Modelling of the Coagulation–Adsorption Process in Treatment Systems

1985 ◽  
Vol 17 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 1113-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej M. Dziubek ◽  
Apolinary L. Kowal

Removal of organics in water or wastewater treatment systems is often described mathematically in the form of Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Using these equations, it is convenient to model, e.g., the removal of organic matter in the adsorption process on an activated carbon bed. In chemical treatment processes, organic substances are frequently removed from the water or wastewater under treatment via an adsorption on the precipitation products. In this paper presented is a generalized model of the equation of a multilayer adsorption isotherm, which describes TOC removal from a solution during chemical treatment in an alkaline medium. The model also includes the nonremovable concentration of organics.

1972 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
A. Benedek

Abstract Recent developments in the application of activated carbon to wastewater treatment are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on the physico-chemical treatment of municipal waste. Technological development, adsorptive behaviour, and research needs serve as the three primary discussion topics.


2020 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 115830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Tang ◽  
Xing Zheng ◽  
Xiaolin Li ◽  
Tong Liu ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 193-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Beulker ◽  
M. Jekel

The formation of chlorinated organic substances in bleachery effluents of pulp mills is avoided by changing the bleaching processes to nonchlorinating agents. However, high concentrations of poorly biodegradable and colored lignins are remaining. Precipitation can be one option in physico-chemical treatment of these waters. The influence of alum, lime and magnesium hydroxide as precipitation agents for two different bleachery wastewaters was investigated under various conditions. Alum prove to be the most effective precipitant. Application at an Al/DOC-ratio of 0.5 (g/g) yields a reduction of about 60 % of the soluble organic matter in chlorine-bleachery effluents at the pH = 5.5. Oxygen-bleachery effluents require only half of this specific dosage. Lime precipitation also causes low residual concentrations, but the high chemical demand leads to problems in application. The precipitation with magnesium hydroxide cannot be applied, because remaining concentrations of organic materials are quite high. The changes in bleaching processes are responsible for a new kind of wastewater, which has a significantly lower demand of precipitant


1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 201-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Matsui ◽  
Y. Okawa ◽  
R. Ota

Twenty-eight process wastewaters and thirty-seven organic substances identified in the wastewater of the Kashima petrochemical complex were subjected to biodegradability tests. The tests consisted of the activated sludge degradability method and a supplementary test using the respiration meter method. Both tests utilized the activated sludge of the Fukashiba industrial wastewater treatment plant, which was acclimatized to the wastewater and organic substances. The 28 process wastewaters were classified into biodegradable, less biodegradable, and non-biodegradable according to the percentage TOC removal and the BOD5/TOC ratio of the wastewater. The 37 organic substances were also classified into biodegradable, less biodegradable and non-biodegradable according to TOC and CODMn removal. In general, chlorinated compounds, nitro-aromatics and polymerized compounds were difficult to biodegrade. From the biodegradability tests of the factory wastewaters, it was found that the refractory CODMn loads of these factories contributed to the load remaining in the effluent of the wastewater treatment plant. Various improvements were made to reduce the discharge of refractory substances from the factories.


2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ried ◽  
J. Mielcke

The use of ozone and/or UV for water treatment processes is often a combination of an ozone and/or UV-step with additional treatment steps, e.g. biological treatment, flocculation, filtration and activated carbon. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an optimized combination of these different steps. This article will demonstrate the advantages presenting two examples for drinking water treatment and two examples for municipal wastewater treatment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 08-13
Author(s):  
Prima Astuti Handayani ◽  
Umi Cholifah ◽  
Ria Ulviana ◽  
Achmad Chafidz

Untreated wastewater of Batik industry can pollute the environment because it contains metal compound, COD, BOD, which are higher than the allowable values. Therefore, a treatment of this wastewater prior discharging to water stream (i.e. river) is very important. This research aims to investigate the use of Teak sawdust as activated carbon, and also the effect of adsorbent concentration, adsorption contact time, as well as coagulation-flocculation-adsorption sequencing process to the level of COD, BOD, and Zn in Batik wastewater. The Batik wastewater used for this research obtained from Batik industry in Rembang, which mostly used naphtol as the coloring agent. The wastewater was initially treated by coagulation-flocculation process, followed by adsorption process. The coagulant-flocculant used in this research was 1 g/L of alum and 3 g/L of lime. Whereas, the adsorbent used was activated carbon made from Teak sawdust with variation of concentrations: 10, 16, 23, and 26 g/L. Whereas, the adsorption contact times were 20, 40, 100, 160, and 220 minutes. The results showed that the coagulation-flocculation process was able to decrease the levels of COD, BOD, and Zn by 73.28%, 73.62%, and 79.21% respectively. Additionally, the adsorption process by activated carbon also further decreased the levels of COD, BOD, and Zn significantly. Based on the results, the optimum concentration of activated that gave the best result was 26 g/L with 220 minutes contact time. Overall, the combination of coagulation-flocculation and adsorption sequencing process was able to decrease the level of COD, BOD, and Zn up to 96.69%, 96.90%, and 91.90% respectively.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
Muthia Elma ◽  
Amalia Enggar Pratiwi ◽  
Aulia Rahma ◽  
Erdina Lulu Atika Rampun ◽  
Mahmud Mahmud ◽  
...  

The high content of natural organic matter (NOM) is one of the challenging characteristics of peat water. It is also highly contaminated and contributes to some water-borne diseases. Before being used for potable purposes, peat water must undergo a series of treatments, particularly for NOM removal. This study investigated the effect of coagulation using aluminum sulfate coagulant and adsorption using powdered activated carbon (PAC) as a pretreatment of ultrafiltration (UF) for removal of NOM from actual peat water. After preparation and characterization of polysulfone (Psf)-based membrane, the system’s performance was evaluated using actual peat water, particularly on NOM removal and the UF performances. The coagulation and adsorption tests were done under variable dosings. Results show that pretreatment through coagulation–adsorption successfully removed most of the NOM. As such, the UF fouling propensity of the pretreated peat water was substantially lowered. The optimum aluminum sulfate dosing of 175 mg/L as the first pretreatment stage removed up to 75–78% NOM. Further treatment using the PAC-based adsorption process further increased 92–96% NOM removals at an optimum PAC dosing of 120 mg/L. The final UF-PSf treatment reached NOM removals of 95% with high filtration fluxes of up to 92.4 L/(m2.h). The combination of three treatment stages showed enhanced UF performance thanks to partial pre-removal of NOM that otherwise might cause severe membrane fouling.


The Analyst ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 143 (23) ◽  
pp. 5629-5645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piumie Rajapaksha P. ◽  
Aoife Power ◽  
Shaneel Chandra ◽  
James Chapman

The availability of safe water has a significant impact on all parts of society, its growth and sustainability, both politically and socioeconomically.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 05008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunarsih ◽  
Widowati ◽  
Kartono ◽  
Sutrisno

Stabilization ponds are easy to operate and their maintenance is simple. Treatment is carried out naturally and they are recommended in developing countries. The main disadvantage of these systems is large land area they occupy. The aim of this study was to perform an optimization of the wastewater treatment systems in a facultative pond, considering a mathematical analysis of the methodology to determine the model constrains organic matter. Matlab optimization toolbox was used for non linear programming. A facultative pond with the method was designed and then the optimization system was applied. The analyse meet the treated water quality requirements for the discharge to the water bodies. The results show a reduction of hydraulic retention time by 4.83 days, and the efficiency of of wastewater treatment of 84.16 percent.


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