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Mineralization of organic matter from vinasse using physicochemical treatment coupled with Fe2+-activated persulfate and peroxymonosulfate oxidation
Fagier, M. A.; Ali, E. A.; Tay, K. S. & Abas, M. R. B.
Abstract
Application of advanced oxidation process for
wastewater treatment has gained more attention recently. In
this study, the efficiency of coagulation–flocculation pretreatment
coupled with sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation
process (SR-AOP) in the removal and mineralization
of organic matter of sugarcane vinasse was evaluated. For
coagulation–flocculation, jar-test experiment was carried
out with ferric chloride as coagulant and the removal of TOC,
color and UV254 was determined. The results revealed that by
using 15 g/L of coagulant, 70 % of TOC removal and nearly
100 % of UV254 and color removal were achieved. The
pretreated vinasse was then subjected to SR-AOP. In this
study, sulfate radical was generated using persulfate (PS) and
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activated by Fe(II). The effect of
reaction time, oxidants to Fe(II) ratio and pH on the TOC
removal efficiency were investigated. For the effect of
reaction time, the TOC removal was found to increase significantly
for the first 5 min. TOC removal was found to
increase with increasing concentration of Fe(II) for PMS.
However, for Fe(II)/PS, the TOC removal efficiency was
decreased with increasing Fe(II) concentration. Both Fe(II)/
PMS and Fe(II)/PS showed the highest TOC removal efficiency
when the oxidation was carried out at pH 7. By using
the selected optimum condition, nearly 70 and 49 % of TOC
removal were achieved for PMS/Fe(II) and PS/Fe(II),
respectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that SR-AOP
can be a promising alternative method for TOC removal
from sugarcane vinasse.
Keywords
Waste treatment; Radical; Total organic carbon; Wastewater; Coagulation–flocculation
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