Treatment of high-strength industrial wastewater by wet air oxidation - A case study

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作者
Lin, SH [1 ]
Ho, SJ [1 ]
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[1] Yuan Ze Inst Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Neili 320, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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10.1016/S0956-053X(97)00039-1
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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Treatment of high concentration chemical wastewater obtained from a petrochemical company by wet air oxidation (WAO) is studied. Experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of the mixer speed, operating pressure, initial pH of wastewater and temperature on the pollutant (chemical oxygen demand or COD) removal. Both air and oxygen were tested to determine their respective effect on the COD removal. Results showed that over 50% of COD removal can be easily realized in an hour of WAO treatment. Also considered in the present study was the catalytic WAO treatment of the high concentration wastewater. Copper sulfate (CuSO4), cobalt oxide (Co2O3) and zinc oxide (ZnO) were employed as the catalysts. The COD removal efficiency of the catalytic WAO process was found to vary significantly with the catalyst utilized with CuSO4 being the most effective. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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