Developing “precise-acting” strategies for improving anaerobic methanogenesis of organic waste: Insights from the electron transfer system of syntrophic partners

Methanogenesis is the last step in anaerobic digestion, which is usually a rate-limiting step in the biological treatment of organic waste. The low methanogenesis efficiency (low methane production rate, low methane yield, low methane content) substantially limits the development of anaerobic digestion technology. Traditional pretreatment methods and bio-stimulation strategies have impacts on the entire anaerobic system and cannot directly enhance methanogenesis in a targeted manner, which was defined as “broad-acting” strategies in this perspective. Further, we discussed our opinion of methanogenesis process with insights from the electron transfer system of syntrophic partners and provided potential targeted enhancing strategy for high-efficiency electron transfer system. These “precise-acting” strategies are expected to achieve an efficient methanogenesis process and enhance the bio-energy recovery of organic waste.     

EGSB-BAF集成系统实现厌氧氨氧化、甲烷化和短程硝化反硝化

将膨胀颗粒污泥床(EGSB)和曝气生物滤池(BAF)集成,EGSB出水进入BAF进行短程硝化,BAF出水外回流至EGSB反应器为后者提供亚硝态氮,在不需外部投加亚硝态氮的条件下,实现厌氧氨氧化、甲烷化和短程硝化反硝化的耦合, 系统地处理ρ(氨氮)为50 mg/L和ρ(COD_Cr)为500 mg/L的合成废水.结果表明:当外回流比为200%时,系统CODCr,氨氮和总氮的去除率分别为92.4%,97.4%和80.6%;出水ρ(氨氮),ρ(亚硝态氮),ρ(硝态氮)和ρ(COD_Cr)分别为1.05,4.30,2.56和35.3 mg/L;COD_Cr,总氮和氨氮的去除负荷速率分别为1.770,0.137和0.164 kg/(m3·d). 与传统的活性污泥过程相比,EGSB-BAF集成系统回收甲烷1.03 　L/d,占系统COD_Cr去除量的37.0%;在系统总氮的去除过程中,厌氧氨氧化途径占35.9%,短程反硝化途径占47.4%,全程反硝化途径占16.7%.      

土壤中锁定残留芘在体外消化系统中的生物可给性（Oral Bioaccessibility of Bound Residue of Pyrene in Contamination Soils Determined by an in Vitro Gastrointestinal Model）

体外消化过程可能导致土壤中憎水有机污染物提取量增加.论文采用3种有机质含量不同的土壤进行体外消化实验,目的在于验证如下假设:土壤中部分锁定残留芘可以在人体消化系统中释放出来,若不考虑这部分贡献,常规提取方式获得的土壤污染浓度可能低估污染土壤口摄风险.研究结果证实:经体外消化的土壤的总芘提取量显著高于未经消化样品,其差别与土壤有机质含量有关.消化液中的胆汁盐是造成锁定残留芘释放的关键成份.在特定范围(2~20mg·mL-1)内,提取效率不受胆汁盐浓度影响.胆汁盐作用下锁定残留芘的释放为一次动力学过程.     

高氮渗滤液缺氧/厌氧UASB-SBR工艺低温深度脱氮

在低温条件下,采用缺氧/厌氧UASB-SBR组合工艺处理实际垃圾填埋场渗滤液.结果表明,该工艺可实现有机物和氮的同步、深度去除.在进水COD平均为11950.2mg/L,NH4+-N为982.7mg/L的条件下,出水分别为390.1mg/L和2.9mg/L,去除率分别为96.7%和99.7%.同时,缺氧UASB1反应器的最大COD负荷达到13kg/(m3×d),最大COD去除速率为12.39 kg/(m3×d),具有高效缺氧反硝化和高效厌氧降解有机物反应的双重功效, 在SBR反应器的缺氧段和缺氧UASB,反应器内获得了99%以上的反硝化率.对于冬季水温分别为14.9,14.1,13.5,11.05℃的低温条件下,SBR反应器实现了完全硝化和反硝化,出水TN分别为4.1,5.7,14.1,16.5mg/L,达到了深度脱氮的目的.此外,在上述温度范围内,温度对反硝化速率(rN)的影响大于对硝化速率 (rDN)的影响, rN/rDN比值相对恒定.     

Techno-economic evaluation of ultrasound and thermal pretreatments for enhanced anaerobic digestion of municipal waste activated sludge

To enhance the anaerobic digestion of municipal waste-activated sludge (WAS), ultrasound, thermal, and ultrasound + thermal (combined) pretreatments were conducted using three ultrasound specific energy inputs (1000, 5000, and 10,000 kJ/kg TSS) and three thermal pretreatment temperatures (50, 70 and 90 °C). Prior to anaerobic digestion, combined pretreatments significantly improved volatile suspended solid (VSS) reduction by 29-38%. The largest increase in methane production (30%) was observed after 30 min of 90 °C pretreatment followed by 10,000 kJ/kg TSS ultrasound pretreatment. Combined pretreatments improved the dimethyl sulfide (DMS) removal efficiency by 42-72% but did not show any further improvement in hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) removal when compared with ultrasound and thermal pretreatments alone. Economic analysis showed that combined pretreatments with 1000 kJ/kg TSS specific energy and differing thermal pretreatments (50-90 °C) can reduce operating costs by $44-66/ton dry solid when compared to conventional anaerobic digestion without pretreatments.     

Integrated measures for preservation, restoration and improvement of the environmental conditions of the Lagoon Olho d'Água basin

The Lagoon Olho d'Água in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil has received increasing environmental concern due to significant stress from pollution in the catchment. The existing environmental problems are the result of great pressure from a broad range of human activities, especially in the last 10 years. Serious pollution exists mainly from some industrial and urban activities, which increased intensively after the eighties. There is a strong social and economical pressure for housing and construction near the lagoon, due to the available land nearby beaches and estuarine zone, and recently by growing tourism activities. Uncontrolled land use by low-income communities and the pressure for construction by developers have led to landfilling and to deterioration of water quality in the lagoon catchment. Improvement of the environmental conditions in the catchment needs integrated measures. Guidelines and some specific actions involving several institutions have been established and refer to sanitation and urban infrastructure as the main priorities. A main target is the construction of low-cost sewage system with smaller and decentralised treatment plants.     

工业废水厌氧生物处理中的无机和有机毒性物质

介绍了有关工业废水厌氧生物处理中无机和有机毒性物质方面的重要研究成果。工业废水中的毒性物质一般会对甲烷菌产生可逆性抑制,驯化能够减轻或消除毒性物质对甲烷菌的抑制作用,厌氧工艺在适当条件下能够有效地去除工业废水中的多种毒性物质。     

生物技术处理稠油废水的研究

试验分别利用三种生物处理方法：好氧、厌氧及酵母菌处理方法对稠油废水进行了处理。COD去除率在30%以下。在处理过程中,好氧污泥生物量表现出明显的增长。厌氧污泥及酵母菌在处理前后生物量几乎无变化。处理效果不明显与稠油废水可生化性差的性质有关,也与试验条件及选择菌种有关。     

厌氧-好氧驯化活性污泥生物合成PHA的研究

厌氧-好氧处理有机污水的活性污泥中含有大量菌胶团菌,其形成与菌体胞内聚羟基烷酸酯(PHA)的积累有关,因此有可能利用污水中有机物和活性污泥中多种微生物合成PHA。笔者利用纺织工业废水厌氧-好氧驯化活性污泥,从中提取PHA。分别研究了厌氧过程和好氧过程中供氧量、碳源调节物浓度、培养时间等对菌胶团菌生长和胞内PHA积累的影响,测定了所得PHA的分子量、熔点和单体链节组成。      

厌氧流化床反应器处理含硫废水毒性的实验

采用多孔聚合物载体固定化微生物在厌氧流化床（AFB）反应器中处理含硫废水,研究反应器抗硫化物（S^2－）毒性抑制和抗硫酸盐毒性抑制的能力;探索解除 S^2－毒性的方法．研究表明,当进料基质 COD浓度为 5000mg/L,HRT为5.2－5.4h,S^2－＜200mg/L时,反应器去除 COD效果不受影响,S^2－350mg/L时,厌氧消化受到明显抑制,反应器可容忍530mg/L S^2－浓度而未造成消化系统的破坏;SO₄^2－浓度高达3521mg/L,COD去除率仍可达77％－80％,但SO₄^2－去除率明显下降;当COD/SO₄^2－的比值大于1.45时,硫酸盐还原菌和产甲烷菌的生长未受到明显抑制,此时容积负荷为22－24kgCOD/（m³>·d）,COD去除率为80％,SO₄^2－去除率为58.8％;向反应器投加适量FeCl₂可很好地解除S^2－的抑制．