-化学氧化-吸附工艺处理印染废水

对印染废水采用水解酸化-好氧氧化-化学氧化-吸附等进行连续处理。结果表明,该处理工艺具有废水处理效果好、出水水质稳定(出水水质达GB4287-92中的一级标准)、操作管理方便等优点,是处理印染废水的有效方法之一。     

Production and the application of anaerobic granular sludge produced by landfill

Sludge granulation is considered to be the most critical parameter governing successful operation of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket and expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors. Pre-granulated seeding sludge could greatly reduce the required start-up time. Two lab-scale and a pilot-scale EGSB reactors were operated to treat Shaoxing Wastewater Treatment Plant containing wastewater from real engineering printing and dyeing with high pH and sulfate concentration. The microbiological structure and the particle size distribution in aerobic excess sludge, sanitary landfill sludge digested for one year, and the granular sludge of EGSB reactor after 400 d of operation were analyzed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and sieves. The lab-scale EGSB reactor seeded with anaerobic sludge after digestion for one year in landfill showed obviously better total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD) removal efficiency than one seeded with aerobic excess sludge after cation polyacrylamide flocculation-concentration and dehydration. The TCOD removed was 470.8 mg/L in pilot scale EGSB reactor at short hydraulic retention time of 15 h. SEM of sludge granules showed that the microbiological structure of the sludge from different sources showed some differences. SEM demonstrated that Methanobacterium sp. was present in the granules of pilot-scale EGSB and the granular sludge produced by landfill contained a mixture of anaerobic/anoxic organisms in abundance. The particle size distribution in EGSB demonstrated that using anaerobic granular sludge produced by sanitary landfill as the seeding granular sludge was feasible.     

加速厌氧污泥颗粒化的研究进展

厌氧污泥颗粒化过程是一个多阶段过程,取决于操作条件、基质组成等多种因素.在简述污泥颗粒化机理及影响因素的基础上,综述了近年来加速厌氧污泥颗粒化的研究进展,指出厌氧污泥颗粒化应用前景广阔,并提出了几点建议.希望能为厌氧污泥颗粒化技术的工程实践提供一定的理论基础.     

亚热带地区组合氧化塘的研究

本文研究了亚热带地区升流式厌氧塘与水生植物兼性塘、好氧塘串连组合处理生活污水的运行规律,获得了该组合工艺的设计参数;推导出可供设计用的经验方程式;不推荐用好氧塘作为二级处理出水的深度处理。      

膜生物反应器法处理模拟印染废水

针对人工模拟的印染废水,设计了缺氧/好氧膜生物反应器相结合的处理装置。系统经过165 d的运+行,结果表明:系统对COD和氨氮一直有很好的去除效果,稳定期COD的去除率可以达到95.0%,NH4+-N平均去除率为96.5%,TP的平均去除率低于50%,TN的去除率处在60%⁸0%之间,活性艳红染料X-3B的去除率在60%80%之间,活性艳红染料X-3B的去除率在60%⁷3%之间,出水含有少量色度。水样中长链的壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚NP10EO的去除率可以达到99%,出水仅含有少量的NP1EO,NP2EO和NP。     

Alternating nitrogen feeding strategy induced aerobic granulation: Influencing conditions and mechanism

Effective cultivation of stable aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is a crucial step in the successful application of this technology, and the formation of AGS could be facilitated by some environmental stress conditions. Four identical sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were established to investigate the aerobic granulation process under the same alternating ammonia nitrogen feeding strategy superimposed with different environmental conditions (inorganic carbon source, temperature, N/COD). Although various superimposed conditions induced a significant difference in the size, settling velocity, mechanic strength of AGS, mature aerobic granules could be successfully obtained in all four reactors after 70 days' operation, indicating the alternating ammonia nitrogen feeding strategy was the most critical factor for AGS formation. Based on the results of redundancy analysis, the presence of an inorganic carbon source could facilitate the cultivation of AGS with nitrification function, while the moderate temperature and fluctuant N/COD might benefit the cultivation of more stable AGS. In addition, superimposed stress conditions could result in the difference in the microbial population between four reactors, but the population diversity and abundance of microorganisms were not the determinants of AGS formation. This study provided an effective method for the cultivation of AGS by using alternating ammonia nitrogen feeding strategy.     

Sequential (anaerobic/aerobic) biological treatment of Dalaman SEKA Pulp and Paper Industry effluent

In the pulp and paper industry, lignin and other color compounds are removed by chemical agents in bleaching process. Use of chlorine-based agents results in production of degradation products which include various chloro-organic derivatives. Since these new compounds are highly chlorinated, they cause a problem in the treatment of pulp and paper industry wastewaters. Chemical precipitation, lagooning, activated sludge, and anaerobic treatment are the processes used for treating pulp and paper effluents. Furthermore, a combination of these processes is also applicable. In this study, the effluent of Dalaman SEKA Pulp and Paper Industry was examined for its toxic effects on anaerobic microorganisms by anaerobic toxicity assay. Additionally, this wastewater was applied to a sequential biotreatment process consisting of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket as the anaerobic stage and a once-through completely mixed stirred tank as the aerobic stage. Results indicated that: (1) Dalaman SEKA Pulp and Paper Industry wastewater exerted no inhibitory effects on the anaerobic cultures under the studied conditions, and (2) application of a sequential biological (anaerobic/aerobic) system to treat the Dalaman SEKA Pulp and Paper Industry wastewater resulted in approximately 91% COD and 58% AOX removals at a HRT of 5 and 6.54 h for anaerobic and aerobic, respectively.     

锥组对ASBR性能的影响及其流场模拟

结合计算流体动力学(CFD)流场模拟,分析研究了二次流场下锥组对厌氧序批式反应器(ASBR)处理效果和污泥性状的影响。结果表明:锥组改善了双层搅拌桨下的二次流场,增强了ASBR的混合和污泥沉降效果,促进了污泥颗粒化,增加了污泥浓度,从而提高了处理效率和抗有机负荷冲击能力。在试验范围内,有机负荷越高,锥组对处理效果的改善越明显,在COD容积负荷为1.2 kg/(m3·d)时,设有锥组的ASBR出水ρ(COD)为450 mg/L,而未设锥组的为930 mg/L;通过锥组的浅层沉降作用和污泥在锥壁上的滚动压缩作用,污泥沉降效果明显提高,颗粒化速度加快,在运行初期设有锥组的ASBR即可在15 min内沉至出水液面以下,而未设锥组的ASBR需要约30 min,且在40 d时,R2中有45.4%污泥实现了颗粒化,而R1中只有32.5%。     

厌氧污泥颗粒化中微生态形成过程表征

采用荧光原位杂交（FISH）和聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳（PCR-DGGE）技术,表征了厌氧污泥颗粒化过程中微生物种群多样性及群落相似性的变化,解析了关键微生物中产氢产乙酸菌、耗氢产乙酸菌及产甲烷菌的动态演替,初步探讨了颗粒污泥微生态群落的形成过程.结果表明,正常启动的厌氧反应器中,颗粒污泥生长周期超过180 d...