GE, we bring good things to hor ellipsis. [Compliance with industrial pretreatment standards]
- Camp Dresser and McKee, Cambridge, MA (United States)
- General Electric Plastics Technology Div., Pittsfield, MA (United States)
The General Electric, Plastic Technology Division's research and development facility in Pittsfield, Mass., generates an industrial process wastewater that was formerly discharged to the local publicly owned wastewater treatment plant (POTW) with no treatment other than equalization and pH adjustment. The plant's wastewater contains three volatile organic compounds (VOCs), suspended solids, and high levels of oil and grease, among other wastes, which are generated in a series by pilot-scale plastic manufacturing facilities with wide variations in flow and concentrations. These discharges require rigorous treatment before being disposed to the local sewer to comply with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1987 categorical standards (40 CFR, Parts 403 and 414) that govern industrial wastewater discharged from the organic chemical, plastics, and synthetic fibers (OCPSF) industries. Treatment processes capable of achieving these regulated objectives routinely, reliably, and cost-effectively were evaluated in a pilot-scale treatability study. Special consideration was given to the impact of oil and grease on conventional treatment processes. The results proved air stripping as the best means of removing VOCs and the effectiveness of a unique phase separation and removal evaluation program.
- OSTI ID:
- 5289876
- Journal Information:
- Water Environment amp Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Water Environment amp Technology; (United States) Vol. 3:11; ISSN WAETE; ISSN 1044-9493
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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