Ozonolysis Of Humic Acid And Its Effect On Decoloration And Biodegradability

The objectives of this research were to investigate the reactivity of humic acid (HA) with ozone and to evaluate its effect on decoloration and biodegradability. Reagent HA was selected as a target compound, and the change in overall water quality parameters, molecular weight distribution, color and biodegradability during ozonation were investigated. Partial oxidation such as decoloration was observed, though the complete destruction represented by TOC removal was not significant. The rate of ozone usage decreased as the reaction proceeded. Degradation to the lower molecular weight fragments was confirmed by ultrafiltration. The close relationship between color and fragmentation was verified. Decoloration was represented by a pseudo-first order reaction. Formic, acetic, oxalic and glyoxylic acids were identified by HPLC and ion chromatography as typical low molecular weight organic acids. The biodegradability of ozonated HA solutions, represented in terms of the ratio of BOD₅ to TOC, was improved.     

Effect of Catalytic Ozonation Coupling with Activated Carbon Adsorption on Organic Compounds Removal Treating RO Concentrate from Coal Gasification Wastewater

This paper reports a novel system of catalytic ozonation coupling with activated carbon adsorption for removing the organic compounds treating in the RO concentrate from coal gasification wastewater. The effect of ozone dosage, catalyst dosage, reaction time, influence pH, and temperature on organic compounds removal were examined for the processes. In the catalytic ozonation process, increasing solution pH, dosages ozone, and catalyst were statistically significant for improving the performance. In addition, the high salinity with chloride concentration of 15 g/L could reduce the catalyst specific surface area by 18%. Thus, high salinity showed negative influence on the catalytic effect in TOC removal. Regarding activated carbon adsorption process, modified activated carbon by NaOH revealed advantages in adsorbing organic compounds treating catalytic ozonation effluent. With the ozone dosage of 120 mg/L, catalyst dosage of 2.0 g/L, catalytic ozonation reaction time of 1 h, and modified activated carbon adsorption time of 1 h, the average TOC removal efficiencies were maintained at the stable level of 58% with the TOC concentration of 26 mg/L.     

Leachate treatment by the reverse osmosis system

The DT-Module system for landfill leachate treatment installed at Yachiyo Town in the Kanto District of Japan was put into service in April 1999. The system, which is equipped with a disc-tube type reverse osmosis (RO) membrane module called the DT-Module, has been operating satisfactorily for more than two and a half years, producing very-high-quality product water, after treating very-high-salinity water with high-scaling ions. On the other hand, in Japan, the dioxin problem has become increasingly severe, and development work for dioxin removal incorporated in leachate treatment has also been requested. The DT-Module system showed excellent performance in removing dioxins from leachate. For dioxins in sludge from the settling basin and dried salt from the concentrate of the RO system, successful destruction data were obtained by furnace system heating in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. The removal rate of dioxins by the DT-Module system and the destruction rate by the furnace were both higher than 99.9%. By applying the DT-Module system together with the furnace system, an excellent leachate treatment and a complete dioxin removal and destruction system have become available for leachate from landfills depositing incineration residue-containing dioxins.     

Digital textile printing (DTP) wastewater treatment using ozone and membrane filtration

Digital textile printing (DTP) is considered as an environmentally benign process because its wastewater production is relatively small compared with the conventional textile printing system. DTP is usually practiced at building office in an urban area rather than in a textile industrial complex, so that process development for on-site treatment of the DTP wastewater is currently needed. The aim of this study was to propose a DTP wastewater treatment system suitable for operation in building and to verify if the proposed system has a rationale treatment system should be compact and reliable because it should be installed near the DTP system. Thus, a hybrid system consisting of ozone, ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) was proposed for treatment of DTP wastewater. Prior to UF and RO, ozone was introduced to the DTP wastewater to reduce organic loadings to membrane filtration as well as to treat the concentrates recycled from UF and RO. When ozone was injected with C-T value of 255 g·s/L, the removal efficiency of COD and color was 63 and 81%, respectively. Ozonation of the DTP wastewater led to aggregation of colloidal particles, so that the cake resistance (R_c) calculated after ozone and UF was lower than that of the control (= without ozonation), suggesting that pre-ozonation is beneficial to not only flux enhancement but also to good permeate water quality. Further treatment of UF permeates using RO was carried out since the UF permeates was not enough for direct discharge or reuse. Final effluents through the whole process of ozonation, UF and RO met the criteria of direct discharge and reuse, suggesting that the proposed hybrid system could be used for DTP wastewater treatment satisfactorily.     

超滤和反渗透联用处理玉米浸渍水

对玉米浸渍水的膜分离过程进行了研究，开发出超滤和反渗透联用的分离方法。反渗透浓缩液中蛋白质的截留率为99．77％，反渗透透过液中COD值降到1000左右，可用作工艺回用水，反渗透浓缩液中可提取乳酸等有用物质，超滤浓缩液可浓缩成玉米浆。     

Accelerated desupersaturation of reverse osmosis concentrate by chemically-enhanced seeded precipitation

A two-step chemically-enhanced seeded precipitation (CESP) process was demonstrated for accelerated desupersaturation of antiscalant-containing, gypsum-supersaturated model solutions, which mimicked reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate from RO desalting of agricultural drainage water of high mineral scaling propensity. In the CESP process, CaCO₃ precipitation is first induced via lime dosing for antiscalant scavenging, followed by subsequent CaSO₄ precipitation via gypsum seeding for concentrate desupersaturation. It was demonstrated that lime-precipitated CaCO₃ particles were able to scavenge generic and commercial polycarboxylic-acid antiscalants, thereby facilitating subsequent CaSO₄ precipitation to progress with minimal retardation. The study demonstrated via a series of batch CESP cycles that gypsum particle recycling can sustain CaSO₄ precipitation, suggesting that a continuous CESP process could be feasible. Process analysis suggests that CESP can be significantly less chemical-intensive than conventional precipitation softening and, with its integration as an intermediate RO concentrate demineralization process, can enable desalination water recovery enhancement via secondary RO desalting. For the present case of gypsum-saturated RO feed water, enhancement of overall water recovery from 63% up to 87% or higher appears to be feasible. The study suggests that there is merit for developing a continuous CESP process for high recovery RO desalting of brackish water of high gypsum scaling propensity.     

Influence of Ozonation Conditions on Aldehyde and Carboxylic Acid Formation.

The influence of ozonation conditions (i.e. ozone dose and contact time) on the aldehyde and carboxylic acids formation was studied on a pilot scale. The data derived from changes in the molecular weight distribution of natural organic matter (NOM) and the concentration of residual ozone can be applied to a selection of the optimum ozonation conditions. The results confirm the relative ease with which ozone reacts with the organic matter. The short contact time (4–6?min) appeared to be sufficient for the reaction. The higher molecular weight (1600?D) fraction of NOM seems to be slightly more reactive to ozone than the lower molecular weight fraction (500?D). It was also observed that carboxylic acids had been formed at much higher quantities than aldehydes. Two differently acting groups of aldehydes were identified. The concentration of the first one (i.e. formaldehyde, acetaldehyde) strongly depends on ozone dose, while the concentration of the second group of aldehydes (i.e. glyoxal, methylglyoxal) seems to be relatively independent of the ozone dose.     

Regression Modeling of Ozonation Process in Wastewater Treatment Plants for Reduction of Waste Activated Sludge

This research was based on the hypothesis that waste activated sludge (WAS) from municipal wastewater treatment plants can be reduced by ozonation of excess biosolids to induce cell lysis and by promoting utilization of intracellular products released by ozonation of biosolids in the aeration basins. In this research, mathematical modeling studies were performed in order to define process design and major components of ozonation. The main purpose of the model simulations was to evaluate the effect of operational parameters of the ozonation system (such as dosage and duration of ozonation) and to determine the amount of solids to be ozonated in order to achieve desired mass reductions in WAS. This modeling study focused on identification of design parameters and their suggested range of operation. The model presented in this study does not intend to detail and analyze the impact of the scientific variables in the ozonation mechanism, nor does it try to model the biosolids destruction mechanisms when ozonation is applied. The computer model simulations indicated that zero biosolids yield conditions can be achieved if more biosolids than was grown on the influent wastewater was processed through the ozonation system. The simulations suggested that zero biosolids yield conditions can be observed if 2.4 times as much biosolids as was grown on the influent wastewater was processed through the ozonation column, with a daily R of about 0.08 mg O₃/mg TSS-day. Furthermore, zero biosolids yield conditions can also be observed if only the amount of waste biosolids grown on the influent wastewater was processed through the ozonation column with a higher average daily R of 0.2 mg O₃/mg TSS-day.     

Reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration of stillage solubles from dry-milled corn fractions

Grits, flour, degerminated meal and hominy feed from corn were fermented to make ethyl alcohol. The stillage, remaining after distillation of alcohol, was separated by screening and centrifuging into insoluble and soluble fractions. The stillage solubles contained 0.036 to 0.080% nitrogen and 1.4 to 7.2% total solids. Ultrafiltration (UF) membranes separated stillage solubles into permeate and concentrate fractions. Permeates from stillage solubles accounted for 85 to 95% of the original volume, 44 to 67% of the total solids and 40 to 75% of the total nitrogen. Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes separated the UF permeate into RO permeate and RO concentrate fractions. The RO permeate accounted for 70 to 92% of the original volume, 5 to 15% of the total solids and 5 to 21% of the total nitrogen in the UF permeate. Conductivity of some RO permeate fractions was lower than that of tap water. The combination of UF and RO processing of stillage solubles from corn dry-milled fractions appears to be an attractive method to recover most of the solids and nitrogen in small volumes of concentrate, and produces a final permeate with a low concentration of solids and nitrogen. The RO permeate may be reused as water, treated further or discharged. Presented at the AOCS Annual Meeting, May 1984, Dallas, Texas. Deceased.     

Exergy analysis of a combined RO, NF, andEDR desalination plant

A brackish water desalination plant in California that incorporates RO, NF, and EDR units was analyzedthermodynamically using actual plant operation data. Exergy flow rates were evaluated throughout the plant, and the exergy flow diagrams were prepared. The rates of exergy destruction and their percentage are indicated on the diagram so that the locations of highest exergy destruction can easily be identified. The analysis shows that most exergy destruction occurs in the pump/motor and the separation units. The fraction of exergy destruction in the pump/motor units is 39.7% for the RO unit, 23.6% for the NF unit, and 54.1 % for the EDR unit. Therefore, using high-efficiency pumps and motors equipped with VFD drives can reduce the cost of desalination significantly. The plant was determined to have a Second Law efficiency of 8.0% for the RO unit, 9.7% for the NF unit, and 6.3% for the EDR unit, which are very low. This indicates that there are major opportunities in the plant to improve thermodynamic: performance by reducing exergy destruction and thus the amount of electrical energy supplied, making the operation of the plant more cost effective.     

Improvement of Biodegradability of Oil Field Drilling Wastewater Using Ozone

The possibility of improving the biodegradability of drilling wastewater using ozone was investigated following coagulation pretreatment. The biodegradability of wastewater was improved significantly following the start of ozonation, and the molecular weight of organic compounds decreased continuously with the progress of oxidation. It is interesting that minimum biochemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon (BOD/TOC) ratio (0.4 g/g) was observed when wastewater was treated with ozone continuously for 15 min. The combination of ozonation for 5 min (ozone consumption ratio of 2.6 g ozone/g TOC) followed by biological degradation produced a total TOC removal rate of 54.3%, which was comparable to direct ozonation for 30 min under the same conditions (TOC removal rate of 54.9%; ozone consumption ratio of 8.7 g ozone/g TOC). It is clear that biological treatment following short-term ozonation was very efficient in TOC removal. A process of successive coagulation-precipitation, ozone oxidation, and biodegradation seemed to be a good option for drilling wastewater treatment.     

Effect of Ozone on Removal of Dissolved Organic Matter and its Biodegradability and Adsorbability in Biotreated Textile Effluents

A study was conducted on the efficacy of ozonation in removing dissolved organic matter (DOM) in biotreated textile effluents and effects on its biodegradability and adsorbability. Results showed the efficient removal of color and fluorescence compounds were achieved through ozonation, due to increasing hydrophilicity and lowering molecular weight of DOM. A significant biodegradability improvement was also observed, and DOM adsorbability on activated carbon was highly dependent on ozone dosage. As the key parameter, consumed 3.8 g O₃/?g TOC₀ was the optimal dosage in the hybrid process combining ozonation with biological activated carbon (BAC) for wastewater reclamation.     

Ozonation of complex industrial park wastewater: effects on the change of wastewater characteristics

BACKGROUND: Ozonation of complex industrial park wastewater was carried out in a semi‐batch reactor. The variation of wastewater characteristics was evaluated based on the analysis of 5‐day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD₅) concentration, BOD₅/chemical oxygen demand (COD) ratio, COD fractionation, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) molecular size distribution before and after ozonation. RESULTS: The experimental results indicated that low efficiency of COD removal with increasing tendency of BOD₅ concentration generally appeared after ozonation. Also, the BOD₅/COD ratio increased from an initial of 0.27 to a maximum of 0.38. The COD fractionation tests revealed that most of the inert soluble COD was transformed to biodegradable soluble COD at 30 min of reaction time. Additionally, the DOC molecular size distribution tests showed that the fraction larger than 500 kDa was significantly decreased and the fraction smaller than 2 kDa was increased when the reaction time was prolonged to 240 min. CONCLUSION: This study verified that partial oxidation of the complex industrial park wastewater by ozonation could enhance wastewater biodegradability. The biodegradability enhancement was primarily because the inert soluble COD fraction was converted to the biodegradable soluble COD and the high molecular weight fraction of DOC was shifted toward the low molecular weight fraction. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Removal Mechanism of Natural Organic Matter and Organic Acid by Ozone in the Presence of Goethite

The oxidations of natural organic matter (NOM) and a model compound (p-chlorobenzoic acid) were characterized using ozonation and catalytic ozonation processes. In general, the catalytic ozonation showed better performance in the removal of organics tested in the study. The hydrophobic, transphilic, and hydrophilic NOM fractions were isolated using XAD-8 and -4 resins to evaluate the reaction characteristics. The catalytic ozonation in the presence of goethite accomplished the higher removal of NOM with simultaneous reduction of the three fractions than the ozonation which removed the hydrophobic portion only. The analysis of discrete size distributions of NOM revealed that ozonation yielded a removal of >1,000MW and an increase of <1,000MW, whereas all molecular weight fractions reduced after catalytic ozonation. The concentrations of model compound and aqueous and gaseous ozone were monitored during the oxidations, and efficiencies were compared for cases in the absence and presence of iron oxide (FeOOH).     

Fenton试剂氧化与生化耦合技术处理反渗透浓缩水

采用Fenton试剂氧化与生化耦合技术处理某化纤企业的RO浓水,考察了各因素对Fenton氧化过程的影响,并用SBR法对Fenton氧化出水做进一步的生化处理。结果表明,用Fenton试剂氧化RO浓水的适宜条件为:pH=3.5、n(H_2O_2)∶n(Fe~(2+))=5∶1、H_2O_2(30%)用量1 mL/L、反应时间120~180 min,耦合处理后,RO浓水COD由180 mg/L降到50 mg/L以下,达到了《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准》(GB 18918—2002)一级A标准。     

Effects of Ozonation on Molecular Weight Distribution of Humic Substances and Coagulation Processes – A Case Study: The Úzquiza Reservoir Water

In this article the influence of preozonation on the effectiveness of NOM removal via coagulation processes will be studied (focusing on the influence of the calcium hardness) as well as changes in MW (molecular weight) distribution of humic substances caused by ozonation. Additionally, THMFP removal in both ozonation and preozonation-coagulation processes is assessed. Three different types of water have been used in this study: a natural water from the Úzquiza Reservoir (Burgos, Spain), a synthetic water prepared using natural fulvic acids extracted from the Úzquiza Reservoir and a synthetic water prepared using a commercially supplied humic acid. Molecular weights of humic substances were determined using high-performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC); average molecular weights calculated for the unozonated humic substances are 4500 Da for the commercial humic acids and 1000 Da for the natural fulvic acids extracted from the Úzquiza Reservoir. Preozonation shifted the molecular weight distribution of humic substances (both humic and fulvic acids) towards lower average molecular weight values. For the natural water from the Úzquiza Reservoir (with low levels of calcium hardness and hydrophobic fraction (humic substances) being the main fraction of NOM), preozonation has a negative effect on the effectiveness of the coagulation process for NOM removal: the percentages of TOC removal via coagulation decrease with increasing ozone dosage; the maximum TOC removal (33%) is achieved for the unozonated water. Also for this water, ozonation reduced 5–25% of THMFP with ozone doses varying from 0.25 to 2.5 mg O₃/L. A preferential THMFP removal, that is to say, higher reduction in THMFP (43%) relative to TOC (28%) is achieved by the coagulation-flocculation process; this also occurs when preozonation is used, independently of ozone dosage.     

The desalination of an Arthrospira platensis feed solution byelectrodialysis and reverse osmosis

For long-term space missions, the algae Arthrospira platensis (previously Spirulina platensis) can be used as a foodcomponent. A. platensis can be cultured in a Zarrouk medium (further called “medium”) which contains several salts. As a result, the cultured cells have to be washed to make them edible. In space these salts have to be recovered to maintain the medium and consequently reduce the uploaded mass. Reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodialysis (ED) were tested for me desalination of the pure medium as me worst-case scenario. Separation performance, energy requirements and potential for application in space were compared for both processes. Three RO membranes were tested while ED tests were performed at different voltages and at varying diluate/concentrate ratios. Energy calculations for the ED revealed the effects of voltage levels and processing time required for desalination. The energy requirement was calculated to be slightly higher for ED than for RO; however, the performance of both techniques is comparable. For space applications other system aspects such as weight and footprint have to be taken into account. When RO and ED are tested, ED is a better candidate for this application since RO needs a heavy, high-pressure pump (weight disadvantage). Moreover, the pump might cause vibrations which should certainly be avoided for space applications. Another advantage of ED is that the final salinity of the diluate can be adjusted if required.     

Kinetics Analysis on the Ozonation of MIB and Geosmin

The ozonation of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) and geosmin was investigated in both pure and raw water. In a semi-batch reactor, a series of experiments was performed to determine the effect of pH on the ozonation of MIB and geosmin. The results show that pH has a significant effect on the ozonation of both compounds, which supports the theory that OH radical plays an important role on the destruction of MIB and geosmin. Compared with MIB, geosmin is more readily destroyed by ozonation. The ozonation kinetics follow approximately a first-order equation with respect to MIB and geosmin at the pH of 5, 7 and 9, and their rate orders of C_O3 at pH 7 are 0.44 and 0.61, respectively. Ozonation of organic matters in the water decreases the ozone concentration leading to a lower removal of MIB and geosmin; at the same time, the formation of OH radical initiated by the organic matters accelerates the ozonation of MIB and geosmin. The ozonation of MIB and geosmin spiked in raw water, settled water and pure water shows that background organics have no significant effect on the removal of MIB and geosmin; hence, the simplified rate equations acquired in pure water may have potential application in real water.     

Ozonation of an Extracted Aquatic Fulvic Acid : Theoretical and Practical Aspects

A laboratory study was conducted on the ozonation of an aquatic fulvic acid extracted from a forest pond near Poitiers in France. The rate of molecular ozone consumption was fast during the first minutes, and ozonation led to a slight increase of the lower apparent molecular 'weight, an enhancement of carboxyl content, and aldehyde formation. By ozonation of a bromide-containing solution of fulvic acid, some brominated organics were formed, while ozonation without bromide led to a reduction of the organic halide formation potential of a fulvic acid, especially in the presence of bicarbonate ions. The increase of GAC-filtration efficiency following ozonation was found to be the result of a biodegradability enhancement of fulvic acid by ozone. Manganese oxidation by ozone was partially inhibited by fulvic acid, particularly in the absence of bicarbonate ions.     

Preliminary Investigation of Manganese-Catalyzed Ozonation for the Destruction of Atrazine

A preliminary experimental study conducted with a conventional bubble ozonation contactor column has shown that small amounts of Mn(II) greatly enhanced the destruction of atrazine by ozone. There is an inversely linear relationship between the dosed Mn(II) concentration and the residual ozone concentration at a specific reaction time. The ozone transfer efficiency into water is greater with the increase of Mn(II) dosage. Hydrous manganese dioxide prepared by reacting permanganate with manganese sulfate, also was shown to be effective in catalyzing the destruction of atrazine by ozone. The efficiency of catalytic activity for the destruction of atrazine caused by preformed hydrous Mn(IV) is slightly lower than the case of Mn(II). A lower residual ozone value using manganese dioxide compared to the case of ozone alone suggests that ozone also may be decomposed by hydrous Mn(IV). However, a commercial MnO₂ did not show any catalytic activity for atrazine destruction. The very much greater degree of atrazine oxidation by manganese-catalyzed ozonation compared to ozone alone is speculated to be the result of the generation of highly oxidative intermediate species such as hydroxyl radicals during the reaction between ozone and manganese species.