title: Feasibility investigation of oily wastewater treatment by combination of zinc and PAM in coagulation/flocculation.
abstract: Poly-zinc silicate (PZSS) is a new type of coagulant with cationic polymer synthesized by polysilicic acid and zinc sulfate. It has been used in several sorts of wastewaters treatment, but not used in oily wastewater treatment. In this study, we investigated the coagulation/flocculation of oil and suspended solids in heavy oil wastewater (HOW) by PZSS and anion polyacrylamide (A-PAM). The properties of PZSS cooperated with A-PAM were compared with PAC and PFS in dosages, PAMs amount, settling time, pH value and flocs morphology. The results showed that PZSS was more efficient than PAC and PFS. Under the optimum experimental conditions of coagulation/flocculation (dosage: 100mg/L, A-PAM dosage: 1.0mg/L, settling time time: 40min and pH 6.5-9.5), more than 99% of oil was removed and suspended solid value less than 5mg/L by using PZSS cooperated with A-PAM, which could satisfy the demands of the pre-treatment process for HOW to be reused in the steam boiler or recycled into the injecting well.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China. zyb_hb@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yubin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Changzhu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jingdong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wenhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pu
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005427:Flocculation; D005648:Fuel Oils; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*; D000099166:Polyacrylamides
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D005648:Fuel Oils; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011108:Polymers; D017640:Silicates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D015032:Zinc; D000099166:Polyacrylamides