Correlation between fouling propensity of soluble extracellular polymeric substances and sludge metabolic activity altered by different starvation conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5375-5380

  Wu, Siang Chen ^a   Lee, Chi Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

F M ratio; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor; Soluble EPS; Starvation

Indexed keywords

ENDOGENOUS RESPIRATION; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; F/M RATIO; FOULING TESTS; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SOLUBLE EPS; STARVATION; STARVATION CONDITIONS; SUPERNATANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOCONVERSION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERS;

BIOREACTORS;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; 5 CYANO 2,3 TETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE; HUMIC ACID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOREACTOR; CORRELATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; POLYMER; RESPIRATION; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SUPERNATANT;

BIOFOULING; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 79951950823     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.11.093     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. APHA, AWWA, WEF Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 1999, APHA/AWWA/WEF, Washington DC, USA.
2. Avella A.C., Delgado L.F., Görner T., Albasi C., Galmiche M., de Donato Ph. Effect of cytostatic drug presence on extracellular polymeric substances formation in municipal wastewater treated by membrane bioreactor. Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 101:518-526.
3. Bérubé P.R., Lei E. The effect of hydrodynamic conditions and system configurations on the permeate flux in a submerged hollow fiber membrane system. J. Membr. Sci. 2006, 271:29-37.
4. Chang I.S., Le-Clech P., Jefferson B., Judd S. Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment. J. Environ. Eng. 2002, 128:1018-1029.
5. Chuang S.H., Chang W.C., Chang M.C., Sung M.A. The effects of soluble organic matters on membrane fouling index. Bioresour. Technol. 2009, 100:1875-1877.
6. Clouzot L., Roche N., Marrot B. Effect of membrane bioreactor configurations on sludge structure and microbial activity. Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 102:981-987.
7. Comte S., Guibaud G., Baudu M. Relations between extraction protocols for activated sludge extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and EPS complexation properties: Part I. Comparison of the efficiency of eight EPS extraction methods. Enzyme. Microb. Technol. 2006, 38:237-245.
8. de Silva D.G.V., Rittmann B.E. Nonsteady-state modeling of multispecies activated-sludge processes. Water Environ. Res. 2000, 72:554-565.
9. Decarolis J., Hong S., Taylor J. Fouling behavior of a pilot scale inside-out hollow fiber UF membrane during dead-end filtration of tertiary wastewater. J. Membr. Sci. 2001, 191:165-178.
10. Duranceau S.J. Membrane practices for water treatment 2001, American water works association, USA. 1st ed.
11. Frølund B., Griebe T., Nielsen P.H. Enzymatic activity in the activated sludge floc matrix. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 1995, 43:755-761.
12. Hall-Stoodley L., Stoodley P. Biofilm formation and dispersal and the transmission of human pathogens. Trends. Microbiol. 2005, 13:7-10.
13. Howell J.A., Chua H.C., Arnot T.C. In situ manipulation of critical flux in a submerged membrane bioreactor using variable aeration rates, and effect of membrane history. J. Membr. Sci. 2004, 242:13-19.
14. Jarusutthirak C., Amy G. Understanding soluble microbial products (SMP) as a component of effluent organic matter (EfOM). Water Res. 2007, 41:2787-2793.
15. Joseph L.A., Wright A.C. Expression of Vibrio vulnificus capsular polysaccharide inhibits biofilm formation. J. Bacteriol. 2004, 186:889-893.
16. Judd S. The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane Bioreactors in Water and Wastewater Treatment 2006, Elsevier, Oxford.
17. Kimura K., Naruse T., Watanabe Y. Changes in characteristics of soluble microbial products in membrane bioreactors associated with different solid retention times: relation to membrane fouling. Water Res. 2009, 43:1033-1039.
18. Le-Clech P., Chen V., Fane T.A.G. Fouling in membrane bioreactors used in wastewater treatment. J. Membr. Sci. 2006, 284:17-53.
19. Lyko S., Wintgens T., Al-Halbouni D., Baumgarten S., Tacke D., Drensla K., Janot A., Dott W., Pinnekamp J., Melin T. Long-term monitoring of a full-scale municipal membrane bioreactor - characterisation of foulants and operational performance. J. Membr. Sci. 2008, 317:78-87.
20. Ni B.J., Zeng R.J., Fang F., Xie W.M., Sheng G.P., Yu H.Q. Fractionating soluble microbial products in the activated sludge process. Water Res. 2010, 44:2292-2302.
21. Nielsen P.H., Jahn A., Palmgren R. Conceptual model for production and composition of exopolymers in biofilms. Water Sci. Technol. 1997, 36:11-19.
22. Nielsen J.L., de Muro M.A., Nielsen P.H. Evaluation of the redox dye 5-cyano-2, 3-tolyl-tetrazolium chloride for activity studies by simultaneous use of microautoradiography and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2003, 69:641-643.
23. Noguera D.R., Araki N., Rittmann B.E. Soluble microbial products (SMP) in anaerobic chemostats. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 1994, 44:1040-1047.
24. Ognier S., Wisniewski C., Grasmick A. Membrane fouling during constant flux filtration in membrane bioreactors. Membr. Technol. 2002, 147:6-10.
25. Raunkjær K., Hvitved-Jacobsen T., Nielsen P.H. Measurement of pools of protein, carbohydrate and lipid in domestic wastewater. Water Res. 1994, 28:251-262.
26. Reid E., Liu X., Judd S.J. Sludge characteristics and membrane fouling in full-scale submerged membrane bioreactors. Desalination 2008, 219:240-249.
27. Rosenberger S., Krüger U., Witzig R., Manz W., Szewzyk U., Kraume M. Performance of a bioreactor with submerged membranes for aerobic treatment of municipal waste water. Water Res. 2002, 36:413-420.
28. Rosenberger S., Laabs C., Lesjean B., Gnirss R., Amy G., Jekel M., Schrotter J.C. Impact of colloidal and soluble organic material on membrane performance in membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment. Water Res. 2006, 40:710-720.
29. Russell J.B., Cook G.M. Energetics of bacterial growth: balance of anabolic and catabolic reactions. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 1995, 59:48-62.
30. Shin H.S., Kang S.T. Characteristics and fates of soluble microbial products in ceramic membrane bioreactor at various sludge retention times. Water Res. 2003, 37:121-127.
31. Stephenson T., Judd S., Jefferson B., Brindle K. Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment 2000, IWA Publishing, London, UK.
32. Trussell R.S., Merlo R.P., Hermanowicz S.W., Jenkins D. The effect of organic loading on process performance and membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor treating municipal wastewater. Water Res. 2006, 40:2675-2683.
33. Yamato N., Kimura K., Miyoshi T., Watanabe Y. Difference in membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) caused by membrane polymer materials. J. Membr. Sci. 2006, 280:911-919.
34. Yoshida N., Hiraishi A. An improved redox dye-staining method using 5-cyano-2, 3-ditoryl tetrazolium chloride for detection of metabolically active bacteria in activated sludge. Microb. Environ. 2004, 19:61-70.
35. Zhang J., Chua H.C., Zhou J., Fane A.G. Factors affecting the membrane performance in submerged membrane bioreactors. J. Membr. Sci. 2006, 284:54-66.