Analysis on the innovation and industrialization of the aerobic granular sludge technology

doi:10.19965/j.cnki.iwt.2023-0485

Abstract

Abstract:

Aerobic granular sludge is regarded as one of the next generation wastewater treatment technologies,with the advantages of space saving, energy saving, and resource recovery. However, full-scale of this technology has not been widely applied after 30 years of research. Therefore, the industrialization of this technology is a common concern in the environment protection industry. Basing on the historical data of the water treatment technology innovation and industrialization,the development status of the aerobic granular sludge technology was analyzed. Aerobic granular sludge technology was estimated to be in the final stage of early development and is about to enter the stage of large-scale application, which is a great opportunity for enterprises to participate in the industrialization. The application scenarios of aerobic granular sludge technology were analyzed according to two innovative development models: value-driven and crisis-driven. The long-term value-driven orientation of water quality improvement was the main point resulted in the slow industrialization of aerobic granular sludge technology. Under the vision of carbon neutrality, crisis-driven development based on resource recovery and land-saving characteristics is expected to accelerate the industrialization process of aerobic granular sludge technology. Meanwhile, the industrialization path of aerobic granular sludge technology was analyzed based on the innovation diffusion theory. The strategies to accelerate the industrialization process of aerobic granular sludge were proposed, such as accurate orientation of application scenarios, technical risks reduction, and increment of the investment on talent training and industrial innovation.

Key words: aerobic granular sludge, sewage treatment, diffusion of innovation, S curve, industrialization

摘要：

好氧颗粒污泥技术具有省地、节能、可资源回收等优势，被视为新一代污水处理技术，但该技术历经近30 a研究，目前仍未得到大规模普遍应用。该技术的产业化是环保行业普遍关心的问题。依据水处理技术创新与产业化发展的历史数据，对好氧颗粒污泥技术的发展现状及所处阶段进行分析，判定好氧颗粒污泥技术正处于早期开拓的末期，即将进入大规模接受的前期，现阶段是企业参与产业化的良好时机。为加速技术创新，按照价值驱动与危机驱动两种创新发展模式对好氧颗粒污泥技术的应用场景进行分析，指出长期定位于水质改善的价值驱动是导致好氧颗粒污泥技术产业化发展缓慢的主要原因，碳中和愿景下基于资源回收与省地特性的危机驱动有望加快好氧颗粒污泥技术的产业化进程。同时，基于创新扩散理论对好氧颗粒污泥技术进行了产业化路径分析，提出了准确定位好氧颗粒污泥技术应用场景、降低技术风险、加大人才培养与产业创新的策略，以加速好氧颗粒污泥技术产业化进程。

关键词: 好氧颗粒污泥, 污水处理, 创新扩散, S曲线, 产业化

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Zhihua LI, Weizhi LI, Yanru JIA, Zhenghong WEN, Qidong MA, Xin WANG. Analysis on the innovation and industrialization of the aerobic granular sludge technology[J]. Industrial Water Treatment, 2023, 43(10): 1-8.

李志华, 李伟志, 贾燕茹, 文正红, 马启栋, 王鑫. 好氧颗粒污泥技术创新与产业化分析[J]. 工业水处理, 2023, 43(10): 1-8.

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Figures/Tables 8

Fig. 1 Statistics of the worldwide publications on aerobic granular sludge technology pilot-scale trials

Fig. 2 Curves of technological innovation

Fig. 3 Statistics on the applications and publications of aerobic granular sludge technology

Fig. 4 Schematic diagram on the market impact evaluation of aerobic granular sludge technology

Fig. 5 Time consumption statistics of market impact level evolution of the typic water treatment technologies

Fig. 6 Evolution curve of the water treatment technology

Fig. 7 Statistics on the investment in wastewater treatment industry of China

Fig. 8 Talent cultivation of the water treatment industry in China

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