Technical and economic assessment of reverse osmosis for treatment of landfill leachate

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5229744

Technical assessment of the application of reverse osmosis (RO) technology for the treatment of landfill leachates, and evaluation of the technical and economic benefits of RO for the treatment of this waste water. The assessment includes evaluation of pretreatment processes used before RO, and evaluation of an RO test system to determine its efficiency in removing contaminants and other performance characteristics such as membrane flux. Technical advantages of the process are considered in light of the results of this experimental work. Capital and operating costs for the RO treatment process were also developed based on the results of the experimental work and compared with costs of conventional treatment practices.

• Research Organization: Zenon Environmental, Inc., Burlington, ON (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 5229744
• Report Number(s): MIC-91-03908/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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LEACHATES
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
DECONTAMINATION
ECONOMICS
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
LEACHING
SANITARY LANDFILLS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
CLEANING
CONTROL
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MIXTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
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