Effect of phosphomolybdic acid pretreatment at different initial pH on acid production from waste activated sludge in anaerobic fermentation
JIANG Tan, WANG Bo, LI Xiao-di, MA Yu-qing
National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Abstract:Phosphomolybdic acid, a green and strong oxidant, can not only promote the hydrolysis in the process of anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge (WAS), but also inhibit the methanogenic microorganisms effectively, but the specific role of phosphomolybdic acid along with pH adjustment on the production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) is still unknown. This study proposed a method to optimize the anaerobic fermentation of WAS by controlling the initial pH (7, 8, 9, 10) and phosphomolybdic acid. Results showed that increasing the initial pH and dosing phosphomolybdic acid were beneficial to the release of organic matter from WAS, which promoted the production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs). Especially when the initial pH was 10, the maximum VFAs production (1588.7mg COD/L) was 2.0 times that of the unregulated initial pH (778.1mg COD/L), and the proportion of acetic acid reached 48.7%. Therefore, phosphomolybdic acid and alkaline condition played a synergistic effect on the anaerobic fermentation process, for which the production of VFAs could be increased.
江潭, 王博, 李笑迪, 马雨晴. 不同初始pH值下磷钼酸对剩余污泥厌氧发酵产酸的影响[J]. 中国环境科学, 2023, 43(4): 1628-1635.
JIANG Tan, WANG Bo, LI Xiao-di, MA Yu-qing. Effect of phosphomolybdic acid pretreatment at different initial pH on acid production from waste activated sludge in anaerobic fermentation. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2023, 43(4): 1628-1635.
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