scholarly journals Detection and Treatment Methods for Perfluorinated Compounds in Wastewater Treatment Plants

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun-hwa Lee ◽  
Yeon-jung Cho ◽  
Miran Lee ◽  
Byung-Dae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Operating Rate ◽  
Adsorption Processes ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Effluent ◽  
Urban Wastewater Treatment

We surveyed the variation in perfluorinated compound (PFC) concentrations entering urban wastewater treatment plants and then designed an optimal PFCs treatment method based on a pilot test. The PFCs influent concentration was found to be affected by the types of industries and operating rate. The concentration of PFCs in the wastewater treatment effluent was slightly lower than that of the influent. Thus, PFCs had not been adequately removed by the existing biological treatments. The pilot test results showed that about 10% of PFCs was removed by coagulation and precipitation, and the ozone and chlorine test showed that few, if any, PFCs were removed regardless of the oxidant dose. The activated carbon adsorption test showed that the removal significantly increased with empty bed contact time, with about a 60% removal in five minutes and over 90% removal in over 15 minutes. Therefore, a more stable and higher PFCs removal would result from continuous oxidation processes, such as ozone and adsorption processes involving activated carbon, rather than a single biological treatment.

scholarly journals Global phosphorus dynamics in terms of phosphine

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanyi Fu ◽  
Xihui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Phosphorus Cycle ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Driving Cycles ◽  
Global Cycles ◽  
Urban Wastewater Treatment

AbstractSince the detection of phosphine in the wastewater treatment plants in 1988, more and more investigations revealed that phosphine is closely related to ecological activities on a global scale. Here, we present perspectives on the whole dynamic cycles of phosphorus, particularly in terms of phosphine and its interactions with natural ecosystems, as well as the impacts from human activities. It may conclude that the phosphine-driving cycles of phosphorus depend on the coordination of human activities with natural ecosystems. Most importantly, the extensive recovery of phosphorus in numerous urban wastewater treatment plants may seriously obstruct its global cycles to catch up with the ecological needs in natural ecosystems. Phosphine gas plays an important role in the biogeochemical phosphorus cycle. Phosphorus might be one of the important elements participating in the global climate change together with carbon and nitrogen.

Extractable Fractions of Metals in Sewage Sludges from Five Typical Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants of China

Pedosphere ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 756-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao WANG ◽  
Xiao-Chen LI ◽  
Pei-Fang WANG ◽  
Li-Min ZOU ◽  
Hai-Tao MA
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Urban Wastewater ◽  
Sewage Sludges ◽  
Urban Wastewater Treatment

scholarly journals Efficient tetracycline removal from aqueous solutions using ionic liquid modified magnetic activated carbon (IL@mAC)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edris Bazrafshan ◽  
Amin Allah Zarei ◽  
Leili Mohammadi ◽  
Muhammad Nadeem Zafar ◽  
Maryam Foroughi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Antibacterial Drug ◽  
Adsorption Efficiency ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Magnetic Activated Carbon ◽  
Urban Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Poor Absorption

Abstract Tetracycline (TCy) belongs to PPCPs is such an widely used antibacterial drug, which is discharged from urban wastewater treatment plants or agricultural effluents. Due to low metabolism, poor absorption, overuse, and misuse, TCy is considered as threat to environmental and its removal from waste-water is vital. In this research, a novel ionic liquid modified magnetic activated carbon nanocomposite (IL@mAC) was synthesized, characterized, and the adsorption efficiency of IL@mAC for removal of TCy was investigated under different operational parameters of pH (3–11); dose of IL@mAC (0.01–0.1 g/50 mL); reaction time (30–240 min), and initial TCy concentration (50-1500 mg/L). The IL@mAC characterization was done using XRD, VSM, SEM-EDX, BET, and FTIR. Results of equilibrium experiment showed that the highest removal efficiency (~ 98%) was obtained using 0.06 g of IL@mAC in 135 min at pH 7 and temperature 303 K. Considering the correlation coefficients (R2) for different adsorption models, it can be deduced that adsorption of TCy onto IL@mAC is better followed by Langmuir (0.9977) in comparison to Freundlich (0.9412), and Temkin (0.9536) models. Furthermore, Langmuir adsorption capacity was observed to be 666.7 mg/g. The regeneration study showed that IL@mAC retained around 85% TCy adsorption efficiency after 6th cycle. Finally, the present study indicates that the IL@mAC is of a high applicability and has extremely high adsorbent capacity to remove TCy from water compared to most of other benchmark adsorbents reported in literature.

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