Kinetics of municipal sewage degradation in EGSB and UASB reactors at 10 ℃

Kinetics of municipal sewage degradation in Expanded Granular Sludge Bed （EGSB） and Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket （UASB） reactors at 10℃ were investigated via continuous experimental equipments. The results indicated that the whole reaction process can be simulated by the first-order dynamic equation model. Dynamic parameters such as k, Vmax and Ks of UASB in hydrolysis acidification stage were 1.08 d^-1 , 2.8 d^-1 and 372 mg/L comparing to those of 1.18 d^-1 , 3.5 d^-1 and 112 mg/L in the methanogenesis stage respectively. The EGSB＇s k, Vmax and Ks were 2.91 d^-1 , 14.3 d^-1 and 470 mg/L in the hydrolysis acidification stage comparing to those of 1.68 d^-1, 6.6 d^-1 and 103 mg/L in the methanogenesis stage respectively. Comparison of k values of the two stages in UASB and EGSB indicates that hydrolysis acidification stage is the controlling step for the whole reaction process of UASB, while methanogenesis stage is the controlling step in EGSB. Compared with UASB, municipal sewage treatment by EGSB at 10 ℃ can reach the same effluent requirement with lower retention time due to its effluent recirculation.