Chemically enhanced primary treatment of municipal wastewater with ferrate(VI). (25th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zheng, Lei; Feng, Huan; Liu, Yueqiang; Gao, Jinshan; Sarkar, Dibyendu; Deng, Yang
• Is Part Of: Water environment research. Volume 93:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 817
• Page End: 825
• Publication Date: 2020-11-25
• Subjects: chemical oxidation -- chemically enhanced primary treatment -- coagulation -- COD -- disinfection -- ferrate(VI) -- phosphorus -- sedimentation -- TSS; Water quality management -- Periodicals; Water -- Purification -- Periodicals; Water -- Pollution -- Periodicals; Water -- Pollution; Water -- Purification; Water quality management; Sewage; Water Pollution; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 628.16
• DOI: 10.1002/wer.1473
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1061-4303

Abstract

Abstract: Chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) with ferrate(VI), a multifunctional treatment agent, was investigated for the treatment of municipal wastewater in a laboratory‐scale study. The treatment performance was evaluated at different ferrate(VI) doses (0.0–9.0 mg/L as Fe) and pH (6.0 and 7.5). The optimal removals of total suspended solids (TSS) (52%), total chemical oxygen demand (COD) (34%), and total phosphorus (47%) were achieved at the highest ferrate(VI) dose (9.0 mg/L as Fe) and the weakly alkaline condition (pH 7.5). The pollutant abatements principally ascribed to the formation of large‐sized aggregate and ensuing sedimentation fell within the reported ranges of CEPT with traditional coagulants. However, different from conventional CEPT, ferrate(VI) appreciably removed recalcitrant dissolved organic phosphorus (49%) and simultaneously inactivated total coliform (3.30 log removal) and Escherichia coli (3.67 log removal) at 9.0 mg/L Fe(VI) and pH 7.5. The CEPT with ferrate(VI) offers an innovative alternative for improving municipal wastewater treatment. Practitioner points: Ferrate(VI) represents a promising agent for chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) of municipal wastewater. CEPT with ferrate(VI) can effectively alleviate TSS, total COD, and total P via the formation of large‐sized aggregates and ensuing sedimentation. Ferrate(VI) can substantially remove recalcitrant dissolved organic phosphorus in municipal wastewater. Different from other CEPT coagulants, ferrate(VI) can appreciably inactivate bacterial indicators during CEPT. Higher ferrate(VI) dose and weakly alkaline pH favor the performance of ferrate(VI) CEPT. Abstract : Ferrate‐enabled CEPT can simultaneously alleviate recalcitrant dissolved organic phosphorus and bacterial indicators in wastewater, besides TSS, COD, and TP, thus serving as a promising.