O excesso de nutrientes como nitrogênio e fósforo em efluentes de estação de tratamento de esgoto sanitário pode provocar a eutrofização nos corpos d\'aguas receptoras. Esse processo gera efeitos negativos para a engenharia sanitária, dependendo do grau de qualidade e do uso de água requeridos. Para o abastecimento público, são exigidos métodos e processos de tratamentos avançados, quando a fonte hídrica está eutrofizada. Neste sentido, sistemas aeróbios de lodos ativados passaram a se destacar também como removedores de nutrientes por processos biológicos, após sofrerem algumas modificações operacionais. Um meio para otimizar o processo de remoção biológica do fósforo em excesso (EBPR) é promover condições ideais para o crescimento dos organismos acumuladores de fósforo. Esse trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar uma estação piloto de lodos ativados modificados, para a remoção de fósforo em excesso, utilizados no tratamento de esgoto sanitário, localizada na ETE da cidade de Tóquio - Japão. Essa estação piloto constituía-se de três sistemas de reação (1, 2 e 3), sendo que cada sistema era compartimentado e submetido às condições anaeróbia, anóxica e aeróbia. A avaliação dos três sistemas de reação, consistiu na verificação do desempenho deles com relação a DBO e fósforo e monitoramento da estrutura da comunidade microbiana, pela técnica da eletroforese em gel de gradiente desnaturante (DGGE). O desempenho em relação a DBOs (mg/L) nos três sistemas de reação, sempre foi superior a 90% e a eficiência da remoção do fósforo (%) na forma de fosfato (P-PO4 - mg/L) foi superior, em geral, a 70%, considerando os valores de entrada das alimentações e saída no último compartimento dos três sistemas de reação. Verificou-se que a estrutura da comunidade microbiana apresentou uma grande diversidade, devido aos números de bandas padrões encontradas nas amostras analisadas. Observou-se também uma grande similaridade ) da estrutura da comunidade microbiana nos sistemas estudados, possivelmente, relacionada ao mesmo afluente (esgoto sanitário) e ao mesmo tipo de recirculação interna e do lodo. As mudanças das estruturas das comunidades microbianas foram pequenas, diante das mudanças temporais e operacionais. No entanto, observou-se que o sistema foi menos eficiente (parâmetros de desempenho), frente a essas mudanças, o que pode estar mais relacionado à redução das atividades dos microrganismos do que com as estruturas microbianas. / The excess of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphate in effluents of treatment plants for sanitary sewage can cause eutrophication in the receiving body of water. Given that process generates negative effects for the sanitary engineering depending on the degree of the quality and of the requested use of water. For the public provisioning, methods and processes of advanced treatments are demanded, when the water body is eutrophic. In this sense, aerobic systems of activated sludge have been expanded also to the processes of biological removal of nutrients after some operational modifications. By means of the optimization process of enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) will promote ideal conditions for the growth of polyphosphate accumulating organisms. This work had as its objective to evaluate a pilot station modified activated sludge, used for the treatment of sanitary sewage, but specifically for the enhanced phosphorus removal, located in the ETE of the city of Tokyo - Japan. These pilot station was constituted of three reaction systems (1, 2 and 3), and each system were composed of compartments and were submitted to anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic conditions. The evaluation of the three reaction systems, consisted of the verification of the performance of the systems with regard to BOD and phosphate which were monitored through microbial community\'s structure, for the biological phosphorus removal technique (DGGE). The performance in relation to the BODS (mg/L) in the three reaction systems was always above 90% and the efficiency of the removal of phosphorus (%) in the form of phosphate (P-PO4 - mg/L) was in general better than 70%, considering the values of influent and effluent from the last compartment of the three reaction systems. It was verified that the microbial community structure presented a great diversity, due to the standard numbers of bands found in the analyzed samples. A great similarity of the microbial community structure was observed in the studied systems, possibly being related to the same influent (domestic sewage) and to the same type of intern recirculation and of the sludge. The changes of the microbial communities structures were small, before the temporary and operational changes. However, it was observed that the system was less effiecient (performance parametrs) front to those changes, what can be more related the reduction of the activities of the microorganisms than with the microbial structures.

<p>In connection with Henriksdals wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) a smaller plant is situated called Sjöstadsverket where new methods for wastewater treatment are tested and evaluated in different process lines. On one of the lines experiments with enhanced biological phosphorous removal (EBPR), have been carried out to evaluate if it is a good alternative to traditional chemical phosphorus removal. This thesis evaluates the results from the experiments conducted during fall 2005.</p><p>The incoming water from Hammarby Sjöstad consists of only household wastewater, which gives a wastewater with high concentrations of nutrients and organic carbon. This is partly positive, because one of the limiting factors for effective biological phosphorus removal is the lack of easily biodegradable organic carbon. The high concentrations of ammonium and phosphorus demand a high reduction to achieve the requirements of outgoing concentration.</p><p>To optimize the process experiments with different recirculations and different aeration techniques have been made. The experiments have shown that it is possible to obtain good results, with periods of very low outgoing phosphorus concentrations below 0,15 mg/L. It was, however, hard to obtain a stable process and to keep a good sludge quality during the period.</p><p>Primary sludge was hydrolysed to increase the amount of easily degradable organic material into the biological step of the process. The hydrolyse had a high efficiency during the test period, but with big variations. The most desirable fraction of organic material, VFA, increased to approximately 1500 mg/L during the best periods. This is only 9 % of the amount VFA in the primary sedimentation, but could be increased with a higher flux.</p><p>When the bioP sludge is fermented as a part of sludge treatment, a supernatant from digester sludge with high concentrations of phosphorus is received. To avoid to return phosphor into the activated sludge process and to recycle phosphorus, experiments with phosphorus precipitation were made. By using struvite precipitation up to 92 % of the phosphorus in the supernatant was reduced and precipitated. This was 12 % of the total amount of incoming phosphourus and was achieved at a pH just over 9 in the experiment tank and a Mg:P quote of 1:1.</p> / <p>I anslutning till Henriksdal’s reningsverk ligger Sjöstadsverket som är ett mindre reningsverk där nya reningsmetoder testas och utvärderas i på ett antal olika försökslinjer. På en av linjerna har försök med biologisk fosforrening, även kallat BioP, utförts för att undersöka om det är ett alternativ till konventionell kemisk rening av fosfor. Detta arbete sammanfattar resultaten från de experiment som utförts under hösten 2005.</p><p>I Hammarby Sjöstad, som förser Sjöstadsverket med avloppsvatten, separeras dag och spillvatten, vilket bidrar till ett näringsrikt vatten med en hög halt organiskt material. Detta är delvis positivt, då en av de begränsande faktorerna för en effektiv biologisk fosforrening är bristen på lättillgängligt organiskt material. De höga halterna inkommande fosfor och kväve kräver dock en högre reningsgrad för att de stränga utsläppsmålen ska nås. För att optimera processen har försök med olika inställningar på recirkulationsgrader genomförts och försök med olika luftningsstrategier. Försöksperioden har visat att det går att få mycket bra resultat, med periodvis utgående fosfathalter under 0,15 mg/L. Det har dock varit svårt att få en stabil process och behålla en bra slamkvalitet under hela försöksperioden.</p><p>Primärslam från försedimenteringen har hydrolyserats för att öka mängden lättillgängligt organiskt material in till det biologiska reningssteget. Hydrolysen fungerade bra under hela försöksperioden, dock med stora variationer. Den mest önskvärda fraktionen lättillgängligt organiskt material, VFA, hade under de bästa perioderna ökat till ca 1500 mg/L i hydrolysen. Detta utgör approximativt 9 % av mängden VFA i försedimenteringen, men skulle kunna ökas vid ett större flöde.</p><p>Då BioP-slammet rötas som en del av slambehandlingen fås ett fosforrikt rejektvatten. För att undvika att få in fosfor till aktivslamprocessen och för att ta till vara på fosfor som näringsämne har försök med fosforåtervinning från rejektvatten gjorts. Genom att använda sig av struvitfällning kunde upp till 92 % av fosforn i rejektvattnet reduceras och fällas ut. Detta motsvarar 12 % av den totala inkommande fosforhalten och uppnåddes vid pH strax över 9 i struvitfällningstanken och med en Mg:P kvot på 1:1.</p>

In connection with Henriksdals wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) a smaller plant is situated called Sjöstadsverket where new methods for wastewater treatment are tested and evaluated in different process lines. On one of the lines experiments with enhanced biological phosphorous removal (EBPR), have been carried out to evaluate if it is a good alternative to traditional chemical phosphorus removal. This thesis evaluates the results from the experiments conducted during fall 2005. The incoming water from Hammarby Sjöstad consists of only household wastewater, which gives a wastewater with high concentrations of nutrients and organic carbon. This is partly positive, because one of the limiting factors for effective biological phosphorus removal is the lack of easily biodegradable organic carbon. The high concentrations of ammonium and phosphorus demand a high reduction to achieve the requirements of outgoing concentration. To optimize the process experiments with different recirculations and different aeration techniques have been made. The experiments have shown that it is possible to obtain good results, with periods of very low outgoing phosphorus concentrations below 0,15 mg/L. It was, however, hard to obtain a stable process and to keep a good sludge quality during the period. Primary sludge was hydrolysed to increase the amount of easily degradable organic material into the biological step of the process. The hydrolyse had a high efficiency during the test period, but with big variations. The most desirable fraction of organic material, VFA, increased to approximately 1500 mg/L during the best periods. This is only 9 % of the amount VFA in the primary sedimentation, but could be increased with a higher flux. When the bioP sludge is fermented as a part of sludge treatment, a supernatant from digester sludge with high concentrations of phosphorus is received. To avoid to return phosphor into the activated sludge process and to recycle phosphorus, experiments with phosphorus precipitation were made. By using struvite precipitation up to 92 % of the phosphorus in the supernatant was reduced and precipitated. This was 12 % of the total amount of incoming phosphourus and was achieved at a pH just over 9 in the experiment tank and a Mg:P quote of 1:1. / I anslutning till Henriksdal’s reningsverk ligger Sjöstadsverket som är ett mindre reningsverk där nya reningsmetoder testas och utvärderas i på ett antal olika försökslinjer. På en av linjerna har försök med biologisk fosforrening, även kallat BioP, utförts för att undersöka om det är ett alternativ till konventionell kemisk rening av fosfor. Detta arbete sammanfattar resultaten från de experiment som utförts under hösten 2005. I Hammarby Sjöstad, som förser Sjöstadsverket med avloppsvatten, separeras dag och spillvatten, vilket bidrar till ett näringsrikt vatten med en hög halt organiskt material. Detta är delvis positivt, då en av de begränsande faktorerna för en effektiv biologisk fosforrening är bristen på lättillgängligt organiskt material. De höga halterna inkommande fosfor och kväve kräver dock en högre reningsgrad för att de stränga utsläppsmålen ska nås. För att optimera processen har försök med olika inställningar på recirkulationsgrader genomförts och försök med olika luftningsstrategier. Försöksperioden har visat att det går att få mycket bra resultat, med periodvis utgående fosfathalter under 0,15 mg/L. Det har dock varit svårt att få en stabil process och behålla en bra slamkvalitet under hela försöksperioden. Primärslam från försedimenteringen har hydrolyserats för att öka mängden lättillgängligt organiskt material in till det biologiska reningssteget. Hydrolysen fungerade bra under hela försöksperioden, dock med stora variationer. Den mest önskvärda fraktionen lättillgängligt organiskt material, VFA, hade under de bästa perioderna ökat till ca 1500 mg/L i hydrolysen. Detta utgör approximativt 9 % av mängden VFA i försedimenteringen, men skulle kunna ökas vid ett större flöde. Då BioP-slammet rötas som en del av slambehandlingen fås ett fosforrikt rejektvatten. För att undvika att få in fosfor till aktivslamprocessen och för att ta till vara på fosfor som näringsämne har försök med fosforåtervinning från rejektvatten gjorts. Genom att använda sig av struvitfällning kunde upp till 92 % av fosforn i rejektvattnet reduceras och fällas ut. Detta motsvarar 12 % av den totala inkommande fosforhalten och uppnåddes vid pH strax över 9 i struvitfällningstanken och med en Mg:P kvot på 1:1.

Submitted by Maria Medeiros (maria.dilva1@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-08-23T12:14:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MARCOS HENRIQUE SILVA ARAGÃO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGECA) 2017.pdf: 4540927 bytes, checksum: d25472de237d384e285a54b061998c1e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T12:14:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MARCOS HENRIQUE SILVA ARAGÃO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGECA) 2017.pdf: 4540927 bytes, checksum: d25472de237d384e285a54b061998c1e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08 / Capes / No processo de produção do álcool são gerados até 15 litros de vinhoto por litro de álcool produzido. O vinhoto é um rejeito caracterizado por apresentar elevadas concentrações de material orgânico e nutrientes. Essas características fazem do vinhoto um substrato adequado para a produção de proteína unicelular (PUC) em sistemas de lodos ativados mediante a produção de excessiva de biomassa bacteriana, que é constituída por cerca de 60 -70 % de proteínas, podendo ser empregada como ração animal. O lodo do tipo PAO, produzido em sistemas EBPR, é caracterizado por ter uma taxa de decaimento bacteriano notadamente inferior em comparação aos microrganismos ordinários de lodos ativados. Isso representa uma vantagem para a produção de PUC, tanto pela manutenção de uma quantidade maior de biomassa, quanto pelos menores requisitos de oxigênio para a oxidação das células mortas. O desenvolvimento desses microrganismos no lodo exige uma mudança operacional no regime de aeração, introduzindo uma fase anaeróbia em cada batelada, na qual é realizada a alimentação com o substrato. Este trabalho teve como objetivos: avaliar e comparar a produção máxima de PUC a partir do vinhoto em sistemas de lodos ativados em função da idade de lodo tanto para os organismos heterotróficos ordinários (OHO) como para organismos acumuladores de polifosfato (PAO), determinar a eficiência de remoção de material orgânico e de nutrientes, a determinação das composições dos lodos e a determinação das principais constantes cinéticas e estequiométricas de cada um deles. Foi aplicada a respirometria como ferramenta para a caracterização cinética do consumo do material orgânico e adotada a teoria de lodos ativados proposta por van Haandel e Marais (1999). Foram operados e monitorados dois reatores em bateladas sequenciais com idade de lodo de 8 dias, sendo um deles submetido a uma interrupção no regime de aeração, introduzindo uma fase anaeróbia no início de cada batelada visando ao desenvolvimento de um lodo do tipo PAO. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que houve uma produção satisfatória de lodo em ambos os reatores, bem como uma elevada remoção de material orgânico no efluente. Não se observou uma remoção em excesso de fósforo ou uma elevada fração de fósforo incorporada ao lodo produzido no sistema submetido à modificação no regime de aeração, além disso não foi observada uma produção mais elevada de lodo nesse sistema, indicando que o lodo PAO não foi produzido. A determinação do comportamento cinético dos lodos demonstrou que existe um elevado potencial de produção de PUC em sistemas lodos ativados tratando vinhoto, embora essa produção seja limitada pela capacidade de oxigenação dos aeradores e esteja condicionada ao avanço desses equipamentos. / In the process of producing the alcohol, up to 15 liters of vinasse per liter of alcohol produced are generated. The vinasse is a reject characterized by high concentrations of organic material and nutrients. These characteristics make vinasse a suitable substrate for the production of single cell protein (SCP) in activated sludge systems through the production of excessive bacterial biomass, which consists of about 60-70% of proteins, can be used as animal feed. The PAO-type sludge, produced in EBPR systems, is characterized by having a markedly lower bacterial decay rate compared to ordinary activated sludge microorganisms. This represents an advantage for the production of PUC, both by maintaining a higher amount of biomass and by lower oxygen requirements for the oxidation of dead cells. The development of these microorganisms in the sludge requires an operational change in the aeration regime, introducing an anaerobic phase in each batch, in which the feeding with the substrate is carried out. The objective of this work was to evaluate and compare the maximum production of SCP from vinasse as a function of sludge age in activated sludge systems for both ordinary heterotrophic organisms (OHO) and polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAO). Efficiency of removal of organic matter and nutrients, determination of the sludge compositions and determination of the main kinetic and stoichiometric constants of each of them. It was applied the respirometry as a tool for the kinetic characterization of organic material consumption and adopted the theory of activated sludge proposed by van Haandel and Marais (1999). Two reactors were operated and monitored in sequential batches with a sludge age of 8 days, one of them being submitted to an interruption in the aeration regime, introducing an anaerobic phase at the beginning of each batch, aiming at the development of a PAO type sludge. The results showed that there was a satisfactory production of sludge in both reactors, as well as a high removal of organic material in the effluent. There was no excess removal of phosphorus or a high fraction of phosphorus incorporated into the sludge produced in the system submitted to the modification in the aeration regime, in addition no higher sludge production was observed in this system, indicating that the PAO sludge was not produced. The determination of the kinetic behavior of the sludge showed that there is a high potential in the PUC production in activated sludge treatment systems, although this production is limited by the oxygenation capacity of the aerators and is conditioned to the advance of these equipment.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2017-12-05T14:40:13Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Dissertação ANTONIO GUSTAVO BIBLIOTECA - versão final.pdf: 1726777 bytes, checksum: 84cfc9b69cd2e68ee079cffc86278903 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-12-05T14:40:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Dissertação ANTONIO GUSTAVO BIBLIOTECA - versão final.pdf: 1726777 bytes, checksum: 84cfc9b69cd2e68ee079cffc86278903 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-01 / CAPES / Matéria orgânica e nutrientes são poluentes presentes nos esgotos sanitários que, quando não tratados e lançados nos corpos receptores, causam problemas ambientais como a depleção de oxigênio dissolvido, a perda da biodiversidade e aceleração do processo de eutrofização. A remoção de nutrientes dos esgotos apesar de ser uma questão resolvida nos países desenvolvidos ainda é um desafio para o Brasil. No presente trabalho foram operados dois reatores biológicos em escala piloto sob o regime de bateladas sequências (RBS). Na fase de reação, os reatores eram submetidos a condições anaeróbias, aeróbias e anóxicas, onde, um dos reatores na fase aeróbia, operava em regime de aeração contínua (RC) e o outro sob regime de aeração intermitente (RI). O afluente utilizado no sistema era proveniente do tratamento preliminar de uma estação de tratamento de esgotos e apresentou características de esgoto diluído (304 mgDQO.L-1). A carga orgânica média aplicada ao sistema foi de 63,8 g.DQO-1.d-1 e relação DQO:P de 108,5. O principal ácido graxo volátil presente no afluente foi o ácido acético (numa concentração média de 38,5 mg.L-1). A remoção de matéria orgânica (avaliada em termos de DQO) e de fósforo, através da remoção biológica avançada de fósforo (EBPR) foram satisfatórias para os dois sistemas com remoções acima de 80%, chegando a concentrações abaixo de 10 mgDQO.L-1 e 0,1 mgP.L-1, já a remoção de nitrogênio só se manteve estável no reator de aeração contínua, onde foi alcançada uma remoção de 97% para nitrogênio amoniacal e de 63% para nitrogênio total. / Organic matter and nutrients are pollutants presented in domestic wastewater, when not treated and released into receiving water bodies may cause environmental problems such as depletion of dissolved oxygen, biodiversity loss and acceleration in the eutrophication process. Despite the removal of nutrients be successfully made in developed countries, it is still a challenge in Brazil. In this study, two biological reactors in pilot scale were operated under regime of batch sequence. In the reaction phase, the reactors were carried out in anaerobic, aerobic and anoxic conditions. One of the reactors in aerobic phase was operated under continuous aeration mode (RC) and the other under intermittent aeration system (RI). The influent used in this study underwent preliminary treatment in a wastewater treatment plant and presented diluted sewage characteristics (304 mgDQO.L-1). The average organic load applied to the system was 63.8 gDQO-1d-1 and ratio COD / P 108.5. The main volatile fatty acid present in the influent was acetic acid (an average concentration of 38.5 mg. L-1). The removal of organic matter (measured in terms of COD) and phosphorus, trough of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) were satisfactory for both systems with over 80% removal, reaching concentrations below 10 mgDQO.L-1-one and 0.1 mgP.L-1. In addition, the nitrogen removal remained stable only under continuous aeration reactor in which 97% of ammonia nitrogen and 63% of total nitrogen.

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Enhanced Biological Phosphorous Removal (EBPR) performance was found to be adequate with reduced Return Activated Sludge (RAS) flows (50% of available RAS) to the anaerobic tank and smaller than typical anaerobic zone volume (1.08 hours hydraulic retention time or HRT). Three identical parallel biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot plants were fed with strong, highly fermented (160 mg/L VFAs), domestic/industrial wastewater from a full scale wastewater treatment facility (WWTF). The pilot plants were operated at 100%, 50%, 40% and 25% RAS (percent of available RAS) flows to the anaerobic tank with the remaining RAS to the anoxic tank. In addition, varying anaerobic HRT (1.08 and 1.5 hours), and increased hydraulic loading (35% increase) was examined. The study was divided in four Phases, and the effect of these process variations on EBPR were studied by having one different variable between two identical systems. The most significant conclusions were that only bringing part of the RAS to the anaerobic zone did not decrease EBPR performance, instead changing the location of P release and uptake. Bringing less RAS to the anaerobic and more to the anoxic tank decreased anaerobic P release and increased anoxic P release (or decreased anoxic P uptake). Equally important is that with VFA rich influent wastewater, excessive anaerobic volume was shown to hurt overall P removal even when it resulted in increased anaerobic P release. Computer modeling with BioWin and UCTPHO was found to predict similar results to the pilot test results. Modeling was done with reduced RAS flows to the anaerobic zone (100%, 50%, and 25% RAS), increased anaerobic volume, and increased hydraulic loading. The most significant conclusions were that both models predicted EBPR did not deteriorate with less RAS to the anaerobic zone, in fact, improvements in EBPR were observed. Additional scenarios were also consistent with pilot test data in that increased anaerobic volume did not improve EBPR and increased hydraulic loading did not adversely affect EBPR.

I Sverige förekommer strikta krav på fosforrening av avloppsvatten och detta har bidragit till att kemisk fällning har kommit att dominera som reningsmetod för fosfor vid svenska avloppsreningsverk. Fällningskemikalier är dyrt för reningsverken att köpa in och ger negativ påverkan på miljön vid tillverkning och transport. Strängare reningskrav har ökat behovet av nya reningsmetoder som på ett effektivt och miljövänligt sätt kan rena avloppsvatten från näringsämnen utan att kostnaderna för reningen blir för stora. Biologisk fosforavskiljning (bio-P) utnyttjar mikroorganismer som naturligt kan ackumulera fosfor i sina celler. En kritisk faktor för en väl fungerande biologisk fosforavskiljning är tillgången till kolkälla i form av flyktiga fettsyror (VFA). Kommunalt avloppsvatten innehåller vanligen för lite VFA för att tillgodose bio-P-processens behov. Den totala tillgången på organiskt material i avloppsvattnet är dock ofta stor och möjligheten finns därmed att genom biologisk slamhydrolys internt producera VFA. Vid biologisk hydrolys av slam utnyttjas mikroorganismers naturliga förmåga att under anaeroba förhållanden bryta ned organiskt material till mer lättomsättliga föreningar. Duvbackens avloppsreningsverk i Gävle tillämpar biologisk fosforavskiljning och producerar VFA till bio-P-processen genom primärslamshydrolys och sidoströmshydrolys av returslam. I detta examensarbete har hydrolysprocesserna vid reningsverket utvärderats med avseende på processernas förmåga att producera VFA till det biologiska reningssteget. Utvärderingen gjordes genom att mäta förändringen i halten organiskt material över hydrolysbassängerna samt genom att bedöma effektiviteten i bio-P-processen i fullskala och vid labskaleförsök. Möjligheten att stänga av primärslamshydrolysen vid verket undersöktes. Ett försök till att optimera driften av sidoströmshydrolysen gjordes genom att utföra hydrolysförsök i laboratorieskala. Resultaten indikerade att produktionen av VFA i primärslamshydrolysen var begränsad och att processen därmed bör kunna stängas av. Innan detta görs bör dock kompletterande mätningar av halten löst COD över primärslamshydrolysen utföras. Vid samtliga mättillfällen uppmättes en betydande ökning i halten organiskt material över sidoströmshydrolysen. Baserat på detta och den i examensarbetet konstaterade effektiviteten i bio-P-processen drogs slutsatsen att sidoströmshydrolysprocessen vid Duvbackens reningsverk var välfungerande. Hydrolysförsöken pekade på att ett större utbyte av VFA skulle erhållas om en kortare uppehållstid än den nuvarande användes i sidoströmshydrolysen. Detta bör vidare undersökas genom fullskaleförsök vid verket. / The strong regulations concerning phosphorus removal from wastewater in Sweden has resulted in chemical precipitation being the most common treatment method for phosphorus at Swedish wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Precipitation chemicals are expensive and have a negative environmental impact when produced and transported. More stringent wastewater treatment requirements have increased the need of new, eco-friendly treatment methods that effectively can remove nutrients from wastewater without being too expensive. Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) utilizes microorganisms that have the natural capability of accumulating phosphorus in their cells. A critical factor for a well-functioning EBPR-process is the availability of carbon source in form of volatile fatty acids (VFA). Municipal wastewater normally contains too small amounts of VFA to satisfy the need of the EBPR-process. The total amount of organic matter in the wastewater is on the other hand large and the possibility consequently exists to internally produce VFA through sludge hydrolysis. Biological sludge hydrolysis takes advantage of the natural capability of microorganisms to degrade complex organic compounds into easily degradable organics. Duvbacken WWTP in Gävle uses EBRP for phosphorus removal and produces carbon source through hydrolysis of primary sludge and sidestream hydrolysis of return sludge. In this master thesis the hydrolysis processes at the WWTP was evaluated with regard to the capacity of the processes to produce VFA to the biological treatment step. The evaluation was performed by measuring the change in organic material content over the hydrolysis basins and by estimating the effectiveness of the EBPR-process in full scale and by laboratory experiments. The possibility to turn off the primary sludge hydrolysis process was examined. An attempt to optimize the operation of the sidestream hydrolysis process was made by conducting hydrolysis experiments in laboratory scale. The results indicated that the production of VFA by primary sludge hydrolysis was limited and that it thus would be possible to turn off the process. Before this is done complementary measurements of COD levels over the primary hydrolysis basin should be performed. At all times considerable increments in COD content was measured over the sidestream hydrolysis basin. Based on this and the in the thesis confirmed effectiveness of the EBRP-process the conclusion was drawn that the sidestream hydrolysis of return sludge at Duvbacken WWTP was well functioning. The hydrolysis experiments indicated that a larger VFA yield would be obtained if a shorter retention time than the present was used in the sidestream hydrolysis process. This should further be investigated by experiments in full scale at the WWTP.

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) was researched from the performance of a modified University of Cape Town (UCT), anaerobic-anoxic/nitrifying-aerobic process. The work focussed on high P influent where milk was compared to carbohydrates as exogenous added carbon and typical settled sewage. The results confirmed that at equal COD load in the influent (minimum COD:P (250:5) ratio for EBPR), milk always provided sufficient soluble substrate than the carbohydrate mix, but also improved the EBPR performance. The laboratory scale treated 10L/day where 2 parallel treatment trains for milk and an equivalent carbohydrate mix as supplement to compare and study the P sequestration from hypothesised P ligands in milk and easily assimilable carbon (AOM) after fermentation for biological P uptake. The aerobic bioreactors used submerged flat sheet membranes (AeMBR) to improve the effluent quality and reduce the suspended solid residues. The results suggested extra benefits from adding calcium chloride (CaCl2) (200 ml at 250 mM/day or 200 mg/L treated) to form P complexes both in the anaerobic and aerobic zones (100 ml CaCl2 250mM/zone/day). To complete P removal a calcium phosphate (CaPO4) further treatment stage (post membrane final effluent (F.E.)) was added for nucleation. The combination of, A2O-N, exogenous carbon and calcium addition improved the performance of the EBPR, and enabled the laboratory units to achieve less than the 1 mg/L P required by the EU Directive. The process was tested at higher than normal P loads (maximum 100 mg/L) (domestic wastewater influent 15 mg/L). Experiments with influent P load ≤ 50mg/L, with 1% milk as AOM were compared to the carbohydrate mix and could remove soluble P to less than 1mg/L above 97% and less than 2 mg/L more than 99% of the in the time respectively. With an influent P load of 60mg/L (maximum 100 mg/L), the soluble P in the F.E. with milk was below 5 mg/L and below 8 mg/L with carbohydrates mix. The results showed that most of the phosphorus was retained by the sludge during the anoxic-aerobic phases. The remaining phosphate in the F.E. was able to pass through AeMBR pore size (0.4 μm) and needed to be chelated by the nucleation process. The results indicated this A2O-N modifications achieved stable nutrient removal and also offered the potential for more sustainable phosphorus recovery. The EBPR without AOM was 25% less efficient compared to milk and never achieved the E.U standard of 1mg/L in final effluent. The flat sheet membrane always achieved a NTU final effluent below 1 and the TOC always greater than 90% removal or less than the EU 125 standard regardless of the feeding COD/P ratio.

Aufgrund der ökologischen und ökonomischen Problematik der chemischen Phosphatfällung ist eine Optimierung der Effizienz und Stabilität der biologischen Verfahren zur Phosphat-elimination erforderlich. Hierfür ist jedoch ein fundiertes Wissen über die daran beteiligten Organismen eine entscheidende Vorraussetzung. Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, die mikrobielle Populationstruktur von zwei Belebtschlamm-anlagen im Labormaßstab mit Hilfe von drei unterschiedlichen 16S rDNA basierenden molekular-biologischen Methoden zu charakterisieren. Ein besonderer Schwer-punkt ist hierbei die Analyse der Bakterien, die mit der erhöhten biologischen Phosphat-elimination in Verbindung gebracht werden. Dies sind Vertreter der Rhodocyclus-Gruppe, der Gattung Tetrasphaera und der Gattung Acinetobacter. Als Untersuchungsobjekte wurden zwei Hauptstromverfahren zur erhöhten biologischen Phosphatelimination gewählt, die sich im Schlamm-alter, der Schlammbelastung und der sich daraus resultierenden Nitrifikationsleistung unterscheiden. Aufgrund der gewählten Verfahrensweisen wurde der Einfluss der Nitrifikation auf die Zusammensetzung der Belebtschlammbiozönose ebenfalls untersucht. Um praxisnahe Verhältnisse zu erreichen, wurden die Anlagen mit kommunalem Abwasser beschickt. Für einen Vergleich sollten Proben aus kommunalen Kläranlagen mit deutlich anderen Verfahrensweisen in die Untersuchungen mit einbezogen werden.