Double catholyte electrochemical approach for preparing ferrate-aluminum: a compound dxidant-coagulant for water purification

Ferrate is an excellent water treatment agent for its multi-functions in oxidation, disinfection, coagulation and adsorption, but its coagulation ability depends on its dosage and is after its oxidation. This paper focuses on preparing a new kind of ferrate combined with alum to enhance its coagulation function for water purification. An effective electrolysis reactor was designed and employed in the test. Some key parameters in the process of electrolysis concerning the preparation efficiency, such as the current density, temperature and alkalinity were also investigated. The proper conditions for ferrate-alum preparation were determined. In the condition of 5V given voltage, 6h electrolyzing interval, below 2% alum concentration (in weight), a combined liquid ferrate-alum products was successfully prepared, which contained 0.0294 mol/L FeO_{4/sub>^2-, 0.0302 mol/L total soluble ferron with 2% Al2O3. There was no insoluble ferron produced by controlling an optimum electrochemical condition.}     

Coagulation of micro-polluted Pearl River water with IPF-PACIs

Water samples collected from early March 2001 to the end of April 2002 at the branch of Pearl River around the Guangzhou City were analyzed for its micro-polluted characteristics. The coagulation behavior of polyaluminum chlorides(PACIs) was then examined focusing on the effect of primary water quality and speciation distribution. The results showed that PACIs exhibit better coagulation efficiency than alum in accordance with the different speciation.The turbidity removal property of PACIs is evidently better than alum at low dosage. While in neutral zone(about 6.5--7.5), the turbidity removal of PACIs decreases owing to the restabilization of particles at higher dosage. The organic matters in raw water exhibit marked influence on coagulation. In acidic zone, organic matters complex with polymer species and promote the formation of flocs. With an increase in pH, the complexation of organics with polymer species gradually decreases, and the removal of organics mainly depends on adsorption. The effect is evidently improved with the raise of B value.     

Investigating the coagulation of non-proteinaceous algal organic matter: Optimizing coagulation performance and identification of removal mechanisms

The removal of algal organic matter(AOM) is a growing concern for the water treatment industry worldwide. The current study investigates coagulation of non-proteinaceous AOM(AOM after protein separation), which has been minimally explored compared with proteinaceous fractions. Jar tests with either aluminum sulphate(alum) or polyaluminium chloride(PACl) were performed at doses of 0.2–3.0 mg Al per 1 mg of dissolved organic carbon in the p H range 3.0–10.5. Additionally, non-proteinaceous matter was characterized in terms of charge, molecular weight and carbohydrate content to assess the treatability of its different fractions. Results showed that only up to 25% of non-proteinaceous AOM can be removed by coagulation under optimized conditions. The optimal coagulation p H(6.6–8.0 for alum and 7.5–9.0 for PACl) and low surface charge of the removed fraction indicated that the prevailing coagulation mechanism was adsorption of non-proteinaceous matter onto aluminum hydroxide precipitates. The lowest residual Al concentrations were achieved in very narrow p H ranges, especially in the case of PACl. High-molecular weight saccharidelike organics were amenable to coagulation compared to low-molecular weight( 3 k Da)substances. Their high content in non-proteinaceous matter(about 67%) was the reason for its low removal. Comparison with our previous studies implies that proteinaceous and nonproteinaceous matter is coagulated under different conditions due to the employment of diverse coagulation mechanisms. The study suggests that further research should focus on the removal of low-molecular weight AOM, reluctant to coagulate, with other treatment processes to minimize its detrimental effect on water safety.     

Influential factors of formation kinetics of flocs produced by water treatment coagulants

The growth rate and size of floc formation is of great importance in water treatment especially in coagulation process.The floc formation kinetics and the coagulation efficiency of synthetic water were investigated by using an on-line continuous optical photometric dispersion analyze and the analysis of water quality.Experimental conditions such as alum dosage,pH value for coagulation,stirring intensity and initial turbidity were extensively examined.The photometric dispersion analyze results showed that coagulation of kaolin suspensions with two coagulants(alum and polyaluminium chloride) could be taken as a two-phase process:slow and rapid growth periods.Operating conditions with higher coagulant doses,appropriate pH and average shear rate might be particularly advantageous.The rate of overall floc growth was mainly determined by a combination of hydraulic and water quality conditions such as pH and turbidity.The measurement of zeta potential indicates that polyaluminium chloride exhibited higher charge-neutralizing ability than alum and achieved lower turbidities than alum for equivalent Al dosages.Under the same operating conditions,the alum showed a higher grow rate,but with smaller floc size.     

Decomposition kinetics of dimethyl methylphospate(chemical agent simulant) by supercritical water oxidation

Supercritical water oxidation （SCWO） has been drawing much attention due to effectively destroy a large variety of high-risk wastes resulting from munitions demilitarization and complex industrial chemical. An important design consideration in the development of supercritical water oxidation is the information of decomposition rate. In this paper, the decomposition rate of dimethyl methylphosphonate（DMMP）, which is similar to the nerve agent VX and GB（Sarin） in its structure, was investigated under SCWO conditions. The experiments were performed in an isothermal tubular reactor with a H2O2 as an oxidant. The reaction temperatures were ranged from 398 to 633℃ at a fixed pressure of 24 MPa. The conversion of DMMP was monitored by analyzing total organic carbon （TOC） on the liquid effluent samples. It is found that the oxidative decomposition of DMMP proceeded rapidly and a high TOC decomposition up to 99.99% was obtained within 11 s at 555℃. On the basis of data derived from experiments, a global kinetic equation for the decomposition of DMMP was developed. The model predictions agreed well with the experimental data.     

Algal removal from cyanobacteria-rich waters by preoxidation-assisted coagulation–flotation: Effect of algogenic organic matter release on algal removal and trihalomethane formation

The cyanobacteria-bloom in raw waters frequently causes an unpredictable chemical dosing of preoxidation and coagulation for an effective removal of algal cells in water treatment plants. This study investigated the effects of preoxidation with NaOCl and ClO_2 on the coagulation-flotation effectiveness in the removal of two commonly blooming cyanobacteria species, Microcystis aeruginosa(MA) and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii(CR), and their corresponding trihalomethane(THM) formation potential. The results showed that dual dosing with NaOCl plus ClO_2 was more effective in enhancing the deformation of cyanobacterial cells compared to single dosing with Na OCl, especially for CR-rich water.Both preoxidation approaches for CR-rich water effectively reduced the CR cell count with less remained dissolved organic carbon(DOC), which benefited subsequent coagulation–flotation. However, preoxidation led to an adverse release of algogenic organic matter(AOM) in the case of MA-rich water. The release of AOM resulted in a poor removal in MA cells and a large amount of THM formation after oxidation-assisted coagulation-flotation process. The reduction in THM formation potential of CR-rich waters is responsible for effective algae and DOC removal by alum coagulation. It is concluded that the species-specific characteristic of cyanobacteria and their AOM released during chlorination significantly influences the performance of coagulation–flotation for AOM removal and corresponding THM formation.     

Effects of Ca(OH)2 assisted aluminum sulfate coagulation on the removal of humic acid and the formation potentials of tri-halomethanes and haloacetic acids in chlorination

The effects of addition of calcium hydroxide on aluminum sulphate(or alum) coagulation for removal of natural organic matter(NOM) and its subsequent effect on the formation potentials of two major types of regulated disinfection byproducts(DBPs),haloacetic acids(HAAs) and trihalomethanes(THMs),have been examined.The results revealed several noteworthy phenomena.At the optimal coagulation pH(i.e.6),the coagulation behavior of NOM water solutions versus alum dose,showed large variation and a consequent great change in the formation potentials of the DBPs at certain coagulant doses.However,with addition of a relatively small amount of Ca(OH) 2,although the zeta potential of coagulated flocs remained almost the same,NOM removal became more consistent with alum dose.Importantly,also the detrimental effect of charge reversal on NOM removal at the low coagulant dose disappeared.This resulted in a steady decrease in the formation potentials of DBPs as a function of the coagulant dose.Moreover,the addition of Ca(OH) 2 broadened the pH range of alum coagulation and promoted further reduction of the formation potentials of the DBPs.The enhancement effects of Ca(OH) 2 assisted alum coagulation are especially pronounced at pH 7 and 8.Finally,synchronous fluorescence spectra showed that the reduction in DBPs formation potential by Ca(OH) 2-assisted alum coagulation was connected to an enhanced removal of small hydrophobic and hydrophilic HA molecules.Ca(OH) 2-assistance of alum coagulation appeared to increase substantially the removal of the hydrophilic HA fraction responsible for HAAs formation,prompting further reduction of HAA formation potentials.     

Prediction of DOM removal of low specific UV absorbance surface waters using HPSEC combined with peak fitting

High performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) is used in water quality research primarily to determine the molecular weight distribution of the dissolved organic matter (DOM), but by applying peak fitting to the chromatogram, this technique can also be used as a tool to model and predict DOM removal. Six low specific UV absorbance (SUVA) source waters were treated using coagulation with alum and both the source and treated water samples were analysed using HPSEC. By comparing the molecular weight profiles of the source and treated waters, it was established that several DOM components were not effectively removed by alum coagulation even after high dosage alum treatment. A peak-fitting technique was applied based on the concept of linking the character (molecular weight profile) of the recalcitrant organics in the treated water with those of the source water. This was then applied to predict DOM treatability by determining the areas of the peaks which were assigned to removable organics from the source water molecular weight profile after peak fitting, and this technique quantified the removable and non-removable organics. The prediction was compared with the actual dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal determined from jar testing and showed good agreement, with variance between 2% and 10%. This confirmed that this prediction approach, which was originally developed for high SUVA waters, can also be applied successfully to predict DOC removal in low SUVA waters.     

Fulvic acid removal by nanoparticle TiO2 using a submerged membrane photocatalysis reactor

The degradation of fulvic acid（FA） by nanoparticle TiO2 in a submerged membrane photocatalysis（SMPC） reactor was studied. In this reactor, photocatalytic oxidation and membrane separation co-occured. The continuous air supplier provided O2 for the photocatalytical reaction and mixed the solution through an airflow controller. The particle TiO2 could automatically settle due to gravity without particle agglomeration so it could be easily separated by microfiltration（MF） membrane. It was efficient to maintain high flux of membranes. The effects of operational parameters on the photocatalytic oxidation rate of FA were investigated. Results indicated that photocatalyst at 0.5 g/L and airflow at 0.06 m^3/h were the optimum condition for the removal of fulvic acid, the removal efficiency was higher in acid media than that in alkaline media. The effects of different filtration duration on permeate flux rate of MF with P25 powder and with nanoparticle TiO2 were compared. Experimental results indicated that the permeate flux rate of MF was improved and the membrane fouling phenomenon was reduced with the addition of nanoparticle TiO2 catalyst compared with conventional P25 powder. Therefore, this submerged membrane photocatalysis reactor can faciliate potential application of photocatalytic oxidation process in drinking water treatment.     

Dyes wastewater treatment by reduction-oxidation process in an electrochemical reactor packed with natural manganese mineral

A novel technology which combined electrochemical process catalyzed by manganese mineral with electro-assisted coagulation process was proposed in this study. The mineralization of organic pollutant from simulated dye wastewater containing an azo dye Acid Red B（ARB） was experimentally investigated using this method. It was found that the manganese mineral could catalyze the electrochemical process dramatically. The TOC removal percentage of electrochemical treatment catalyzed by manganese mineral was 43.6% while the TOC removal percentage of the process using the manganese mineral alone and using the electrolysis alone were 9.3% and 20.8%, respectively. Moreover, it was found that combined electroxidation with electro-assisted coagulation process could more effectively eliminate ARB. After a period of 180 min electrooxidation and 300 min electroreduction, almost 66.9% of TOC was removed, and the dissolved Mn^2＋. could be effectivly removed. The effects of the order of oxidation and reduction, the proper ratio electrooxidation/reduction time, and current density on the removal efficiency were investigated in detail. In addition, a proposed mechanism of manganese-mineral-catalyzed electrooxidation-reduction process was discussed in this paper.     

多功能复合高铁水处理药剂的电解制备研究

通过膜电解方法合成具有氧化、絮凝、吸附等多功能的复合高铁水处理药剂，研究电流过程的电流、温度、碱度等重要参数与高铁制备效率的关系，实验证明，控制适宜的电解时间和条件，可以获得高铁浓度为０．０２３３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ、总铁２为０．０２８２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的复合药液，其中不含铁的固体形态，适合作为以现场制备和投加为目的的高效多功能水处理药剂     

高铁酸盐氧化絮凝去除水中腐殖质的研究

研究了高铁酸盐对饮用水中富里酸（ＦＡ）的去除性能与作用条件，考察了高铁酸盐单独氧化、氧化絮凝和与聚合氯化铝联合应用的除ＦＡ效果。结果表明，当高铁酸钾与ＦＡ的质量比为１２时，高铁酸盐氧化可以去除水中９０％以上的ＦＡ，在浑浊水中高铁酸盐具有氧化和絮凝的双重作用效能，同样高铁酸盐投加量下，可将９５％以上的ＦＡ去除。采取高铁酸盐与聚合铝联用可显提高对ＦＡ的去除效果。     

高铁酸盐预氧化对松花江水混凝效果的影响

以高铁酸钾和硫酸铝为预氧化剂和混凝剂,考察了NH ,4-N、浊度、TOC、AOC和相对分子质量分布(Mr)等参数的变化,分析了高铁酸钾预氧化对松花江水源水性质产生的影响.结果表明,单独硫酸铝混凝时,在混凝剂投量为50mg·L-1的条件下,松花江水的UV254、浊度、TOC的去除率分别为36.7%、80.2%、31.1%.当高铁酸钾为预氧化剂,投量为1 mg·L-1,时,混凝后松花江水的UV254、浊度、TOC的去除率分别为63.3%、89.6%、37.%.铁酸盐预氧化使混凝后的NH ,4-N值上升了17%.高铁酸盐预氧化使松花江水混凝后的AOC值从998 μg·L-1升到1 241 μg·L-1,同时,使混凝后的AOC/TOC从28.4%上升到38.7%,很大程度上提高了原水中有机物的可生物降解性.这一过程中, AOC-P17所代表的醛酮类物质显著增加,达到总AOC的83%.溶解态有机物分子量分布的考察表明, Mr小于500的分子所占的百分比由单独混凝时的38.9%上升到预氧化后的65.0%,证明高铁酸钾预氧化将原水中的大分子有机物氧化成小分子有机物.分子有机物的增加引起了原水可生物降解性的提高.     

新型高效水处理剂高铁酸钾的研究进展

高铁酸钾是一种集氧化、消毒、絮凝/助凝、脱色、除臭等功能为一体的新型绿色多功能水处理剂,具有重要的研究开发和推广应用价值。文章针对国内外相关研究进展,介绍了高铁酸钾的氧化性、稳定性;对比了高铁酸钾3种制备方法及各自优缺点;同时从不同方面对高铁酸钾的应用研究进行了论述;并分析了其联用技术的协同效应。最后,对高铁酸钾的研究方向和应用前景作出展望。     

高铁酸盐对藻类肝毒素的降解

研究高铁酸盐对悦目颤藻(Oscillatoria amoena)肝毒素(Microcystin-LR)的降解效能及其与pH的关系. 结果表明,处理有机质含量很高的藻类肝毒素粗提液,当高铁投加量增到40mg/L,pH控制在6～10,肝毒素几乎被完全降解.同时高铁的还原产物Fe³⁺、Fe(OH)₃发挥其助凝、絮凝的作用,对水体中有机质吸附沉降去除,TOC去除率达到50%左右,铁几乎无残留.高效液相色谱分析发现,作用机制可能是高铁氧化或异构化Adda基团的共轭双键,使Adda基团的结构发生变化,从而降低其毒性.     

高铁酸盐预氧化对颤藻去除效果及机理的研究

以深圳市铁岗水库水源为主要研究对象，通过与单纯投加聚合氯化铝（PAC）相比，研究了高铁酸盐预氧化对铁岗水中颤藻（Oscillatoria)的去除效能，藻类去除率高达97．85％。证明在处理较难去除的颤藻时，高铁酸盐与PAC联用，可显著提高对藻类的去除效能，初步研究了预氧化方法对水中颤藻去除的机理。     

高铁酸盐溶液的制备与去除氨氮的实验研究

根据现场制备要求,优化传统高铁制备工艺,得出工业化现场制备液体高铁的最佳工艺条件,进而用于水库水氨氮的去除研究。实验结果表明,通过优化工艺所制得高铁浓度为24 g/L左右,铁转化率为80%左右。高铁对氨氮的去除效果随高铁与氨氮的摩尔比增大而增大,当摩尔比为0.45时,高铁对水源水中氨氮的去除率可达75%;在保证高去除率的基础上,通过延长絮凝反应时间,可降低高铁投加量;如果采用高铁预氧化,聚合铝或三氯化铁作絮凝剂,可提高对氨氮的去除率,还能大幅度降低高铁投加量,缩短反应时间。     

高铁酸钾同时降解微污染水中苯酚和Cr(Ⅵ)的研究

研究了高铁酸钾同时去除微污染水中苯酚和Cr(Ⅵ). 利用静态试验,分析了去除效果的影响因素,并初步探讨了其降解机理.结果表明,高铁酸钾氧化-絮凝协同去除Cr(Ⅵ)、苯酚和CODMn在氧化pH值为4.0,氧化时间20min,絮凝pH值为7.0,絮凝时间30min,高铁酸钾与苯酚的质量比为10:1的最佳条件下,Cr(Ⅵ)、苯酚、CODMn的去除率分别达到84.41%、28.33%、23.34%.说明高铁酸钾是一种可高效去除微污染水中Cr(Ⅵ)的水处理剂.     

双隔膜电解槽电化学合成高铁酸钠的研究

利用铁丝为阳极,铜为阴极,NaOH溶液为电解液,陶瓷膜为隔膜,于双隔膜电解槽中电解制备高铁酸钠(Na₂FeO₄). 探索了阳极室容积、缓冲室容积、电解液浓度(c(NaOH))、温度和隔膜孔径变化条件下生成的c(Na₂FeO₄) 的变化情况,并给出了c(Na₂FeO₄)发生变化的原因. 结果表明: 减小阳极容积,一定范围内增加缓冲室容积,增加c(NaOH),减小隔膜孔径及适宜的温度均有利于提高c(Na₂FeO₄). 由正交实验可得,在阳极室容积为40 mL,缓冲室容积为40 mL,c(NaOH)为20 mol/L,隔膜孔径为0.01 μm,温度为35 ℃,电流为2 A时,电解3 h后c(Na₂FeO₄)为93.43 mmol/L.