Abstract
The effect of temperature on the hydrolysis and acidification of ultrasonic-pretreated waste activated sludge (WAS) under alkaline conditions was investigated in this study. The experiment temperatures were set at 10, 20, 37, and 55°C. Experimental results showed that the hydrolysis of ultrasonic-pretreated WAS under alkaline conditions increased significantly with temperature from 10 to 55°C, while the volatile fatty acid (VFA) accumulation was not augmented as temperature increased. Among the four temperatures tested, 37°C was the point with the highest VFA accumulation after 72h fermentation. VFA accumulation decreased markedly at 55°C compared to 37°C. Mechanism investigation revealed that among all the temperatures tested, 37°C was the temperature at which consumptions of WAS protein and carbohydrate, activities of key enzymes related to VFA formation and ratio of Bacteria to Archaea all reached the maximum. Due to activities of related microorganisms inhibited by higher temperature (55°C), VFA accumulation decreased at 55°C.
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