Immobilization of activated sludge using improved polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） gel

The microbial immobilization method using polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)gel as an immobilizing material was improved and used for entrapment of activated sludge.The oxygen uptake rate(OUR)was used to characterize the biological activity of immobilized activated sludge.Three kinds of PVA-immobilized particles of activated sludge,that is,PVA-boric acid beads,PVA-sodium nitrate beads and PVA-orthophosphate beads were prepared,and their biological activity was compared by measuring the OUR value.The bioactivity of both autotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms of activated sludge was determined using different synthetic wastewater media (containing 250 mg/L COD and 25 mg/L NH_4~ -N).The experimental results showed that the bioactivity and stability of the three kinds of immobilized activated sludge was greatly improved after activation.With respect of the bioactivity and the mechanical stability,the PVA-orthophosphate method may be a promising and economical technique for microbial immobilization.     

地表环境汞污染的生物修复技术及展望

汞（Hg）及其化合物是一类重要的全球污染物，环境中高浓度的汞会对生态系统和人类健康造成严重危害。《关于汞的水俣公约》正式生效后，汞生产量、使用量和排放量将得到有效控制。然而历史排放汞导致的污染问题依然会对自然环境造成长期的生态风险，因此在减排的同时也亟需开发、发展有效治理汞污染的方法。本文总结了汞污染生物修复的技术及应用原理，分析了基于生物修复原理运用合成生物学手段改造生物将其运用到汞污染修复的优势和潜力，最后探讨了汞污染合成生物学修复应重点关注的问题和前沿研究方向。