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。     

基于XDLVO理论解析MBR膜污染研究进展

膜污染问题严重制约了膜生物反应器(MBR)的广泛应用,因此膜污染机制的研究对于有效控制膜污染十分重要。XDLVO理论合理地解析了范德华力、极性作用力、双电层作用力在膜污染过程中的贡献,有效地揭示了膜污染机理。本文首先阐述了XDLVO理论;然后运用XDLVO理论,解析界面微距离范围内膜表面凝胶层及泥饼层形成过程;最后总结了XDLVO理论在MBR膜污染方面的应用,并对该领域未来的研究方向进行了展望。     

铁系混凝剂的投加对膜生物反应器运行效能的影响

膜生物反应器(MBR)作为一种高效的污水处理及回用工艺,与传统活性污泥法相比具有众多优势。然而,膜污染问题限制了该工艺的进一步大规模应用。众多研究者已证实,投加铁系混凝剂能有效改善MBR中混合液的可滤性,从而减缓膜污染。本文首先介绍了胞外聚合物对膜污染的影响机制,然后总结了铁系混凝剂投加对MBR污染物去除、膜污染速率及Fe3+在污泥混合液中的分布的影响;最后,对铁系混凝剂在MBR中应用进行了展望。     

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。     

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。     

进水盐度对膜生物反应器运行效能的影响研究

进水盐度对膜生物反应器(MBR)的运行效能影响显著,尤其是进水含盐量为5 g/L时,明显恶化了污泥可滤性,膜污染速率加快;MBR混合液中溶解性微生物产物(SMP)和胞外聚合物(EPS)含量随钠离子浓度变化而变化,其中SMP中蛋白质含量与钠离子浓度密切相关;与紧密结合态EPS(TB)相比,钠离子含量对松散结合态EPS(LB)浓度的影响更大;不同盐度对COD及NH4+-N影响不明显,系统对COD及NH4+-N的去除效果稳定,分别保持在92%及94%以上,高盐度对MBR总磷去除率降低明显。     

双层脂和膜生物能量学中的826-氧化还原反应

本文对超薄人造双分子层膜(BLM)和叶绿体及线粒体生物膜中的电子过程进行了研究,总结了由伏安技术所得的近期实验。还讨论了基础电化学在膜研究中的应用,尤其对Eyring方程、Butler-Volmer方程和Tafel方程,以及按照膜孔电积作用在膜中的电子过程的起源进行了论述。讨论了在缺少双层脂的情况下确定氧化还原蛋白组分的标准电位(U′_0,对双层脂膜中有关的电子转移和生物氧化还原提出了设想。     

大蒜素包埋球对MBR混合液可滤性影响解析

本研究采用大蒜素为原料,将其包埋在海藻酸钠中,制成大蒜素包埋球(allicin entrapping beads, AEBs)并投加至膜生物反应器(membrane bioreactor, MBR)中,以探讨大蒜素的群体淬灭(quorum quenching, QQ)效应对MBR污泥混合液可滤性的影响。实验结果表明：QQ作用对污泥混合液性质影响显著,对MBR污染物去除影响较小;混合液中胞外聚合物(extracellular polymeric substances, EPS)和溶解性微生物代谢产物(soluble microbial products, SMP)含量降低;通过对修正污染指数(modified fouling index, MFI)检测表明,QQ可提高污泥混合液可滤性,该指标与胞外多糖浓度紧密相关。     

大蒜素包埋球对膜生物反应器混合液可滤性影响解析

将由大蒜素包埋在海藻酸钠中制成的大蒜素包埋球(AEBs)投加至膜生物反应器(MBR)中,以探讨大蒜素的群体猝灭(QQ)效应对MBR污泥混合液可滤性的影响。结果表明,QQ作用对污泥混合液性质影响显著,对MBR污染物去除影响较小;混合液中胞外聚合物(EPS)和溶解性微生物代谢产物(SMP)含量降低;通过对修正污染指数(MFI)检测表明,QQ可提高污泥混合液可滤性,该指标与胞外多糖浓度紧密相关。     

膜生物反应器中N-酰基高丝氨酸内脂分析技术研究进展

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。新近研究表明,基于群体感应的猝灭技术可以作为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猝灭技术防治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(AHLs)类化合物;接着,归纳了近期研究中针对MBR中AHLs定性和定量分析的方法;最后,对MBR中AHLs识别及分析技术的应用前景进行了展望。     

A new method for the evaluation of the reversible and irreversible fouling propensity of MBR mixed liquor

In this paper, a new fouling measurement method is presented as a pragmatic approach to determine a mixed liquor's fouling propensity. The MBR-VFM (VITO Fouling Measurement) uses a specific measurement protocol consisting of alternating filtration and physical cleaning steps, which enables the calculation of both the reversible and the irreversible fouling resistances. The MBR-VFM principle, set-up and measurement protocol are described as well as the evaluation of the fouling measurement method. Finally, the MBR-VFM was validated by comparing the fouling propensity measured on-line by the MBR-VFM in a lab-scale MBR with the fouling of the MBR membranes themselves. Our experiments indicated that the MBR-VFM can accurately measure fouling and that it can even be detected earlier than can be seen from the on-line filtration data of the lab-scale system itself. Furthermore, the differences measured in reversible and irreversible fouling seemed to be related to the observed impact of physical and chemical cleaning respectively. Therefore, the application of the MBR-VFM as an on-line sensor in an advanced control system, enabling the deployment of the measured fouling data for the control of membrane cleaning, seems feasible and will be tested in the near future.     

Modeling investigation of membrane biofouling phenomena by considering the adsorption of protein, polysaccharide and humic acid

The importance of solute adsorption in the biofouling membrane has been clearly verified for the performance of membrane bioreactor (MBR). In order to quantify the mechanism of static adsorption in biofouling during of MBR process, we characterize membrane biofouling caused by model solutions containing a protein (bovine serum albumin, BSA), a humic substance (humic acid, HA) and a polysaccharide (alginic acid, Alg) on commercial hydrophilic polyethersulfone (PES) membrane. For static adsorption experiments, membranes were immersed in well-defined model solutions in three temperatures (298, 308 and 318 K) to obtain equilibrium data. To determine the characteristic parameters for this process, 7 isotherm models were applied to the experimental data. Three error analysis methods; the coefficient of nonlinear regression (R(2)), the sum of the squared errors (SSE) and standard deviation of residuals (S(yx)), were used to evaluate the data and determine the best fit isotherm for each model solutions. The error values demonstrated that the Sips isotherm model provided the best fit to the experimental data. AFM images were used for determination of changes in membrane surface after adsorption. These images confirmed the results obtained from adsorption isotherm study. Thermodynamic parameters such as standard free energy (Δ(r)G(θ)), enthalpy (Δ(r)H(θ)) and entropy (Δ(r)S(θ)) changes were determined; these adsorption processes were found to be feasible and endothermic but not spontaneous. The distribution of the substances adsorbed on PES surface were more chaotic than that in the aqueous solutions. Parameters obtained in this study can be used to determine the "fouling potential" of a given feed stream and a membrane.     

Chemical ageing effects on the mechanical behaviour of ethylene-propylene diene monomer

Ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM) elastomer diaphragm failures due to material degradation pose a major risk in the biopharmaceutical industry, as they can result in long periods of production downtime. It is suspected that a key cause of this EPDM degradation is due to the chemical solutions used in equipment cleaning processes. However this has never been empirically investigated in the public domain. Twenty four virgin samples were utilised for testing, twelve of which were subject to common chemical cleaning solutions used in the biopharmaceutical sector. The chemical solutions under investigation were aqueous solutions of NaOH, NaClO, H₃PO₄, and the interaction between 100 °C H₂O and NaClO. The characterisation of the degradation process was conducted by mechanical testing. The results show that degradation of the polymer bulk proceeds predominantly via crosslinking for all exposure types. NaOH and H₃PO₄ exposure results in an accelerated rate of crosslinking compared to NaClO in the early stages of exposure.     

Periodic air/water cleaning for control of biofouling in spiral wound membrane elements

The main problem during the operation of nanofiltration or reverse osmosis membrane plants is fouling of feed spacers in membrane elements due to biofouling and particulate fouling. In order to control biofouling and particulate fouling in membrane elements, both daily air/water cleaning (AWC) and daily copper sulphate dosing (CSD) were investigated and compared to a reference without daily cleaning. A pilot study was carried out for 110 days with three parallel spiral wound membrane elements; AWC, CSD and the reference which were fed by tap water enriched with a biodegradable compound (100 μg acetate-C/L). The CSD element, which combined daily copper sulphate dosing and sporadically air/water cleaning, performed best with an increase in pressure drop of 18% and a biomass concentration of 8000 pg ATP/cm² within 110 days. This was followed by the AWC element with a pressure increase of 37% and biomass concentration of 20,000 pg ATP/cm² within 110 days. The reference element showed a pressure increase of 120% within 21 days. The presented approach is considered very successful in controlling particulate fouling and biofouling, especially when air/water cleaning is combined with copper sulphate dosing.     

Efficiency of various chemical cleanings for nanofiltration membrane fouled by conventionally-treated surface water

Nanofiltration systems are generally cleaned chemically. The optimal choice of the cleaning agent is a function of membrane material and foulant in a complex manner. This study evaluated the cleaning efficiency and effects of several cleaning agents on NF255 nanofiltration membrane. The nanofiltration pilot plant was fed with conventionally-treated surface water from a water treatment plant in southern Finland. Fouled membranes were cleaned weekly with different chemicals and procedures, and the cleaning efficiencies were compared in terms of flux recoveries and foulant removals. On the basis of the cleaning chemical analysis, the fouling material consisted of biofouling, organic deposits and metal complexes. In these circumstances, alkaline cleaners with chelatants resulted in the most efficient cleaning both in terms of flux recovery and foulant removal. Alkaline cleaning modified the membrane and improved the flux substantially in comparison to the virgin state. The results demonstrate that the choice of chemical cleaning agent is critical to cleaning efficiency, both technically and economically. The same flux recovery could be reached either by a single cleaning phase or by three sequential cleaning phases.     

Effects of operating conditions on the adhesive strength of Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms in tubes

Understanding the mechanical properties of biofilms, especially the force required to disrupt them and remove them from substrata is very important to development of antibiofouling strategies. In this work, a novel micromanipulation technique with a specially designed T-shaped probe has been developed to serve as an experimental means to measure directly the adhesive strength of biofouling deposits on the surface of a glass test stud. The basic principle of this novel technique is to pull away a whole biofilm accumulated on the surface of a glass test stud with T-shaped probe, and to measure simultaneously the force imposed on the biofilm. The adhesive strength between the biofilms and the surface to which they are attached, is defined as the work per unit area required to remove the biofilms from the surface. The biofouling experiments were performed on an elaborate design of a simulated heat exchanger system. A monoculture of Pseudomonas fluorescens was chosen as the fouling microorganism for the laboratory studies. Results indicate that the adhesive strength of the biofilm was affected by the conditions of operation, such as biofilm age, nutrient concentration, suspended cell concentration, pH, surface roughness of the substratum and fluid velocity. As noted, the effect of fluid velocity on the biofilm adhesive strength seemed to overwhelm other factors. At the same operating conditions, the biofilm adhesive strength increased as the fluid velocity increased within the range of 0.6-1.6m/s. In addition, the flow-related biofilm structures were observed that biofilms generally grew as a more compact pattern at the higher fluid velocity. Apparently, the fluid velocity can affect the biofilm structure, which in turn determines the biofilm adhesive strength. The knowledge of the biofilm adhesive strength with associated influences of the operating conditions may be used to define better cleaning procedures.     

Application of heat-activated peroxydisulfate process for the chemical cleaning of fouled ultrafiltration membranes

Na Cl O has been widely used to restore membrane flux in practical membrane cleaning processes, which would induce the formation of toxic halogenated byproducts. In this study, we proposed a novel heatactivated peroxydisulfate(heat/PDS) process to clean the membrane fouling derived from humic acid(HA). The results show that the combination of heat and PDS can achieve almost 100% recovery of permeate flux after soaking the HA-fouled membrane in 1 mmol/L PDS solution at 50 °C for 2 h, which is att...     

A systematic insight into fouling propensity of soluble microbial products in membrane bioreactors based on hydrophobic interaction and size exclusion

Soluble microbial products (SMPs) contained in membrane bioreactor (MBR) supernatant have been proved to be main foulants. To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the fouling potential of SMPs on the basis of both hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties and molecular size, MBR supernatant of a pilot-scaled system treating municipal wastewater was partitioned into different hydrophilic/hydrophobic fractions by DAX-8 resins, with joint size partition of hydrophilic fraction also undertaken. A series of stirred dead-end filtration tests were conducted to investigate the flux decline. Hydrophilic fraction was found the dominant foulant responsible for flux deterioration, which was mainly attributed to the subclass of molecular weight above 100 kDa. The molecular weight distribution and atomic force microscopy images indicated that large molecules in hydrophilic fraction plugged the membrane pores. The backwash tests showed the flux decline caused by hydrophilic fraction was much less recoverable by hydraulic cleaning. It can be inferred that steric factor, i.e. size exclusion was the primary cause in the initial stage of fouling, while the role of hydrophobic interaction was of less significance. Additional modeling work indicates that the main fouling mechanism was complete blocking, further confirming the predominance of size exclusion contributing to membrane fouling by SMPs in MBR supernatant.     

Biofouling and in situ electrochemical cleaning of a boron-doped diamond free chlorine sensor

Biofouling presents a significant obstacle to the long-term use of electrochemical sensors in complex media. Drinking water biofilms reduce performance of sensors by insulating electrode surfaces by inter alia inhibiting mass transport. Boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes are relatively resistant to biofouling and inert at high potentials. These qualities can be exploited to create a drinking water quality sensor that resists biofouling to meet performance criteria for longer, and to enable electrochemical cleaning of the sensor surface in situ using high potentials without disconnecting or disassembling the sensor.A purpose-built BDD wall-jet sensor was compared with a glassy carbon (GC) sensor in ability to determine free chlorine, detect biofilm and remove biofilm in situ. It was found that the BDD produced accurate and reliable readings with a 4.86% standard error and a LOD of 0.18 ppm. The BDD could be electrochemically cleaned in situ whereas this was less successful with the GC electrode. The BDD electrode could also detect electroactive pyocyanin, secreted in the biofilm of the drinking water biofilm indicator organism Pseudomonas aeruginosa, potentially enabling biofouling and non-biological fouling such as scaling to be distinguished. Observed changes in flow sensitivity and current-voltage curves that correspond to fouling provide multiple fouling detection methods, resulting in an accurate, sensitive, water quality sensor that can be cleaned without disassembly or replacement of parts and can identify when cleaning is required.     

APS/NaClO 复合氧化剂对乳液法合成聚苯胺的微观形貌及其电化学性能的影响

采用乳液法, 以过硫酸铵(APS)和次氯酸钠(NaClO)为复合氧化剂合成导电聚苯胺(PANI). 考察了NaClO 的加入与否对PANI 微观形貌与电化学性能(循环伏安和电导率)的影响, 以及APS、乳化剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)和NaClO的用量对PANI 电化学性能的影响. 结果表明: NaClO 的加入对PANI 的微观取向结构具有重要的影响. 与采用单一APS 合成的PANI 相比, 复合氧化剂合成的PANI 具有较高的循环伏安峰电流以及更加优异的电导率(约为前者的2.6倍). 当苯胺(An)与APS 的物质的量比(n_An:n_APS )为8:7, An 与SDBS 的物质的量比(n_An:n_SDBS )为10:4, NaClO 用量为5%(质量分数)时, PANI 的各项性能指标达到最好; 紫外可见光谱和红外光谱的表征结果表明, 采用复合氧化剂并未对PANI 的分子结构产生明显的影响.