如图2b所示,这是颗粒化过程中关键的一步。而Kjelleberg and Hermansson[11]也证明,微生物在饥饿状态表面变得更加疏水,这恰好有助于微生物的粘附和聚集。SBR系统中阶段性的饥饿是活性污泥颗粒化的有效触发,然而,其他运行条件也不能忽略,尤其是水力剪切力和反应器中水的流动方式。本实验采用在回流水中的方式来提供溶解氧,避免气泡与活性污泥的直接接触,在一定程度上有助于初期微生物的快速粘附与聚集,但供氧效率在一定程度上受到局限。同时,据推断,上升的水流产生的剪切力在颗粒化快速形成中也起到了重要的作用。
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