Biodegradation of nonylphenol in sewage sludge

We investigated the effects of various factors on the aerobic degradation of nonylphenol (NP) in sewage sludge. NP (5 mg/kg) degradation rate constants (k₁) calculated were 0.148 and 0.224 day⁻¹ for the batch experiment and the bioreactor experiment, respectively, and half-lives (t_1/2) were 4.7 and 3.1 days, respectively. The optimal pH value for NP degradation in sludge was 7.0 and the degradation rate was enhanced when the temperature was increased and when yeast extract (5 mg/l) and surfactants such as brij 30 or brij 35 (55 or 91 μM) were added. The addition of aluminum sulfate (200 mg/l) and hydrogen peroxide (1 mg/l) inhibited NP degradation within 28 days of incubation. Of the microorganism strains isolated from the sludge samples, we found that strain CT7 (identified as Bacillus sphaericus) manifested the best degrading ability.     

苯酚厌氧降解的厌氧污泥驯化方法研究

在厌氧法处理含酚废水时，苯酚厌氧降解的厌氧污泥的培养与积累十分重要。本文通过混合厌氧污泥驯化、单一厌氧污泥驯化、好氧污泥转兼性驯化三组对比试验，探讨了合适的苯酚厌氧降解的厌氧污泥的驯化方法。研究表明：好氧污泥转兼性法驯化历时最短，处理效果好。静态培养时，微生物经过２个多月的驯化，日均降解苯酚的速率达１００ｍｇ／（Ｌ·ｄ）     

厌氧酸化—好氧法处理高浓度洗毛废水尾浆试验研究

采用厌氧酸化－好氧工艺对高浓度洗毛废水尾浆进行处理。试验结果表明，对于ＣＯＤ为２５０００ｍｇ／Ｌ的原废水，经１ｄ的厌氧酸化和１ｄ的二段串联的间歇活性污泥法好氧曝气处理，ＣＯＤ和ＢＯＤ５的总去除率分别达到９２％和９９％以上，生化处理出水ＣＯＤ为１５００～２０００ｍｇ／Ｌ，ＢＯＤ５＜６０ｍｇ／Ｌ。     

连续曝气SBR快速培养AGS及反应器流态的CFD解析

配制模拟番茄酱废水,在高径比为10的SBR反应器中,考察连续曝气条件下好氧颗粒污泥（AGS）的除污性能和微生物特性的变化。建立流体动力学模型,模拟反应器中气〖CD*2〗液〖CD*2〗污泥三相流的流态,以了解其对污泥颗粒化的影响机理。结果表明：污泥完全颗粒化后,对番茄酱废水中COD、NH3-N和PO3-4-P的去除率分别为94.37%、93.55%和9092%;绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)丰度显著提高,假丝酵母菌（Candidatus saccharibacteria）为除磷功能微生物;反应器内的流态结构呈环流和旋涡流,水力剪切力的大小与颗粒粒径呈正相关,颗粒形态与流态分布有关。     

Betaine removal during thermo- and mesophilic aerobic batch biodegradation of beet molasses vinasse: influence of temperature and pH on the progress and efficiency of the process

The key issue in achieving a high extent of biodegradation of beet molasses vinasse is to establish the conditions for the assimilation of betaine, which is the main pollutant in this high-strength industrial effluent. In the present study, aerobic batch biodegradation was conducted over the temperature range of 27-63°C (step 9°C), at a pH of 6.5 and 8.0, using a mixed culture of bacteria of the genus Bacillus. Betaine was assimilated at 27-54°C and the pH of 8.0, as well as at 27-45°C and the pH of 6.5. The processes where betaine was assimilated produced a high BOD(5) removal, which exceeded 99.40% over the temperature range of 27-45°C at the pH of 8.0, as well as at 27°C and the pH of 6.5. Maximal COD removal (88.73%) was attained at 36°C and the pH of 6.5. The results indicate that the process can be applied on an industrial scale as the first step in the treatment of beet molasses vinasse.     

Application of high OLR-fed aerobic granules for the treatment of low-strength wastewater：Performance, granule morphology and microbial community

Aerobic granules, pre-cultivated at the organic loading rate (OLR) of 3.0 kg COD/(m3 ·day), were used to treat low-strength wastewater in two sequencing batch reactors at low OLRs of 1.2 and 0.6 kg COD/(m3 ·day), respectively. Reactor performance, evolution of granule morphology, structure and microbial community at low OLRs under long-term operation (130 days) were investigated. Results showed that low OLRs did not cause significant damage to granule structure as a dominant granule morphology with size over 540 μm was maintained throughout the operation. Aerobic granules at sizes of about 750 μm were finally obtained at the low OLRs. The granule reactors operated at low OLRs demonstrated effective COD and ammonia removals (above 90%), smaller granule sizes and less biomass. The contents of extracellular polymeric substances in the granules were decreased while the ratios of exopolysaccharide/exoprotein were increased (above 1.0). The granules cultivated at the low OLRs showed a smoother surface and more compact structure than the seeded granules. A significant shift in microbial community was observed but the microbial diversity remained relatively stable. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy observation showed that the live cells were spread throughout the whole granule, while the dead cells were mainly concentrated in the outer layer of the granule, and the proteins, polysaccharides and lipids were mainly located in the central regime of the granule. In conclusion, granules cultivated at high OLRs show potential for treating low-strength organic wastewater steadily under long-term operation.     

HCR工艺处理富硫酸盐味精废水的试验研究

试验研究结果表明，HCR工艺完全能够适应处理具有浓度CODcr和SO^2-4的味精废水，在进水CODcr的浓度高于10000mg/L,SO^2-4浓度主同于14000mg/L时，其CODcr的去除率在80％以上，说明SO^2-4离子不影响HCR工艺去除有机物的能力，HCR工艺容积负荷和污泥负荷都很高，污泥产生量少，因此其综合成本比一般方法要低，HCR工艺应该是处理味精放心水的最佳推选工艺之一，但是运行过程中，泡沫问题仍然值得注意。     

Individual stages of bacterial dichloromethane degradation mapped by carbon and chlorine stable isotope analysis

The fractionation of carbon and chlorine stable isotopes of dichloromethane(CH_2Cl_2,DCM)upon dechlorination by cells of the aerobic methylotroph Methylobacterium extorquens DM4 and by purified DCM dehalogenases of the glutathione S-transferase family was analyzed.Isotope effects for individual steps of the multi-stage DCM degradation process,including transfer across the cell wall from the aqueous medium to the cell cytoplasm,dehalogenase binding,and catalytic reaction,were considered.The observed carbon and chlorine isotope fractionation accompanying DCM consumption by cell supensions and enzymes was mainly determined by the breaking of C\Cl bonds,and not by inflow of DCM into cells.Chlorine isotope effects of DCM dehalogenation were initially masked in high density cultures,presumably due to inverse isotope effects of non-specific DCM oxidation under conditions of oxygen excess.Glutathione cofactor supply remarkably affected the correlation of variations of DCM carbon and chlorine stable isotopes(Δδ~(13)C/Δδ~(37)Cl),increasing corresponding ratio from 7.2–8.6 to 9.6–10.5 under conditions of glutathione deficiency.This suggests that enzymatic reaction of DCM with glutathione thiolate may involve stepwise breaking and making of bonds with the carbon atom of DCM,unlike the uncatalyzed reaction,which is a one-stage process,as shown by quantum-chemical modeling.     

Organic and nitrogen removal from landfill leachate in aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactors

Granule sequencing batch reactors (GSBR) were established for landfill leachate treatment, and the COD removal was analyzed kinetically using a modified model. Results showed that COD removal rate decreased as influent ammonium concentration increasing. Characteristics of nitrogen removal at different influent ammonium levels were also studied. When the ammonium concentration in the landfill leachate was 366 mg L⁻¹, the dominant nitrogen removal process in the GSBR was simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND). Under the ammonium concentration of 788 mg L⁻¹, nitrite accumulation occurred and the accumulated nitrite was reduced to nitrogen gas by the shortcut denitrification process. When the influent ammonium increased to a higher level of 1105 mg L⁻¹, accumulation of nitrite and nitrate lasted in the whole cycle, and the removal efficiencies of total nitrogen and ammonium decreased to only 35.0% and 39.3%, respectively. Results also showed that DO was a useful process controlling parameter for the organics and nitrogen removal at low ammonium input.