New microbial electrosynthesis system for methane production from carbon dioxide coupled with oxidation of sulfide to sulfate

Microbial electrosynthesis system (MES) is a promising method that can use carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, to produce methane which acts as an energy source, without using organic substances. However, this bioelectrical reduction reaction can proceed at a certain high applied voltage when coupled with water oxidation in the anode coated with metallic catalyst. When coupled with the oxidation of HS^– to SO₄²⁻, methane production is thermodynamically more feasible, thus implying its production at a considerably lower applied voltage. In this study, we demonstrated the possibility of electrotrophic methane production coupled with HS^– oxidation in a cost-effective bioanode chamber in the MES without organic substrates at a low applied voltage of 0.2 V. In addition, microbial community analyses of biomass enriched in the bioanode and biocathode were used to reveal the most probable pathway for methane production from HS^– oxidation. In the bioanode, electroautotrophic SO₄²⁻ production accompanied with electron donation to the electrode is performed mainly by the following two steps: first, incomplete sulfide oxidation to sulfur cycle intermediates (SCI) is performed; then the produced SCI are disproportionated to HS^– and SO₄²⁻. In the biocathode, methane is produced mainly via H₂ and acetate by electron-accepting syntrophic bacteria, homoacetogens, and acetoclastic archaea. Here, a new eco-friendly MES with biological H₂S removal is established.     

不同合成条件对ZnAl-LDHs覆膜改性生物陶粒除磷效果的影响

采用3种Zn~(2+)/Al~(.+)金属浓度比的ZnCl_2和AlCl_3溶液,在两个不同pH值条件下,利用水热-共沉淀法对生物陶粒基质进行层状双金属氢氧化物(LDHs)覆膜改性.将生成的不同类型ZnAl-LDHs覆膜改性基质与原始生物陶粒基质分别填充于实验柱中,构建模拟垂直流人工湿地小试系统;对改性前后的7种基质进行磷素净化效果、等温吸附实验和解吸附实验研究,通过实验数据结合主成分分析,探讨ZnAl-LDHs覆膜改性生物陶粒除磷效果提升的影响因素.结果表明,pH=11的ZnAl-LDHs改性方式对磷素净化效果具有更为明显的提升功能;其中ZnAl-LDHs(pH=11,1∶1)改性生物陶粒基质相比于原始基质,对TP、TDP、SRP平均去除率的增幅超过70%,其最大理论吸附量达到原始生物陶粒的3倍.合成ZnAl-LDHs时的pH值和Zn~(2+)/Al~(3+)金属浓度比对改性生物陶粒的结构形态与覆膜效果有着不同程度的影响,其中合成时的pH值是ZnAlLDHs覆膜改性生物陶粒除磷效果的主要影响因素.通过合理调控制备ZnAl-LDHs覆膜改性生物陶粒时的pH值及Zn~(2+)/Al~(3+)金属浓度比,可以达到有效提高ZnAl-LDHs覆膜改性生物陶粒除磷效果的目的.     

Characterizing food waste substrates for co-digestion through biochemical methane potential (BMP) experiments

Co-digestion of food waste with dairy manure is increasingly utilized to increase energy production and make anaerobic digestion more affordable; however, there is a lack of information on appropriate co-digestion substrates. In this study, biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests were conducted to determine the suitability of four food waste substrates (meatball, chicken, cranberry and ice cream processing wastes) for co-digestion with flushed dairy manure at a ratio of 3.2% food waste and 96.8% manure (by volume), which equated to 14.7% (ice-cream) to 80.7% (chicken) of the VS being attributed to the food waste. All treatments led to increases in methane production, ranging from a 67.0% increase (ice cream waste) to a 2940% increase (chicken processing waste) compared to digesting manure alone, demonstrating the large potential methane production of food waste additions compared to relatively low methane production potential of the flushed dairy manure, even if the overall quantity of food waste added was minimal.     

Influence of different substrates on the formation and characteristics of aerobic granules in sequencing batch reactors

The effects of different substrates on the aerobic granulation process were studied using laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors （SBRs）. Four parallel granules sequencing batch reactors （GSBR）： R1, R2, R3, and R4 were fed with acetate, glucose, peptone and fecula, respectively. Stable aerobic granules were successfully cultivated in R1, R2, R4, and smaller granules less than 500 μm were formed in R3. Morphology and the physic-chemical characteristics of aerobic granules fed with different carbon substrates were investigated by the four reactors operated under the same pressure. The aerobic granules in the four reactors were observed and found that peptone was the most stable one due to its good settleability even after a sludge age as short as 10 d. A strong correlation was testified between the characteristics of aerobic granules and the properties of carbon substrates. The stability of aerobic granules was affected by extracellular polymer substances （EPS） derived from microorganism growth during feast time fed with different carbon substrates, and the influence of the property of storage substance was greater than that of its quantity. Optimal carbon substrates, which are helpful in the cultivation and retention of well-settling granules and in the enhancement of the overall ability of the aerobic granules reactors, were found.     

低温低浊微污染水源水的生物净化技术研究

针对低温低落景污染水源,采用生物预处理的手段进行现场试验研究。结果发现：以陶粒为载体的生物预处理工艺,能去除水中有机物（ＯＣ或ＣＯＤ）２０－３０％,ＳＳ６０－７０％,氨氮８０％,低温时去除率受到一定影响。但仍有一定和去除有机物及氨氮的。水库的低浊度和有机物含量较多的性质有利于生物预处理工艺对水中有机污染物的控制。     

4种人工湿地填料对磷的吸附特性分析

采用等温吸附、吸附动力学、填料饱和吸附后磷素释放实验,研究了紫色土、河沙、页岩、石灰岩对磷的吸附特征,结果表明Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附方程均能很好地拟合各填料对磷的吸附特征,各填料对磷的最大吸附量大小顺序依次为石灰岩(666.67 mg/kg)河沙(500.00 mg/kg)页岩(434.78 mg/kg)紫色土(416.67 mg/kg);从反应速率来看,吸附过程都可分为快、中、慢3个阶段;相对一级动力学方程、双常数方程而言,Elovich方程对4种填料的吸附动力学特征拟合最好,决定系数R~2在0.831～0.966之间;从磷的解吸率来看,各填料释磷大小顺序依次为河沙(4.257%)页岩(3.803%)石灰岩(3.638%)紫色土(2.134%)。综合考察得出,石灰岩更适合作为人工湿地污水除磷的填料。     

曝气条件对串联潜流人工湿地净污效果的影响

选取砾石、炉渣和沸石作为级配基质,构建由三级串联的潜流人工湿地模型,研究了针对三级串联的潜流人工湿地,不同曝气位置和曝气量对人工模拟污水净化效果的影响,并对两个影响因素进行二维方差分析,对曝气条件进行了优选。选取表层曝气、中层曝气、底层曝气3种曝气位置和气水体积比3∶1、6∶1、9∶1的3种曝气量。运行结果表明:曝气后,NH3-N和COD去除率上升,NH3-N去除率由7.80%最高提升到23.79%,COD去除率由5.42%最高提升至23.04%,但PO3-4-P去除率下降,由24.32%最低降至9.76%。优选的曝气位置是底层曝气,优选的气水体积比是6∶1,此时NH3-N、COD、PO3-4-P去除率分别是21.21%、23.04%、13.54%。曝气位置和曝气量的交互作用对NH3-N和COD去除率有显著影响,对PO3-4-P去除率影响不显著。     

格宾护岸填料类型对河道自净能力的影响

选择花岗岩块石、卵石和废建筑砌块3种材料作为格宾填料,研究不同填料在模拟河道中对河水水质净化效果的影响。结果表明,随着实验装置运行时间的延长,各填料对N、P营养盐及有机物的去除能力均有不同程度的提高;3种填料中,卵石相较于其他2种填料对NH3-N、TOC和DOC的去除能力保持在较高的水平,运行26 d后分别达65.26%、71.06%和78.06%;3种填料在实验装置运行初期对TP都有较好的去除效果,运行12 d后,花岗岩块石、卵石、废建筑砌块对TP的去除率分别达89.20%、91.05%和94.71%;卵石表面附着的微生物脂磷含量及脱氢酶活性分别为53.43 nmol P/cm3、10.67μg TF/(h.cm3),均显著高于其他2种填料(p<0.05),其表面较高的微生物量及酶活性有利于对氮素及有机物的去除。     

Specificity of Life Conditions for Commercial Invertebrates on Artificial Substrates in the Eutrophicated Amur Bay,the Sea of Japan

The consequences of anthropogenic impact on the water area of Amur Bay (the Sea of Japan) near Vladivostok include the eutrophication of coastal waters and littering with various objects used as artificial substrates, which protect sedentary animals from predators and contribute to the survival of their larvae. An indicator of eutrophication, the diatom Skeletonema costatum accounting for 81–96% of the total abundance of phytoplankton (Stonik and Selina, 1995), is consumed mainly by barnacles and the Pacific oyster. Thus, these animals gain an advantage in the colonization of artificial substrates. The results of the study suggest that eutrophication will lead to changes in the structure of the marine community.     

MDAT-IAT同步脱氮除磷工艺活性污泥在不同基质中的厌氧释磷特性研究

对改进型MDATIAT(ModifiedDemandedAerationTankIntermittentAerationTank)同步脱氮除磷工艺中活性污泥在不同基质下的厌氧释磷特性进行了研究.在葡萄糖、甲酸钠、乙酸钠和丙酸钠4种单一基质中,活性污泥厌氧释磷量分别为1.58、3.55、3.04和1.86mg·L-1;释磷速率分别达到0.02、0.05、0.15和0.10mg·L-1·min-1.另外,在葡萄糖、甲酸钠、乙酸钠和丙酸钠组成的混合基质中的活性污泥厌氧释磷试验结果表明,混合基质中活性污泥释磷量和释磷速率均大于4种单一基质中的释磷量和释磷速率,分别达到8.51mg·L-1和0.31mg·L-1·min-1.