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Potential of coagulation/GAC adsorption combined with UV/H2O2 and ozonation for removing dissolved organic matter from secondary RO concentrate
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posted on 2019-04-01, 00:00 authored by X Zhang, J Lin, W Ye, W Zhou, X Jia, Shuaifei ZhaoShuaifei Zhao, C YeBACKGROUD: Organic contaminants in secondary reverse osmosis (SRO) concentrate pose a severe threat to the ecosystem, due to their potential toxicity. In this study, potential of coagulation/granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption combined with UV/H 2 O 2 and ozonation for removing organic matter from industrial secondary RO concentrate was systematically investigated. RESULTS: Coagulation with 2.0 mmol L −1 FeCl 3 yielded 40% removal of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), while adsorption with 5 g L −1 GAC could boost the removal efficiency up to 78.2%. Fractionation results showed that both coagulation and GAC adsorption favored hydrophobic organics. UV/H 2 O 2 oxidation was capable of removing 87.4% of DOC, which outperformed ozonation (58.2%). UV/H 2 O 2 and ozonation showed similar behavior in dissolved organic matter (DOM) degradation: a portion of hydrophobic organics were first transformed into hydrophilic fractions prior to final mineralization. Conclusion: Coupling of GAC as post-treatment with a UV/H 2 O 2 process yielded 97.9% removal of DOC and the corresponding electrical energy per order (EE/O) was decreased from 66.7 to 35.8 kWh m −3 . Consequently, a simple UV/H 2 O 2 and GAC hybrid process was proposed to be a suitable method for removing DOM from SRO concentrate.
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Journal of chemical technology and biotechnologyVolume
94Issue
4Pagination
1091 - 1099Publisher
John Wiley & SonsLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0268-2575eISSN
1097-4660Language
engPublication classification
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secondary reverse osmosis concentratedissolved organic mattercoagulationadsorptionUV\/H2O2ozonationScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePhysical SciencesTechnologyBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyChemistry, MultidisciplinaryEngineering, EnvironmentalEngineering, ChemicalChemistryEngineeringREVERSE-OSMOSIS CONCENTRATEWASTE-WATERAQUEOUS-SOLUTIONOPERATIONAL PARAMETERSPART IDEGRADATIONRECLAMATIONTECHNOLOGIESPRETREATMENTEQUILIBRIUM
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