Selection of the Most Appropriate Leachate Treatment Methods: Part 2: A Review of Recirculation, Irrigation and Potential Physical-chemical Treatment Methods

1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J.L. Forgie
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Membrane Separation ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Chemical Precipitation ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Treatment Methods ◽  
Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Leachate Management

Abstract This paper reviews potential leachate treatment methods that are non-biological from the traditional wastewater treatment viewpoint. The use and role of recirculation and irrigation in leachate management are reviewed. It is shown that, although recirculation cannot be used as a means of final leachate disposal, it does have a role in decreasing the strength of high strength, acidic phase leachates. Irrigation is shown to be a potential means of final disposal of treated leachate. Physical-chemical treatment (PCT) of leachate using chemical precipitation, coagulation and/or oxidation, activated carbon adsorption, air-stripping, pH adjustment, ion exchange and membrane separation are reviewed. It is shown that PCT is appropriate for leachate treatment when the leachate is low in volatile, degradable organics, i.e. the BOD5/COD ratio is less than 0.1, and/or the molecular weight of most of the organics is greater than 500 g/mole. As a result, it is shown that PCT is best used as a polishing step following biological treatment or treating a leachate from a mature landfill.

Treatment of High-Strength, Complex and Toxic Chemical Wastewater: End-of Pipe “Best Available Technology” vs. an In-Plant Control Program

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 221-233
Author(s):  
Shimshon Belkin ◽  
Asher Brenner ◽  
Alon Lebel ◽  
Aharon Abeliovich
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Control Program ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Acceptable Solution ◽  
Conventional Activated Sludge ◽  
Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Individual Source ◽  
Best Available Technology ◽  
Available Technology

A case study is presented, in which two approaches to the treatment of complex chemical wastewater are experimentally compared: an end-of-pipe “best available technology” option and an in-plant source segregation program. Both options proved to be feasible. Application of the powdered activated carbon treatment (PACT™) process for the combined end-of-pipe stream yielded up to 93% reduction of dissolved organic carbon, with complete toxicity elimination. In order to examine the potential for applying a conventional activated sludge process, a simplified laboratory screening procedure was devised, aimed at establishing baseline data of removability potential, defined either by biodegradation, activated carbon adsorption or volatilization. Using this procedure, the major source of the non-biodegradable fraction in the combined park's wastewater was traced to a single factory, from which twelve individual source streams were screened. The results allowed the division of the tested sources into three groups: degradable, volatile, and problematic. A modified wastewater segregation and treatment program was accordingly proposed, which should allow an efficient and environmentally acceptable solution. This program is presently at its final testing stages, at the conclusion of which a full comparison between the two approaches will be carried out.

Systems Based on Physical-Chemical Processes

2017 ◽  
pp. 43-75
Author(s):  
August Bonmatí-Blasi ◽  
Míriam Cerrillo-Moreno ◽  
Victor Riau-Arenas
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Chemical Processes ◽  
Waste Streams ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Soil Emissions ◽  
Struvite Precipitation

High strength waste streams, namely rejected water from a wastewater treatment plant, livestock slurry, and agro-food wastewater, are characterized by its high organic matter and nutrient content which favours processes aiming to recover energy and nutrients, instead of removing them. In this regard physical-chemical processes are suitable technologies to attain these objectives. Among others, stripping coupled with absorption, struvite precipitation, membrane separation, and vacuum evaporation, are all physical-chemical processes aiming to concentrate nutrients in a stream that can later be reused as fertilizer. In this chapter the main physical-chemical processes will be defined and described in terms of the objective of each process technique, their theoretical fundamentals, environmental effects (air, water and soil emissions, resource depletion), technical indicators (efficiencies, energy consumption, etc.), and by-product characteristics.

Test Study on Combined Process of Clarification-Adsorption-Membrane Separation for Chemical Agent VX Polluted Surface Water Treatment

2013 ◽  
Vol 750-752 ◽  
pp. 1457-1460
Author(s):  
Xiao Jie Wang ◽  
Hong Wei Zhang ◽  
En Feng Chen ◽  
Yun Zhe Ji
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Chemical Agent ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Combined Process ◽  
Surface Water Treatment ◽  
Adsorption Performance ◽  
Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Test Study

t developed test devices and carried out test adopting combined process ofclarification-adsorption-membrane separationtargeted at surface water which was polluted by chemical agent VX. Investigation on purification effects of sand filtration, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, activated carbon adsorption and reverse osmosis was implemented in sections. It also researched on working principles of each section. Furthermore, comparative study has been made for adsorption performance of coaly granular activated carbon and that of shell activated carbon. The results show that the combined process can remove effectively simulation agent in water and the outlet quality complies with requirements of relevant standards.

scholarly journals A Short Communication on Wastewater Treatment Techniques Used in Pharmaceutical Plant

2021 ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
. Simran ◽  
Nishant Thakur ◽  
Karishma Mahajan
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Advanced Treatment ◽  
Pharmaceutical Wastewater ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Treatment Techniques ◽  
Organic Debris ◽  
Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Pharmaceutical Plant ◽  
High Concentrations

Toxic and difficult to biodegrade pharmaceutical wastewater is complex in composition with high concentrations of organic debris and microorganisms. There may still exit quantities of suspended particles and dissolved organic materials even after further treatment. Advanced treatment is required to improve the quality of pharmaceutical wastewater discharge. In this study, the pharmaceutical technology categorization has been established, and the features of pharmaceutical wastewater effluent quality have been summarized. On the other hand, The methods of advanced treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater have been incorporate, including coagulation and sedimentation, flotation, activated carbon adsorption, membrane separation, advanced oxidation processes, membrane separation, and biological treatment. In the meanwhile, each process's features were specified.

Selection of the Most Appropriate Leachate Treatment Methods: Part 3: A Decision Model for the Treatment Train Selection

1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J.L. Forgie
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Decision Models ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Treatment Train ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract This paper outlines development of a procedure for the selection of the most appropriate leachate treatment method(s) for a given leachate. The performance of aerobic biological, anaerobic biological and physical-chemical leachate treatment are discussed, based on the BOD5/COD ratio and the molecular weight of the organics in the leachate. An initial level of treatment selection screening, which is based on the BOD5/COD ratio, the molecular weight of the organics, and the volatile fatty acid (VFA), ammonia and metal concentrations is presented. Subsequent, separate decision models for anaerobic biological, aerobic biological and physical chemical treatment are also presented. It is shown that there is no one solution to leachate treatment but that a combination of anaerobic biological, aerobic biological and physical chemical treatment will be needed.

Fate of antibiotics during membrane separation followed by physical-chemical treatment processes

2021 ◽  
Vol 759 ◽  
pp. 143520
Author(s):  
Fubin Yin ◽  
Shuyao Lin ◽  
Xiaoqin Zhou ◽  
Hongmin Dong ◽  
Yuanhang Zhan
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Physical Chemical

Occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupters in landfill leachate treatment plants

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Wintgens ◽  
M. Gallenkemper ◽  
T. Melin
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Reverse Osmosis ◽  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds ◽  
Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Industrial Chemicals ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Carbon Adsorption

Endocrine disrupting compounds can affect the hormone system in organisms. Industrial chemicals with estrogenic effects were detected in large quantities in landfill leachates. Membrane technology has proven to be an effective barrier to these substances and thus widely applied in the treatment of landfill leachate. The removal techniques under investigation are membrane bioreactors, nanofiltration, activated carbon adsorption, ozonation as well as reverse osmosis. Investigations were conducted at two different landfill leachate treatment plants with a variety of process configurations. The xenoestrogenic substances nonylphenol and bisphenol A were detected in high μg/L-ranges in raw landfill leachate. Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) were capable of removing more than 80% of the nonylphenol load. Final effluent concentrations range between 1-12 μg/L nonylphenol and 3-30 μg/L bisphenol A respectively. Reverse osmosis treatment proved to be less effective in nonylphenol and bisphenol A removal than MBRs with further polishing stages like nanofiltration and activated carbon adsorption.

Systems Based on Physical-Chemical Processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 526-558
Author(s):  
August Bonmatí-Blasi ◽  
Míriam Cerrillo-Moreno ◽  
Victor Riau-Arenas
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Chemical Processes ◽  
Waste Streams ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Soil Emissions ◽  
Struvite Precipitation

High strength waste streams, namely rejected water from a wastewater treatment plant, livestock slurry, and agro-food wastewater, are characterized by its high organic matter and nutrient content which favours processes aiming to recover energy and nutrients, instead of removing them. In this regard physical-chemical processes are suitable technologies to attain these objectives. Among others, stripping coupled with absorption, struvite precipitation, membrane separation, and vacuum evaporation, are all physical-chemical processes aiming to concentrate nutrients in a stream that can later be reused as fertilizer. In this chapter the main physical-chemical processes will be defined and described in terms of the objective of each process technique, their theoretical fundamentals, environmental effects (air, water and soil emissions, resource depletion), technical indicators (efficiencies, energy consumption, etc.), and by-product characteristics.

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