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de Aguiar Pedott V, Della Rocca DG, Weschenfelder SE, Mazur LP, Gomez Gonzalez SY, Andrade CJD, Moreira RFPM. Principles, challenges and prospects for electro-oxidation treatment of oilfield produced water. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 370:122638. [PMID: 39342833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 09/20/2024] [Accepted: 09/21/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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The oil industry is facing substantial environmental challenges, especially in managing waste streams such as Oilfield Produced Water (OPW), which represents a significant component of the industrial ecological footprint. Conventional treatment methods often fail to effectively remove dissolved oils and grease compounds, leading to operational difficulties and incomplete remediation. Electrochemical oxidation (EO) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its operational simplicity and ability to degrade pollutants directly and indirectly, which has already been applied in treating several effluents containing organic compounds. The application of EO treatment for OPW is still in an initial stage, due to the intricate nature of this matrix and scattered information about it. This study provides a technological overview of EO technology for OPW treatment, from laboratory scale to the development of large-scale prototypes, identifying design and process parameters that can potentially permit high efficiency, applicability, and commercial deployment. Research in this domain has demonstrated notable rates of removal of recalcitrant pollutants (>90%), utilizing active and non-active electrodes. Electro-generated active species, primarily from chloride, play a pivotal role in the oxidation of organic compounds. However, the highly saline conditions in OPW hinder the complete mineralization of these organics, which can be improved by using non-active anodes and lower salinity levels. The performance of electrodes greatly influences the efficiency and effectiveness of OPW treatment. Various factors must be considered when selecting the electrode material, such as its conductivity, stability, surface area, corrosion resistance, and cost. Additionally, the specific contaminants present in the OPW, and their electrochemical reactivity must be considered to ensure optimal treatment outcomes. Balancing these considerations can be challenging, but it is crucial for achieving successful OPW treatment. Active electrode materials exhibit a high affinity for chloride molecules, generating more active species than non-active materials, which exhibit more significant degradation potential due to the production of hydroxyl radicals. Regarding scale-up, key challenges include low current efficiency, the formation of by-products, electrode deactivation, and limitations in mass transfer. To address these issues, enhanced mass transfer rates and appropriate residence times can be achieved using flow-through mesh anodes and moderate current densities, which have proven to be the optimal configuration for this process.
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- Victor de Aguiar Pedott
- Laboratory of Energy and Environment - LEMA, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Energy and Environment - LEMA, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Energy and Environment - LEMA, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Mass Transfer and Numerical Simulation of Chemical Systems - LABSIN-LABMASSA, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Mass Transfer and Numerical Simulation of Chemical Systems - LABSIN-LABMASSA, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Energy and Environment - LEMA, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
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Gao G, Li Z, Chen S, Belver C, Lin D, Li Z, Guan J, Guo Y, Bedia J. Synthesis of zero-valent iron supported with graphite and plastic based carbon from recycling spent lithium ion batteries and its reaction mechanism with 4-chlorophenol in water. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 325:116490. [PMID: 36279770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Graphite and plastic recycled from spent lithium ion batteries were used to synthesize zero-valent iron/graphite (ZVI/G), zero-valent iron/plastic-based carbon (ZVI/P), and zero-valent iron/graphite and plastic-based carbon (ZVI/GP) with iron oxide through carbothermic reduction. The aim of preparing these catalysts is to improve the performance of ZVI in the removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) in water through heterogeneous Fenton reactions. The structural and textural properties of materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The synthesis procedure successfully disperses ZVI particles on the synthesized materials. The combination of graphite and plastic-based carbon in ZVI/GP resulted in the best 4-CP removal performance. The degradation data fitted pseudo-first-order kinetic well. The Increase in the ZVI/GP dosage and the hydrogen peroxide concentration enhanced the 4-CP removal due to the increase in the amount of Fe2+ ions and reactive sites. Acidic pH increased the 4-CP removal percentage due to the high H+ concentration. The increase in the temperature favored the •OH formation and facilitated the 4-CP removal. The reaction energy of ZVI/GP reaches 53.54 kJ mol-1, which is competitive among the iron catalysts reported in literatures, and showing the 4-CP removal is reaction-controlled process. This study shows a promising way of recycling graphite and plastic in spent LIBs to prepare ZVI materials for wastewater treatment with the advantages of improved conductivity by graphite and added functional groups by plastic based carbon.
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- Guilan Gao
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China; Chemical Engineering Department, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, Madrid E, 28049, Spain.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, Madrid E, 28049, Spain
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, Madrid E, 28049, Spain.
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Guan J, Li Z, Chen S, Gu W. Zero-valent iron supported on expanded graphite from spent lithium-ion battery anodes and ferric chloride for the degradation of 4-chlorophenol in water. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 290:133381. [PMID: 34952011 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Zero-valent iron supported with expanded graphite (ZVI/EG) were successfully prepared from ferric chloride and the graphite of spent lithium-ion battery (LIB) using carbothermic reduction as a new approach for recycling spent LIB. ZVI/EG composites synthesized with different ZVI mass ratios were used as catalysts for the 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) removal from water by heterogeneous Fenton reactions. ZVI/EG composites showed a BET specific surface area of 11.295 m2 g-1. ZVI/EG synthesized from expandable graphite and ferric chloride with mass ratio of 2:1 (ZVI/EG-2) showed the highest removal percentage of 4-CP, being 97% in 1 h. The degradation rate fitted to a pseudo first-order model better, and reached 0.0527 min-1 for ZVI/EG-2. Moreover, ZVI/EG-2 showed high reactivity for 4-CP removal even in the sixth reuse cycle, being 82%. Hydroquinone and 4-chlorocatechol were identified as the intermediate products of 4-CP degradation. Increasing the ZVI/EG-2 dosage can enhance the 4-CP removal percentage through offering more reactive sites and Fe2+ ions. Acidic pH values favorited the 4-CP removal due to the high H+ concentrations, while Alkaline pH value inhabited the 4-CP removal. A higher temperature increased the rate of •OH formation and enhanced the 4-CP removal percentage. At a fixed dosage of the ZVI/EG-2, the ratio of available reactive sites was less at higher initial concentrations. These results prove the possibility of synthesizing high active and stable ZVI/EG catalysts using graphite from spent LIB and ferric chloride. These catalysts show promising prospective for the 4-CP removal in water, with comparable activities to others previously reported.
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- Jie Guan
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, China.
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- Shanghai Julang Environmental Protection Technology Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201712, China
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Yang H, Cai J, Sun J, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Xia S. Treatment of oil-based drilling cuttings using the demulsification separation-Fenton oxidation method. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:64307-64321. [PMID: 34304353 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15509-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, demulsification separation-Fenton oxidation technology was employed as a combined technology to treat total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in oil-based drill cuttings (OBDC). Batch experiments were carried out to optimize the technology parameter. Under the optimal condition, 70% and 51% TPH removal rate was obtained for demulsification technology and Fenton oxidation technology, respectively. Eighty-five percent of TPH removal rate was obtained using combination technology of demulsification separation and Fenton oxidation. Multiple characterizations were used to analyze the physical and chemical properties of treated OBDC. The result of XRD pattern indicated the combination technology had no obvious effect for structure phase of OBDC. The results of FTIR, GC-MS, TG-DTG and SEM were used to characterize the treated OBDC. This paper provides an efficient and feasible combined technology for OBDC treatment, which expands a new strategy for the removal of TPH from solid waste.
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- Hang Yang
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
- State Key Laboratory of Untreatedwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Jianghan Oilfield Branch No. 1 Gas Production Plant, Chongqing, 400000, China
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- Chongqing Fuling Shale Gas Environmental Protection R&D and Technical Service Center, Chongqing, 422802, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Untreatedwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Fantucci H, Aguirre M, Santos RM. Wet Air Oxidation Route for the Synthesis of Organomineral Fertilizers from Synergistic Wastes (Pomace and Kimberlite). Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hugo Fantucci
- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Kumari P, Bahadur N, Cretin M, Kong L, O'Dell LA, Merenda A, Dumée LF. Electro-catalytic membrane reactors for the degradation of organic pollutants – a review. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1re00091h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electro-catalytic membrane reactor exhibiting electro-oxidation degradation of organic pollutants on anodic membrane.
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- Priyanka Kumari
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, 3216, Victoria, Australia
- TERI-Deakin Nano-Biotechnology Centre (TDNBC), Teri Gram, Gwal pahari, Gurugram 122003, Haryana, India
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- TERI-Deakin Nano-Biotechnology Centre (TDNBC), Teri Gram, Gwal pahari, Gurugram 122003, Haryana, India
- TADOX Technology Centre for Water Reuse, Water Resources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM - UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, 3216, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, 3216, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, 3216, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Center for Membrane and Advanced Water Technology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Lin XQ, Kong WM, Lin X. Degradation of high-concentration p-nitrophenol by Fenton oxidation. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2020; 81:2260-2269. [PMID: 32701503 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This work aimed to degrade high-concentration p-nitrophenol (PNP) by Fenton oxidation. We studied various reaction parameters during Fenton oxidation, such as the iron dosage (as Fe2+), the initial concentration and temperature of PNP, and the dosage of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), especially the influence of temperature on the PNP degradation rate and degree. Under the addition of the same molar ratio of H2O2/Fe2+ and H2O2 dosage according to the theoretical stoichiometry, the PNP degradation rate and the removal rate of total organic carbon (TOC) increased significantly with the increase in the initial PNP concentration. Moreover, the oxidative degradation effect was significantly affected by temperature. The increased reaction temperature not only significantly reduced the Fe2+ dosage, but also greatly promoted the removal rate of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and TOC, and improved the utilization efficiency of H2O2. For example, when the initial concentration of PNP was 4,000 mg·L-1, and the dosage of Fe2+ was 109 mg·L-1 (H2O2/Fe2+ = 200), the removal rates of COD and TOC at 85 °C reached 95% and 71% respectively. Both were higher than the 93% COD removal rate and 44% TOC removal rate when the dosage of Fe2+ was 1,092 mg·L-1 (H2O2/Fe2+ = 20) at room temperature.
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- Xiao Qing Lin
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China E-mail:
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China E-mail:
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China E-mail:
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This research focused on determining the effectiveness of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma as an alternative to advanced oxidation processes (AOP) for antibiotic removal in solution. For this study, 20 mM (6.988 g/L) solutions of ampicillin were treated with a floating electrode dielectric barrier discharge (FE-DBD) plasma for varying treatment times. The treated solutions were analyzed primarily using mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). The preliminary product formed was Ampicillin Sulfoxide, however, many more species are formed as plasma treatment time is increased. Ampicillin was completely eliminated after five minutes of air-plasma treatment. The primary mechanism of ampicillin degradation by plasma treatment is investigated in this study.
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Soares PA, Souza R, Soler J, Silva TF, Souza SMGU, Boaventura RA, Vilar VJ. Remediation of a synthetic textile wastewater from polyester-cotton dyeing combining biological and photochemical oxidation processes. Sep Purif Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Soares PA, Silva TF, Ramos Arcy A, Souza SMGU, Boaventura RA, Vilar VJ. Assessment of AOPs as a polishing step in the decolourisation of bio-treated textile wastewater: Technical and economic considerations. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Szabados E, Sági G, Kovács A, Takács E, Wojnárovits L, Tungler A. Comparison of catalysis and high energy irradiation for the intensification of wet oxidation as process wastewater pretreatment. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-015-0894-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kumar R, Chakrabortty S, Pal P. Membrane-integrated physico-chemical treatment of coke-oven wastewater: transport modelling and economic evaluation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:6010-6023. [PMID: 25380632 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3787-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A modelling and simulation study with economic evaluation was carried out for an advanced membrane-integrated hybrid treatment process that ensures reuse of water with recovery of ammoniacal nitrogen as struvite from coke-oven wastewater. Linearized transport model was developed based on extended Nernst-Plank and concentration polarization modulus equation. Effects of pH, transmembrane pressure and cross-flow rate of interest on membrane charge density, solute rejection and solvent flux were investigated. The membrane module was successful in yielding a pure water flux as high as 120 L m(-2) h(-1) removing more than 95 and 96% of the cyanide and phenol, respectively, while permeating more than 90% NH4 (+)-N at a transmembrane pressure of only 15 × 10(2) KPa and at a pH of 10 for a volumetric cross-flow rate of 800 L h(-1). The Fenton's reagents were used to degrade more than 99% of pollutants present in the concentrated stream. The developed model could successfully predict the plant performance as reflected in the very low relative error (0.01-0.12) and overall high correlation coefficient (R(2) > 0.96). Economic analysis indicated that such a membrane-integrated hybrid system could be quite promising in coke wastewater treatment at low cost i.e. $0.934/m(2) of wastewater.
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- Ramesh Kumar
- Environment and Membrane Technology laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India,
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Soares PA, Batalha M, Souza SMAGU, Boaventura RAR, Vilar VJP. Enhancement of a solar photo-Fenton reaction with ferric-organic ligands for the treatment of acrylic-textile dyeing wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2015; 152:120-131. [PMID: 25618444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Literature describes a kinetic mineralization profile for most of acrylic-textile dyeing wastewaters using a photo-Fenton reaction characterized by a slow degradation process and high reactants consumption. This work tries to elucidate that the slow decay on DOC concentration is associated with the formation of stable complexes between Fe(3+) and textile auxiliary products, limiting the photoreduction of Fe(3+). This work also evaluates the enhancement of a solar photo-Fenton reaction through the use of different ferric-organic ligands applied to the treatment of a simulated acrylic-textile dyeing wastewater, as a pre-oxidation step to enhance its biodegradability. The photo-Fenton reaction was negatively affected by two dyeing auxiliary products: i) Sera(®) Tard A-AS, a surfactant mainly composed of alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and ii) Sera(®) Sperse M-IW, a dispersing agent composed of polyglycol solvents. The catalytic activity of the organic ligands toward the ferrous-catalysed system followed this order: Fe(III)-Oxalate > Fe(III)-Citrate > Fe(III)-EDDS, and all were better than the traditional photo-Fenton reaction. Different design parameters such as iron concentration, pH, temperature, flow conditions, UV irradiance and H2O2 addition strategy and dose were evaluated. The ferrioxalate induced photo-Fenton process presented the best results, achieving 87% mineralization after 9.3 kJUV L(-1) and allowing to work until near neutral pH values. As expected, the biodegradability of the textile wastewater was significantly enhanced during the photo-Fenton treatment, achieving a value of 73%, consuming 32.4 mM of H2O2 and 5.7 kJUV L(-1).
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- Petrick A Soares
- LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Engenharia Química, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Kumar R, Pal P. Membrane-integrated hybrid system for the effective treatment of ammoniacal wastewater of coke-making plant: a volume reduction approach. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2014; 35:2018-2027. [PMID: 24956796 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.889760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanofiltration (NF) of ammoniacal wastewater containing phenol and cyanide has been investigated for effective separation of these hazardous pollutants and for the subsequent downstream chemical treatment resulting in valuable by-product generation. Four different types of composite polyamide commercial NF membranes (Sepro, USA) were tested under different operating conditions including transmembrane pressure and recovery rate (RR). At a transmembrane pressure of 15 bar, the achieved rejection of cyanide and phenol were 95% and 93%, respectively (concentrated stream) when the permeate contained 85% of ammonium-N. A high flux of 120 L m-2 h-1 was achieved during NF at a concentrated mode, with a volumetric cross-flow rate of 800 L h-1 at a pH of 10.0. The RR was 60% for the NF 1 membrane. Fenton's reagents (7.0 and 3.75 g L-1 H202 and FeSO4 . 7H20, respectively) were used to degrade more than 99% of pollutants present in the concentrated stream. In the permeate side, 97% of NH4+ -N was precipitated out as struvite by using Mg2+ : NH4 : PO+4 in 1:1:1 molar ratio at pH 9.0.
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Fernández I, Suárez-Ojeda ME, Pérez J, Carrera J. Aerobic biodegradation of a mixture of monosubstituted phenols in a sequencing batch reactor. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 260:563-568. [PMID: 23811378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was inoculated with p-nitrophenol-degrading activated sludge to biodegrade a mixture of monosubstituted phenols: p-nitrophenol (PNP), PNP and o-cresol; and PNP, o-cresol and o-chlorophenol. Settling times were progressively decreased to promote biomass granulation. PNP was completely biodegraded. The PNP and o-cresol mixture was also biodegraded although some transitory accumulation of intermediates occurred (mainly hydroquinone and catechol). o-Chlorophenol was not biodegraded and resulted in inhibition of o-cresol and PNP biodegradation and complete failure of the SBR within a few days. The biomass had very good settling properties when a settling time of 1 min was applied: sludge volume index (SVI₅) below 50 mL g(-1), SVI₅/SVI₃₀ ratio of 1 and average particle size of 200 μm.
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- Isaac Fernández
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Karthikeyan S, Sekaran G, Gupta VK. Nanoporous activated carbon fluidized bed catalytic oxidations of aqueous o, p and m-cresols: kinetic and thermodynamic studies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:4790-4806. [PMID: 23292221 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1380-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nanoporous activated carbon prepared from rice husk through precarbonisation at 400 °C and phosphoric acid activation at 800 °C was used as fluidized bed in Fenton oxidation of the o, p and m-cresols in aqueous solution. The efficiencies of homogeneous Fenton oxidation, fluidized Fenton oxidation and aerobic biological oxidation systems for the removal of o, p and m-cresols in aqueous solution have been compared. The kinetic constants and the thermodynamic parameters for the homogeneous Fenton, heterogeneous Fenton and aerobic biological oxidations of o, p and m-cresols in synthetic wastewater were determined. The degradation of cresols in synthetic wastewater was confirmed using FT-IR, (1)H-NMR and UV-visible spectroscopy.
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- S Karthikeyan
- Environmental Technology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India.
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Michael I, Rizzo L, McArdell CS, Manaia CM, Merlin C, Schwartz T, Dagot C, Fatta-Kassinos D. Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for the release of antibiotics in the environment: a review. WATER RESEARCH 2013; 47:957-95. [PMID: 23266388 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 990] [Impact Index Per Article: 90.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/17/2012] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are among the main sources of antibiotics' release into various compartments of the environment worldwide. The aim of the present paper is to critically review the fate and removal of various antibiotics in wastewater treatment, focusing on different processes (i.e. biological processes, advanced treatment technologies and disinfection) in view of the current concerns related to the induction of toxic effects in aquatic and terrestrial organisms, and the occurrence of antibiotics that may promote the selection of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria, as reported in the literature. Where available, estimations of the removal of antibiotics are provided along with the main treatment steps. The removal efficiency during wastewater treatment processes varies and is mainly dependent on a combination of antibiotics' physicochemical properties and the operating conditions of the treatment systems. As a result, the application of alternative techniques including membrane processes, activated carbon adsorption, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), and combinations of them, which may lead to higher removals, may be necessary before the final disposal of the effluents or their reuse for irrigation or groundwater recharge.
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- I Michael
- Nireas-International Water Research Centre, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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Ioannou L, Velegraki T, Michael C, Mantzavinos D, Fatta-Kassinos D. Sunlight, iron and radicals to tackle the resistant leftovers of biotreated winery wastewater. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2013; 12:664-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c2pp25192b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pliego G, Zazo JA, Blasco S, Casas JA, Rodriguez JJ. Treatment of Highly Polluted Hazardous Industrial Wastewaters by Combined Coagulation–Adsorption and High-Temperature Fenton Oxidation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie202587b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Gema Pliego
- Ingenieria Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049
Madrid, Spain
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- Ingenieria Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049
Madrid, Spain
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- Ingenieria Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049
Madrid, Spain
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- Ingenieria Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049
Madrid, Spain
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- Ingenieria Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049
Madrid, Spain
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Magario I, García Einschlag F, Rueda E, Zygadlo J, Ferreira M. Mechanisms of radical generation in the removal of phenol derivatives and pigments using different Fe-based catalytic systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2011.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Santos A, Yustos P, Rodríguez S, Romero A. Mineralization lumping kinetic model for abatement of organic pollutants using Fenton's reagent. Catal Today 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2010.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Poerschmann J, Trommler U. Pathways of advanced oxidation of phenol by Fenton's reagent—Identification of oxidative coupling intermediates by extractive acetylation. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:5570-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.05.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Revised: 05/15/2009] [Accepted: 05/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Liotta LF, Gruttadauria M, Di Carlo G, Perrini G, Librando V. Heterogeneous catalytic degradation of phenolic substrates: catalysts activity. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 162:588-606. [PMID: 18586389 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This review article explored the catalytic degradation of phenol and some phenols derivates by means of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Among them, only the heterogeneous catalyzed processes based on catalytic wet peroxide oxidation, catalytic ozonation and catalytic wet oxidation were reviewed. Also selected recent examples about heterogeneous photocatalytic AOPs will be presented. In details, the present review contains: (i) data concerning catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenolic compounds over metal-exchanged zeolites, hydrotalcites, metal-exchanged clays and resins. (ii) Use of cobalt-based catalysts, hydrotalcite-like compounds, active carbons in the catalytic ozonation process. (iii) Activity of transition metal oxides, active carbons and supported noble metals catalysts in the catalytic wet oxidation of phenol and acetic acid. The most relevant results in terms of catalytic activity for each class of catalysts were reported.
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- L F Liotta
- Istituto per Lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN)-CNR via Ugo La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy.
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