Abstract:In order to extending a new method for online evaluation of the operation performance of the hydrolysis and acidification process, the feedback performance of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) to the operation of the hydrolytic acidification system under normal and abnormal influent conditions was studied, and the feasibility of using MFC as an on-line monitoring sensor for the hydrolytic acidification process was investigated. The results showed that at the first stage of the start-up operation, when the carbon-nitrogen ratio in the influent of the hydrolysis acidification system was controlled at 40∶1, the average removal rate of main pollutants COD maintained at 50%, and the average removal rate of ammonia nitrogen was 20%, and the electrical signal of MFC was generally stable. At the second stage, a series of shocks with low carbon-nitrogen ratios (0.5∶1, 0.5∶1, 20∶1, 8∶1, 4∶1, 2∶1, 1∶1) were applied intermittently to the influent of hydrolyzed acidification system, during the application of the shock, the significantly enhanced peak feedback occurred in the MFC electrical signal, and a linear relationship was determined between the highest voltage value and the ratio of the low carbon-nitrogen shock applied to the influent. The 16S rDNA metagenome high-throughput sequencing technology was used to comparative analyze the difference of microbial community structure in the microbial fuel cell anode chamber before and after the carbon-nitrogen ratio shock. It was found that multiple low-carbon-to-nitrogen ratio shocks could promote the enrichment of the dominant phylum Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes in the anode biofilm of MFC, and the enrichment of the dominant phylum Proteobacteria in the suspension of anode chamber, thereby stimulate the electricity generation. The research can provide a reference for the application of MFC in the evaluation of the operation performance of the hydrolytic acidification process. Key words:microbial fuel cells/ hydrolysis and acidification/ low carbon-nitrogen ratio/ electrical signal feedback/ microbial community structure.
图1实验装置示意图 Figure1.Schematic diagram of the experimental setup
图6水解酸化体系进水中施加低碳氮比冲击期间MFC电信号反馈 Figure6.Feedback of MFC electrical signal during low carbon-nitrogen ratio shock applied to the influent of the hydrolysis acidification system
图7水解酸化进水中施加低碳氮比冲击期间MFC电压峰值的变化 Figure7.Variation of MFC Voltage peaks during low carbon-nitrogen ratio shock applied to the influent of the hydrolysis acidification system
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Shenyang Institute of Automation in Guangzhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 511458, China Received Date: 2019-12-13 Accepted Date: 2020-03-07 Available Online: 2020-12-08 Keywords:microbial fuel cells/ hydrolysis and acidification/ low carbon-nitrogen ratio/ electrical signal feedback/ microbial community structure Abstract:In order to extending a new method for online evaluation of the operation performance of the hydrolysis and acidification process, the feedback performance of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) to the operation of the hydrolytic acidification system under normal and abnormal influent conditions was studied, and the feasibility of using MFC as an on-line monitoring sensor for the hydrolytic acidification process was investigated. The results showed that at the first stage of the start-up operation, when the carbon-nitrogen ratio in the influent of the hydrolysis acidification system was controlled at 40∶1, the average removal rate of main pollutants COD maintained at 50%, and the average removal rate of ammonia nitrogen was 20%, and the electrical signal of MFC was generally stable. At the second stage, a series of shocks with low carbon-nitrogen ratios (0.5∶1, 0.5∶1, 20∶1, 8∶1, 4∶1, 2∶1, 1∶1) were applied intermittently to the influent of hydrolyzed acidification system, during the application of the shock, the significantly enhanced peak feedback occurred in the MFC electrical signal, and a linear relationship was determined between the highest voltage value and the ratio of the low carbon-nitrogen shock applied to the influent. The 16S rDNA metagenome high-throughput sequencing technology was used to comparative analyze the difference of microbial community structure in the microbial fuel cell anode chamber before and after the carbon-nitrogen ratio shock. It was found that multiple low-carbon-to-nitrogen ratio shocks could promote the enrichment of the dominant phylum Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes in the anode biofilm of MFC, and the enrichment of the dominant phylum Proteobacteria in the suspension of anode chamber, thereby stimulate the electricity generation. The research can provide a reference for the application of MFC in the evaluation of the operation performance of the hydrolytic acidification process.