Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater
There is growing concern from the scientific community that pharmaceutical compounds are not treated sufficiently by current wastewater treatment methods and therefore trace amounts of such compounds are being identified in surface water, ground water and sewage effluents. Advanced oxidation process...
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| author | Briers, Hannah Sallis, Paul J. Muhammad Yuzir, Muhamad Ali Abdullah, Norhayati Shreeshivadasan, Chelliapan |
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| description | There is growing concern from the scientific community that pharmaceutical compounds are not treated sufficiently by current wastewater treatment methods and therefore trace amounts of such compounds are being identified in surface water, ground water and sewage effluents. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are now being proposed for the specific treatment of industrial wastewaters and wastewaters containing pharmaceutical products. The AOP treatment for the antibiotic wastewater was researched following an anaerobic digestion. Various combinations of AOPs were considered using ozone (O3), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), ultra-violet (UV) and Fenton’s reagent. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC) and sulphate analysis were carried out to evaluate the efficiency of the AOPs. Results showed that the UV/H2O2 and UV/H2O2/O3 AOPs were considered to be most effective for this particular wastewater. A 70% COD removal and a 56% TOC removal were recorded for the UV/H2O2 processes, a 66% COD removal and a 56.6% TOC removal were recorded for the UV/H2O2/O3 processes. Sulphate concentrations increased during all AOPs due to oxidation of hydrogen sulphide (H2S). |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-303752019-07-23T09:01:18Z http://eprints.utm.my/30375/ Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater Briers, Hannah Sallis, Paul J. Muhammad Yuzir, Muhamad Ali Abdullah, Norhayati Shreeshivadasan, Chelliapan TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) There is growing concern from the scientific community that pharmaceutical compounds are not treated sufficiently by current wastewater treatment methods and therefore trace amounts of such compounds are being identified in surface water, ground water and sewage effluents. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are now being proposed for the specific treatment of industrial wastewaters and wastewaters containing pharmaceutical products. The AOP treatment for the antibiotic wastewater was researched following an anaerobic digestion. Various combinations of AOPs were considered using ozone (O3), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), ultra-violet (UV) and Fenton’s reagent. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC) and sulphate analysis were carried out to evaluate the efficiency of the AOPs. Results showed that the UV/H2O2 and UV/H2O2/O3 AOPs were considered to be most effective for this particular wastewater. A 70% COD removal and a 56% TOC removal were recorded for the UV/H2O2 processes, a 66% COD removal and a 56.6% TOC removal were recorded for the UV/H2O2/O3 processes. Sulphate concentrations increased during all AOPs due to oxidation of hydrogen sulphide (H2S). IJERA 2012-11 Article PeerReviewed Briers, Hannah and Sallis, Paul J. and Muhammad Yuzir, Muhamad Ali and Abdullah, Norhayati and Shreeshivadasan, Chelliapan (2012) Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, 2 (6). pp. 80-86. ISSN 2248-9622 https://www.ijera.com/pages/v2no6.html |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Briers, Hannah Sallis, Paul J. Muhammad Yuzir, Muhamad Ali Abdullah, Norhayati Shreeshivadasan, Chelliapan Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater |
| title | Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater |
| title_full | Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater |
| title_fullStr | Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater |
| title_short | Chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater |
| title_sort | chemical oxidation process for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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