Paper Mills Effluent Treatment up to Closed Water System

1991 ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Panos Zeritis ◽  
Michael Sideridis
Keyword(s):  
Water System ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Paper Mills ◽  
Closed Water

Effluent-free papermaking: industrial experiences and latest developments in the German paper industry

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Hamm ◽  
S. Schabel
Keyword(s):  
Paper Industry ◽  
Water System ◽  
Process Water ◽  
Paper Mills ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Closed Water ◽  
Ongoing Development ◽  
White Water ◽  
Packaging Paper

Thanks to multiple recirculation of process water, the German paper industry has succeeded in decreasing the specific fresh water demand from an average of 50 m3/t thirty years ago to 13 m3/t today. Although the increasing closure of white water loops creates many problems, it is bound to be part of the German paper industry's ongoing development. For a few years, in the production of packaging paper, two paper mills have been running with a totally closed water system including different process water treatment plants as ‘kidneys’. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the pros and cons of closed process water systems followed by significant examples of effluent-free production of corrugating medium and test liner. Additionally, operation experiences and economic aspects are discussed.

scholarly journals Coliform Bacteria and Nitrogen Fixation in Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Treatment Systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 5155-5160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Gauthier ◽  
Josh D. Neufeld ◽  
Brian T. Driscoll ◽  
Frederick S. Archibald
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Water System ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Coliform Bacteria ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
Paper Mills ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
Contrast Analysis

ABSTRACT The majority of pulp and paper mills now biotreat their combined effluents using activated sludge. On the assumption that their wood-based effluents have negligible fixed N, and that activated-sludge microorganisms will not fix significant N, these mills routinely spend large amounts adding ammonia or urea to their aeration tanks (bioreactors) to permit normal biomass growth. N2 fixation in seven Eastern Canadian pulp and paper mill effluent treatment systems was analyzed using acetylene reduction assays, quantitative nitrogenase (nifH) gene probing, and bacterial isolations. In situ N2 fixation was undetectable in all seven bioreactors but was present in six associated primary clarifiers. One primary clarifier was studied in greater detail. Approximately 50% of all culturable cells in the clarifier contained nifH, of which >90% were Klebsiella strains. All primary-clarifier coliform bacteria growing on MacConkey agar were identified as klebsiellas, and all those probed contained nifH. In contrast, analysis of 48 random coliform isolates from other mill water system locations showed that only 24 (50%) possessed thenifH gene, and only 13 (27%) showed inducible N2-fixing activity. Thus, all the pulp and paper mill primary clarifiers tested appeared to be sites of active N2fixation (0.87 to 4.90 mg of N liter−1 day−1) and a microbial community strongly biased toward this activity. This may also explain why coliform bacteria, especially klebsiellas, are indigenous in pulp and paper mill water systems.

scholarly journals Diet of harbour seals and great cormorants in Limfjord, Denmark: interspecific competition and interaction with fishery

2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1235-1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Signe M. Andersen ◽  
Jonas Teilmann ◽  
Pernille B. Harders ◽  
Else H. Hansen ◽  
Dorthe Hjøllund
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Competition ◽  
Prey Species ◽  
Water System ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Diet Analysis ◽  
Atlantic Herring ◽  
Harbour Seals ◽  
Closed Water ◽  
Great Cormorants ◽  
Seal Diet

Abstract Andersen, S. M., Teilmann, J., Harders, P. B., Hansen, E. H., and Hjøllund, D. 2007. Diet of harbour seals and great cormorants in Limfjord, Denmark: interspecific competition and interaction with fishery. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1235–1245. Comparative studies on seasonal and regional variation in the diet of harbour seals and great cormorants were conducted in Limfjord, a semi-closed water system in northwest Denmark. To compare harbour seal diet from an open water system containing similar prey species, a small diet analysis from the western Baltic is included. Seal diet during spring reflected the abundance of Atlantic herring entering Limfjord to spawn (90% of the weight consumed), whereas during summer and autumn, seal diet was rather more mixed. The diet of seals in the Rødsand area and cormorants in Limfjord showed no marked seasonal trends. During spring, there was little overlap between seal and cormorant diets in Limfjord because seals fed almost exclusively on Atlantic herring, and they consumed significantly larger herring than did the cormorants. During summer and autumn, seal and cormorant diets overlapped markedly, although the fish items consumed by seals were generally larger. Few commercially targeted species were found in the stomachs and scats of seals and casts of great cormorants, but Atlantic herring were taken by the seals at a size greater than that allowed by the fishery.

Completely Closed Water Systems in Paper Mills

2010 ◽  
pp. 401-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazih K. Shammas ◽  
Lawrence K. Wang ◽  
William A. Selke
Keyword(s):  
Water Systems ◽  
Paper Mills ◽  
Closed Water

Kasza: design of a closed water system for the greenhouse horticulture

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphaël T. van der Velde ◽  
Wim Voogt ◽  
Pieter W. Pickhardt
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Reverse Osmosis ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Water System ◽  
Recycle Water ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Low Sodium ◽  
Closed Water ◽  
Greenhouse Horticulture

The need for a closed and sustainable water system in greenhouse areas is stimulated by the implementation in the Netherlands of the European Framework Directive. The Dutch national project Kasza: Design of a Closed Water System for the Greenhouse Horticulture will provide information how the water system in a greenhouse horticulture area can be closed. In this paper the conceptual design of two systems to close the water cycle in a greenhouse area is described. The first system with reverse osmosis system can be used in areas where desalination is required in order to be able to use the recycle water for irrigation of all crops. The second system with advanced oxidation using UV and peroxide can be applied in areas with more salt tolerant crops and good (low sodium) water sources for irrigation. Both systems are financially feasible in new greenhouse areas with substantial available recycle water.

Mesure du développement durable : une évaluation semi-quantitative du volet environnemental pour le cas du traitement des effluents d'une papetière

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 1003-1017
Author(s):  
Julie Boudreau ◽  
Roland Leduc ◽  
James R Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Treatment Procedure ◽  
Biologic Treatment ◽  
Paper Mills ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Development Indicators

Since the beginning of the 1990s, many researchers and several organizations concerned with development- and environment-related issues have devised methods to evaluate sustainable development at national and international scales. To that effect, they have identified sustainable development indicators. To date, however, very little work has focused on industrial activities. This paper presents a semi-quantitative method allowing evaluation of the environmental aspect to sustainable development, with an application on the environmental performance of the effluent treatment procedure of a paper mill. Eight environmental indicators for sustainable development are considered for evaluation. These indicators are linked to the strategic requirements for sustainable development as stated in the Bruntdland Commission. They are also acknowledged by many authors and organizations. The environmental performance evaluation on the effluent treatment procedure of the paper mill under study shows that this activity meets a relative degree of sustainability. This evaluation allows the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the effluent treatment with respect to sustainable development.Key words: indicators, sustainable development, measure, environmental performance, biologic treatment, effluents, paper mills.[Journal translation]

Cod Removal in a Closed Water Circuit of a Papermill by an Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 445-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Barascud ◽  
F. Ehlinger ◽  
M. Pichon ◽  
J. Rouger
Keyword(s):  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Water System ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Cod Removal ◽  
Process Water ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Flow Sheet ◽  
Circulating Water ◽  
Biomass Activity ◽  
Closed Water

In waste paper processing mills, entirely closed process water systems cause high specific polluting problems, deteriorate the quality of the paper produced and corrode the equipment. Operating an anaerobic fluidized bed on part of the circulating water could make it possible to achieve lower dissolved organic concentration in the closed process water system. Laboratory experiments have been carried out according to the following flow-sheet : Water circuit; Acidification tank; Fluidized bed. When the anaerobic treatment is added to the water circuit, COD removal is 75% in the circuit and 65% in the acidification tank. Consequently, until reaching steady state, the organic load entering the fluidized bed decreases continuously from 28.75 to 9.86 kg COD/m3 d−l without disturbing biomass activity. From a mass balance, a mathematical model is drawn to check the COD removal in the water circuit and study the transitory period. Efficient fluidized bed performances are achieved even with high organic load (28.75 kgCOD/m3d−1) 52% to 75% COD removal are obtained in the water circuit respectively within 75 and 24 hours. The treated water represents a very small part of the circulating water. To achieve 52% COD removal the equivalent of 0.5 m3/t produced paper is treated. For a 75% COD removal efficiency, treated flow rate is 2.6 m3/t produced paper.

Treatment of thermomechanical pulping condensate using thermophilic and mesophilic sequencing batch reactors

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 2527-2535 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Langevin ◽  
B. Q. Liao
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Water System ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Volume Index ◽  
Organic Loading Rate ◽  
Batch Reactors ◽  
Sequencing Batch Reactors ◽  
Paper Mills ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Thermomechanical Pulping

In-mill thermophilic treatment of individual wastewater streams to achieve water system closure has received much attention in pulp and paper mills. Aerobic biological treatment of thermomechanical pulping (TMP) condensate was conducted using thermophilic (55°C) and mesophilic (35°C) sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) for a period of 143 days at a cyclic time of 6, 8 and 12 h. A soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) removal efficiency of 77 to 91% was achieved, given an organic loading rate of 0.7–1.3 kg/m3 d. The COD removal efficiency of the thermophilic SBR was slightly lower than that of the mesophilic SBR. Majority of the soluble COD was removed by biodegradation with a small portion (9–13%) of soluble COD stripped by aeration. The settleability (sludge volume index) and the flocculating ability (effluent suspended solids) of thermophilic sludge were comparable to or slightly poorer than that of the mesophilic sludge. The level of filaments in thermophilic sludge was usually higher than that in mesophilic sludge. The results of the study indicate that both thermophilic and mesophilic SBRs can be successfully operated for in-mill treatment of TMP condensate. The treated effluent has the potential for subsequent reuse in the mill.

Effects of metal ions and wood pitch on retention and physical properties of TMP

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-659
Author(s):  
Xiaomin Lu ◽  
Anna Sundberg ◽  
Anders Strand ◽  
Martin A. Hubbe
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Freeze Drying ◽  
Water System ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Resin Acids ◽  
Drying Methods ◽  
Air Drying ◽  
Closed Water ◽  
Metal Soaps

AbstractThe influence of metal ions, {\mathrm{Ca}^{2+}} and {\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}}, on wood pitch retention at pH 8 was studied by investigating the pitch content of TMP-papers using both short- and long-column gas chromatography (GC). The effects of two different drying methods, air-drying and freeze-drying, on pitch retention were also compared in this work. The pitch emulsion was prepared with fatty acids, resin acids, and triglycerides at a certain ratio to simulate the pitch composition in closed water system in paper mill. At increasing pH, some of the resin and fatty acids will dissolve into the water phase as metal soaps. In this work, the retention of colloidal pitch in TMP-papers by metal ions at pH 8 was determined. The amount of 5 mM metal ions was found to retain more pitch. The tensile index decreased by the addition of metal ions, and the decrease became more pronounced as the increase of the metal ions concentration. Besides, the hydrophobicity of handsheets was found being changed only a little, which might because the morphology and pitch retained on the surface both affected the hydrophobicity.

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