THE INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT LIMITATION ON POROSITY AND METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY OF ANAEROBIC SLUDGE GRANULES
THE INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT LIMITATION ON POROSITY AND METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY OF ANAEROBIC SLUDGE GRANULES
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00228619
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发表时间:
1993-05-01
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
LETTINGA, G
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作者:
ALPHENAAR, PA;PEREZ, MC;LETTINGA, G
The relationship between porosity, diameter and methanogenic activity of anaerobic granules has been investigated. Experiments with different granular sludges revealed that substrate transport limitations increase with the diameter of the granules. As a consequence, autolysis can occur in the core of the granule, producing hollow granules. The porosity measurements revealed that the hollow centre is not available for substrate transport. Possibly as an effect of bacterial lysis, the porosity decreases in the more interior layers of the granules. This results in a inactive inner part of the large granules, which is not involved in the treatment process; the specific methanogenic activity decreases with granule size. No marked difference in substrate affinity is observed between granules of different sizes, which probably indicates that for large granules only the exterior is biological active.