Waste Treatment and Recovery · 2018 · 13 citations · 11 references
EngineeringChemical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringWastewater ReuseWastewater TreatmentWater TreatmentBiological Treatment ProcessesIndustrial Wastewater TreatmentNutrient RemovalWaste TreatmentWastewater ManagementWastewater Treatment For ReuseChemical Oxygen DemandHeat Pump TechnologyTreated Wastewater ReuseWastewater Reduction
Abstract Washing detergents in process wastewaters from fine chemical industry produce high Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), which poses a serious environmental problem. Method has to be found, which follows the principles of circular economy so that the treated water can be recycled or reused. Heat pump vacuum evaporator is evaluated in order to reduce the Chemical Oxygen Demand of process wastewater with washing detergent content from initial 7500 mg O 2 /L to a lower value below the effluent limit , which is 1000 mg O 2 /L. Yield and COD rejection are determined for the evaluation of selected treatment. Experiments are investigated with LED Italia R150-v3 pilot apparatus. Different evaporation pressures were applied during measurements. It The highest removal or reduction of in the Chemical Oxygen Demand was reached certainly using the lowest possible pressure, which is 40 mbar.
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