Minimization of chromium-contaminated wastewater at a plating facility in the Eastern United States

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.670090315· OSTI ID:5609167

Walker, Jr, J F; Wilson, J H; Brown, Jr, C H

Because construction of a new plating facility is currently planned, a complete renovation of the existing plating facility is not economically feasible. As a result, the program sponsor, the Naval Energy and Environment Support Activity (NEESA), was given the task of demonstrating the use of innovative wastewater treatment technologies that will minimize the hazardous wastes generated at the facility and maintain compliance with the local discharge limits until the new facility is constructed. This paper will discuss (1) the plating facility modifications which resulted in an 85% reduction of the quantity of chromium contamination exiting the plating facility, (2) the results of the RO pilot-scale tests, and (3) start-up of the full-scale RO/evaporator system at the plating facility. 1 ref., 8 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOD; DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5609167
• Report Number(s): CONF-891113-2; ON: DE90001062
• Resource Relation: Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 3; Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual meeting, San Francisco, CA (USA), 5-10 Nov 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MINIMIZATION
PLATING
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
WATER POLLUTION
MITIGATION
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
ORNL
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
USA
WASTE WATER
DEPOSITION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SURFACE COATING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
WATER
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)