Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 257, Issue -, Pages 69-75Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.078
Keywords
Anaerobic treatment; Biofilm; Quartz crystal sensor; Cationic substances
Funding
- JSPS KAKENHI [17K06627]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17K06627] Funding Source: KAKEN
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This study investigated early stages of biofilm formation from sieved fine particles of anaerobic granules in the presence of various cationic substances using a quartz crystal sensor to improve biofilm formation in the anaerobic treatment of saline wastewater. The biomass attached on the sensor was greatly increased with Ca within the low range (8-16 mM), which was not affected by 50 mM of Na. However, the positive effect of 16 mM of Ca was strongly reduced in the co-presence of Ca and Na when Na concentrations were in the range from 25 to 150 mM because Ca may compete with Na for the limited binding sites in biofilm. The addition of cationic polymer at 150 mM of Na increased biomass adhesion by several folds at only 10-80 mg/L compared to the addition of 16 mM of Ca. Moreover, no methanogenic inhibition was presented below the polymer content of 20 mg/L.
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