Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 240, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120046
Keywords
Sewer odor and corrosion; Sulfate -reducing bacteria; Sulfide -oxidizing bacteria; Free nitrous acid; Electrochemical system; Online control of chemical dosing
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This article provides a comprehensive review of sulfide control measures, including chemical additives, ventilation, and pipe material improvements, to prevent sewer corrosion and odor emission caused by sulfate-reducing bacteria. It emphasizes the importance of managing sewer networks as an integral part of an urban water system.
In sewer systems where anaerobic conditions are present, sulfate-reducing bacteria reduce sulfate to hydrogen sulfide (H2S), leading to sewer corrosion and odor emission. Various sulfide/corrosion control strategies have been proposed, demonstrated, and optimized in the past decades. These included (1) chemical addition to sewage to reduce sulfide formation, to remove dissolved sulfide after its formation, or to reduce H2S emission from sewage to sewer air, (2) ventilation to reduce the H2S and humidity levels in sewer air, and (3) amendments of pipe materials/surfaces to retard corrosion. This work aims to comprehensively review both the commonly used sulfide control measures and the emerging technologies, and to shed light on their underlying mechanisms. The optimal use of the above-stated strategies is also analyzed and discussed in depth. The key knowledge gaps and major challenges associated with these control strategies are identified and strategies dealing with these gaps and challenges are recommended. Finally, we emphasize a holistic approach to sulfide control by managing sewer networks as an integral part of an urban water system.
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