The industrial wastewater from a carbon monoxide production unit was treated by physico-chemical processes in order to achieve a quality level appropriate for reuse. In preliminary tests, coagulation/flocculation (CF), sand filtration and activated carbon adsorption were investigated in order to select the materials and the process conditions. Based on the results a combined treatment was proposed: CF followed by down-flow filtration in a combined medium (sand and granular activated carbon). The results obtained in a bench-scale treatment unit showed that the combined treatment removed wastewater turbidity (95%), total suspended solids (97%), volatile suspended solids (81%), chemical oxygen demand (74%) and dissolved organic carbon (65%). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were removed to non-detectable levels. The residual conductivity of the treated wastewater is a matter of concern, and considering the water characteristics of this industrial process, a reuse scheme was proposed based on on-line monitoring and control of conductivity and partial reuse of the treated wastewater.
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February 27 2013
Treatment of wastewater from a carbon monoxide production unit aimed at water reuse
R. B. Almada
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R. B. Almada
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, COPPE, Chemical Engineering Program, P. O. Box 68502, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972, Brazil
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G. A. T. Fontoura
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G. A. T. Fontoura
2
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, RJ, 24020-150, Brazil
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D. M. Bila
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D. M. Bila
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Department of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550-013, Brazil
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G. L. Sant'Anna, Jr
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G. L. Sant'Anna, Jr
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, COPPE, Chemical Engineering Program, P. O. Box 68502, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972, Brazil
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M. Dezotti
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, COPPE, Chemical Engineering Program, P. O. Box 68502, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972, Brazil
E-mail: mdezotti@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
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Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination (2013) 3 (2): 111-118.
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September 26 2012
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October 02 2012
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R. B. Almada, G. A. T. Fontoura, D. M. Bila, G. L. Sant'Anna, M. Dezotti; Treatment of wastewater from a carbon monoxide production unit aimed at water reuse. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination 1 June 2013; 3 (2): 111–118. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2013.081
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R. B. Almada, G. A. T. Fontoura, D. M. Bila, G. L. Sant'Anna, M. Dezotti; Treatment of wastewater from a carbon monoxide production unit aimed at water reuse. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination 1 June 2013; 3 (2): 111–118. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2013.081
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