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24. Application of Oxic-Settling-Anaerobic (OSA) Process for Excess Sludge Reduction and Valorization: A Pilot Plant Experiment †.

Author

Corsino, Santo Fabio, Cosenza, Alida, De Marines, Federica, Di Trapani, Daniele, Sorrenti, Alice, Traina, Francesco, Torregrossa, Michele, and Viviani, Gaspare

Subjects
ACTIVATED sludge process, ANAEROBIC reactors, HYDRAULICS, DENITRIFICATION, PILOT plants
Abstract

In this study, the effects of different operating conditions on excess sludge minimization in an oxic-settling-anaerobic (OSA) process were evaluated. The experiment involved two systems operating in parallel, one implementing the OSA process and a conventional activated sludge (CAS) system as control, both configured according to a pre-denitrification scheme. Five periods (P1–P5) were studied, during which the OSA was operated under different layouts, which differed from the returned sludge to the anoxic (A) or aerobic (B) mainstream reactors and the hydraulic retention time in the anaerobic reactor of the OSA system (8–12 h). The excess sludge production in the OSA plant was lower in all the investigated configurations, indicating that successful sludge minimization was achieved. Specifically, the sludge production was lowered by approximately 12% (P1), 29% (P2), 40% (P3), 26% (P4) and 41% (P5). Scheme A enabled the establishment of the uncoupling metabolism and the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) destructuration. In contrast, scheme B enabled the establishment of the maintenance metabolism in addition to the uncoupling metabolisms, whereas cell lysis and EPS destruction were minimized. This allowed for obtaining higher sludge reduction yield (26–40%) without compromising the effluent quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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33. Influence of the Oxic-Settling-Anaerobic (OSA) Process on Methane Production by Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge.

Author

Corsino, Santo Fabio, Di Trapani, Daniele, De Marines, Federica, Torregrossa, Michele, and Viviani, Gaspare

Subjects
SEWAGE sludge digestion, ANAEROBIC digestion, ANAEROBIC reactors, MANUFACTURING processes, LYSIS
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The present study evaluated different sludge-reduction mechanisms in the oxic-settling-anaerobic (OSA) process in terms of their effects on methane productivity by anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Two different layouts were investigated for the sludge return from an anaerobic side-stream reactor (ASSR) to the anoxic (scheme A) or the aerobic (scheme B) reactor of a pre-denitrification plant. Biochemical methane-potential (BMP) assays performed on the excess sludge revealed that scheme A promoted an overall increase of methane production in the OSA (20 mLCH4 gVSS−1d−1, +19%), although compared with a control CAS plant a significant decrease in the excess sludge production (31%) was obtained. Operating conditions in scheme A caused the occurrence of cell lysis and EPS hydrolysis, thereby increasing the biodegradability of sludge. In contrast, scheme B favoured the occurrence of uncoupling and a maintenance metabolism that did not involve sludge hydrolysis. Consequently, despite a higher reduction of excess sludge (82%), a significant decrease in methane productivity in the OSA (4 mLCH4 gVSS−1d−1, −41%) was observed. Based on the results, implementing the OSA process may allow high levels of methane production by anaerobic digestion to be maintained if specific sludge-reduction mechanisms are triggered in the waterline, also raising the possibility of co-digestion with other feedstocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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34. Biopolymer Recovery from Aerobic Granular Sludge and Conventional Flocculent Sludge in Treating Industrial Wastewater: Preliminary Analysis of Different Carbon Routes for Organic Carbon Utilization.

Author

Traina, Francesco, Corsino, Santo Fabio, Torregrossa, Michele, and Viviani, Gaspare

Subjects
SEWAGE, INDUSTRIAL wastes, CARBON analysis, SEWAGE disposal plants, BIOPOLYMERS, ACTIVATED sludge process
Abstract

The recovery of biopolymers from sewage sludge could be a crucial step in implementing circular economy principles in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). In this frame, the present study was aimed at evaluating the simultaneous production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) obtainable from the treatment of agro-industrial wastewater. Two biological enrichment systems, aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and a conventional activated sludge operating as a sequencing batch reactor (SBR), were monitored for 204 and 186 days, respectively. The maximum biopolymers accumulation capacity was close to 0.60 mgPHA-EPS gVSS−1 in the AGS when operating at 3 kgCODm−3d−1, whereas in the SBR, it was about half (0.35 mgPHA-EPS gVSS−1). Biopolymers extracted from the AGS were mainly constituted by EPS (>70%), whose percentage increased up to 95% with the OLR applied in the enrichment reactor. In contrast, SBR enabled obtaining a higher PHA production (50% of the biopolymers). Results suggested that organic carbon was mainly channeled toward metabolic pathways for extracellular storing in AGS, likely due to metabolic stressors (e.g., hydraulic selection pressure, shear forces) applied for promoting aerobic granulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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