Development and simulation studies of an unsteady state biofilter model for the treatment of cyclic air emissions of an α‐pinene gas stream

This paper describes the development and simulation of an unsteady state biofilter model used to predict dynamic behaviour of cyclically‐operated biofilters and compares it with experimental results obtained from three, parallel, bench‐scale biofilters treating both periodically fluctuating concentrations and constant concentrations of an α‐pinene‐laden gas stream. The dynamic model, using kinetic parameters estimated from the constant concentration biofilter, was able to predict the performance of cyclic biofilters operating at short cycle periods (ie, in the order of minutes and hours). Steady state kinetic data from a constant concentration biofilter can be used to predict unsteady state biofilter operation. At a 24 h cycle period, the dynamic model compared well with experimental results. For long cycle periods (ie, hours and days), removal efficiency decreased after periods of non‐loading: the longer the period of non‐loading, the poorer the biofilter's performance at the re‐commencement of pollutant loading. At longer time scales the model did not effectively predict transient behaviour, as adsorption and changes in kinetic parameters were not accounted for. Modelling results showed that similar biofiltration performance for the cyclic and constant concentration biofiltration of α‐pinene is expected for biofilters operating solely in the first order kinetics regime. Poorer performance for cyclic biofilters following Monod kinetics spanning the entire kinetics range is expected as the cycle amplitude increases. The most important parameters affecting the performance of a cyclically‐operated biofilter with short cycle periods are: amplitude of cyclic fluctuations, C_{g, max}/C_g, relative value of the half‐saturation constant in the Monod expression, K_s, and effective diffusivity of α‐pinene in the biofilm, D_e. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Pyrolysis of peat: Product yield and characterization

Pyrolysis of peat obtained from Yeniça?a, Bolu, Turkey was conducted in a fixed-bed tube furnace under various conditions, and variations in the structure of the char, tar and gas products were examined. The chars produced were studied by proximate and ultimate analyses. The maximum tar yield of 20.41% was obtained at a heating rate of 20 °C/min, a temperature of 450 °C, a sweeping gas flow rate of 100 ml/min and a 0.5–2.0 mm size range. The chemical composition of the tar was examined by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, ¹H-NMR spectroscopy and column chromatography. The chemical composition of the tar with dense aliphatic structure was established to be CH_1.22O_0.25N_0.02. The composition of the gases obtained at a heating rate of 20 °C/min for the 0.5–2.0 mm size range was examined by gas chromatography.     

生物滤料滤池处理姚江微污染水源水

通过中试试验,考察了不同滤料介质的生物滤池对于姚江微污染水源水的处理效果。结果表明,双层生物滤料滤池能够有效地去除有机物、氨氮等污染物质,可以延长滤池反冲洗周期,并能在短时间内恢复到正常处理能力,适合于传统滤池的改造。采用颗粒活性炭-石英砂滤料滤池的综合处理效果优于同类型的颗粒活性炭-沸石滤料滤池,通过加入少量臭氧(0.8～1.0mg/L)可以提高生物滤池的去除效果。     

Effect of changing groundwater levels caused by land-use changes on greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical peat lands

Monthly measurements of carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) fluxes in peat soils were carried out and compared with groundwater level over a year at four sites (drained forest, upland cassava,upland and lowland paddy fields) located in Jambi province, Indonesia. Fluxes from swamp forest soils were also measured once per year as the native state of this investigated area. Land-use change from drained forest to lowland paddy field significantly decreased the CO₂ (from 266 to 30 mg C m^–2 h^–1) and N₂O fluxes (from 25.4 to 3.8 g N m^–2 h^–1), but increased the CH₄ flux (from 0.1 to 4.2 mg C m^–2 h^–1) in the soils. Change from drained forest to cassava field significantly increased N₂O flux (from 25.4 to 62.2 g N m^–2 h^–1), but had no significant influence on CO₂ (from 266 to 200 mg C m^–2 h^–1) and CH₄ fluxes (from 0.1 to 0.3 mg C m^–2 h^–1) in the soils. Averaged CO₂ fluxes in the swamp forests (94 mg C m^–2 h^–1) were estimated to be one-third of that in the drained forest. Groundwater levels of drained forest and upland crop fields had been lowered by drainage ditches while swamp forest and lowland paddy field were flooded, although groundwater levels were also affected by precipitation. Groundwater levels were negatively related to CO₂ flux but positively related to CH₄ flux at all investigation sites. The peak of the N₂O flux was observed at –20 cm of groundwater level. Lowering the groundwater level by 10 cm from the soil surface resulted in a 50 increase in CO₂ emission (from 109.1 to 162.4 mg C m^–2 h^–1) and a 25% decrease in CH₄ emission (from 0.440 to 0.325 mg C m^–2 h^–1) in this study. These results suggest that lowering of groundwater level by the drainage ditches in the peat lands contributes to global warming and devastation of fields. Swamp forest was probably the best land-use management in peat lands to suppress the carbon loss and greenhouse gas emission. Lowland paddy field was a better agricultural system in the peat lands in terms of C sequestration and greenhouse gas emission. Carbon loss from lowland paddy field was one-eighth of that of the other upland crop systems, although the Global Warming Potential was almost the same level as that of the other upland crop systems because of CH₄ emission through rice plants.     

污泥臭氧减量对淹没式生物膜工艺运行效能的影响

针对淹没生物膜法(SBF)和污泥臭氧化各自在污泥减量方面的优点,提出了化学臭氧化和复合生物膜法相结合的污泥减量工艺,并对臭氧化对SBF运行效能的影响进行了实验研究。通过2个并行的SBF系统污泥臭氧化结果进行对比,结果显示臭氧化能够显著降低系统的污泥产率(0.043 kg/kg,较不加臭氧化的SBF系统下降了76%),同时不对硝化和有机物的去除作用产生明显的影响,系统出水水质良好。     

生物滤池去除污水处理厂臭气的应用研究

研制了一套生物过滤系统,用于处理污水处理厂生化水解池所排放的臭气。以某污水处理厂的生物滤池为研究对象,经过调试使用后,在进口段气体中H2S、NH3的质量浓度分别小于7.0、90.0 mg/m3时,其去除率分别达到90%和99%左右。并通过试验分析了运行时间、进气浓度、填料含水率、温度对除臭效率的影响。     

不同中水回用模式的技术经济分析

根据国内外中水回用的工程实践，总结了目前城市中水回用的典型处理工艺、回用途径，提出了城市中水回用的7种模式，从技术经济角度分别对这几种模式进行了分析，提出了适合我国国情的城市中水回用模式，展望了我国中水回用的发展趋势。     

溪沙蚕对污水厂生物滤池运行的影响及防治措施

在厦门市污水处理二厂的好氧生物滤池（CN池）中发现了溪沙蚕，其对滤池的主要影响是易造成滤头堵塞。对溪沙蚕的防治措施有：①防止海水进入污水管道；②保证生物滤池的正常过滤和反冲洗；③在溪沙蚕繁殖期到来之前，清除CN池底部的沉泥；④在溪沙蚕繁殖季节，对CN池进行强力反冲洗，并适当增加反冲洗次数，以加速溪沙蚕受精卵排出生物滤池。     

无锡市充山水厂深度处理技术改造工程

无锡市充山水厂原采用常规处理工艺,由于太湖水源水污染,特别是有机物、氨氮和藻类污染日趋严重,使出厂水水质安全性难以得到保障.因此在中试基础上对充山水厂进行了技术改造,改造后新工艺为:BIOSMEDI生物滤池-气浮池-臭氧接触池-生物活性炭过滤器-石英砂过滤器,并将消毒剂由原来的氯改为ClO2.改造后的运行结果表明,出厂水水质完全达到《城市供水水质标准》(CJ/T 206-2005).改造工程设计规模1万m3/d,总投资1 500万元,水厂运行费0.86元/m3,较原常规处理增加0.17元/m3.