Journal
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
Volume 25, Issue -, Pages 265-271Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2014.11.003
Keywords
MBR; Wastewater treatment; Water reuse; Ethylene glycol; Olefin
Funding
- Marun Petrochemical Complex, Iran [38-106-2/593]
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This study aims to investigate the technical feasibility of employing membrane bioreactor (MBR) as a practical approach for ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) and olefin units wastewater treatment in a petrochemical complex. EO/EG unit wastewater mainly contains ethylene glycol and acetaldehyde and olefin unit wastewater includes benzene and ethyl benzene, with COD concentration of 1900 +/- 900 mg/L and 900 +/- 300 mg/L, respectively. Experimental studies of MBR pilot plants with volume of 2.5 m(3) were carried out during 6 months in different HRTs and various mixed ratios of EO/EG to olefin unit wastewater. Results revealed that using MBR, COD removal efficiency of 97.5% is accomplished in HRT of 13.5 h for EO/EG and 85% in HRT of 18 h for olefin wastewater. For the mixed ratio of 2/1 and in HRT of 18 and 24 h, COD removal efficiency of 93.5% and 96% was achieved, respectively. Membrane fouling was analyzed at different MISS concentrations. The results at optimum MISS of 8 g/L revealed that fouling resistance is mainly due to the membrane pore blocking, and cake and gel resistances contribute less to membrane fouling. Results indicated that MBR is a promising technology for treatment of high fluctuation toxic components in petrochemical wastewater. (C) 2014 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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