Bacterial composition of activated sludge - importance for floc and sludge properties

被引:58
作者
Nielsen, PH [1 ]
Thomsen, TR [1 ]
Nielsen, JL [1 ]
机构
[1] Aalborg Univ, Inst Life Sci, Sect Environm Engn, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
关键词
activated sludge; dewatering; FISH; flocculation; floc strength; settling;
D O I
10.2166/wst.2004.0606
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Activated sludge flocs consist of numerous constituents which, together with other factors, are responsible for floc structure and floc properties. These properties largely determine the sludge properties such as flocculation, settling and dewaterability. In this paper we briefly review the present knowledge about the role of bacteria in relation to floc and sludge properties, and we present a new approach to investigate the identity and function,of the bacteria in the activated sludge flocs. The approach includes identification of the important bacteria and a characterization of their physiological and functional properties. It is carried out by use of culture-independent molecular biological methods linked with other methods to study the physiology and function, maintaining a single cell resolution. Using this approach it was found that floc-forming properties differed among the various bacterial groups, e.g. that different microcolony-forming bacteria had very different sensitivities to shear and that some of them deflocculated under anaerobic conditions. In our opinion, the approach to combine identity with functional analysis of the dominant bacteria in activated sludge by in situ methods is a very promising way to investigate correlations between presence of specific bacteria, and floc and sludge properties that are of interest.
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页码:51 / 58
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