Characterization and treatment of aqueous wastes and residue from petroleum refineries. Final report 1 Oct 79-30 Sep 82
This research project was designed to identify process wastewaters which contained a significant proportion of the total load of contaminants in petroleum refinery wastewaters and to evaluate methods for intensively treating these highly concentrated low-volume streams. In addition, selected waste residues from API gravity separator, dissolved air flotation units, and 'slop' oil emulsions were analyzed to determine the presence of hazardous chemicals as listed by EPA's Office of Solid Waste. Process wastewaters from the fluid catalytic cracking units, crude desalting unit, coking unit, and barometric condensor contained the highest levels of contaminants. These process wastewater streams were major contributors to the total load of phenol, ammonia, sulfide, and organic carbon contamination of the combined refinery wastewaters.
- Research Organization:
- Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5382180
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-260281
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AMMONIA
CARBON
CATALYTIC CRACKING
FILTRATION
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
PHENOL
SULFIDES
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
AROMATICS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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