Applicability of the biological activated carbon process to the tertiary treatment of refinery wastewater for reuse purposes

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Proc. Ind. Waste Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5266241

Schwartz, M ^[1]; James, L S; Rice, R G; Benedek, A

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1. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Pasadena, CA

It is generally accepted that the Clean Water Act (1977) gave an impetus to the reuse of wastewater. Recycling of cooling water has always received considerable attention by refineries because it represents as much as 90% of refinery water usage. It has been shown that to minimize makeup water (and thus increase recycling), either the evaporation rate and/or the blowdown must be reduced. This can be accomplished by minimizing the amount of contaminants added to the system, or in other words, improve the quality of the makeup water. The biological activated carbon (BAC) process was tested as an advanced treatment technology for the production of a reusable effluent of a high quality in terms of organic matter.

• OSTI ID: 5266241
• Report Number(s): CONF-810577-
• Journal Information: Proc. Ind. Waste Conf.; (United States), Vol. 36; Conference: 36. annual Purdue industrial waste conference, Lafayette, IN, USA, 12 May 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
WASTE WATER
WATER TREATMENT
ACTIVATED CARBON
ADSORPTION
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
FILTRATION
OZONIZATION
RECYCLING
ADSORBENTS
CARBON
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID WASTES
NONMETALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SORPTION
WASTES
WATER
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