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Hermosilla Redondo, Daphne and Merayo Cuevas, Noemí and Ordóñez Sanz, Ruth and Blanco Suárez, Ángeles (2012) Optimization of conventional Fenton and ultraviolet-assisted oxidation processes for the treatment of reverse osmosis retentate from a paper mill. Waste Management, 32 (6). pp. 1236-1243. ISSN 0956-053X
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Abstract
According to current environmental legislation concerned with water scarcity, paper industry is being forced to adopt a zero liquid effluent policy. In consequence, reverse osmosis (RO) systems are being assessed as the final step of effluent treatment trains aiming to recover final wastewater and reuse it as process water. One of the most important drawbacks of these treatments is the production of a retentated stream, which is usually highly loaded with biorecalcitrant organic matter and inorganics; and this effluent must meet current legislation stringent constraints before being ultimately disposed. The treatment of biorefractory RO retentate from a paper mill by several promising advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) – conventional Fenton, photo-Fenton and photocatalysis – was optimized considering the effect and interaction of reaction parameters; particularly using response surface methodology (RSM) when appropriate (Fenton processes). The economical cost of these treatments was also comparatively assessed. Photo-Fenton process was able to totally remove the COD of the retentate, and resulted even operatively cheaper at high COD removal levels than conventional Fenton, which achieved an 80% reduction of the COD at best. In addition, although these optimal results were produced at pH = 2.8, it was also tested that Fenton processes are able to achieve good COD reduction efficiencies (>60%) without adjusting the initial pH value, provided the natural pH of this wastewater was close to neutral. Finally, although TiO2-photocatalysis showed the least efficient and most expensive figures, it improved the biodegradability of the retentate, so its combination with a final biological step almost achieved the total removal of the COD.
Item Type: | Article |
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Palabras clave (otros idiomas): | Advanced oxidation processes; Fenton; Photo-Fenton; Photocatalysis; Reverse osmosis retentate; Paper mill effluents; Response surface methodology |
Subjects: | Sciences > Chemistry > Paper industry Sciences > Chemistry > Chemical engineering Sciences > Chemistry > Environmental conditions |
ID Code: | 26417 |
Deposited On: | 27 Nov 2014 10:10 |
Last Modified: | 27 Nov 2014 11:42 |
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