Use of Fenton oxidation to improve the biodegradability of a pharmaceutical wastewater

Tekin H., BİLKAY O., Ataberk S. S., Balta T. H., Ceribasi I. H., Sanin F. D., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, cilt.136, sa.2, ss.258-265, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 136 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jhazment.2005.12.012
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.258-265
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: biodegradability, pharmaceutical wastewater, Fenton's reagent, Fenton's oxidation, pretreatment, HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE, KINETICS, INTERFERENCE, REAGENT
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The applicability of Fenton's oxidation to improve the biodegradability of a pharmaceutical wastewater to be treated biologically was investigated. The wastewater was originated from a factory producing a variety of pharmaceutical chemicals. Treatability studies were conducted under laboratory conditions with all chemicals (having COD varying from 900 to 7000 mg/L) produced in the factory in order to determine the operational conditions to utilize in the full-scale treatment plant. Optimum pH was determined as 3.5 and 7.0 for the first (oxidation) and second stage (coagulation) of the Fenton process, respectively. For all chemicals, COD removal efficiency was highest when the molar ratio of H2O2/Fe2+ was 150-250. At H2O2/Fe2+ ratio of 155, 0.3 M H2O2 and 0.002 M Fe2+, provided 45-65% COD removal.