FATE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS IN MUNICIPAL ACTIVATED-SLUDGE PLANTS

被引:39
作者
PARKER, WJ [1 ]
THOMPSON, DJ [1 ]
BELL, JP [1 ]
MELCER, H [1 ]
机构
[1] WASTEWATER TECHNOL CTR,DIV BIOL PROC,BURLINGTON,ON,CANADA
关键词
ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC TREATMENT; BIODEGRADATION; MASS TRANSFER; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; STRIPPING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;
D O I
10.2175/WER.65.1.8
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The fate of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in municipal activated sludge plants was investigated at pilot and full scale. More than 80% of the mass flow of nonchlorinated compounds was observed to be biodegraded while less than 20% was removed by stripping. Conversely, 46% of the mass flow of chlorinated compounds was biodegraded and 47% was removed by stripping. Adsorption of VOCs onto waste sludge was not a significant removal mechanism. The pilot plant employed was found to effectively emulate the liquid-gas phase partitioning and overall compound removals observed in a full-scale plant. Little difference in liquid-gas phase partitioning was observed for coarse and fine pore diffusers in spite of differing mass-transfer characteristics as demonstrated by oxygen-transfer measurements. This implies that equilibrium between the liquid and gas-phase concentrations was achieved with both diffuser types. Stripping of VOCs was observed to increase with airflow; however, the extent of stripping increased at a declining rate.
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页码:58 / 65
页数:8
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