Application of iron-coated sand and manganese-coated sand on the treatment of both As(III) and As(V).

In this study, manganese-coated sand (MCS) and iron-coated sand (ICS) were applied in the oxidation of As(III) and adsorption of As(V), respectively. ICS and MCS were prepared by mixing FeCl3 and Mn(NO3)2, respectively, with Joomoonjin sand at 150 degrees C. In the batch adsorption isotherms, adsorption of As(III) and As(V) onto ICS followed a Langmuir type. ICS showed a greater capacity in the removal of As(V) than As(III) and also in the removal of As(V) compared with MCS. Three different configurations of ICS and MCS were used to investigate the oxidation of As(III) and adsorption of As(V) in a column. In the homogenised system, arsenic breakthrough was approximately two-times delayed compared with the separately packed systems. After breakthrough of arsenic, concentration of As(III) in the effluents was below 40 ppb for the entire reaction period in all configurations, and most arsenic was identified as As(V) owing to near complete conversion of As(III) to As(V) by MCS. The catalytic activity of MCS on the oxidation of As(III) was maintained up to 700 pore volumes, which corresponds to the treatment of at least 300 mg As(III) based on the 1 kg MCS. Compared with the homogenised column, the released Mn(II) concentration from two-staged and four-staged columns was great for the entire reaction period. In the case where the same amount of ICS and MCS was packed in a filtration system, the homogenised column was identified as a better configuration compared with the two-staged and four-staged columns when considering the arsenic breakthrough time as well as the released concentration of Fe(III) and Mn(II).     

Fenton试剂-石英砂工艺处理铁锰矿井废水

针对铁锰矿井废水中锰离子难去除的问题,本试验采用Fenton试剂-石英砂工艺研究了锰离子的去除效率与机理。结果表明:加入H2O2比不加入对锰离子的去除效果好,各因素的最佳值分别为:当H2O2投加量为0.15mg/L、滤速为8 m/h,pH为7,石英砂粒径为1.0 mm时,锰的最高去除率可达到90.7%。     

人工湿地填料除砷效率及影响因素试验研究

人工湿地是净化含砷水体的重要途径之一,而填料是决定人工湿地除砷效果的关键因素。通过填料如砾石、锰砂、沸石和陶粒的理化性质的测定,以及各种填料的吸附动力学、吸附等温线和吸附影响因素试验,研究了填料的除砷性能及影响因素。结果表明:4种填料均能在24 h内达到吸附平衡,一级动力学方程和二级动力学方程能很好地拟合其吸附过程;锰砂、陶粒、沸石和砾石最大吸附容量依次为36.62,25.39,11.96,7.04 mg/kg,Freundlich方程能较好地拟合填料的等温吸附过程;在0.25~0.50 mm范围内,粒径对锰砂和陶粒吸附砷影响不显著;溶液中氨氮浓度在0.50~2.50 mg/L范围内几乎不影响填料对砷的吸附;当砷初始浓度低于0.4 mg/L时,磷酸盐在0.25~0.50 mg/L范围内对填料吸附砷的影响不显著;砷初始浓度高于0.4 mg/L时,随着磷酸盐浓度从0.25 mg/L增加至0.50 mg/L时,陶粒对砷的最大吸附量降低了2.57 mg/kg,对锰砂的吸附量降低了1.85 mg/kg。     

Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by iron-coated sand and manganese-coated sand having different mineral types

In this study, the effects of the coating temperature during the preparation of manganese-coated sand (MCS) and iron-coated sand (ICS) on the removals of As(III) and As(V) were evaluated. The mineral type of manganese oxide on MCS-150, prepared at 150 °C, was identified as a mixture of pyrolusite and ramsdellite, which changed to high crystalline pyrolusite above 300 °C. The mineral type of ICS-150, prepared at 150 °C, was a mixture of goethite and hematite, which changed to high crystalline goethite above 300 °C. The adsorption efficiency was determined according to the mineral type which depended on the coating temperature. The As(III) oxidation efficiency of MCS-150 and As(V) adsorption efficiency of ICS-150 were approximately 77 and 70% higher compared with those of MCS-600 and ICS-600, respectively, prepared at 600 °C. Regardless of the coating temperature, the amounts of manganese and iron coated on the sand substrates were similar.     

Influence of groundwater composition on subsurface iron and arsenic removal

Subsurface arsenic and iron removal (SAR/SIR) is a novel technology to remove arsenic, iron and other groundwater components by using the subsoil. This research project investigated the influence of the groundwater composition on subsurface treatment. In anoxic sand column experiments, with synthetic groundwater and virgin sand, it was found that several dissolved substances in groundwater compete for adsorption sites with arsenic and iron. The presence of 0.01 mmol L(-1) phosphate, 0.2 mmol L(-1) silicate, and 1 mmol L(-1) nitrate greatly reduced the efficiency of SAR, illustrating the vulnerability of this technology in diverse geochemical settings. SIR was not as sensitive to other inorganic groundwater compounds, though iron retardation was limited by 1.2 mmol L(-1) calcium and 0.06 mmol L(-1) manganese.     

Biogeochemical cycling of manganese in Oneida Lake, New York: whole lake studies of manganese

Oneida Lake, New York is a eutrophic freshwater lake known for its abundant manganese nodules and a dynamic manganese cycle. Temporal and spatial distribution of soluble and particulate manganese in the water column of the lake were analyzed over a 3-year period and correlated with other variables such as oxygen, pH, and temperature. Only data from 1988 are shown. Manganese is removed from the water column in the spring via conversion to particulate form and deposited in the bottom sediments. This removal is due to biological factors, as the lake Eh/pH conditions alone can not account for the oxidation of the soluble manganese Mn(II). During the summer months the manganese from microbial reduction moves from the sediments to the water column. In periods of stratification the soluble Mn(II) builds up to concentrations of 20 micromoles or more in the bottom waters. When mixing occurs, the soluble Mn(II) is rapidly removed via oxidation. This cycle occurs more than once during the summer, with each manganese atom probably being used several times for the oxidation of organic carbon. At the end of the fall, whole lake concentrations of manganese stabilize, and remain at about 1 micromole until the following summer, when the cycle begins again. Inputs and outflows from the lake indicate that the active Mn cycle is primarily internal, with a small accumulation each year into ferromanganese nodules located in the oxic zones of the lake.     

Co-precipitation of Ni, Cr, Mn, Pb and Zn in industrial wastewater and sediment samples with copper(II) cyclo-hexylmethyldithiocarbamate for their flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination

A co-precipitation technique for nickel(II), chromium(II), manganese(II), lead(II) and zinc(II) with the aid of copper(II) cyclo-hexylmethyldithiocarbamate was established. The influences of some analytical parameters such as pH, sample volume, amounts of cyclo-hexylmethyldithiocarbamate and copper(II) on the recovery of metal ions were investigated. The heavy metals in the precipitate were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The range of detection limits for the heavy metals was 0.003-0.005 mg/L. The atomic spectrometric technique with co-precipitation procedure was successfully applied for the determination of Ni, Cr, Mn, Pb and Zn in industrial wastewater and sediment samples from Ladipo stream in Lagos, Nigeria. The mean concentrations for these metals using co-precipitation procedure were not significantly different from corresponding concentrations obtained using spectrometric techniques without co-precipitation procedure.     

Four years of development and field-testing of IHE arsenic removal family filter in rural Bangladesh

UNESCO-IHE has been developing an arsenic removal family filter with a capacity of 100 L/day based on arsenic adsorption onto iron oxide coated sand, a by-product of iron removal plants. The longer term and field conditions performance of the third generation of eleven family filters prototypes were tested in rural Bangladesh for 30 months. All filters achieved initially highly effective arsenic removal irrespective of arsenic concentration and groundwater composition. Arsenic level in filtrate reached 10 mug/l after 50 days of operation at one testing site and after 18 months of continuous operation at other 3 testing sites. Arsenic level at other 7 sites remained below the WHO guideline value till the end of study. Positive correlation was found between arsenic removal capacity of the filter and iron concentration in groundwater. In addition to arsenic, iron present in groundwater at all testing sites was also removed highly effectively. Manganese removal with IHE family filter was effective only when treating groundwater with low ammonia. A simple polishing sand filter, after IHE family filter, resulted in consistent and effective removal of manganese. IHE family filters were easy to operate and were well accepted by the local population.     

Removal of manganese from water using combined chelation/membrane separation systems.

The addition of the chelating polymer polyacrylic acid (PAA) to assist in the removal of manganese from groundwater by membranes was investigated using membranes with different pore sizes under various operating conditions. Negligible manganese removal was achieved with the UF and NF membranes at acidic pH values, but removals exceeding 90% could be achieved at elevated pH (pH 9), presumably due to the formation of manganese hydroxides. Mn removal increased substantially when PAA was added to the feed solution, due to chelation of Mn by the PAA and rejection of the chelates by the membranes. The chelate could be broken at acidic pH, releasing free PAA that could then be separated from the Mn ions and reused. Smaller PAA molecules were lost in the first regeneration cycle, but negligible PAA was lost in subsequent cycles. In the systems with PAA, nitrate ions were rejected more efficiently than in the PAA-free systems, presumably because of electrical repulsion between nitrate ions and PAA sorbed on the membrane surface. With increasing PAA dose, the volumetric flux first decreased and then increased; the latter result was accompanied by a change in the physical-chemical form of the polymers, as indicated by an increase in turbidity.     

Zinc-sulphate-heptahydrate coated activated carbon for microbe removal from stormwater

There is a need to develop effective stormwater filters for passive (without any addition of chemicals or energy) and effective removal of pathogens in order to mainstream stormwater harvesting. This study focuses on the development of coated granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration material in order to develop filters for effective removal of pathogens from urban stormwater. Several laboratory trials were performed to gauge the effectiveness of the filters, which use a mixture of the zinc-sulphate-heptahydrate coated GAC and sand, on the removal of Escherichia coli (E. coli) from semi-natural stormwater. On average, a 98% removal of the inflow concentration of E. coli was achieved. Furthermore, there was also an improvement of approximately 25% in the removal of phosphorous. However, it was found that the treated material was leaching zinc. It was important to determine whether the observed removal of E. coli was indirectly caused by the sampling methodology. The results showed that the inactivation of the E. coli in the collected sample was small compared with the inactivation which actually occurred within the filter. This provides much promise to the filter, but the presence of zinc in the outflow demonstrates the need for further investigation into the stabilisation of the coating process.     

The effect of oxidants on 2-MIB concentration with the presence of cyanobacteria.

In this study, the effect of three oxidants, sodium hypochlorite, potassium permanganate, and ozone, were tested for the removal of 2-MIB with presence of cyanobacteria. Algae in water samples from the source water of Feng-Shen waterworks (FSW), Taiwan were cultivated at 30 degrees C with continuous light at an intensity between 2,500 and 3,400 lux. During the cultivating process, water samples were analyzed for nutrients, light absorbance at 665 nm (A665), and 2-MIB concentration. The 2-MIB concentrations within the incubated samples increased to as high as 1,000 ng/L to 2,000 ng/L, although no extra nutrients were added to the raw water. After 2 to 3 days incubation, the intracellular 2-MIB concentration was as high as 70% of the total 2-MIB in the samples. The algae that developed were mainly cyanobateria, and more than 90% belonged to the Genus Oscillatorias. An almost 100% removal of both 2-MIB and geosmin in the raw water was observed after ozonation for 10 minutes at a dosing rate of 0.91 mg/l-min. Chlorine and permanganate were much less effective, both removing only about 11% of the 2-MIB within 60 minutes at oxidant concentration of 10 mg/l. Oxidation of the cultivated samples showed that chlorine and permanganate may damage algae cells causing them to release intracellular 2-MIB. During the 60 minutes of reaction time, the total 2-MIB concentrations (intracellular plus dissolved) varied by no more than 10%, however, the ratios between dissolved and total 2-MIB concentrations increased. Two effects of ozonation on the 2-MIB concentration in the cultivated samples were observed when the algae were young, namely 2-MIB release from damaged cells and 2-MIB oxidization. The rates of 2-MIB release and 2-MIB destruction were similar. However, old algae cells were more easily damaged. As a result, intracellular 2-MIB was released faster, and the soluble 2-MIB was destroyed more quickly by ozonation.     

Mg/Al layered double hydroxide for bacteriophage removal in aqueous solution

The objective of this study was to investigate the removal of bacteriophages in Mg/Al layered double hydroxide (LDH). Batch experiments were performed with bacteriophage MS2 in a powder form of Mg/Al LDH under various LDH doses. Column experiments were also performed under flow-through condition with bacteriophages MS2 and phiX174 in Mg/Al LDH immobilized on sand surfaces. Batch tests demonstrated that the powder form of Mg/Al LDH was effective in removing MS2 with the removal capacity of 2.2 × 10(8) plaque forming unit (pfu)/g under the given experimental conditions (LDH dose = 2 g/L; initial MS2 concentration = 4.61 × 10(5) pfu/mL). Column experiments showed that the log removal of phiX174 was 4.40 in columns containing 100% Mg/Al LDH-coated sand while it was 0.05 in 100% quartz sand. These findings indicated that Mg/Al LDH-coated sand was effective in removing bacteriophages compared with sand. A more than 4 log removal (=5.44) of MS2 was achieved in 100% Mg/Al LDH-coated sand. This study demonstrates the potential application of Mg/Al LDH for virus removal in water treatment.     

H_2O_2与沸石联用处理污水厂二级出水的研究

为探寻污水厂二级出水深度处理方法,以阜新市某污水处理公司二级出水为研究对象,进行H2O2与沸石联用去除水中COD、氨氮的研究。结果表明：在二氧化锰的催化作用下,pH值为7时,H2O2和沸石的投加量分别为1.5mL和2g,二级出水的COD从138.24mg/L降到52.76mg/L,去除率达到75.36%,NH3-N从20mg/L降到5mg/L,去除率为74.59%,出水有机物和氨氮含量达到国家相关出水标准。     

垂直潜流锰砂人工湿地处理钢铁废水

研究了以锰砂为填料的垂直流人工湿地处理钢铁废水的效果,试验结果表明:湿地系统对CODCr、Fe、Mn、TP、NH3-N的平均去除率分别为52%、97%、94%、95%和83%.夏季湿地对各种污染物的去除效果最好.HRT在2～5 d时,其改变对污染物的去除影响很小,低温条件对NH3-N的去除效果有一定的影响.对以Fe、Mn、浊度的去除为目的的人工湿地而言,在南方的冬季仍可达到良好效果.     

石英砂负载氧化铁吸附除磷的研究

通过小试摇床试验研究了石英砂负载氧化铁(IOCS)在不同的试验条件下(pH、吸附时间、背景离子等)对磷的吸附效果.结果表明:在中性条件下,IOCS吸附除磷效果最佳;锑与磷在IOCS上产生明显的竞争吸附.准二级反应动力学模型及Langmuir等温吸附模型可分别较好地描述磷的吸附动力学及吸附等温线试验结果;再生试验表明:采用0.1 mol/L的NaOH溶液可以使得IOCS再生,且再生次数对吸附容量影响不大.     

原水管道中淡水壳菜足丝的溶解性能研究

淡水壳菜依靠足丝附着在管道内壁,并快速大量繁殖,会导致管道、阀门等堵塞。研究了足丝在强酸、强碱、水处理氧化剂中的溶解性能。结果表明:除次氯酸钠外,其他试验药剂都不能溶解淡水壳菜的足丝。导致足丝溶解的有效成分是次氯酸根。水中余氯达到1mg/L的次氯酸钠溶液,可在36h内完全溶解分泌24h后的足丝,127h内完全溶解老化的足丝。因此,可以通过投加次氯酸钠降低足丝的附着能力,从而去除管道中的贝壳。     

Physico-chemical and bacteriological characterization of wastewater from Mexico city

This study was designed to characterize the behavior of the wastewater produced by Mexico City after being subjected to a physicochemical treatment of Al₂(SO₄) and FeCl₃ in a jar test simulation of an Advanced Primary Treatment (APT). Special attention was paid to the evaluation of the removal efficiency of suspended solids and of helminth eggs. The effluent thus obtained was first subjected to a simulated filtration process (through a fiberglass filter paper with an opening of 11 μm) and then it was disinfected with the use of two chemicals: sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and copper sulphate (CUSO₄).The use of both the Al₂(SO₄)₃ (dose ranging from 25 to 40 mg/L) and the FeCl₃ (varying from 20 to 40 mg/L) in combination with the filtration process proved to be quite effective in what refers to the removal mechanisms of helminth eggs. The concentrations recorded in each of the effluents fell always below the international regulations for irrigation reuse (<1 org/L as helminth eggs). The removal rates achieved for both coagulants were close to 99%.In what refers to the disinfection accomplished with the use of NaOCl (from 4 to 17 mg/L as Cl₂) and CUSO₄ (from 3 to S mg/L as Cu), it was found to be an excellent supplementary process because less than 1000 CFU/100 mL were recorded and this value satisfies the international recommendations. The treatment as a whole showed removal efficiencies of 45% as COD, 73% SST, 99% helminth eggs, 99.99% faecal coliforms and from 7 to 87% in heavy metals.     

Fenton接触氧化法强化石英砂—锰砂滤料处理铁锰矿井废水

为了解决目前常用的接触氧化法除铁除锰工艺中铁离子存在时锰离子难去除的问题,本文重点研究了Fenton接触氧化法强化石英砂-锰砂滤料的除铁除锰效率和机理。结果表明:Fenton试剂+锰砂+石英砂工艺除铁锰的效果很好,影响因素的最佳值如下:加入H2O2形成Fenton试剂后可以强化石英砂-锰砂工艺除铁除锰的效果,当H2O2投加量为0.15 mg/L、滤速为8 m/h、pH为7时,铁离子的去除率可达到92%,当H2O2投加量为0.17mg/L、滤速为8 m/h、pH为7时,锰离子的去除率可以达到97%。     

The removal of residual organic matter from biologically treated swine wastewater using membrane bioreactor process with powdered activated carbon.

The objective of this study was to characterize the mechanisms of the COD removal in the membrane bioreactor (MBR) process with powdered activated carbon (PAC) addition and to determine its optimal operation, for the removal of residual organic matters (ROM) from biologically treated swine wastewater. The MBR process with PAC showed higher removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD(Mn)) than that without PAC. When the average COD(Mn) concentration of the influent was 217 mg/L, the average COD(Mn) concentration of the permeate from the MBR with PAC was about 41.5 mg/L, indicating an approximate removal efficiency of 81%. On the other hand, the average COD(Mn) concentration of the permeate from the MBR without PAC was 172 mg/L. The PAC dosage estimated to obtain the above removal efficiency was about 0.74 g per litre of influent. Among the total residual organics removed by PAC-added MBR, 46.5% was removed by PAC adsorption, 20.8% by biodegradation, 4.4% by membrane separation, and 9.3% by enhanced microorganism activity. From these results, the MBR process with PAC was considered as a very useful treatment process for the reduction of COD(Mn) in biologically treated swine wastewater.     

MF与次氯酸钠协同处理微污染水试验研究

通过在一体式膜反应器(MF)中投加强氧化剂次氯酸钠,考察MF与次氯酸钠协同处理微污染饮用水的处理效果。通过从浊度、色度、CODMn和UV410这4个指标,研究不同剂量的次氯酸钠对MF与次氯酸钠协同处理微污染饮用水的处理效果。结果表明,从处理效果和经济两个角度,确定在原水浊度在3-8 NTU、色度30°-50°、CODMn5~8mg/L、UV2542.0-4.5cm-1时,反应器中强氧化剂次氯酸钠最佳投量为10mg/L。