Abstract:In this study, under micro-aerobic conditions, two types of excessive sludge in nitrogen and phosphorous removal process were fed with volatile fatty acid(VFAs) carbon source produced from anaerobic fermentation of peanut residues to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). At the dissolved oxygen (DO) less than 0.2 mg·L?1, chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 650~750 mg·L?1, and reaction time of 5 h, the PHAs production amounts by these two types of sludge were compared. The effect of pre-aeration before feeding VFAs on PHAs production was also studied. The result showed that the maximum amounts of PHAs production from the excess sludge in a secondary tank of the continuous flow synchronous nitrosation-denitrification and phosphorus removal process (R1) and in a wastewater treatment plant with conventional anaerobic-anoxic-oxic process (R2) were 108.6 mg·g?1 and 58.58 mg·g?1, respectively, which indicated that R1 had a better performance on PHAs production than R2. Besides, the results of adding the pre-aeration test in R1 presented that both the aeration time extension and the aeration gas volume increasing could promote PHAs synthesis. When the aeration volume and aeration time were 50 L·h?1 and 20 minutes, respectively, the maximum amount of PHAs synthesis in R1 reached 172.5 mg·g?1. Oxidation-reduction potential (Eh) was an important indicator associated with PHAs production under micro-oxygen conditions, where the maximum PHAs production occurred at the lowest Eh. In a summary, this study provides a new idea for PHAs synthesis by excess activated sludge from biological nitrogen and phosphorous removal process fed with cheap carbon source. Key words:micro-aerobic/ excess activated sludge/ pre-aeration/ volatile fatty acid (VFAs)/ polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs).
图1A/OLA连续流与PHA合成装置 Figure1.Diagram of A/OLA continuous flow and PHA synthesis device
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School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China Received Date: 2019-06-23 Accepted Date: 2019-09-30 Available Online: 2020-05-06 Keywords:micro-aerobic/ excess activated sludge/ pre-aeration/ volatile fatty acid (VFAs)/ polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) Abstract:In this study, under micro-aerobic conditions, two types of excessive sludge in nitrogen and phosphorous removal process were fed with volatile fatty acid(VFAs) carbon source produced from anaerobic fermentation of peanut residues to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). At the dissolved oxygen (DO) less than 0.2 mg·L?1, chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 650~750 mg·L?1, and reaction time of 5 h, the PHAs production amounts by these two types of sludge were compared. The effect of pre-aeration before feeding VFAs on PHAs production was also studied. The result showed that the maximum amounts of PHAs production from the excess sludge in a secondary tank of the continuous flow synchronous nitrosation-denitrification and phosphorus removal process (R1) and in a wastewater treatment plant with conventional anaerobic-anoxic-oxic process (R2) were 108.6 mg·g?1 and 58.58 mg·g?1, respectively, which indicated that R1 had a better performance on PHAs production than R2. Besides, the results of adding the pre-aeration test in R1 presented that both the aeration time extension and the aeration gas volume increasing could promote PHAs synthesis. When the aeration volume and aeration time were 50 L·h?1 and 20 minutes, respectively, the maximum amount of PHAs synthesis in R1 reached 172.5 mg·g?1. Oxidation-reduction potential (Eh) was an important indicator associated with PHAs production under micro-oxygen conditions, where the maximum PHAs production occurred at the lowest Eh. In a summary, this study provides a new idea for PHAs synthesis by excess activated sludge from biological nitrogen and phosphorous removal process fed with cheap carbon source.