酸碱调控污泥厌氧发酵实现乙酸累积及微生物种群变化

摘要：【目的】通过对污泥厌氧发酵pH调控,研究挥发性脂肪酸的累积、产酸微生物种群变化及产氢产乙酸菌群对乙酸产生的贡献。【方法】测定不同pH条件下污泥厌氧发酵过程中挥发性脂肪酸的累积;分别应用末端限制性片段长度多态性（T-RFLP）和荧光原位杂交技术（FISH）分析产酸系统中微生物种群结构的变化及产氢产乙酸菌的数量。【结果】 pH为10.0时,有机酸和乙酸的产率在发酵结束时分别达到652.6 mg COD/g-VS和322.4 mg COD/g-VS,显著高于其它pH条件。T-RFLP结果表明,pH值为12     

生物强化污泥厌氧发酵产酸研究进展*

污泥厌氧发酵生产挥发性脂肪酸相较产甲烷,是更具应用价值的污泥稳定途径及资源化利用方式,得到国内外学者的普遍重视。考虑到产酸量低和产酸过程的不稳定性是限制污泥发酵产酸的主要问题,采用生物强化方法实现挥发性脂肪酸的大量积累,与物理和化学方法相比,具有成本低、无二次污染等优点。根据生物强化制剂的类型,归纳了微生物纯培养物、微生物混合培养物及生物酶强化对污泥厌氧发酵产酸的影响,并在此基础上对生物强化技术控制污泥定向产酸、调控奇偶数碳比率等方面的应用进行讨论。此外,分析了影响挥发性脂肪酸产量和组分的因素,如pH、温度、底物、水力停留时间和污泥龄等。最后对生物强化技术的发展方向进行了展望,以期为深入探究污泥资源化利用提供借鉴。     

城市污泥添加厨余垃圾厌氧发酵产挥发性脂肪酸的研究

为了考察污泥产酸工业化的可行性和添加食品废弃物对污泥产酸的影响,本实验在实验室的基础上进行扩大研究,考察了不同的底物总固体浓度对产挥发性脂肪酸的影响.结果显示添加厨余垃圾之后挥发性脂肪酸的累积量可达到17.62g/L.综合产挥发性脂肪酸效果、底物降解效果和产率等情况建议在较大规模的生产过程中选择130g/L的底物浓度为...     

餐厨垃圾协同剩余污泥发酵产酸的生物过程与影响因素研究进展

资源化利用是应对餐厨垃圾(Kitchen waste,KW)和剩余污泥(Excess sludge,ES)快速增加的有效方法,而厌氧发酵获得挥发性脂肪酸(Volatile fatty acids,VFAs)是其中的重要方式之一,但单一底物限制了VFAs的高效生产。近年来,不同底物厌氧共发酵产生VFAs被广泛研究与应用,文中分析了KW和ES单独和协同发酵产酸过程的特点,总结了厌氧发酵产酸过程及其生物代谢机制,阐述了环境因子及微生物群落结构对厌氧发酵产物类型及系统产物回收效率的影响。并进一步提出了针对区域饮食习惯、接种外源微生物构建稳定高效的定向产酸发酵体系以及KW和ES与原位污水间的耦联作用的研究方向。以期减少垃圾回收站及污水处理厂的运行成本,为实现城市有机固体垃圾处理与污水处理共赢提供参考。     

活性污泥产酸发酵研究进展

有机物的厌氧生物处理一般经过三个阶段:水解阶段、产酸发酵阶段和产甲烷阶段;研究证明,产酸相不同发酵类型的形成对产甲烷相乃至整个工艺的稳定运行具有至关重要的作用,此外,污泥厌氧消化过程所产生的大量的挥发性脂肪酸(VFAs),如乙酸、丙酸、丁酸及戊酸等,还可作为化工原料用于发酵工业生产各种高附加值产品.近年来,产酸发酵受到越来越多的关注,该文主要对污泥产酸阶段的产酸发酵类型、产酸发酵细菌的生态学、产酸过程的影响因素和生态因子以及产酸发酵的液相末端产物VFAs的测定方法进行了论述.     

化工上的应用

372354利用温州蜜柑皮发醉甲烷的研究.1.在产酸发酵中由温州蜜柑皮生产挥发性脂肪酸〔日〕/Kashiwagi,S,…了公害一一985,20(6)一257~267〔译自CBA-1986,(8),3217〕 产酸的细菌在其适应的厌氧条件下可将温州蜜柑皮转化为挥发性脂肪酸。为了从原始消化污泥巾消除产申烷细菌,要使     

城市污泥中邻苯二甲酸酯(PAEs)的厌氧微生物降解

邻苯二甲酸酯(PAEs)是城市污泥中普遍存在的一类具有内分泌干扰性作用的有机污染物.研究污泥厌氧生物处理过程中PAEs的微生物降解对保障污泥农用的安全性十分必要.本文以污泥中两种主要的PAEs——邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)和邻苯二甲酸(2-乙基己)酯(DEHP)为研究对象,通过比较PAEs在污泥厌氧消化系统与发酵产氢系统中降解过程的差异及系统污泥特性的变化,分析不同污泥厌氧生物处理系统中影响PAEs降解的可能因素.结果表明: 在污泥厌氧发酵系统中,DBP在6 d内降解率达99.6%, DEHP在整个14 d的培养期间也降解了46.1%;在发酵产氢系统中,在14 d培养过程DBP的降解率仅为19.5%,DEHP则没有明显的降解.与厌氧消化系统相比,PAEs在发酵产氢系统中的降解受到明显抑制,这与发酵产氢过程中微生物量下降、革兰氏阳性菌/革兰氏阴性菌(G⁺/G^-)和真菌/细菌变小及挥发性脂肪酸(包括乙酸、丙酸及丁酸)浓度升高有关.     

不同预处理条件对海水养殖废弃物发酵产氢的影响

【目的】利用海水养殖场有机废弃物厌氧发酵产氢,可在减少有机污染物的同时获取氢气。【方法】以海水养殖场有机废弃物为底物,比较嗜热酶(S-TE)、酸、碱、灭菌、微波不同预处理方法对厌氧发酵产氢效果的影响,并对发酵过程中底物性质变化[SCOD、可溶性蛋白质、可溶性糖、pH、VFAs(挥发性脂肪酸)和乙醇]进行探讨。【结果】灭菌预处理产氢效果最好,产氢率为22.0 mL/g VSS,酸处理的效果最差,产氢率为7.6 mL/g VSS。可溶性糖大量消耗之后,氢气不再产生。接种S-TE预处理污泥的底物能更多地释放营养物质,并在整个发酵过程中保持较为稳定的pH值。发酵过程中产生的VFAs主要成分是乙酸,在发酵后期出现乙醇。【结论】灭菌预处理是海水养殖场有机废弃物厌氧发酵产氢的最佳预处理方法,可溶性糖为这一过程主要的营养来源。     

碱-组合工艺预处理剩余污泥研究进展

城市污泥在进行厌氧发酵处理时,所需时间长、SS降解率低、产气量也低,难以有效达到污泥减量化的目的(VS去除率30％左右).污泥的厌氧发酵包括水解、酸化、产乙酸、产甲烷的过程.研究发现在污泥进行厌氧发酵过程中固态有机物的水解、酸化是限速步骤,因此为了促进污泥的水解、酸化,使更多的固体有机物转化为水溶性的有机物,进而提高厌氧发酵的效率实现污泥的减量化、无害化和资源化利用,对污泥预处理是必须的.该文着重介绍了NaOH及其组合工艺对污泥预处理的影响.     

pH值和产甲烷抑制剂对两相耦合系统污泥发酵定向产乙酸的影响

采用产氢产乙酸/同型产乙酸两相耦合工艺对剩余污泥进行了半连续式厌氧发酵,主要研究了pH值和产甲烷抑制剂2-bromoethanesulphonate(BES)对耦合系统定向产乙酸的影响.结果表明:碱性pH(pH=10.0)和添加BES都能促进A相乙酸的积累,提高乙酸的产率,同时碱性pH比添加BES更有利于污泥的水解.当...     

Recovery of organic carbon and phosphorus from wastewater by Fe-enhanced primary sedimentation and sludge fermentation

A new chemically enhanced primary sedimentation (CEPS) and sludge fermentation process are developed for improved nutrient removal, energy saving and resource recovery in municipal wastewater treatment. The FeCl₃-based CEPS with a dosage of 20 mg-Fe/L can remove 75.6% of organic pollutants and 99.3% of PO₄-P on average from wastewater. Under natural fermentation conditions, the CEPS sludge undergoes effective hydrolysis and acidogenesis to produce volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and release phosphate as valuable resources. By using CEPS, around 27% of the organic carbon in wastewater influent can be recovered via sludge fermentation, mainly in the form of VFAs, and about 23% of phosphorus recovered for making vivianite fertilizer. In comparison, both the organic and phosphorus recovery ratios from wastewater are under 10% with conventional primary sedimentation and sludge fermentation. CEPS combined with side-stream sludge fermentation can be readily applied in new treatment plants or in a retrofit of existing treatment systems.     

厌氧发酵液中溶解性有机物对活性污泥合成聚羟基脂肪酸酯影响的研究进展

利用活性污泥微生物将剩余污泥发酵液中的挥发性脂肪酸(Volatile fatty acids,VFAs)转化为聚羟基脂肪酸酯(Polyhydroxyalkanoates,PHA)是目前环境生物技术领域的研究热点.但针对发酵液中非VFAs物质(主要是溶解性有机物,Dissolved organic matter,DOM)...     

Comparative study of biological nutrient removal (BNR) processes with sedimentation and membrane-based separation

A membrane-enhanced biological phosphorus removal (MEBPR) process was operated in parallel with a conventional EBPR (CEBPR) process under challenging operating conditions to uncover fundamental differences in their ability to remove chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) from municipal wastewater. Both systems exhibited the same potential to achieve excellent soluble-P removal when a favorable COD to P ratio was maintained in the influent. The MEBPR train generated a superior effluent quality when measured as total P. The CEBPR effluent contained significantly lower levels of nitrates due to the extra denitrification occurring in the sludge blanket of the secondary clarifier. The observed sludge yield in the MEBPR system was estimated to be between 0.23 and 0.28 g VSS/g COD, and this was 15% lower than the CEBPR sludge yield. When the influent volatile fatty acids (VFAs) became limiting, the CEBPR train exhibited better performance in the removal of soluble-P, due to the higher observed sludge yield and an overall greater denitrification activity that led to a more efficient use of VFAs in the anaerobic zone. After experiencing a severe deterioration of the biological P activity in both processes, the MEBPR train exhibited faster recovery than the CEBPR side. In this experimental work, it was demonstrated that an MEBPR process can sustain long-term satisfactory bio-P performance at HRTs as low as 7 h. However, the lower sludge yield and the reduced denitrification capacity are two important factors that impact the design of high rate membrane-assisted biological nutrient removal (BNR) processes.     

Bioconversion of wheat stalk to hydrogen by dark fermentation: effect of different mixed microflora on hydrogen yield and cellulose solubilisation

This study determined hydrogen production, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) generation and cellulose solubilisation from anaerobic dark fermentation of wheat stalk and showed the effect of different mixed microflora. The cumulative hydrogen yields of anaerobic digested activated sludge (AS)-inoculated and anaerobic digested dairy manure (DM)-inoculated system were 23.3 and 37.0 mL/g VS at 204 h, respectively. A modified Gompertz equation was able to adequately describe the production of hydrogen from the batch fermentation by both mixed microflora. During the process, acetate and butyrate accounted for more than 76.1% of total VFAs for both fermentations. The extent of cellulose solubilisation approached 46.6% and 75.2% for AS- and DM-inoculated fermentation, respectively. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the crystallinities of both fermented stalks were partly disrupted by the mixed microflora, and DM-inoculated fermentation had more disruption than AS-inoculated one.     

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of source-sorted organic fraction of municipal solid waste

The influence of different organic fraction of municipal solid wastes during anaerobic thermophilic (55 degrees C) treatment of organic matter was studied in this work: food waste (FW), organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and shredded OFMSW (SH_OFMSW). All digester operated at dry conditions (20% total solids content) and were inoculated with 30% (in volume) of mesophilic digested sludge. Experimental results showed important different behaviours patterns in these wastes related with the organic matter biodegradation and biogas and methane production. The FW reactor showed the smallest waste biodegradation (32.4% VS removal) with high methane production (0.18 LCH4/gVS); in contrast the SH_OFMSW showed higher waste biodegradation (73.7% VS removal) with small methane production (0.05 LCH4/g VS). Finally, OFMSW showed the highest VS removal (79.5%) and the methane yield reached 0.08 LCH4/g VS. Therefore, the nature of organic substrate has an important influence on the biodegradation process and methane yield. Pre-treatment of waste is not necessary for OFMSW.     

Optimal production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) in activated sludge fed by volatile fatty acids (VFAs) generated from alkaline excess sludge fermentation

To reduce the production cost of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and disposal amount of excess sludge simultaneously, the feasibility of using fermentative volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as carbon sources to synthesize PHA by activated sludge was examined. At pH 11.0, 60 degrees C and fermentative time of 7d, the VFAs yield was 258.65 mgTOC/gVSS. To restrain cell growth during PHA production, the released phosphorus and residual ammonium in the fermentative VFAs was recovered by the formation of struvite precipitation. Acetic acid was the predominant composition of the fermentative VFAs. PHA accumulation in excess sludge occurred feeding by fermentative VFAs with aerobic dynamic feeding process. The maximum PHA content accounted for 56.5% of the dry cell. It can be concluded from this study that the VFAs generated from excess sludge fermentation were a suitable carbon source for PHA production by activated sludge.     

Sludge minimisation technologies

The treatment and disposal of excess sludge represents a bottleneck of wastewater treatment plants all over the world, due to environmental, economic, social and legal factors. There is therefore a growing interest in developing technologies to reduce the wastewater sludge generation. The goal of this paper is to present the state-of-the-art of current minimisation techniques for reducing sludge production in biological wastewater treatment processes. An overview of the main technologies is given considering three different strategies: The first option is to reduce the production of sludge by introducing in the wastewater treatment stage additional stages with a lower cellular yield coefficient compared to the one corresponding to the activated sludge process (lysis-cryptic growth, uncoupling and maintenance metabolism, predation on bacteria, anaerobic treatment). The second choice is to act on the sludge stage. As anaerobic digestion is the main process in sewage sludge treatment for reducing and stabilising the organic solids, two possibilities can be considered: introducing a pre-treatment process before the anaerobic reaction (physical, chemical or biological pre-treatments), or modifying the digestion configuration (two-stage and temperature-phased anaerobic digestion, anoxic gas flotation). And, finally, the last minimisation strategy is the removal of the sludge generated in the activated sludge plant (incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, wet air oxidation, supercritical water oxidation).