Title: Nitrogen removal in tertiary wastewater treatment plant of a chemical complex

Authors: Jingming Liu, Cunyi Song, Liying Chen, Dajun Sun

Addresses: School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast dianli University, 132012 Jilin, China; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China. ' School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China. ' School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast dianli University, 132012 Jilin, China. ' School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China

Abstract: A Biochemical Contact Oxidation Film (BCOF) technique was piloted for the treatment of a secondary effluent of the Jilin Chemical Industry Corporation (JCIC). The original pulse contact flocculation clarifier used for the tertiary treatment was not performing to the discharge standards. Results show that NH₃-N concentration was decreased from 30 mg/L to 15 mg/L, COD concentration was decreased from 133 mg/L to 100 mg/L. The treated effluent from the new process can be reused as washwater for the sludge dewatering belt presses. It is estimated that 876 thousand tons of clean water and 2,156,000 RMB can be saved per year.

Keywords: BCOF; biochemical contact oxidation film; wastewater reuse; nitrification; denitrification; COD removal; complex chemical wastewater; chemical oxygen demand; wastewater treatment; secondary effluent; washwater; sludge dewatering; nitrogen removal.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2009.025128

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2009 Vol.37 No.2/3, pp.245 - 255

Published online: 13 May 2009 *

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