Metallic wastewater treatment by sulfate reduction using anaerobic rotating biological contactor reactor under high metal loading conditions

An-RBC reactor is highly suited to treat metallic wastewater. Metal removal is due to sulfide precipitation via sulfate reduction by SRB. Cu(II) removal was the best among the different heavy metals. Maximum metal removal is achieved at low metal loading condition. Metal removal matched well with the solubility product values of respective metal sulfide salts. This study was aimed at investigating the performance of anaerobic rotating biological contactor reactor treating synthetic wastewater containing a mixture of heavy metals under sulfate reducing condition. Statistically valid factorial design of experiments was carried out to understand the dynamics of metal removal using this bioreactor system. Copper removal was maximum (>98%), followed by other heavy metals at their respective low inlet concentrations. Metal loading rates less than 3.7 mg/L?h in case of Cu(II); less than 1.69 mg/L?h for Ni(II), Pb(II), Zn(II), Fe(III) and Cd(II) are favorable to the performance of the An-RBC reactor. Removal efficiency of the heavy metals from mixture depended on the metal species and their inlet loading concentrations. Analysis of metal precipitates formed in the sulfidogenic bioreactor by field emission scanning electron microscopy along with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (FESEM-EDX) confirmed metal sulfide precipitation by SRB. All these results clearly revealed that the attached growth biofilm bioreactor is well suited for heavy metal removal from complex mixture.     

Microbial community dynamics at high organic loading rates revealed by pyrosequencing during sugar refinery wastewater treatment in a UASB reactor

High strength sugar refinery wastewater was treated in a mesophilic UASB. Pyrosequencing reveals microbial community succession with OLR increase. Diversity of microbial communities in OLR12 is much higher than those in OLR36 and OLR54.0 kgCOD/(kg VSS·d). Fermentative bacteria could deal with increasing OLR through the increase of microbial diversity and quantity. Hydrogen-producing acotogens and methanogens mainly coped with high OLR shocks by increasing the quantity of community The performance and microbial community structure in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) treating sugar refinery wastewater were investigated. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal reached above 92.0% at organic loading rates (OLRs) of 12.0–54.0 kgCOD/(m³·d). The volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in effluent were increased to 451.1 mg/L from 147.9 mg/L and the specific methane production rate improved by 1.2–2.2-fold as the OLR increased. The evolution of microbial communities in anaerobic sludge at three different OLRs was investigated using pyrosequencing. Operational taxonomic units (OTUs) at a 3% distance were 353, 337 and 233 for OLR12, OLR36 and OLR54, respectively. When the OLR was increased to 54.0 kgCOD /(m³·d) from 12.0 kgCOD/(m³·d) by stepwise, the microbial community structure were changed significantly. Five genera (Bacteroides, Trichococcus, Chryseobacterium, Longilinea and Aerococcus) were the dominant fermentative bacteria at the OLR 12.0 kgCOD/(m³·d). However, the sample of OLR36 was dominated by Lactococcus, Trichococcus, Anaeroarcus and Veillonella. At the last stage (OLR= 54.0 kgCOD/(m³·d)), the diversity and percentage of fermentative bacteria were markedly increased. Apart from fermentative bacteria, an obvious shift was observed in hydrogen-producing acetogens and non-acetotrophic methanogens as OLR increased. Syntrophobacter, Geobacter and Methanomethylovorans were the dominant hydrogen-producing acetogens and methylotrophic methanogens in the samples of OLR12 and OLR36. When the OLR was increased to 54.0 kgCOD/(m³·d), the main hydrogen-producing acetogens and hydrogenotrophic methanogens were substituted with Desulfovibrio and Methanospirillum. However, the composition of acetotrophic methanogens (Methanosaeta) was relatively stable during the whole operation period of the UASB reactor.     

不同基质条件下厌氧氨氧化SMBBR启动特性研究

通过接种某城市污水处理厂好氧池生物膜,采用NH₄⁺-N+NO₂^--N （SMBBR-1）和NH₄⁺-N+NO₃^--N+HAc （SMBBR-2）两种进水基质启动厌氧氨氧化序批式移动床生物膜反应器（Sequencing Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor,SMBBR）,研究不同基质条件下反应器的启动特性.结果表明,两反应器在运行100 d后均成功启动并稳定运行,在进水负荷分别为0.83和0.32 kg·m^-3·d^-1（以N计）的条件下,氮去除率分别达到81.82%±1.20%和66.35%±4.79%.活性测定结果显示,SMBBR-1和SMBBR-2中Anammox活性分别达到6448.32和1980.32 mg·m^-2·d^-1,表明Anammox菌被成功富集.高通量结果显示,SMBBR-1和SMBBR-2中启动成功后的Anammox菌由Ca.Brocadia和Ca.Jettenia组成,其中,Ca.Brocadia占比分别为11.02%和7.57%,Ca.Jettenia占比分别为2.07%和0.56%.除Anammox菌外,SMBBR-2中还包括Thauera（2.84%）和Flavobacterium菌（0.66%）,其为部分反硝化菌的主导菌属.本研究表明,虽然两种不同基质的启动办法各有利弊,但其均能实现厌氧氨氧化SMBBR的启动,可为主流系统内的Anammox菌快速富集培养提供技术支撑.     

间歇梯度曝气下首段延时厌氧强化好氧颗粒污泥脱氮除磷

本研究采用SBR反应器,以实际低C/N比生活污水为进水基质,采用间歇梯度曝气（各曝气段溶解氧浓度递减）充分利用内碳源,探讨不同首段厌氧时间下好氧颗粒污泥脱氮除磷效果.结果表明,间歇梯度曝气的初始厌氧段从50 min增加至90 min,使颗粒污泥内碳源的储量增加,这一延时厌氧的改进条件导致颗粒污泥脱氮除磷效果提升,当延时至70和90 min时,COD、TN和TP的去除效率分别可达84.74%、70.05%和89.7%以及86.65%、78.81%和85.5%.但随后首段厌氧时间增至110 min后,由于部分细胞解体,污泥流失较严重,使内碳源储量约降低13.6%,进而污染物去除效率下降.在首段厌氧时间从50 min延长至90 min的过程中,LB-EPS中PS含量变化较小,随后延时至110 min后PS含量增加至约7.18 mg·g^-1,PN含量增加至约5.56mg·g^-1.TB-EPS中PN和PS含量均较稳定,进而表明内碳源储量对LB-EPS的影响较TB-EPS大,同时污泥沉降性能下降与LB-EPS中PS含量增加密切相关.颗粒污泥中DPAOs占比随首段厌氧时间的适当增加而升高,其中首段厌氧时间为70 min时DPAOs占比达到51.5%.     

缺氧/好氧交替连续流的生活污水好氧颗粒污泥运行及污染物去除机制

室温下接种成熟的好氧颗粒污泥于由独立的缺氧池和好氧池组成的缺氧/好氧交替连续流系统中,以实际生活污水为进水基质,探究曝气强度和水力停留时间对连续流系统的影响.研究表明在回流比为2,较小的曝气强度（0.6mL·min^-1）和适当的水力停留时间（9 h）条件下更有利于污染物的去除,此时TP平均去除率为80.43%,TN平均去除率为83.6%,COD平均去除率为90.39%,污泥浓度为2100 mg·L^-1左右,污泥体积指数保持在50 mL·g^-1以下,颗粒粒径在700~800 nm之间.用EEM-PARAFAC模型对不同阶段的EPS表征结果表明,EPS组成成分随着运行参数的改变而改变,水力停留时间对连续流系统有更大的影响.此外通过高通量测序的方法评估连续流系统中的微生物多样性,建立污染物去除模型,并在系统中发现了与脱氮除磷相关的11种主要功能菌.     

富磷污泥厌氧发酵过程中乙酸浓度对磷释放的影响

以强化生物除磷(EBPR)污泥为研究对象,考察了不同初始乙酸浓度条件下富磷污泥厌氧发酵过程中磷及相关指标的变化,并探讨释磷机制.结果表明:初始乙酸浓度对污泥最大释磷量影响不大,(73.1±2.2)%的污泥总磷量(TP)以磷酸盐的形式释放到液相中,其主要来自聚磷的分解.聚磷的分解途径包括:1)聚磷菌(PAOs)通过吸收乙酸贮存聚β-羟基烷酸酯(PHA)的厌氧生物释磷机制释放磷酸盐;2)PAOs的维持作用导致的聚磷直接分解过程.当初始乙酸浓度不充足时,生物释磷过程受限制,聚磷以相对较慢的速率直接分解;随着乙酸浓度的增大,生物释磷速率增快,同时随之增加的PHA含量能促进污泥的水解酸化.上清液中PO43--P和Mg2+浓度在达到最大值后出现了下降的现象,其可能形成鸟粪石等沉淀.根据试验数据,本文提出了从富磷污泥中回收磷的策略,即可在厌氧消化开始前向污泥中投加一定量碳源,并在发酵24h内分离上清液进行磷回收,这样不仅可以快速大量地从上清液中回收磷并减少沉淀引起的管道堵塞等问题,还可消除高浓度磷酸盐对厌氧消化的影响.     

盐度强化剩余污泥碱性发酵产酸

短链脂肪酸(SCFAs)是生物脱氮除磷的优质碳源,为提高剩余污泥碱性发酵SCFAs的产量,分别在20℃和35℃条件下,考察了不同盐度(0~25g/L)对剩余污泥碱性(pH=10)发酵的影响.结果表明:在20℃和35℃条件下,投加适量的氯化钠均可提高SCFAs产量,且氯化钠投加量为15g/L时SCFAs产量最大,较不投加时分别提高了42.3%和15.0%.进一步的研究表明,适量的投加氯化钠促进了生成SCFAs所需底物(蛋白质和多糖)的释放,同时提高了发酵系统的C/N(SCFAs/NH4+-N).因此,盐度联合碱性pH值可强化剩余污泥发酵产生SCFAs,同时达到剩余污泥减量的效果.     

ABR耦合间歇曝气MBR工艺处理生活污水研究

为降低膜生物反应器(MBR)运行能耗和延缓膜污染,以厌氧折流板反应器(ABR)-MBR工艺处理生活污水为例,采用间歇曝气和添加颗粒填料两种方式对工艺脱氮除磷运行条件和膜污染问题进行研究.结果表明,增大间歇曝气时间有利于提高氮磷的去除效果,对COD、NH4+-N、TN和TP的平均去除率分别为91%、95%、84%和92%(工况4),而添加颗粒填料对氮磷的去除没有显著影响.双重好氧-缺氧交替环境强化了工艺对磷的去除.添加颗粒填料比间歇曝气更能有效延缓膜污染,同时改变了膜污染的形成过程,膜内部污染物含量显著增多,与泥饼层相比,多糖成为了膜污染的主要因素,不会对膜组件本身构成危害,增强了MBR反应器的实际应用性能.     

污染河流底泥亚铁氧化硝酸盐还原菌分离及代谢特性

采用常规分离培养方法,从富含亚铁厌氧还原态底泥中分离得到多株亚铁氧化硝酸还原菌,并从中选取1株:FX-Fe5菌株进行详细分析研究.经革兰氏染色、光学显微镜及扫描电镜观察,该菌为革兰氏染色阴性长杆菌,经16SrRNA测序分析确定为:拉乌尔菌属种类(Raoultella sp.).利用亚铁作为单独电子供体和亚铁与不同比例乙酸作为共同电子供体反硝化反应液,研究了FX-Fe5菌株对亚铁、硝酸盐氮和有机物的代谢特点.结果表明,FX-Fe5在24h内可对亚铁进行较大幅度的去除,去除率(%)分别为:89.77±0.47a(亚铁与乙酸盐比例1:1)、87.01±0.22b(亚铁与乙酸盐比例3:1)、86.96±0.07b(仅亚铁)、72.97±0.53c(亚铁与乙酸盐比例1:3),高于文献报道大部分纯菌的亚铁氧化率;亚铁和乙酸盐为共同电子供体时,乙酸和亚铁在硝酸还原过程中同步减少;重复反应的结果发现FX-Fe5菌株在不提供乙酸盐时,不能持续地利用亚铁进行硝酸还原反应.FX-Fe5菌株利用亚铁对硝酸还原过程中没有出现明显的亚硝酸盐氮和氨的积累,各反应体系反应气体中都含有N2O的存在,所占比例都不高,最高的情况不超过0.5%(5000×10-6),但不同电子供体间差别非常大.利用Biology对碳源代谢特点分析表明,FX-Fe5菌株但对单糖/糖苷/聚合糖类优先利用且利用程度较高.     

厌氧折流内循环反应器(ABIC)处理木薯淀粉废水试验

对自主研发的厌氧折流内循环反应器(anaerobic baffled internal circulation,ABIC)处理木薯淀粉废水的运行特性进行研究,结果表明:ABIC在水力停留时间为20~24 h、进水ρ(COD)为3 000~15 000 mg/L、有机负荷为3.0~20.0kg/(m3·d)时COD去除率均高于80.0%,最高可达91.2%。ABIC对进水负荷的冲击具有良好耐受能力,最大可承受的容积负荷VLR为26.0 kg/(m3·d),运行稳定。反应器重新启动耗时较短,对处理木薯淀粉季节性生产废水有利。