Abstract
AbstractIn this study, the effects of two different additives, powdered activated carbon (PAC) and ferric chloride (FeCl3) were evaluated on the characteristics of wastewater treatment sludge. The sludge activity was quantified by the measurement of the specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR), dehydrogenase activity (DHA), microbial metabolic products including extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and soluble microbial products (SMP), and by the quantification of the microbial diversity. In a 60-d period of PAC addition (PAC-MBR), average SOUR was 6.11 ± 1.02 mg O2/g VSS h, and SOUR remained relatively stable. Average SOUR was 7.55 ± 2.40 mg O2/g VSS h, but it presented greater variability during the FeCl3 runs (Fe-MBR). During PAC-MBR, DHA was higher than during Fe-MBR and increased significantly with chemical oxygen demand; however, this correlation was low in Fe-MBR. Compared with PAC-MBR, EPS, and SMP in Fe-MBR showed a slowly decreasing trend. DGGE profiles of microbial diversity showed more total ban...
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