Microscopic characteristics of sludge flocs as related to the movement velocity of microfauna: A case study of free-moving microfauna
HU Xiao-Bing1,2, WANG Kun1, LI Jing-Jing1, CHEN Hong-Wei1, SONG Wei-Wei1, JIANG Yong-Bin1,2, CHANG Jing1, ZHONG Mei-Ying1
1. College of Architectural Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China; 2. Engineering Research Center of Water Purification and Utilization Technology based on Biofilm Process, Ministry of Education, Ma'anshan 243032, China
Abstract:This study was designed to figure out the problems such as misjudgment of micro-animals, heavy workload of classification and statistical analysis, etc., which exist in using changes in micro-animal community species to indicate the operating status of activated sludge. The possibility of reducing the dimensions of floc micromorphological parameters into a comprehensive index was judged with the principal component analysis (PCA). Meanwhile, the "micro-animal movement video acquisition + quantitative image analysis" method was used to characterize the movement speed of micro-animals(average linear velocity V and average angular velocity W) and identify the correlations between the movement speeds of seven freely moving micro-animals such as A. lynceus and the microscopic characteristics of sludge flocs in the SBR system. The results show a good correlation between the microscopic morphological parameters of the sludge flocs, which can be reduced to two comprehensive indicators (floc size and compactness (SC) and floc shape regularity (SR)). Both the floc SC and SR indicators were observed to have a significant correlation to the movement speed of Euchlanis sp., F. depressa and A. lynceus (|r|>0.50, P<0.05), so the change in the movement speed of typical free-moving micro-animals can quickly indicate the micro-morphological changes in sludge flocs.
胡小兵, 汪坤, 李晶晶, 陈红伟, 宋维维, 江用彬, 常静, 钟梅英. 污泥絮体特征与微型动物运动速度相关性研究——以自由运动型微型动物为例[J]. 中国环境科学, 2022, 42(8): 3666-3673.
HU Xiao-Bing, WANG Kun, LI Jing-Jing, CHEN Hong-Wei, SONG Wei-Wei, JIANG Yong-Bin, CHANG Jing, ZHONG Mei-Ying. Microscopic characteristics of sludge flocs as related to the movement velocity of microfauna: A case study of free-moving microfauna. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2022, 42(8): 3666-3673.
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