The roles of calcium in sludge granulation during UASB reactor start-up.
The roles of calcium in sludge granulation during UASB reactor start-up.
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DOI:
10.1016/s0043-1354(00)00345-6
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发表时间:
2001-03
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影响因子:
12.8
通讯作者:
H. Yu;J. Tay;H. H. Fang-H.
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作者:
H. Yu;J. Tay;H. H. Fang-H.
Six upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors were concurrently operated for 146d to examine the effects of calcium on the sludge granulation process during start-up. Introduction of Ca2+at concentrations from 150 to 300mg/l enhanced the biomass accumulation and granulation process. The calcium concentration in the granules was nearly proportional to the calcium concentration in the feed, and calcium carbonate was the main calcium precipitate in the granules. The specific activity of granules decreased with increasing influent calcium concentration. The optimum calcium concentration for the granulation was from 150 to 300mg/l. The addition of low-concentration calcium to the UASB reactors appeared to enhance the three steps of sludge granulation: adsorption, adhesion and multiplication, but it did not lead to a different proliferation of predominant microorganisms in the granules.