Effect of Aeration Rate on the Hydrolysis and Acidification of Waste Activated Sludge in Thermophilic Aerobic Conditions

Abstract:

This study investigated the effect of aeration rates on the hydrolysis process of Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) with thermophilic aerobic microbes and explained by the change of solubilization of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins in sludge under different aeration rates (0.03 vvm, 0.05 vvm, 0.07 vvm, 0.09 vvm, 0.11 vvm). The results revealed that with the increase of aeration rate, the accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in the treated sludge was decreased. Only 2 142 mg COD/L was accumulated at the ventilation rate of 0.11 vvm, while the highest accumulation which was 4 088 mg/L at the ventilation rate of 0.05 vvm. Further investigation showed that under optimal aeration rate which was 0.05 vvm, theromophilic aerobic microbes facilitated the organism hydrolysis and increased the biodegradability of WAS significantly. The concentration of carbohydrates was improved remarkably from 70 mg COD/L to 560 mg COD/L compared with the control (the process without aeration) at 65°C. Meanwhile, the concentration of protein was increased stably due to the high activity of protease, and reached the peak of 1 320 mg COD/L after 72h, then decline at the later period. The maximal soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) was 5 600 mg/L and VFAs was 4 088 mg COD/L, which would be beneficial to the followed digestion process. Therefore, appropriate aeration is efficient to improve the accumulation of soluble organic matters and VFAs in WAS.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 664)
• Pages: 111-116
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.664.111
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Ya Nan Hou, Chun Xue Yang, Ai Juan Zhou, Ai Jie Wang
• Keywords: Acidification, Aeration Rate, Hydrolysis, Solubilization, Waste Activated Sludge (WAS)

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