降解苯胺和氯苯胺类污染物好氧污泥颗粒化及微生物种群结构分析

以序批式气提生物反应器(SABR)为平台,研究了苯胺和氯苯胺类有毒有机废水处理过程好氧污泥颗粒化。结果表明,通过缩短污泥沉降时间、逐步提升目标污染物进水负荷,反应器连续运行3个月,最终在污泥沉降时间5min、COD负荷1.0~3.6kg/(m3.d)、苯胺和氯苯胺负荷1kg/(m3.d)条件下实现污泥颗粒化,COD、苯胺和氯苯胺去除率分别稳定在90%、99.9%以上;获得的成熟好氧颗粒粒径在0.45~2.5mm,SOUR稳定在150mgDO/(gVSS·h)以上,颗粒污泥EPS中PN含量为28.0±1.9mg/gVSS,PN/PS比值为6.5mg/mg,苯胺类比降解速率达0.18g/(g·d);应用PCR-DGGE分子指纹图谱技术分析了稳定运行的颗粒化反应器内好氧污泥微生物种群结构,结果表明好氧颗粒内主要细菌分属β-Proteobacteria、γ-Proteobacteria及Flavobacteria等类群,优势菌为Pseudomonas sp.、Flavobacterium sp.;与已获得的降解氯苯胺好氧颗粒相比,苯胺存在下培养获得的好氧颗粒污泥微生物菌群结构更为丰富。     

小试厌氧混合处理糖蜜酒精废液及不同阶段活性污泥中可培养微生物的群落结构分析

高活性且平衡的微生物群落结构是厌氧生化处理成功的关键。本研究将糖蜜酒精废水与猪粪水以COD比为3:2混合后,利用有工作积为20 L的IC厌氧反应器在自然温度(20~38℃)下进行厌氧发酵。在不添加任何营养元素以及缓冲物的条件下,最适进水负荷为3 200 mg/L,HRT为24 h,COD去除率最高约为80%,单日最高沼气产量为20.15 L。沼气产量与COD去除率呈正相关性。采用传统的分离培养法对发酵不同时期(启动期Q1,稳定期Q2,超负荷期Q3,调整期W1)的活性污泥中可培养菌进行分离纯化。通过比较发现4个阶段中好氧菌占主导地位的菌群分别为Pseudomonas(假单胞菌属)和Bacillus(芽孢杆菌属)(Q1)、Bacillus(芽孢杆菌属)(Q2)、Bacillus(芽孢杆菌属)和Advenella(产碱菌科)(Q3)、Rhodococcus(红球菌属)(W1);而厌氧菌中占主导地位的为Clostridium(梭菌属),不同阶段的污泥中微生物群落在属水平上的种类与数量均有差异。     

厌氧处理低浓度污水颗粒污泥的形成和生物特性研究

用UASB反应器在室温条件下处理模拟低浓度污水,研究了颗粒污泥的形成过程和特性。UASB反应器进水浓度为100～200mgCOD／L,水温为25℃～9℃,60天内形成了成熟的颗粒污泥。颗粒污泥中以丝状菌为主,存在少量球状菌。     

Anammox反应器启动过程中颗粒污泥性状变化特性

以厌氧颗粒污泥作为接种物,通过185 d的运行,成功启动了上流式厌氧氨氧化污泥床(Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket,UASB)反应器。反应器的进水氨氮与亚硝氮浓度分别提升至224 mg/L和255 mg/L,容积氮去除速率提升至3.76 kg/(m3·d)。采用红外光谱、扫描电镜和透射电镜等对厌氧氨氧化颗粒污泥的性状进行观察,发现颗粒污泥在启动过程中经历了污泥颗粒裂解到污泥颗粒重组的过程,且厌氧氨氧化颗粒污泥表面含有丰富的官能团,说明厌氧氨氧化颗粒污泥可能具有良好的吸附性能。采用宏基因组测序的方法对启动前后颗粒污泥的生态结构进行分析,发现原接种污泥优势菌群(变形菌门、厚壁菌门、拟杆菌门)丰度大幅减少,厌氧氨氧化菌所属的浮霉状菌门丰度则由1.59%提升到23.24%。     

固定化微生物处理模拟污染地表水

以聚乙烯醇和海藻酸钠为包埋剂、驯化后的活性污泥为包埋菌剂,制备固定化微生物颗粒,其中包埋剂与包埋菌剂的比例为2:1。将该固定化微生物颗粒按20%的填充率装填到自制反应器中,用于处理模拟污染地表水,研究该固定化微生物的性能特点及其对模拟污染地表水的净化效果。结果表明:固定化微生物反应器的最佳水力停留时间为10h,最佳进水COD负荷为1.15～1.85g·L-1·d-1。在水温为20～29℃、溶解氧为3～4mg·L-1、水力停留时间为10h的条件下,当进水COD浓度为70.58～91.76mg·L-1、铵氮浓度为13.68～17.82mg·L-1时,COD去除率>62.3%,铵氮去除率>90.6%,表明固定化微生物能够有效地去除污染地表水中的COD和铵氮。     

厌氧颗粒污泥的超微结构分析

目的：通过透射电镜对厌氧污泥颗粒内部结构进行系统的分析,研究其中微生物的生态情况及分布特征。方法：对颗粒的表面、1／3、1／2等特征部位处进行超薄切片,在透射电镜下观察并分析。结果：厌氧颗粒污泥由多种微生物但主要是丝状菌、杆状菌和球状菌组成。这些菌群整体上以混栖分布的形式存在,菌体密度从外向内看由密变疏,呈递减式的梯度分布。结论：厌氧颗粒污泥是一个微生态系统,不同类型的细菌种群在系统中相互依存,形成互营共生体系,有利于细菌对有机物的降解。透射电镜下对于污泥颗粒内不同层面中的菌群生态及分布情况的观察非常直观,十分有利于了解各菌群之间的生态关系。因此,采用透射电镜技术是研究厌氧污泥颗粒一种好方法。     

亚硝化菌株的筛选及其初步鉴定

从化工废水和城镇污水生物处理反应器水中取样,用斯凯尔曼亚硝化假单孢杆菌培养基及硅胶平板分离得到4株可以利用氨氮生长的菌株,并对其形态和生理生化性状进行分析。初步研究结果表明。它们可能分属硝化菌、丝状菌和假单孢菌。在溶氧浓度大于1mg/L的液体培养基中,以上菌株能够将氨氮转化为NO2^-,基本没有NO3^-,又能将氨氮转化为气态氮,且水中NO2^0和NO3^-不再累积,分别保持在小于9mg/L和小于2．0mg/L的水平。     

脱氮菌株P6的分离鉴定及其处理氨氮废水的试验研究

目的：从污水处理池的污泥中分离得到去除氨氮效果较好的菌株,对其进行分类鉴定和去除氨氮的最佳条件的研究。方法：根据维诺格拉斯基柱法分离出几种纯菌株,选取其中脱氮效果较好的一株,经形态观察和生理生化实验,鉴定其分类地位。研究不同培养条件对该菌生长的影响,用滴定法测定不同条件下其对氨氮的去除率。结果：获得一脱氮菌株P6,初步推测该菌为产碱杆菌。其最适生长条件为：温度29℃,初始pH值7.5以及摇床（100r/min）培养,且在温度29℃、废水的初始pH值11、接种量与废水体积的比例为1.2g/150mL、添加乙酸钠浓度为0.1%、废水的氨氮浓度为600mg/L和摇床（100r/min）的条件下,3d后该菌对氨氮的去除率达到45%。结论：P6菌有一定的去除氨氮能力,具有应用价值。     

尖叶拟船叶藓营养元素生殖配置格局

为了揭示尖叶拟船叶藓营养元素生殖配置规律,本文对其12种营养元素的生殖配置格局和季节动态进行了研究。其结果如下：成熟孢子体的生物量配置为6．67％;在成熟孢子体中12种营养元素的含量顺序是：C（452mg／g）〉N（35mg／g）〉K（8439．9μg／g）〉Ca（7012．9μg／g）〉P（2129．2μg／g）〉Mg（1482．9μg／g）〉Na（432．9μg／g）〉Mn（196．3μg／g）〉Fe（177．7μg／g）〉Al（174．8μg／g）〉Zn（68．1μg／g）〉Cu（19．4μg/g）;成熟孢子体中营养元素生殖配置顺序是：K（17．7％）〉P（15．1％）〉Cu（13．3％）〉N（11．6％）〉Na（10．5％）〉Mn（7．8％）〉Zn（7．5％）〉C（6．9％）〉Mg（6．8％）〉Ca（5．4％）〉Fe（1．3％）〉Al（1．2％）。     

耐高浓度氨氮的异养硝化好氧反硝化菌株U1的鉴定及其脱氮特性

【背景】城市垃圾渗滤液是一种成分复杂的有机废水,含氮量高,如果未经处理直接排放到环境中会造成严重的环境污染。【目的】筛选可以耐受垃圾渗滤液中高浓度氨氮并高效去除污水中氮素的异养硝化好氧反硝化菌株,为解决垃圾渗滤液的氮素污染提供功能菌株。【方法】从垃圾渗滤液中筛选分离能耐受高氨氮浓度的菌株,通过测定各菌株的脱氮能力,筛选到一株脱氮能力最强的菌株,命名为U1,通过测定16S rRNA基因序列和生理生化特性确定该菌株为铜绿假单胞菌。进一步研究了菌株U1在不同初始氨氮浓度、碳源、转速、初始pH、碳氮比等单因素变量下的脱氮能力,并结合L₉（3⁴）正交试验研究了菌株U1的最佳脱氮条件。【结果】分离出一株铜绿假单胞菌并命名为U1。该菌株的最优脱氮条件为:初始氨氮浓度为1 000 mg/L,红糖和柠檬酸三钠的混合碳源,pH 6.0,C/N为10,转速为130 r/min,菌株U1的最大总氮去除率为64.37%,最大氨氮去除率为76.73%。对于总氮和氨氮含量分别是2 345 mg/L和1 473.8 mg/L的垃圾渗滤液,菌株U1最大总氮去除率为27.86%...     

Enhanced aerobic granulation and nitrogen removal by the addition of zeolite powder in a sequencing batch reactor

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of zeolite powders on feasibility of rapid aerobic granulation in the column-type sequencing batch reactors. After 90 days' operation, aerobic granular sludge was formed in both reactors by altering influent chemical oxygen demand/nitrogen (COD/N) ratios. R1 with zeolite powders had better removal capabilities of COD and total nitrogen than R2, which was without zeolite powders. Mixed liquor volatile suspended solid concentrations of the two reactors were 7.36 and 5.45 g/L, while sludge volume index (SVI₃₀) values were 34.9 and 47.9 mg/L, respectively. The mean diameters of aerobic granular sludge in the above two reactors were 2.5 and 1.5 mm, respectively. Both reactors achieved the largest simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) efficiency at an influent COD/N ratio of 8; however, R1 exhibited more excellent SND efficiency than R2. The obtained results could provide a novel technique for rapid aerobic granulation and N removal simultaneously, especially when treating nitrogen-rich industrial wastewater.     

Formation of aerobic granules and their PHB production at various substrate and ammonium concentrations

Aerobic granular sludge rich in polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) was cultivated in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) by seeding anaerobic granular sludge. The PHB content in aerobic granules was investigated and the experimental results reveal that both influent chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonium concentrations had a significant effect on the morphological characteristics and the PHB production of the aerobic granular sludge. At a COD and ammonium concentration of 750 mg/L and 8.5mg/L, respectively, the PHB content of the granules reached 44%, but their poor settling ability, as evidenced by a high sludge volume index, was observed. This was attributed to the outgrowth of filamentous bacteria on the granule surface. However, an increase in the ammonium concentration resulted in an elevated sludge concentration and a decrease in the PHB content in the granules. In this case, the aerobic granular sludge with a regular and compact structure was formed. The results suggest that, through controlling the COD and ammonium concentrations in the influent, the PHB-rich aerobic granular sludge with good settling ability could be cultivated.     

Treatment of old landfill leachate with high ammonium content using aerobic granular sludge

Background

Aerobic granular sludge has become an attractive alternative to the conventional activated sludge due to its high settling velocity, compact structure, and higher tolerance to toxic substances and adverse conditions. Aerobic granular sludge process has been studied intensively in the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater. However, information on leachate treatment using aerobic granular sludge is very limited.

Methods

This study investigated the treatment performance of old landfill leachate with different levels of ammonium using two aerobic sequencing batch reactors (SBR): an activated sludge SBR (ASBR) and a granular sludge SBR (GSBR). Aerobic granules were successfully developed using old leachate with low ammonium concentration (136 mg L^?1 NH₄ ⁺-N).

Results

The GSBR obtained a stable chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 70% after 15 days of operation; while the ASBR required a start-up of at least 30 days and obtained unstable COD removal varying from 38 to 70%. Ammonium concentration was gradually increased in both reactors. Increasing influent ammonium concentration to 225 mg L^?1 N, the GSBR removed 73 ± 8% of COD; while COD removal of the ASBR was 59 ± 9%. The GSBR was also more efficient than the ASBR for nitrogen removal. The granular sludge could adapt to the increasing concentrations of ammonium, achieving 95 ± 7% removal efficiency at a maximum influent concentration of 465 mg L^?1 N. Ammonium removal of 96 ± 5% was obtained by the ASBR when it was fed with a maximum of 217 mg L^?1 NH₄ ⁺-N. However, the ASBR was partially inhibited by free-ammonia and nitrite accumulation rate increased up to 85%. Free-nitrous acid and the low biodegradability of organic carbon were likely the main factors affecting phosphorus removal.

Conclusion

The results from this research suggested that aerobic granular sludge have advantage over activated sludge in leachate treatment.

     

Simultaneous sludge reduction and nutrient removal (SSRNR) with interaction between Tubificidae and microorganisms: a full-scale study

A symbiotic ecosystem between Tubificidae and microorganisms was established at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). In this ecosystem Tubificidae were inoculated, and then adhered to the outer layers of carrier materials in an oxidation tank. During the long-term treatment of sewage volumes of 20,000 m(3)d(-1), the excess sludge production rate was reduced from 0.21 to 0.051 kg m(-3) and sludge settleability was significantly improved. When the influent concentrations of COD, NH(4)(+)-N, PO(4)(-)-P, and SS were in the ranges of 130.0-459.0 mg L(-1), 14.2-27.5 mg L(-1), 1.6-7.0 mg L(-1), and 60.0-466.0 mg L(-1), respectively, the COD and SS removal efficiency was increased by 8.7% and 13.6% within the symbiotic system compared to the control without Tubificidae. In addition, NH(4)(+)-N and phosphorus removal efficiency can also be improved. The results showed that both sludge reduction and nutrient removal were enhanced simultaneously significantly within the system utilizing the symbiotic interactions of Tubificidae and microorganisms.     

Anaerobic granule development for removal of pentachlorophenol in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

The granulation process using synthetic wastewater containing pentachlorophenol (PCP) in four 1.1 l laboratory scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors was studied, and the anaerobic biotransformation of PCP during the granulation process investigated. After 110 days granular sludge was developed and up to 160 and 180 mg/l of PCP was added into the reactors R1 and R2, respectively, when they were inoculated with acclimated anaerobic sludge from an anaerobic digester of a citric acid plant. The inoculum was predominately composed of bacilli and filamentous bacteria. Granulation did not occur in reactors R3 and R4 which were inoculated with acclimated anaerobic sludge from aerobic sludge of the municipal sewage treatment plant which consisted mainly of cocci. Despite similar bacilli in the granule, the filamentous bacteria from reactor R1 were thicker than those of reactor R2. The granular sludge had a maximum diameter of 2.5 and 2.2 mm, and SMA of 1.44 and 1.32 gCOD/gTVS per day for reactors R1 and R2, respectively. Over 98% chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate and 99% of PCP removal rate were achieved when reactors R1 and R2 were operated at PCP and COD loading rates of 150 and 7.5 g/l per day, respectively. H₂-producing acetogens were the dominant anaerobes in the granular sludge.     

Preliminary study of a suspended growth predenitrification system

A laboratory study has been conducted to obtained preliminary process information of a suspended growth Predenitrification (SGPDN)system. System performance was evaluated, in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal, NH(3)-N removal, system biomass yield and inventory, and effluent qualities, at different solids retention times (SRTs) and recycle ratios. Chemical oxygen demand removal in an SGPDN system occurs mainly in the anoxic reactor, which accounts for 94% of total COD removal. The overall COD removal rate is independent of recycle ratio (ranging from 2-5) used in this study; however, effluent COD increase with increasing recycle ratio. The observed anoxic and aerobic COD removal rates decrease with increasing SRT. The NH(3)-N removal in an SGPDN system is induced by two mechanisms: assimilatory NH(3)-N requirement for biomass production in the anoxic reactor and nitrification in the aerobic reactor. The observed anoxic NH(3)-N removal rate relates directly to the anoxic COD removal rate and agrees fairly well with the assimilatory NH(3)-N requirement theoretically predicted. The overall NH(3)-N removal rate is independent of SRTs and recycle ratios used in this study. Biomass yield in an SGPDN system occurs mainly in the anoxic reactor. However, uniform distribution of biomass throughout the entire system is obtained because of the high recycle rate used. The observed biomass yield (Y(O)) decreases with increasing STR. Tertiary treatment efficiency can be achieved in an SGPDN system. More than 90% reduction in feed COD., feed NH(3)-N, and NO(2) + NO(3)-N is obtained at all SRTs and recycle ratios used in this study. Higher MLVSS loading rates can be applied to a final clarifier without impairing its separation efficiency because of the excellent settleability of the Predenitrification activated sludge.     

Organics and nitrogen removal and sludge stability in aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor

Novel aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor (GMBR) was established by combining aerobic granular sludge technology with membrane bioreactor (MBR). GMBR showed good organics removal and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) performances for synthesized wastewater. When influent total organic carbon (TOC) was 56.8-132.6 mg/L, the TOC removal of GMBR was 84.7-91.9%. When influent ammonia nitrogen was 28.1-38.4 mg/L, the ammonia nitrogen removal was 85.4-99.7%, and the total nitrogen removal was 41.7-78.4%. Moreover, batch experiments of sludge with different particle size demonstrated that: (1) flocculent sludge under aerobic condition almost have no denitrification capacity, (2) SND capacity was caused by the granular sludge, and (3) the denitrification rate and total nitrogen removal efficiency were enhanced with the increased particle size. In addition, study on the sludge morphology stability in GMBR showed that, although some granular sludge larger than 0.9 mm disaggregated at the beginning of operation, the granular sludge was able to maintain the stability of its granular morphology, and at the end of operation, the amount of granular sludge (larger than 0.18 mm) stabilized in GMBR was more than 56-62% of the total sludge concentration. The partial disaggregation of large granules is closely associated with the change of operating mode from sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system to MBR system.     

Effect of COD/N ratio on cultivation of aerobic granular sludge in a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor

Aerobic granular sludge was successfully cultivated with the effluent of internal circulation reactor in a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR). Soy protein wastewater was used as an external carbon source for altering the influent chemical oxygen demand/nitrogen (COD/N) ratios of SBR. Initially, the phenomenon of partial nitrification was observed and depressed by increasing the influent COD/N ratios from 3.32 to 7.24 mg/mg. After 90 days of aerobic granulation, the mixed liquor suspended solids concentration of the reactor increased from 2.80 to 7.02 g/L, while the sludge volumetric index decreased from 105.51 to 42.99 mL/g. The diameters of mature aerobic granules vary in the range of 1.2 to 2.0 mm. The reactor showed excellent removal performances for COD and $ {\text{NH}}_4^{ + }{\text{ - N}} $ after aerobic granulation, and average removal efficiencies were over 93% and 98%, respectively. The result of this study could provide further information on the development of aerobic granule-based system for full-scale applications.     

Comparison of biological removal via nitrite with real-time control using aerobic granular sludge and flocculent activated sludge

The process of nitrification–denitrification via nitrite for nitrogen removal under real-time control mode was tested in two laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) with flocculent activated sludge (R1) and aerobic granular sludge (R2) to compare operational performance and real-time control strategies. The results showed that the average ammonia nitrogen, total inorganic nitrogen (TIN), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal during aeration phase were 97.6%, 57.0%, and 90.1% in R2 compared with 98.6%, 48.7%, and 88.1% in R1. The TIN removed in both SBRs was partially due to the presence of simultaneous nitrification–denitrification via nitrite, especially in R2. The specific nitrification and denitrification rates in R2 were 0.0416 mgNH₄⁺–N/gSS-min and 0.1889 mgNO_X⁻–N/gSS-min, which were 1.48 times and 1.35 times that of R1. The higher rates for COD removal, nitrification, and denitrification were achieved in R2 than R1 with similar influent quality. Dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, and oxidization reduction potential, corresponding to nutrient variations, were used as diagnostic parameters to control the organic carbon degradation and nitrification–denitrification via nitrite processes in both SBRs. The online control strategy of granular SBR was similar to that of the SBR with flocculent activated sludge. However, a unique U-type pattern on the DO curve in granular SBR was different from SBR with flocculent activated sludge in aerobic phase.