Kitchen waste valorization through a mild-temperature pretreatment to enhance biogas production and fermentability: Kinetics study in mesophilic and thermophilic regimen

Biowaste valorization through anaerobic digestion is an attractive option to achieve both climate protection goals and renewable energy production. In this paper, a complete set of batch trials was carried out on kitchen waste to investigate the effects of mild thermal pretreatment, temperature regimen and substrate/inoculum ratio. Thermal pretreatment was effective in the solubilisation of macromolecular fractions, particularly carbohydrates. The ability of the theoretical methodologies in estimating hydrogen and methane yields of complex substrates was evaluated by comparing the experimental results with the theoretical values. Despite the single batch configuration, a significant initial hydrogen production was observed, prior to methane yield. Main pretreatment effect was the gain in hydrogen production; the extent was highly variable according to the other parameters values. High hydrogen yields, up to 113 mL H2/g VSfed, were related to the prompt transformation of soluble sugars. Thermophilic regimen resulted, as expected, in faster digestions (up to 78 mL CH₄/gVS/day) and sorted out pH inhibition. The relatively low methane yields (342–398 mL CH₄/g VS_fed) were the result of the consistent lignocellulosic content and low lipid content. Thermal pretreatment proved to be a promising option for the enhancement of hydrogen production in food waste dark fermentation.     

铁碳促进O3/H2O2体系深度处理准好氧矿化垃圾床渗滤液尾水中难降解有机物

构建了铁碳-O_3/H_2O_2体系降解矿化垃圾床渗滤液尾水中有机物,并考察了体系O_3、铁碳及H_2O_2投加量、初始pH值和反应时间对铁碳-O_3/H_2O_2体系处理渗滤液尾水的影响.结果表明,在铁碳投加量为3 g·L~(-1),O_3投加量为9.798 mg·min~(-1),H_2O_2投加量为2 mL·L~(-1),初始pH值为3的条件下,反应10 min后,渗滤液尾水的COD和UV_(245)分别从711.96 mg·L~(-1)、0.19下降至295.04 mg·L~(-1)、0.10.类比实验结果表明,铁碳-O_3/H_2O_2体系对渗滤液尾水有机物具有较高的去除率,且可生化性得到提高(BOD/COD从0.04增加至0.40).紫外-可见和三维荧光光谱显示,废水中难降解有机物转化为小分子有机化合物且腐殖质的分子缩合度降低.最后,采用SEM-EDS、XRD和XPS技术对铁碳-O_3/H_2O_2体系的反应机理进行了解析,发现铁碳-O_3/H_2O_2反应的机理为铁碳微电解反应、铁氧化物-H_2O_2非均相芬顿反应、O_3/H_2O_2、铁碳-O_3非均相的高级氧化作用和铁基胶体对有机物的吸附沉淀作用.研究表明,铁碳-O_3/H_2O_2体系是一种能够有效去除矿化垃圾床渗滤液尾水中难降解有机物的方法.     

高温嗜粪菌的选育和猪粪发酵研究

筛选得到了８株嗜高温（５５℃）嗜粪细菌，均具有较强的发酵猪粪能力。加入所选育菌株进行的猪粪高温（５５℃）固体好氧发酵实验发明，２４ｈ内可将猪粪发酵成无臭味、深褐色的稳定和无害化产物，常温下长时间放置也不会产生腐败和臭味。此发酵产物的氮试验法结果显示，猪粪已发酵至表观成熟和稳定化，可作为进一步制取优质有机复合肥料的良好前体物。     

Characterization of sulfide oxidation and optimization of sulfate production by a thermophilic Paenibacillus naphthalenovorans LYH-3 isolated from sewage sludge composting

The sulfur-containing odor emitted from sludge composting could be controlled by sulfide oxidizing bacteria, yet mesophilic strains show inactivation during the thermophilic stage of composting. Aimed to investigate and characterize the thermotolerant bacterium that could oxidize sulfide into sulfate, a heterotrophic strain was isolated from sewage sludge composting and identified as Paenibacillus naphthalenovorans LYH-3. The effects of various environmental factors on sulfide oxidation capacities were studied to optimize the sulfate production, and the highest production rate (27.35% ± 0.86%) was obtained at pH 7.34, the rotation speed of 161.14 r/min, and the inoculation amount of 5.83% by employing Box-Behnken design. The results of serial sulfide substrates experiments indicated that strain LYH-3 could survive up to 400 mg/L of sulfide with the highest sulfide removal rate (88.79% ± 0.35%) obtained at 50 mg/L of sulfide. Growth kinetic analysis presented the maximum specific growth rate µ_m (0.5274 hr⁻¹) after 22 hr cultivation at 50°C. The highest enzyme activities of sulfide quinone oxidoreductase (0.369 ± 0.052 U/mg) and sulfur dioxygenase (0.255 ± 0.014 U/mg) were both obtained at 40°C, and the highest enzyme activity of sulfite acceptor oxidoreductase (1.302 ± 0.035 U/mg) was assessed at 50°C. The results indicated that P. naphthalenovorans possessed a rapid growth rate and efficient sulfide oxidation capacities under thermophilic conditions, promising a potential application in controlling sulfur-containing odors during the thermophilic stage of sludge composting.     

生物法净化废气中低浓度挥发性有机物的过程机理研究

 针对生物法净化低浓度挥发性有机废气的过程机理研究表明，生物膜填料塔净化低浓度甲苯气体是一个以气膜控制为主的传质过程，其中甲苯的生化降解属于瞬时快速化学反应，即甲苯的生化降解反应速率远远超过甲苯在液膜中的扩散速率，甲苯的生化降解在气液相界面处即可发生，其宏观表现即为甲苯气体直接吸附在润湿的生物膜上后迅速被微生物生化降解。因此，可以从气体吸附理论的新角度去解释生物法净化废气中低浓度挥发性有机物的动力学过程。对于低浓度挥发性有机废气的生物法净化装置的设计与操作而言，凡能改善传质条件、减少气膜阻力的措施均能强化这一生物吸收净化过程。     

厌氧-准好氧联合型生物反应器填埋场产气规律的研究

通过将厌氧型生物反应器填埋场（ANBL）和准好氧矿化垃圾生物反应床（SAARB）串联,组成新型的厌氧-准好氧联合型生物反应器填埋场（AN-SABL）,研究其产气速率、产气量以及产气组分的变化规律,以期为填埋气体的收集、利用和处理提供理论依据.实验表明,AN-SABL中的厌氧填埋单元的产气受到了抑制,其中ANBL2号单元和ANBL3号单元的产气率分别为49 L.kg-1和39 L.kg-1,仅占ANBL1号的94.2%和75.0%,但提高回灌频率,能促进厌氧填埋单元的产气,其甲烷含量最大值可达到62.67%;ANBL夏季产气速率和产气量明显高于冬季,并以12 h为周期交替出现产气高峰;此外,AN-SABL能够促进其厌氧单元的硝化和反硝化作用,N2O的含量受季节和填埋场类型影响显著,其变化范围在0.001 7%～4.017 9%之间.ANBL的累积产气量在初始调整阶段呈对数增长,过渡酸化阶段呈线性增长,酸化产甲烷阶段呈指数增长.     

多层填料生物转鼓去除NO废气的效能比较研究

生物转鼓过滤器能有效去除一氧化氮(NO)废气,为进一步提高生物转鼓过滤器的去除效能,实验改变了生物转鼓的填料结构,并与单层填料的生物转鼓进行了比较研究.结果表明,多层填料生物转鼓比单层填料生物转鼓更能有效去除NO,运行也更加稳定.8个月的连续运行实验表明,多层填料生物转鼓对NO去除率稳定在53.9％ ～93.4％之间,平均去除效率79.8％,而单层填料生物转鼓的平均去除率仅有68.7％;在相同实验条件下,空床停留时间(EBRT)可从单层填料生物转鼓的86.4 s降至多层填料生物转鼓的57.6 s.多层填料生物转鼓的最优工艺条件为,营养液量为1.3～3L,转速为0.75 r·min-1,在以葡萄糖为碳源时,TOC＞ 1250 mg·L-1后,去除效率增长幅度趋于平缓.     

生物过滤塔净化甲醛废气的动力学研究

选用榛子壳作为反应器的填料,利用沈阳北部污水处理厂的活性污泥对填料进行挂膜,由低到高通入甲醛气体进行驯化。在系统稳定后进行了生物过滤塔净化甲醛气体的实验研究,并建立了生物过滤塔降解甲醛气体的动力学模型。结果表明,入口气体浓度在低于25mg/m3时,甲醛废气的净化效率可保持在97％以上,超过此浓度值时,效率明显下降。随着进口气体流量的增加,净化率逐渐下降,由入口流量为0．2m3／h时的97．25％下降到入口流量为0．8m弧时的57．2％。根据现有动力学模型及本实验得出数据所建立的生物过滤塔净化甲醛气体的动力学模型,可以较好地模拟系统处理甲醛废气的实验结果,验证了模型的正确性。     

FeⅡ(EDTA)络合协同RDB去除NO废气效能及过程分析

为进一步提高一氧化氮(NO)的去除效率,在新型生物转鼓反应器(rotating drum biofilter,RDB)中,以FeⅡ(EDTA)络合协同RDB生物转鼓的耦合技术强化难水溶性NO的气液传质速率,提高生物还原效能为目标进行了研究.结果表明,适量FeⅡ(EDTA)被添加到RDB底部营养液后,能迅速吸收气相中的NO并生成FeⅡ(EDTA)-NO络合物,进而可通过反硝化实现同步脱氮和络合剂再生.在转速0.5 r.min-1、空床停留时间(EBRT)57.7 s、温度30℃、pH 7～8的实验条件下,RDB的净化效能随络合剂的投加而显著改善;FeⅡ(EDTA)质量浓度从0增至500 mg.L-1后,NO去除率从61.1%提高到97.6%,去除负荷从16.2 g.(m3.h)-1上升到26.7 g.(m3.h)-1.分析了FeⅡ(EDTA)络合协同净化NO的反应过程,建立了NO净化效率与FeⅡ(EDTA)添加浓度的关联方程,可较好地拟合实验数据.     

磷回收对厌氧/好氧交替式生物滤池蓄磷/除磷的影响

为能提高生物除磷系统的除磷/回收磷效率,研究采用厌氧/好氧交替式生物滤池(AABF)处理低碳磷比废水,观察利用周期性扩增进水碳源进行磷回收时,生物滤池除磷效率及生物膜内微生物特性的变化.通过分析生物滤池除磷效率变化,生物膜多聚物染色、扫描电镜(SEM)观察以及荧光原位杂交(FISH)技术分析生物滤池系统实施周期性磷回收对生物膜内微生物菌群形态与组成的影响.结果发现,生物滤池在先后经历3次生物蓄磷-磷回收(PB-PR)的运行操作过程中,生物滤池除磷效率分别由磷回收前的60.3%、82.9%、86.6%提高到磷回收后的87.2%、91.2%、93.5%;生物滤池生物膜内优势菌群形态逐渐由大球菌演变为小球菌、杆菌与丝状菌;经过连续3个周期的PB-PR操作,生物滤池底部生物膜中聚磷菌所占比例由43%提高至70%;聚磷菌群在生物膜内混合菌群中的比例随着上流式生物滤池高度的增加而不断提高.结果表明,采用周期性的碳源扩增与回收磷的操作,可以提高生物滤池除磷效率;引起生物滤池生物膜内微生物菌群形态与组成发生变化,促进聚磷菌成为优势菌群.