Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above-described drawbacks of the prior art, a first aspect of the present invention provides a method for preparing a composite carbon source, comprising the steps of:
1) Mixing crude glycerol with acid, and performing acidification treatment to obtain first acidified oil and first glycerol; under alkaline conditions, glycerin, soap, methanol and methyl ester are mixed together into a gel, and it is very difficult to separate them one by sedimentation or centrifugation. Therefore, in the separation of glycerin, the lower layer liquid needs to be neutralized to an appropriate pH with an acid. In this way, they can be separated by sedimentation or centrifugation.
2) Regulating the pH value of the first glycerol solution obtained in the step 1) to be 8.0-8.5, standing for layering, and removing the precipitate to obtain second glycerol solution; after the pH adjustment, the pH needs to be adjusted to be neutral in order to have better practicality in use.
3) Distilling the first acidified oil obtained in the step 1) under reduced pressure, and heating to obtain third glycerin solution and first residues;
4) Adding water into the first residue obtained in the step 3), centrifuging, evaporating and condensing to obtain fourth glycerol liquid and second residue;
5) Mixing the second glycerol solution obtained in the step 2) and the fourth glycerol solution obtained in the step 4), and adding saccharides, alcohols, acids and denitrification promoters to obtain the composite carbon source;
in step 1), the crude glycerol is derived from biodiesel by-products.
Preferably, at least one of the following technical features is included:
11 In step 1), the acid is selected from one or more of formic acid, acetic acid, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid;
12 In step 1), an acid is added to a pH of 4.0 to 4.5, for example, 4.0 to 4.1,4.1 to 4.2,4.2 to 4.3,4.3 to 4.4, 4.4 to 4.5, etc.
13 In step 1), the acidification treatment time is 30-40min, for example, 30-31min,30-32min,30-33min,30-34min,30-35min,30-36min,30-37min,30-38min,30-39min,30-40min, etc.
14 Step 1) further comprising transferring the first glycerol solution to a neutralization reactor.
Preferably comprises
21 In the step 2), the reagent for adjusting the pH is an alkaline solution;
22 In the step 2), the second glycerol solution is subjected to impurity removal treatment.
Preferably, at least one of the following technical features is included:
211 In feature 21), the alkaline solution is selected from barium hydroxide;
221 In feature 22), the method of removing impurities is: allowing the second glycerol solution to sequentially pass through a cation exchange column, an anion exchange column and an anion and cation exchange column.
Preferably, at least one of the following technical features is included:
31 In step 3), the vacuum degree of the reduced pressure distillation is controlled to be 0.15 to 0.17kPa, for example, 0.15 to 0.16kPa,0.16 to 0.17kPa;
32 Step 3), heating to 164-204 ℃;
33 In the step 3), the third glycerol liquid is refined glycerol.
Preferably, at least one of the following technical features is included:
41 In step 4), the volume ratio of the first residue to the water is 1: (0.75-1.15), for example, may be 1:0.75,1:0.85,1:1,1:1.05, etc.
42 In step 4), the centrifugal separation device is a double-pushing centrifugal machine, preferably, the centrifugal separation rotating speed is 450-550r/min, for example, 450-460r/min,450-470r/min,450-480r/min,450-490r/min,450-500r/min,450-510r/min,450-520r/min,450-530r/min,450-540r/min, 460-550r/min and the like.
43 In the step 4), the evaporation and condensation device is a thin film evaporator;
44 In step 4), the second residue is asphaltenes.
Preferably, at least one of the following technical features is included:
51 In step 5), the saccharide is selected from one or more of glucose, galactose and fructose;
52 In step 5), the alcohol is selected from one or more of methanol, ethanol, glycol, glycerol and butanol;
53 Step 5), the acid is selected from one or more of acetic acid, propionic acid, n-butyric acid and isobutyric acid;
the added sugar substances are monosaccharide carbon sources, and the monosaccharide compound is an environment-friendly and efficient additional carbon source, and can be utilized by microorganisms without long-time hydrolysis process; the added acid substances are volatile fatty acids, are small molecular organic acids, are easily utilized by denitrifying bacteria, and have good denitrification effect; the added alcohol compound has the characteristics of low cost and good denitrification effect as an additional carbon source.
54 In step 5), the total mass of the second glycerol liquid and the fourth glycerol liquid is as follows: quality of saccharides: alcohol mass: acid mass= (60-70): (5-10): (5-10): (5-10);
55 In the step 5), the denitrification promoter is sulfur and metal biological modified carbon, the metal biological modified carbon is selected from any one of iron, magnesium, manganese and nickel, and the preparation method of the metal biological modified carbon comprises the following steps: and adding the bamboo blocks or the wood blocks into a metal salt solution for soaking treatment, drying, and sequentially performing carbonization treatment and crushing treatment to obtain the metal modified biochar.
The metal element in the metal modified biochar contained in the denitrification promoter plays a role in regulating the surface charge of a carbon source, can promote the adsorption and removal of nitrate, and sulfur in the contained sulfur can provide an electron donor for the process of reducing nitrate by denitrifying bacteria, so that the metal element is matched with the heterotrophic denitrification process to jointly promote the removal of nitrate, and the biological denitrification efficiency can be further improved.
Preferably, at least one of the following technical features is included:
551 In feature 55), the mass ratio of the sulfur to the composite carbon source is (0.5-1): 100, for example, may be 0.5: 100. 0.6: 100. 0.7: 100. 0.8: 100. 0.9:100, etc.
552 In feature 55), the mass ratio of the metal bio-modified carbon to the composite carbon source is (0.05-0.1): 100, for example, may be 0.05: 100. 0.06: 100. 0.07: 100. 0.08: 100. 0.09:100, etc.
The second aspect of the invention provides a composite carbon source, which is prepared by the preparation method of the composite carbon source.
A third aspect of the present invention provides the use of the above-described composite carbon source for denitrification of wastewater.
As described above, the preparation method of the composite carbon source provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1) The invention provides a method and a composition for fermenting, purifying and then compounding a composite carbon source by taking crude glycerol as a main raw material. The method comprises the steps of purifying the biodiesel byproduct crude glycerol and compounding with other carbon sources, so that the waste utilization of the crude glycerol is solved, and simultaneously, the utilization rate and the selectivity of microorganisms on the carbon sources are increased by utilizing organic matters in the biodiesel.
2) The crude glycerol in the invention is a low-cost and easily-obtained carbon source, can obviously reduce the production cost of denitrification carbon sources, and has good economic benefit when applied on a large scale. Compared with a single carbon source, the crude glycerol composite carbon source has higher utilization rate and selectivity. Through compounding with other carbon sources, the microbial growth and metabolism can be promoted, and the sewage denitrification is facilitated.
3) The invention uses the crude glycerine as the main raw material to produce the composite carbon source, has stronger economy, and solves the problem of disposal of the crude glycerine.
4) The preparation method of the composite carbon source provided by the invention is simple and feasible, and is easy for large-scale production and application.
Detailed Description
Other advantages and effects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, which describes the embodiments of the present invention with reference to specific examples. The invention may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the specific details, and the details of the present description may be modified or varied from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should be understood that the process equipment or devices not specifically identified in the examples below are all conventional in the art.
Furthermore, it is to be understood that the reference to one or more method steps in this disclosure does not exclude the presence of other method steps before or after the combination step or the insertion of other method steps between these explicitly mentioned steps, unless otherwise indicated; it should also be understood that the combined connection between one or more devices/means mentioned in the present invention does not exclude that other devices/means may also be present before and after the combined device/means or that other devices/means may also be interposed between these two explicitly mentioned devices/means, unless otherwise indicated. Moreover, unless otherwise indicated, the numbering of the method steps is merely a convenient tool for identifying the method steps and is not intended to limit the order of arrangement of the method steps or to limit the scope of the invention in which the invention may be practiced, as such changes or modifications in their relative relationships may be regarded as within the scope of the invention without substantial modification to the technical matter.
Example 1
1) Adding 0.32ml of analytically pure acetic acid into 1000g of crude glycerol to ensure that the pH value is about 4.0, acidizing for 30min to obtain upper first acidized oil and lower first glycerol liquid, and transferring the first glycerol liquid into a neutralization reactor;
2) Adding barium hydroxide into the first glycerol solution obtained in the step 1), regulating the pH to 8.0, standing for layering to obtain second glycerol solution, and removing various impurities from a cation exchange column, an anion exchange column and an anion exchange column generated by the generated second glycerol solution to generate precipitate and discharge the precipitate from the bottom of the neutralization reactor;
3) Performing reduced pressure distillation on the first acidified oil obtained in the step 1), controlling the vacuum degree of reduced pressure distillation at 0.15kPa, heating to 204 ℃ to obtain third glycerol liquid and first residues, and transferring the first residues into a mixing tank;
4) Adding water to the first residue obtained in the step 4), wherein the ratio of the residue to the water is 1:1.05; centrifugal separation is carried out, the rotating speed of the centrifugal separation is 450r/min, and salt is separated out; distilling by a thin film evaporator to obtain fourth glycerol liquid and second residues;
5) Mixing the second glycerol solution obtained in the step 2) and the fourth glycerol solution obtained in the step 4), and adding glucose, ethylene glycol and acetic acid, wherein the mass fraction of the glucose is 10%, the mass fraction of the ethylene glycol is 5%, and the mass fraction of the acetic acid is 5%; and simultaneously adding sulfur and iron metal biological modified carbon, wherein the mass fraction of the sulfur is 0.5%, and the mass fraction of the iron metal biological modified carbon is 0.05%, so as to obtain the composite carbon source.
Through experimental detection, the BOD5/COD ratio of the composite carbon source is about 0.75, and the composite carbon source can be directly applied to sewage treatment after dilution and has good denitrification promotion effect. Wherein BOD5 is an important index for indirectly representing the pollution degree of the water body by organic matters by using the dissolved oxygen amount consumed by the metabolism of microorganisms.
Example 2
1) Adding 0.32ml of analytically pure acetic acid into 1000g of crude glycerol to ensure that the pH value is about 4.0, acidizing for 35min to obtain upper first acidized oil and lower first glycerol liquid, and transferring the first glycerol liquid into a neutralization reactor;
2) Adding barium hydroxide into the first glycerol solution obtained in the step 1), regulating the pH to 8.0, standing for layering to obtain second glycerol solution, and removing various impurities from a cation exchange column, an anion exchange column and an anion exchange column generated by the generated second glycerol solution to generate precipitate and discharge the precipitate from the bottom of the neutralization reactor;
3) Performing reduced pressure distillation on the first acidified oil obtained in the step 1), controlling the vacuum degree of reduced pressure distillation at 0.15kPa, heating to 204 ℃ to obtain third glycerol liquid and first residues, and transferring the first residues into a mixing tank;
4) Adding water to the first residue obtained in the step 4), wherein the ratio of the residue to the water is 1:1.05; centrifugal separation is carried out, the rotating speed of the centrifugal separation is 450r/min, and salt is separated out; distilling by a thin film evaporator to obtain fourth glycerol liquid and second residues;
5) Mixing the second glycerol solution obtained in the step 2) and the fourth glycerol solution obtained in the step 4), and adding glucose, ethylene glycol and acetic acid, wherein the mass fraction of the glucose is 10%, the mass fraction of the ethylene glycol is 5%, and the mass fraction of the acetic acid is 5%; and simultaneously adding sulfur and iron metal biological modified carbon, wherein the mass fraction of the sulfur is 0.5%, and the mass fraction of the iron metal biological modified carbon is 0.05%, so as to obtain the composite carbon source.
Through experimental detection, the BOD5/COD ratio of the composite carbon source is about 0.78, and the composite carbon source can be directly applied to sewage treatment after dilution and has good denitrification promotion effect.
Example 3
1) Adding 0.32ml of analytically pure acetic acid into 1000g of crude glycerol to ensure that the pH value is about 4.0, acidizing for 40min to obtain upper first acidized oil and lower first glycerol liquid, and transferring the first glycerol liquid into a neutralization reactor;
2) Adding barium hydroxide into the first glycerol solution obtained in the step 1), regulating the pH to 8.0, standing for layering to obtain second glycerol solution, and removing various impurities from a cation exchange column, an anion exchange column and an anion exchange column generated by the generated second glycerol solution to generate precipitate and discharge the precipitate from the bottom of the neutralization reactor;
3) Performing reduced pressure distillation on the first acidified oil obtained in the step 1), controlling the vacuum degree of reduced pressure distillation at 0.15kPa, heating to 204 ℃ to obtain third glycerol liquid and first residues, and transferring the first residues into a mixing tank;
4) Adding water to the first residue obtained in the step 4), wherein the ratio of the residue to the water is 1:1.05; centrifugal separation is carried out, the rotating speed of the centrifugal separation is 450r/min, and salt is separated out; distilling by a thin film evaporator to obtain fourth glycerol liquid and second residues;
5) Mixing the second glycerol solution obtained in the step 2) and the fourth glycerol solution obtained in the step 4), and adding glucose, ethylene glycol and methyl acetic acid, wherein the mass fraction of the glucose is 10%, the mass fraction of the ethylene glycol is 5%, and the mass fraction of the acetic acid is 5%; and simultaneously adding sulfur and iron metal biological modified carbon, wherein the mass fraction of the sulfur is 0.5%, and the mass fraction of the iron metal biological modified carbon is 0.05%, so as to obtain the composite carbon source.
Through experimental detection, the BOD5/COD ratio of the composite carbon source is about 0.80, and the composite carbon source can be directly applied to sewage treatment after dilution and has good denitrification promotion effect.
Example 4
1) Adding 0.32ml of analytically pure acetic acid into 1000g of crude glycerol to ensure that the pH value is about 4.0, acidizing for 30min to obtain upper first acidized oil and lower first glycerol liquid, and transferring the first glycerol liquid into a neutralization reactor;
2) Adding barium hydroxide into the first glycerol solution obtained in the step 1), regulating the pH to 8.0, standing for layering to obtain second glycerol solution, and removing various impurities from a cation exchange column, an anion exchange column and an anion exchange column generated by the generated second glycerol solution to generate precipitate and discharge the precipitate from the bottom of the neutralization reactor;
3) Performing reduced pressure distillation on the first acidified oil obtained in the step 1), controlling the vacuum degree of reduced pressure distillation at 0.15kPa, heating to 204 ℃ to obtain third glycerol liquid and first residues, and transferring the first residues into a mixing tank;
4) Adding water to the first residue obtained in the step 4), wherein the ratio of the residue to the water is 1:1.05; centrifugal separation is carried out, the rotating speed of the centrifugal separation is 450r/min, and salt is separated out; distilling by a thin film evaporator to obtain fourth glycerol liquid and second residues;
5) Mixing the second glycerol solution obtained in the step 2) and the fourth glycerol solution obtained in the step 4), and adding fructose, glycerol and propionic acid, wherein the mass fraction of the fructose is 10%, the mass fraction of the glycerol is 5%, and the mass fraction of the propionic acid is 5%; and simultaneously adding sulfur and iron metal biological modified carbon, wherein the mass fraction of the sulfur is 0.5%, and the mass fraction of the iron metal biological modified carbon is 0.05%, so as to obtain the composite carbon source.
Through experimental detection, the BOD5/COD ratio of the composite carbon source is about 0.76, and the composite carbon source can be directly applied to sewage treatment after dilution and has good denitrification promotion effect.
Example 5
1) Adding 0.32ml of analytically pure acetic acid into 1000g of crude glycerol to ensure that the pH is about 4.2, acidizing for 30min to obtain upper first acidized oil and lower first glycerol liquid, and transferring the first glycerol liquid into a neutralization reactor;
2) Adding barium hydroxide into the first glycerol solution obtained in the step 1), regulating the pH to 8.0, standing for layering to obtain second glycerol solution, and removing various impurities from a cation exchange column, an anion exchange column and an anion exchange column generated by the generated second glycerol solution to generate precipitate and discharge the precipitate from the bottom of the neutralization reactor;
3) Performing reduced pressure distillation on the first acidified oil obtained in the step 1), controlling the vacuum degree of reduced pressure distillation at 0.15kPa, heating to 204 ℃ to obtain third glycerol liquid and first residues, and transferring the first residues into a mixing tank;
4) Adding water to the first residue obtained in the step 4), wherein the ratio of the residue to the water is 1:1.05; centrifugal separation is carried out, the rotating speed of the centrifugal separation is 450r/min, and salt is separated out; distilling by a thin film evaporator to obtain fourth glycerol liquid and second residues;
5) Mixing the second glycerol solution obtained in the step 2) and the fourth glycerol solution obtained in the step 4), and adding fructose, glycerol and propionic acid, wherein the mass fraction of the fructose is 10%, the mass fraction of the glycerol is 5%, and the mass fraction of the propionic acid is 5%; and simultaneously adding sulfur and iron metal biological modified carbon, wherein the mass fraction of the sulfur is 0.5%, and the mass fraction of the iron metal biological modified carbon is 0.05%, so as to obtain the composite carbon source.
Through experimental detection, the BOD5/COD ratio of the composite carbon source is about 0.78, and the composite carbon source can be directly applied to sewage treatment after dilution and has good denitrification promotion effect.
Example 6
1) Adding 0.32ml of analytically pure acetic acid into 1000g of crude glycerol to ensure that the pH value is about 4.5, acidizing for 30min to obtain upper first acidized oil and lower first glycerol liquid, and transferring the first glycerol liquid into a neutralization reactor;
2) Adding barium hydroxide into the first glycerol solution obtained in the step 1), regulating the pH to 8.0, standing for layering to obtain second glycerol solution, and removing various impurities from a cation exchange column, an anion exchange column and an anion exchange column generated by the generated second glycerol solution to generate precipitate and discharge the precipitate from the bottom of the neutralization reactor;
3) Performing reduced pressure distillation on the first acidified oil obtained in the step 1), controlling the vacuum degree of reduced pressure distillation at 0.15kPa, heating to 204 ℃ to obtain third glycerol liquid and first residues, and transferring the first residues into a mixing tank;
4) Adding water to the first residue obtained in the step 4), wherein the ratio of the residue to the water is 1:1.05; centrifugal separation is carried out, the rotating speed of the centrifugal separation is 450r/min, and salt is separated out; distilling by a thin film evaporator to obtain fourth glycerol liquid and second residues;
5) Mixing the second glycerol solution obtained in the step 2) and the fourth glycerol solution obtained in the step 4), and adding fructose, glycerol and propionic acid, wherein the mass fraction of the fructose is 10%, the mass fraction of the glycerol is 5%, and the mass fraction of the propionic acid is 5%; and simultaneously adding sulfur and iron metal biological modified carbon, wherein the mass fraction of the sulfur is 0.5%, and the mass fraction of the iron metal biological modified carbon is 0.05%, so as to obtain the composite carbon source.
Through experimental detection, the BOD5/COD ratio of the composite carbon source is about 0.81, and the composite carbon source can be directly applied to sewage treatment after dilution and has good denitrification promotion effect.
Example 7
In a sewage treatment station of a company in an electronic industry, the total nitrogen in the wastewater of a production line is higher because nitric acid is used in the production process. The total nitrogen of the influent water of the sewage treatment station is 200mg/L, the COD is 50mg/L, the biodegradability of the influent water COD is poor, and the denitrification by adding a carbon source is needed. Sodium acetate, glucose and the compound carbon sources of examples 3 and 6 are added into six pilot plant test devices using the company wastewater, and the water inflow rate of the pilot plant test devices is kept at 100m 3 /h。
Sodium acetate, glucose and the compound carbon sources of examples 3 and 6 are prepared into denitrifying carbon source solutions with the same COD equivalent concentration, and the six carbon sources are added according to the same volume, so that the flow of a dosing pump is kept consistent. The removal effect pair of the control group and the experimental group is shown in table 1.
Table 1 removal effect of comparative and experimental groups
According to the data, the composite carbon source can be used as a denitrification carbon source for sewage treatment, and compared with the carbon source in the prior art, the composite carbon source improves the nitrogen removal rate when COD with the same mass is added.
Meanwhile, the price of sodium acetate and glucose of the same type in the market is 4000-5000 yuan per ton, and the price of crude glycerol is less than 1000 yuan per ton.
Example 8
Water inflow rate of 50000m of industrial sewage treatment plant in Zhejiang 3 And/d, the COD concentration of the inlet water is 200mg/L, the total nitrogen concentration is 40mg/L, and the denitrification process is completed by adding an appropriate amount of carbon source due to insufficient C/N of the inlet water. Sodium acetate, glucose and the denitrified carbon source solutions of the same COD equivalent concentration as in examples 3 and 6 were prepared, and the six carbon sources were added in the same volume to maintain the same dosing pump flow, and the removal effect of the comparative and experimental groups was as shown in Table 2.
Table 2 comparison of removal effects of the comparison group and the experimental group
According to the data, the composite carbon source can be used as a denitrification carbon source for sewage treatment, and compared with the carbon source in the prior art, the composite carbon source can ensure that effluent of a sewage plant stably reaches the first-level A emission standard when COD with the same quality is added, and has good economy when the sewage plant is used on a large scale.
While the invention has been described with respect to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and additions may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Equivalent embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings disclosed herein, when considered in the light of the foregoing disclosure, and without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention; meanwhile, any equivalent changes, modifications and evolution of the above embodiments according to the essential technology of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.