Engineering Aspects of the Integration of Chemical and Biological Oxidation: Simple Mechanistic Models for the Oxidation Treatment
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 130, Issue 9
Abstract
Oxidation processes can oxidize biorecalcitrant compounds into biodegradable intermediates, which in turn can be treated less expensively by a subsequent biological process. To design such a two-step (chemical+biological) process to treat poorly characterized wastewaters, it is useful to model the time evolution of characteristic global variables, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), in order to develop a useful treatment strategy based upon these classical variables. We consider two simple model reaction networks, requiring three- and five-rate constants, respectively. The first model, proposed recently, involves conversion of a nonbiodegradable species, C, into a single biodegradable intermediate S. Here, biodegradable compounds are immediate kinetic products of oxidation. In general, it is not probable that a single recalcitrant compound undergoes a single-step reaction to However, when working with complex undefined wastewaters streams, single-step reactions may be used to simplify. The second new model corresponds to a lag time in BOD formation due to the necessity of multiple partial oxidations to reach a first biodegradable intermediate. The second network includes two intermediates, I and S, which are, respectively, nonbiodegradable and biodegradable. We then compare model behavior with an unfortunately sparse literature on BOD and COD values versus time in chemical reactors, and demonstrate the convenience of the first model, and the occasional necessity of the second, which reflects the presence of early intermediates which are nonbiodegradable.
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Received: Dec 14, 2000
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Published online: Aug 16, 2004
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