Green Technology for the Removal of Chloro-Organics from Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater

This study evaluates the treatment efficiency of a horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetland (HSSF-CW) for the removal of chloro-organic compounds from pulp and paper mill wastewater. The surface area of the HSSF-CW unit was 5.25 m² and was planted with Colocasia esculenta. The wastewater was c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. - 1998. - 87(2015), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 660-9
1. Verfasser: Choudhary, Ashutosh Kumar (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kumar, Satish, Sharma, Chhaya, Kumar, Vivek
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated Industrial Waste
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Zusammenfassung:This study evaluates the treatment efficiency of a horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetland (HSSF-CW) for the removal of chloro-organic compounds from pulp and paper mill wastewater. The surface area of the HSSF-CW unit was 5.25 m² and was planted with Colocasia esculenta. The wastewater was characterized for different chloro-organic compounds, that is, adsorbable organic halides (AOX), chlorophenolics, and chlorinated resin and fatty acids (cRFAs). Under a hydraulic retention time of 5.9 days, the average AOX, chlorophenolics, and cRFA removal from wastewater was 87, 87, and 93%, respectively. Some of the chlorophenolics were found to accumulate in the plant biomass and soil material. The mass balance studies show that a significant fraction of chlorophenolics and cRFA was degraded in the constructed wetland system. Modeling studies were carried out to estimate the first-order area-based removal rate constants (k) for chemical oxygen demand removal. The HSSF-CW was found to be an effective treatment technology for the remediation of pulp and paper mill wastewater
Beschreibung:Date Completed 25.09.2015
Date Revised 11.07.2015
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1554-7531
DOI:10.2175/106143014X14182397986688