NaClO原位清洗对膜生物反应器生物膜污染影响研究进展

膜生物反应器(MBR)的膜污染问题严重制约了该工艺进一步快速的商业化推广,全面认识NaClO原位氧化清洗对MBR生物膜污染的影响,对于开发新型膜清洗技术及MBR工程优化具有重要意义。本文从微生物胞外关键组分空间分布角度综述了NaClO原位清洗对生物膜污染及生物絮凝的影响,并探讨了生物絮体重构机制及强化生物絮凝的相关措施。最后,本文从减缓膜污染的角度,对该领域未来的研究方向进行了论述。     

Fe3+对MBR减缓膜污染的研究进展

膜生物反应器(membrane bioreactor, MBR)作为一种高效的污水处理及回用工艺,比传统的活性污泥法具有更多优势。然而,膜污染问题是限制其广泛应用的关键性问题。众多研究者已证实Fe₃₊能有效的改善MBR中混合液的可滤性及减缓膜污染。本文简述了MBR污泥混合液中主要污染物—胞外聚合物(extracellular polymeric substances, EPSs),并总结Fe₃ 在去除混合液中污染物、减缓膜污染方面的效能及其对污泥混合液的影响。最后,对Fe₃ 在减缓MBR膜污染的未来研究方向进行展望。     

不同价态铁离子对膜生物反应器影响研究进展

膜生物反应器(Membrane bioreactor,MBR)作为一种新型的污水处理技术,近些年来备受关注。然而,膜污染问题成为了该工艺广泛应用的最大障碍。现已证明,向MBR中投加铁系混凝剂能够减缓膜污染。本文首先综述了不同价态铁离子对MBR污染物去除的影响,然后对铁离子在污泥混合液中分布及迁移转化进行了分析,接着阐明了铁离子对膜污染的影响,最后对该领域的研究进行了展望。     

膜生物反应器在废水处理中的应用及研究

膜生物反应器是将生物反应器与膜分离技术相结合的一种高效废水处理新技术。介绍了膜生物反应器的类型、特点以及其在处理生活污水、工业废水、垃圾渗透液、粪便污水和中水回用中的研究和应用现状,提出了膜生物反应器所存在的问题及其研究进展。     

膜生物反应器中AHL分析技术研究进展

膜生物污染一直是膜生物反应器(membrane bioreactor,MBR)在废水处理工艺中需要解决的一大难题。最近研究表明：基于群体感应的淬灭技术可以作为MBR活性污泥体系中一种有效的膜生物污染防治策略。因而,识别和分析群体感应产生的信号分子是应用群体淬灭技术防治MBR中膜生物污染的关键。本文首先介绍了活性污泥体系中的群体感应机理和N-酰基高丝氨酸内脂(N-acyl homoserine lactone,AHL);其次,归纳近期研究中针对MBR中AHL定性和定量分析方法;最后,对MBR中AHL识别及分析技术应用进行了展望。     

酶膜反应器及其在生物催化领域的应用

酶膜反应器是一种新型的生物催化反应设备,它是反应与分离相耦合的装置,集产品分离、纯化和酶回收利用于一体,具有其它方法不可比拟的优势。在强调资源节约,环境友好和清洁化生产技术的今天,显示一些特别的优点,近年来已成为热门的研究领域。本文主要介绍了酶膜反应器的基本原理、特征及其分类,并根据分类对近年来酶膜反应器在生物催化领域...     

生物乙醇重整制氢反应器

生物乙醇重整制氢是一种具有良好应用前景的制氢技术,是当前低碳能源领域的研究热点.发展生物乙醇重整制氢技术的关键是研发在低温下具有高活性和高选择性的新型重整催化剂,以及开发新式高效的催化反应器.本文着眼于反应器对生物乙醇重整制氢过程的影响,综述了国内外固定床反应器、微通道反应器和膜反应器等生物乙醇重整制氢反应器的研究现状...     

无机膜反应器中丁烷脱氢的研究

无机膜反应器中丁烷脱氢的研究吴泽彪杨惟慎房廉清刘杰刘世河林励吾（中国科学院大连化学物理研究所，大连１１６０２３）关键词无机膜，膜反应器，丁烷，脱氢丁烷脱氢制丁烯是一个热力学控制反应，为了获得较高的产率，必须在高温下进行反应。但高温导致副反应，使...     

无机膜反应器中乙苯脱氢反应的研究

无机膜反应器中乙苯脱氢反应的研究钟丽，杨维慎，刘杰，丛铀，刘世河，林励吾（中国科学院大连化学物理研究所，大连１１６０２３）关键词膜反应器，乙苯，脱氢，微孔氧化铝膜将耐高温、耐腐蚀、结构较稳定的无机膜应用于高温催化反应，使反应与分离联为一体，已成为近年...     

Surface Microstructure and Component Changes of Chromium-resistant Enterobacter Cloacae CYS-25 Strain

Enterobacter cloacae CYS-25 strain was isolated from a chromate plant. This bacterium was capable of resisting high hexavalent chromium concentration and reducing Cr（VI） under aerobic condition. CrO4^2- stimulated the increase of bacterial size and production of compact convex paths containing chromium on the bacterial surface. The increase of bacterial size was caused by integrative growth but not extracellular polymeric substance hyperplasia. IR and SDS-PAGE analyses showed the extracellular polymeric substance （EPS） components were mainly proteins and had no obvious changes whether the strains were induced by Cr（VI） or not. The EPS was amorphous and contained trivalent chromium. Under CrO4^2- growth condition, the extracellular substance of Enterobacter cloacae CYS-25 strains and Cr（VI） had redox reaction. The products were Cr^3＊-protein complexes which formed a piece of compact convex paths on the surface of bacteria and prevented Cr（VI） from entering into cells.     

Towards a nondestructive chemical characterization of biofilm matrix by Raman microscopy

In this study, the applicability of Raman microscopy (RM) for nondestructive chemical analysis of biofilm matrix, including microbial constituents and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), has been assessed. The examination of a wide range of reference samples such as biofilm-specific polysaccharides, proteins, microorganisms, and encapsulated bacteria revealed characteristic frequency regions and specific marker bands for different biofilm constituents. Based on received data, the assignment of Raman bands in spectra of multispecies biofilms was performed. The study of different multispecies biofilms showed that RM can correlate various structural appearances within the biofilm to variations in their chemical composition and provide chemical information about a complex biofilm matrix. The results of RM analysis of biofilms are in good agreement with data obtained by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Thus, RM is a promising tool for a label-free chemical characterization of different biofilm constituents. Moreover, the combination of RM with CLSM analysis for the study of biofilms grown under different environmental conditions can provide new insights into the complex structure/function correlations in biofilms.     

Towards chemical analysis of nanostructures in biofilms I: imaging of biological nanostructures

Due to their direct influence on the stability of bacterial biofilms, a better insight into the nanoscopic spatial arrangement of the different extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), e.g., polysaccharides and proteins, is important for the improvement of biocides and for process optimization in wastewater treatment and biofiltration. Here, the first application of a combination of confocal laser-scanning microscopy (CLSM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to the investigation of river-water biofilms and related biopolymers is presented. AFM images collected at selected areas of CLS micrographs dramatically demonstrate the heterogeneity of biofilms at the nanometer scale and the need for a chemical imaging method with nanoscale resolution. The nanostructures (e.g., pili, flagella, hydrocolloids, and EPS) found in the extracellular matrix are classified according to shape and size, which is typically 50–150 nm in width and 1–10 nm in thickness, and sets the demands regarding spatial resolution of a potential chemical imaging method. Additionally, thin layers of the polysaccharide alginate were investigated. We demonstrate that calcium alginate is a good model for the EPS architecture at the nanometer scale, because of its similar network-like structure. Figure CLSM-AFM allows imaging of nanometer-sized extracellular structures     

Comparative study on ciprofloxacin removal in sulfur-mediated biological systems

The removal of ciprofloxacin(CIP) in sulfur-mediated bio processes,e.g.,sulfate-reducing bacteria(SRB)-mediated process and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria(SOB)-mediated process,was examined for the first time.The results showed that the SRB-mediated process had more efficient CIP removal than that in SOB-mediated process.Adsorption was the primary removal pathway of CIP in SRB-mediated process and SOB-mediated process with the specific adsorption removal rate of 131.4±1.1 μg/g-SS/d and30.1±1.4 μg/g-SS/d,respectively,at influent CIP concentration of 500 μg/L.In addition,extracellular polymeric substances(EPS) also played an important role on CIP migration and removal in both types of sludge.Further study was conducted to specify the different adsorption of CIP in these two sludge systems from the perspective of sludge properties.The results indicated that there are more potential adsorption sites exist on the SRB-mediated sludge for CIP adsorption than SOB-mediated sludge since the higher protein(PN) content and more kinds of aromatic amino acid substances in EPS,more negative zeta-potential and stronger and more numbers of functional groups in SRB-mediated sludge compared to SOB-mediated sludge.The findings of this study provide insights into the sludge properties affecting CIP removal in sulfur-mediated bioprocesses,and are of guiding significance to employ sulfur-mediated biological systems for treating CIP-containing wastewaters.     

Mitigated membrane fouling in a vertical submerged membrane bioreactor (VSMBR)

In a laboratory-scale study, characteristics of membrane fouling in an A/O (anoxic/oxic) series membrane bioreactor (MBR) and in a vertical submerged membrane bioreactor (VSMBR) treating synthetic wastewater were compared under the same operating conditions. Accordingly, fouling characteristics of a pilot-scale VSMBR treating municipal wastewater were studied under various operating conditions. Various physical, chemical, and biological factors were used to describe membrane resistances. As a result, it was concluded that high concentrations of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), high viscosity and a high sludge volume index (SVI) corresponded to high membrane resistance indicating severe membrane fouling in both the laboratory-scale MBRs and the pilot-scale VSMBR. In addition, high fouling potential was observed in the pilot-scale VSMBR at 60-day sludge retention time (SRT). In this case, as hydraulic retention time (HRT) decreased from 10 to 4 h, EPS concentrations increased and the average particle size increased, leading to reduced settling of the sludge and increased membrane fouling. To mitigate fouling, two different methods using air bubble jets were adopted in the pilot-scale VSMBR. As a result, it was found that air backwashing was more efficient for fouling mitigation than was air scouring.     

Metal Complexes—A Promising Approach to Target Biofilm Associated Infections

Microbial biofilms are represented by sessile microbial communities with modified gene expression and phenotype, adhered to a surface and embedded in a matrix of self-produced extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Microbial biofilms can develop on both prosthetic devices and tissues, generating chronic and persistent infections that cannot be eradicated with classical organic-based antimicrobials, because of their increased tolerance to antimicrobials and the host immune system. Several complexes based mostly on 3D ions have shown promising potential for fighting biofilm-associated infections, due to their large spectrum antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity. The literature usually reports species containing Mn(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II) or Zn(II) and a large variety of multidentate ligands with chelating properties such as antibiotics, Schiff bases, biguanides, N-based macrocyclic and fused rings derivatives. This review presents the progress in the development of such species and their anti-biofilm activity, as well as the contribution of biomaterials science to incorporate these complexes in composite platforms for reducing the negative impact of medical biofilms.     

Raman spectroscopic identification of single bacterial cells at different stages of their lifecycle

Early, rapid, and reliable bacterial identification is of great importance in natural environments and in medical situations. Numerous studies have shown that Raman spectroscopy can be used to differentiate between different bacteria under controlled laboratory conditions. However, individual bacteria within a population exhibit macromolecular and metabolic heterogeneity over their lifetime. Therefore it is important to be able to identify and classify specific bacteria at different time points of the growth cycle. In this study, four species of bacteria were used to explore the capability of confocal Raman spectroscopy as a tool for the identification of (and discrimination between) diverse bacterial species at various growth time points. The results show that bacterial cells from different growth time points (as well as from a random growth phase) can be discriminated among the four species using principal component analysis (PCA). The results also show that bacteria selected from different growth phases can be classified with the help of a prediction model based on principal component and linear discriminant analysis (PC-LDA). These findings demonstrate that Raman spectroscopy with the application of a PC-LDA model rooted in chemotaxonomic analysis has potential for rapid sensing of microbial cells in environmental and clinical studies.