Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and FOG with sewage sludge – realising its potential in Ireland

The severe environmental pollution in many countries is caused by indiscriminate discharge of large quantities of food waste (FW), fat oil and grease (FOG) and sewage sludge (SS) to the environment. There are many possible treatment routes, but anaerobic digestion (AD) is now well accepted for treating several kinds of organic wastes. But AD of FW alone presents some operational challenges because of substrates and variability. Anaerobic co-digestion of two or more substrates is better than single substrate digestion. This can use a plant’s unused capacity, in line with the trend to renewable energy. Co-digestion technology, although well established in many European countries, is still in its infancy in Ireland. There are problems with different regulatory arrangements. They should be resolved. The paper reviews anaerobic co-digestion technology is reviewed, with special focus on possible application in Ireland.     

Reduction of waste biosolids by RAS-ozonation: Model validation and sensitivity analysis for biosolids reduction and nitrification

Biosolids reduction model by return activated sludge ozonation was validated by simulating nitrification data compiled from our pilot-scale and the literature studies. Then, a global sensitivity analysis (GSA) was performed to identify influential and non-influential parameters for biosolids reduction efficiency, change in specific nitrification activity (SNA), and alteration to expected nitrification stability. In general, the model outputs were sensitive to operational and ozone reaction parameters, but not to biochemical parameters. For operational parameters, mainly temperature and initial solids retention time (SRT) influenced all model outputs. For biosolids reduction, increase in the degradability of the influent COD decreased the reduction efficiency. For SNA, the changes were highly dependent on the influent TKN/COD ratio. Our findings also imply that the stability of the nitrification process in ozonated systems should be enhanced at constant MLVSS for warm temperatures, but could be reduced at temperatures below 12 °C and aerated SRTs below 10 days.     

用于制备膨体颗粒调剖剂的含油污泥除油技术研究

利用含油污泥制备膨体颗粒调剖剂用于调剖堵水是一种新的污泥资源化技术，研究了含油污泥的预处理方法，尤其是除油技术。分别使用热水酸洗、热水酸洗／除油剂对污泥进行了除油试验，并以干泥含油率为指标考察了pH值、水与泥质量比、除油剂用量对除油效果的影响。试验结果表明，在水与泥质量比为2．0、pH值为6．0、45℃条件下，用矿化水热水酸洗可使干泥含油率从31．5％降至19．4％。同样条件下，除油剂用量为40．0mg／L时，热水酸洗／除油剂处理能使干泥含油率进一步降至11．2％。聚合试验结果表明，经热水酸洗／除油剂处理后的污泥能够聚合得到胶块强度高、膨胀倍数高的膨体颗粒调剖剂。     

Pilot Plant Study of Simultaneous Sewage Sludge Digestion and Metal Leaching

This research is related to a preindustrial pilot scale study of the performance of the simultaneous sewage sludge digestion and metal leaching (SSDML) process for decontamination and stabilization of sewage sludge. Ten batch tests were carried out in two 4?m3 bioreactors under various conditions of operation. Results indicated that the addition of 1.0 to 1.5?g?S0/L, which is the equivalent of approximately 30 to 50?kg?S0 per tons dry sludge, is sufficient to obtain conditions of acidity (pH<2.5) and oxido-reduction potential greater than 500 mV necessary for an effective solubilization of toxic metals. The final average of metal solubilization in the output sludge during the SSDML process varied in the following ranges: 25–78% Cd, 9–32% Cr, 48–100% Cu, 77–99% Mn, 15–53% Ni, 12–47% Pb, and 66–100% Zn. The N, P, and K contents were also preserved in the decontaminated sludge. Moreover, the use of low concentrations of elemental sulfur makes it possible to obtain decontaminated sludge with a low total sulfur content (1.4–1.5% S) compatible with agricultural use. The suspended solids removal calculated for the SSDML process was slightly lower, (2.5±0.4)% volatile suspended solids per day, than those reached using standard aerobic digestion. Finally, the SSDML process was found to be effective in removing bad odors and in the destruction (99–100%) of indicator bacteria.     

大坝安全监控专家系统中的知识处理

在介绍产生式规则及其数学模型的基础上，论述了用成熟的关系数据库 技术来表示和存储产生式规则表示的专家知识的方法，较好地解决了知识的存储和管理问题 。同时，利用关系数据库中实体间的关系，很容易将分散存储的规则元素组合成规则供推理 时使用。在分析了大坝安全监控专家系统知识特点的基础上举例说明了用关系数据库表 示产生式规则的具体方法。     

位山引黄灌区泥沙淤积原因及处理对策

位山灌区是黄河下游大型引黄灌区 ,渠系泥沙淤积严重 ,泥沙处理困难。通过采用远距离输沙、集中处理沉沙区泥沙、分散沉沙和节水减淤等技术措施 ,减少了渠系的泥沙淤积。对清淤产生的泥沙 ,采取综合开发利用的技术和管理措施 ,取得了比较可靠的效果。     

钻井污水处理技术研究进展

通过分析钻井污水的来源及钻井污水共同的特点。阐述了国内外钻井污水处理的方法，即电絮凝浮选法、混凝－气浮－过滤法、机械过滤法和过滤－吸附－反渗透法和化学混凝－强化固液分离法以及絮凝剂作用机理，即压缩双电层机理、吸附电中和作用、吸附架桥作用和沉淀物网捕作用。提出要进一步开展絮凝机理研究，为今后研制性能更好的钻井污水处理剂新型产品提供理论和实验依据；絮凝剂要在防腐、杀菌等方面起一定作用，使絮凝剂产品多样化和多功能化，以提高絮凝效果；在优选絮凝剂产品的基础上，加强对絮凝处理工艺的研究，规范各种处理措施，将会对提高处理效果起到十分重要的作用。