Removal of selected emerging micropollutants from wastewater treatment plant effluent by advanced non-oxidative treatment - A lab-scale case study from Serbia

Autor: Minja Bogunović, Tatjana Djaković Sekulić, David Heath, Marjeta Česen, Ester Heath, Jelena M. Prodanović, Ivana Ivančev-Tumbas, Aleksandra Tubić
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Science of The Total Environment. 765:142764
ISSN: 0048-9697
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142764
Popis: The presence of 48 emerging micropollutants was tested in influent and effluent from primary and secondary treatment at a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Serbia. Sixteen emerging micropollutants (active pharmaceutical ingredients, bisphenols, parabens and UV filters) had concentrations >LOQ (max. conc. 33.4 μg/L). The removal efficiency of primary treatment ranged from 2.0% - 96.0%. In the case of secondary treatment, except for ketoprofen (61.0%), diclofenac (62.6%) and carbamazepine (−20.0%), all other measured micropollutants had removal efficiency above 77.0%. Advanced non-oxidative lab-scale treatments were investigated. Powdered activated carbon (PAC) adsorption achieved removal efficiencies in the range 52.4–99.9%, novel coagulation with natural coagulant isolated from beans achieved removal efficiencies in range 3.2–99.9%, conventional coagulation with ferric chloride 3.12–96.4%, combined adsorption/coagulation 2.69–99.9% and combined PAC/ultrafiltration (PAC/UF) 60–99.9%. For most of the micropollutants, their removal efficiencies were similar to that reported in the literature. Novel natural coagulant showed significant potential compared to the conventional coagulant during a short episode of sub-optimal WWTP operation. When natural coagulant was applied as a part of an adsorption/coagulation hybrid process, there was no negative effect on PAC adsorption, while for conventional coagulant that was not always the case. Also, a structure property relationship (SPR) study revealed correlations between the removal efficiency of the majority of treatments applied and total polar surface area (TPSA) of the micropollutants.
Databáze: OpenAIRE