Pollutant removal from oily wastewater discharged from car washes through sedimentation–coagulation

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 2359-2369 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rubí ◽  
C. Fall ◽  
R. E. Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Potential Problem ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Oil Removal ◽  
Sewer System ◽  
Residual Concentration ◽  
Aluminium Sulfate ◽  
Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride ◽  
Solids Removal

Wastewater from car washes represents a potential problem for the sewer system due to its emulsified oils and suspended material. Treatment of wastewater discharged from four car washes was investigated by sedimentation and coagulation. The effect of the coagulants Servical P (aluminium hydroxychloride), Servican 50 (poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)), aluminium sulfate and ferric chloride was evaluated. The achieved removal using sedimentation was of 82%, 88% 73% and 51% for oils, total suspended solids, COD, and turbidity, respectively. In the treatment by coagulation we achieved average efficiencies nearly to 74% for COD removal, greater than 88% in the case of total suspended solids removal and 92% in the case of turbidity and except the performance of Servican 50 greater than 90% in oil removal. We concluded that the oil residual concentration and COD in the treated water allows pouring it in the sewer system complying with the limits of the Mexican rule NOM-002-ECOL-1996 and it is possible even its reuse, at least in the case of the chassis washing of cars.

scholarly journals Effect of sedimentation time on the granulometric composition of suspended solids in the backwash water from biological activated carbon filters

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 00072
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Komorowska-Kaufman ◽  
Filip Ciesielczyk ◽  
Alina Pruss ◽  
Teofil Jesionowski
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Granulometric Composition ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Filtration Time ◽  
Biological Activated Carbon ◽  
Percentage Volume ◽  
Solids Removal ◽  
Sedimentation Time

The paper presents the results of analyzes of the granulometric composition of suspended solids in backwash water from biological activated carbon (BAC) filters and its changes during sedimentation. Backwash water samples were taken during backwashing of two pilot filters after different filtration time. It was found that regardless of the concentration of suspended solids in the collected backwash water, particle sizes vs. their percentage volume contributions for all samples were similar. Particle sizes were in the range of 2–100 μm. However, the two-hour sedimentation for most of the samples proved to be effective (total suspended solids removal up to 93%), which is caused by self-coagulation of the sample.

scholarly journals The Efficiency and Reliability of Pollutant Removal in a Hybrid Constructed Wetland with Common Reed, Manna Grass, and Virginia Mallow

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Marzec ◽  
Krzysztof Jóźwiakowski ◽  
Anna Dębska ◽  
Magdalena Gizińska-Górna ◽  
Aneta Pytka-Woszczyło ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Nitrogen ◽  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Common Reed ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Limit Values

In this paper, the pollutant removal efficiency and the reliability of a vertical and horizontal flow hybrid constructed wetland (CW) planted with common reed, manna grass, and Virginia mallow were analyzed. The wastewater treatment plant, located in south-eastern Poland, treated domestic sewage at an average flow rate of 2.5 m3/d. The tests were carried out during five years of its operation (2014–2018). The following parameters were measured: biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus. The results showed that more than 95% of BOD5, COD, and total phosphorus was removed in the tested CW system. The average effectiveness of removal of total suspended solids and total nitrogen exceeded 86%. A reliability analysis performed using the Weibull probability model showed that the removal reliability in the tested CW was very high for BOD5, COD, total suspended solids, and total phosphorus (100%). The probability that the total nitrogen concentration in the treated effluents would reach the limit value (30 mg/L) established for effluents discharged from a treatment plant of less than 2000 PE (population equivalent) to standing waters was 94%. The values of all the pollution indicators in wastewater discharged to the receiver were significantly lower than the limit values required in Poland. The investigated hybrid CW system with common reed, manna grass, and Virginia mallow guaranteed stable low values of BOD5, COD, total suspended solids, and total phosphorus in the treated wastewater, which meant it was highly likely to be positively evaluated in case of an inspection.

scholarly journals Physical Model Testing Of An Experimental Vortex Device For Controlling Total Suspended Solids In Stormwater

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zihan Mi
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Performance Testing ◽  
Oil Removal ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Treatment Efficiency ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Solids Removal ◽  
Regulatory Guideline

In highly urbanized area, lack of space limits the application of most stormwater quality treatment technologies. Oil/Grit Separators (OGSs) are preferred in these cases due to their compact size and reasonable solids removal efficiency. The objective of this research is to identify the challenges and practical potential solutions of solids treatment performance testing on a full-scaled experimental vortex device (EVD) adopting TRCA’s regulatory guideline titled the “Procedure for Laboratory Testing of Oil/Grit Separators” (referred to in this paper as the Procedure) which stipulates the standards of sediments and oil removal tests in Canada. The test results indicated that: (1) TSS treatment efficiency of EVD was observed to decline with the particle size and flow rate; and (2) the average overall TSS treatment efficiency decreased from 52% to 44% as the flow rate doubled.

scholarly journals Reliability and Efficiency of Pollutant Removal in Four-Stage Constructed Wetland of SSVF-SSHF-SSHF-SSVF Type

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3153
Author(s):  
Magdalena Gizińska-Górna ◽  
Krzysztof Jóźwiakowski ◽  
Michał Marzec
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Vertical Flow ◽  
Stage System ◽  
Removal Efficiencies ◽  
Very High

The present paper reports pollutant removal efficiencies and reliability for a four-stage hybrid constructed wetland (HCW) consisting of the following sequence of subsurface (SS), vertical flow (VF) and horizontal flow (HF) beds: SSVF-SSHF-SSHF-SSVF. The experiments were carried out over a period of three years, with sampling done in each season: winter, spring, summer and autumn. Grab samples of wastewater collected from different stages of treatment were tested for total suspended solids (TSS), BOD5, COD, total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP). The wetland was found to have a very high efficiency of removal of suspended solids and organics, with relatively little seasonal variability. The three-year average TSS removal efficiency was approximately 92.7%. The effectiveness of elimination of organic compounds was very high throughout the study period at 96.6% BOD5 and 95% COD. The effluent from the four-stage system had significantly lower contents of TN and TP compared to the wastewater discharged from the first two beds of this facility.

Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Removal from Wastewaters of Single Houses and Small Separate Establishments Using a Simple Sequencing Batch Reactor

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Vuoriranta ◽  
D. Haile Mariam ◽  
E. Kautia
Keyword(s):  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Flow Profile ◽  
Residual Concentration ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Solids Removal ◽  
Sludge Settling ◽  
Oxidised Nitrogen

Purification capacity of a low-loaded sequencing batch activated sludge process pilot-plant, operated in a way to simulate the flow profile in small point sources, was studied. Oxidation capacity of organic matter and ammonium nitrogen, capacity to denitrify the oxidised nitrogen by alternating aerobic and anoxic operation, suspended solids removal and sludge settling characteristics were determined. Best results were obtained in a 24 h total cycle with three anoxic hours in addition to a three hours settling period. BOD7 removal was 94 %, residual concentration being less than 20 mg/l. Suspended solids were removed with equal efficiency. Hydrolysis of solid organic waste in a low loaded plant was efficient, and no excess sludge had to be removed. Almost complete nitrification could be maintained at 13°C, and 60 % of the oxidised nitrogen was denitrified without supplementary carbon source.

The use of ozone during advanced primary treatment of wastewater for its reuse in agriculture: an approach to enhance coagulation, disinfection and crop productivities

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 955-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Campos-Reales-Pineda ◽  
M. T. Orta de Velásquez ◽  
M. N. Rojas-Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Settling Velocity ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Turbidity Removal ◽  
Helminth Eggs ◽  
Ozone Dose ◽  
Reduced Toxicity ◽  
Solids Removal ◽  
Plant Germination

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effect that ozone (O3) has on the advanced primary treatment (APT) and disinfection of wastewaters for their reuse in agriculture. The enhancement and optimization of APT was done by applying low O3 doses during coagulation. By applying an ozone dose of 2 mg/L during APT, the required coagulant dose may be reduced by up to 25% to achieve a similar turbidity removal (and up to 50% for total suspended solids removal), when compared to a conventional APT treatment. When the same coagulant dose was applied (60 mg/L), the volume of settleable solids was reduced from 31.0 to 25.5 mL/L, and the settling velocity increased from 0.111 to 0.139 m/min. Disinfection was also improved by the use of ozone, which leads to better plant germination rates than when using chlorination, because of reduced toxicity of the ozonated effluents. Additionally, helminth eggs content was reduced by applying ozone.

Effectiveness of dry ponds for stormwater total suspended solids removal

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Shammaa ◽  
D Z Zhu ◽  
L L Gyürék ◽  
C W Labatiuk
Keyword(s):  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Detention Ponds ◽  
Detention Time ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Solids Removal ◽  
The City

This paper reviews the factors and criteria for the design of new and the retrofitting of existing dry detention ponds to enhance removal of total suspended solids (TSS) from stormwater. Detention time is discussed as the most important factor affecting TSS removal. Two-stage facilities and multi-level outlet design are important means of enhancing TSS removal in dry ponds. Two dry ponds within the city of Edmonton were selected to evaluate their TSS removal. The level of expected TSS removal is low owing to the relatively short detention times for both ponds. Methods for retrofitting the dry ponds to enhance TSS removal are discussed.Key words: dry pond, stormwater, TSS removal, detention time, retrofitting.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Pollutant Removal At the Wastwewater Treatment Plant in Goleniów

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-264
Author(s):  
Anita Jakubaszek
Keyword(s):  
Total Nitrogen ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Treated Sewage

Abstract The article assesses the efficiency of pollutant removal at the sewage treatment plant in Goleniów after modernization of the technological system. The extension and modernization of the existing installation resulted from the need to adapt the treatment plant to accept larger loads of pollutants, improve the parameters of treated sewage discharged to the receiver, and the poor technical condition of the equipment. Before the modernization of the treatment plant, an increase in the loads of COD, BOD5, and periodic total suspended solids in raw sewage was observed as well as a reduction in the efficiency of removing pollutants from the sewage. The efficiency of removing pollutants after modernization was in the range of BOD5 - 94.4 ÷ 99.8%, COD - 89.3 ÷ 98.9%, total suspended solids TSS - 95.3 ÷ 99.7%, total nitrogen - 64.1 ÷ 95.4%, and total phosphorus - 75.4 ÷ 99.4%.

Anaerobic biological treatment of methylparaben in an expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB)

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 1604-1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yudy Andrea Londoño ◽  
Gustavo Antonio Peñuela
Keyword(s):  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Anaerobic Granular Sludge ◽  
Concentration Increase ◽  
Active Sludge

This study evaluated the behavior of an anaerobic expanded granular sludge bed system using different methylparaben (MPB) concentrations. The assay was conducted for 268 days and was divided into seven stages of operation, which included the starting stage and subsequent stages where the MPB concentration was increased. The inoculum that was used was a mixture of anaerobic granular sludge with flocculent active sludge that contained 21.7 g/L of total suspended solids and 17.4 g/L of volatile suspended solids, resulting in an organic content of approximately 80%. The MPB removals after applying concentrations of 300 mg/L, 500 mg/L and 1,000 mg/L during the different stages and adding glucose to the influent were 94 ± 2.4%, 84 ± 5.8% and 88 ± 7.4%, respectively. For phases without glucose, the results were 97.4 ± 0.4%, 96 ± 1.6% and 98.2 ± 0.3%, respectively. The results showed a high pollutant removal and good progress in terms of the physical and biological characteristics of the granular biomass, which showed no change in the presence of the compound or a concentration increase.

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