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Use of coagulants to treat coking plant wastewater

Journal Article · · Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5163690
Laboratory investigations of the kinetics of precipitation of suspended matter were conducted on the wastewater of the Krivoi Rog Coke works, which was treated with coagulants in the form of 1% aqueous solutions. The water samples were collected from the air tank of the industrial biochemical treatment facilities. The initial concentration of suspended solids in the phenolic wastewater during the investigations was in the range of 1100-1200 mg/l; pH 6.4-7.4; alkalinity 1.5-3.0 mg-eq/l; hardness 0.75-0.84 mg-eq/l; and oxygen demand 250-270 mg O/sub 2//l. The other mean quality indices of the treated wastewater were, mg/l: chlorides 1072; sulfates 417; volatile ammonia 124; total ammonia 676; phenols 1.3; thiocyanates 4.3; total salts 2212; tars and oils 4.4. The coagulant dosage was determined by the method of test coagulation. In the course of the analyses the authors determined the suspended solids concentration of the residual iron and aluminum ions, as well as the pH in the collected samples. Then they determined the clarification effect (E, %), which was computed by the formula E = 100(C/sub r/ - C/sub c/)/C/sub i/, where C/sub r/ and C/sub c/ are the suspended solids concentrations in the raw water and in the treated water, respectively, mg/l.
OSTI ID:
5163690
Journal Information:
Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 3; ISSN COKCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English