摘要
For biological nitrogen （N） removal from wastewater, a sufficient organic carbon source is requested fbr denitrification. However. the organic carbon/nitrogen ratio in municipal wastcwatcr is becoming lower in recent years, which increases the demand for the addition of external organic carbon, e.g. methanol, in wastewater treatment. The volatile fatty acids （VFAs） produced by acidogenic fenncntation of sewage sludge can be an attractive alternative for methanol. Chemically enhanced primary sedimentation （CEPS} is an effective process that applies chemical coagulants to enhance the removal of organic pollutants and phosphorus from wastewater by sedimentation. In temls of the chemical and biological characteristics, the CEPS sludge is considerably different from the conventional primary and secondary sludge. In the present study, FeCI3 and PACI （polyalunfinum chloride） were used as the coagulants for CEPS treatment of raw sewage. The derived CEPS sludge （Fe-sludge and Al-sludge） was then processed with mcsophilic acidogenic fennentation to hydrolysc the solid organics and produce VFAs for organic carbon recovery, and the sludge acidogenesis efficiency was compared with that of the conventional primary sludge and secondary sludge. The results showed that the Fe-sludge exhibited the highest hydrolysis and acidogenesis efficiency, while the Al-sludge and secondary＇ sludge had lower hydrolysis efficiency than that of primary sludge. Utilizing ffie Fc-sludgc fermentation liquid as tbc carbon source for denitrificatiom more than 99%of nitrate removal was achieved in the main-stream wastewater treatment without any external carbon addition, instead of 35% obtained from the conventional process of primary sedimentation followed by the oxic/anoxic （O/A） treatment.
For biological nitrogen （N） removal from wastewater, a sufficient organic carbon source is requested fbr denitrification. However. the organic carbon/nitrogen ratio in municipal wastcwatcr is becoming lower in recent years, which increases the demand for the addition of external organic carbon, e.g. methanol, in wastewater treatment. The volatile fatty acids （VFAs） produced by acidogenic fenncntation of sewage sludge can be an attractive alternative for methanol. Chemically enhanced primary sedimentation （CEPS} is an effective process that applies chemical coagulants to enhance the removal of organic pollutants and phosphorus from wastewater by sedimentation. In temls of the chemical and biological characteristics, the CEPS sludge is considerably different from the conventional primary and secondary sludge. In the present study, FeCI3 and PACI （polyalunfinum chloride） were used as the coagulants for CEPS treatment of raw sewage. The derived CEPS sludge （Fe-sludge and Al-sludge） was then processed with mcsophilic acidogenic fennentation to hydrolysc the solid organics and produce VFAs for organic carbon recovery, and the sludge acidogenesis efficiency was compared with that of the conventional primary sludge and secondary sludge. The results showed that the Fe-sludge exhibited the highest hydrolysis and acidogenesis efficiency, while the Al-sludge and secondary＇ sludge had lower hydrolysis efficiency than that of primary sludge. Utilizing ffie Fc-sludgc fermentation liquid as tbc carbon source for denitrificatiom more than 99%of nitrate removal was achieved in the main-stream wastewater treatment without any external carbon addition, instead of 35% obtained from the conventional process of primary sedimentation followed by the oxic/anoxic （O/A） treatment.
