Anaerobic digestion of sludge by different pretreatments: Changes of amino acids and microbial community

•Tryptophan protein, and aromatic protein I/II were the key identified proteins. •Cysteine was more correlated with methane production than other amino acids. •The presence of cysteine can promote methane production and degradation of VFAs. •The presence of cysteine can lower ORP and increase biomass activity. •Predominant Tissierella and Proteiniphilum were noted in pretreated sludge samples. Many studies have investigated the effects of different pretreatments on the performance of anaerobic digestion of sludge. However, the detailed changes of dissolved organic nitrogen, particularly the release behavior of proteins and the byproducts of protein hydrolysis-amino acids, are rarely known during anaerobic digestion of sludge by different pretreatments. Here we quantified the changes of three types of proteins and 17 types of amino acids in sludge samples solubilized by ultrasonic, thermal, and acid/alkaline pretreatments and their transformation during anaerobic digestion of sludge. Tryptophan protein, aromatic protein I, aromatic protein II, and cysteine were identified as the key dissolved organic nitrogen responsible for methane production during anaerobic digestion of sludge, regardless of the different pretreatment methods. Different from the depletion of other amino acids, cysteine was resistant to degradation after an incubation period of 30 days in all sludge samples. Meanwhile, the “cysteine and methionine metabolism (K00270)” was absent in all sludge samples by identifying 6755 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes assignments of genes hits. Cysteine contributed to the generation of methane and the degradation of acetic, propionic, and n-butyric acids through decreasing oxidation-reduction potential and enhancing biomass activity. This study provided an alternative strategy to enhance anaerobic digestion of sludge through in situ production of cysteine.     

城市污泥的水稻肥用效果及环境影响的研究

用盆载试验研究城市污泥直接肥用对水稻生产及其产量的影响，并测定了污泥中重金属在稻米和土壤中的残留量，结果表明：污泥作水稻基肥施用有明显的增产作用和一定改土效果，但污泥带入农田的重金属大部分残留在土壤中，少部分被作物携带走，而在稻米中的残留量符合国家标准。     

螺旋沉降离心机在污泥脱水装置上的应用

针对污泥脱水工艺应用了国产卧式螺旋沉降离心机，并辅以高效有机絮凝剂，经试运证明，此项工艺脱水效果显著。可将含水率９９．８％－９８．５％的污泥脱水至７５％－７８％，且分离液对污水处理装置无明显冲击，消除了污泥造成二次污染的严重问题。     

小型砂滤池在废水处理中的应用

本文通过湿式除尘后的废水治理及工程实例,探讨了小型砂滤池在废水处 理中应用的可行性。     

影响活性污泥沉降因素及设计沉淀池应注意问题的探讨

通过理论和实验，对影响活性污泥沉降的多方面因素，进行了详细分析；并对设计沉淀池应注意的问题进行了探讨．     

选矿废水过滤性能的实验研究

通过实验得出 ,不经加药处理的选矿废水 ,污泥比阻 r=33.1× 1 0 1 1 cm/g太大 ,较难过滤 ;加药处理后 ,污泥比阻r=0 .0 6× 1 0 1 1 cm/g变小 ,可以采用较先进的机械脱水处理。     

超声气浮+SBR工艺在小城镇垃圾场渗滤液处理中的应用

根据小城镇垃圾渗滤液特点，采用超声气浮技术并加以SBR生化处理工艺进行脱氮处理，处理后氮氮，CODcr,BOD5,悬浮物均达标排放。具有操作简单，灵活，处理成本低，设施可整体搬移的特点，非常适合小城镇小型垃圾卫生填埋场使用。     

再生水—土壤—蔬菜体系中Zn的迁移

2011~2013年通过小区试验种植小白菜和萝卜,以再生水灌溉和污泥施肥,采用修正的BCR法测定了再生水、污泥、土壤、蔬菜中Zn的5种形态含量,分析Zn在再生水(污泥)-土壤-蔬菜体系中的迁移和累积特征。结果表明:2011~2013年水样中Zn含量均未超出国家《农田灌溉水质标准(GB5084—2005)》中Zn的标准。水样中水溶态B0比例较大。污泥中B0含量极少,残渣态B4含量较高。土壤中Zn的本底含量较少,经过3年的蔬菜种植和灌溉,土壤中Zn含量有增高的趋势。蔬菜中5种形态均有分布,地上部分中水溶态B0和可氧化态B3含量较高,地下部分中残渣态B4含量也较高。小白菜中Zn的含量高于萝卜。灌溉水中B0的含量对Zn在土壤和蔬菜中的迁移产生了较大影响。适当的再生水灌溉和污泥施肥可以改善土壤的缺Zn状况。     

Unraveling the size distributions of surface properties for purple soil and yellow soil

Soils contain diverse colloidal particles whose properties are pertinent to ecological and human health, whereas few investigations systematically analyze the surface properties of these particles. The objective of this study was to elucidate the surface properties of particles within targeted size ranges (i.e. > 10, 1–10, 0.5–1, 0.2–0.5 and < 0.2 μm) for a purple soil (Entisol) and a yellow soil (Ultisol) using the combined determination method. The mineralogy of corresponding particle-size fractions was determined by X-ray diffraction. We found that up to 80% of the specific surface area and 85% of the surface charge of the entire soil came from colloidal-sized particles (< 1 μm), and almost half of the specific surface area and surface charge came from the smallest particles (< 0.2 μm). Vermiculite, illite, montmorillonite and mica dominated in the colloidal-sized particles, of which the smallest particles had the highest proportion of vermiculite and montmorillonite. For a given size fraction, the purple soil had a larger specific surface area, stronger electrostatic field, and higher surface charge than the yellow soil due to differences in mineralogy. Likewise, the differences in surface properties among the various particle-size fractions can also be ascribed to mineralogy. Our results indicated that soil surface properties were essentially determined by the colloidal-sized particles, and the < 0.2 μm nanoparticles made the largest contribution to soil properties. The composition of clay minerals within the diverse particle-size fractions could fully explain the size distributions of surface properties.     

An experimental and thermodynamic equilibrium investigation of the Pb, Zn, Cr, Cu, Mn and Ni partitioning during sewage sludge incineration

The effects of different chlorides and operational conditions on the distribution and speciation of six heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cr, Cu, Mn and Ni) during sludge incineration were investigated using a simulated laboratory tubular-furnace reactor. A thermodynamic equilibrium investigation using the FactSage software was performed to compare the experimental results. The results indicate that the volatility of the target metals was enhanced as the chlorine concentration increased. Inorganic-Cl influenced the volatilization of heavy metals in the order of Pb > Zn > Cr > Cu > Mn > Ni. However, the effects of organic-Cl on the volatility of Mn, Pb and Cu were greater than the effects on Zn, Cr and Ni. With increasing combustion temperature, the presence of organic-Cl (PVC) and inorganic-Cl (NaCl) improved the transfer of Pb and Zn from bottom ash to fly ash or fuse gas. However, the presence of chloride had no obvious influence on Mn, Cu and Ni. Increased retention time could increase the volatilization rate of heavy metals; however, this effect was insignificant. During the incineration process, Pb readily formed PbSiO₄ and remained in the bottom ash. Different Pb compounds, primarily the volatile PbCl₂, were found in the gas phase after the addition of NaCl; the dominant Pb compounds in the gas phase after the addition of PVC were PbCl₂, Pb(ClO₄)₂ and PbCl₂O₄.