title: Characterization of dissolved organic matter during landfill leachate treatment by sequencing batch reactor, aeration corrosive cell-Fenton, and granular activated carbon in series.
abstract: Landfill leachate is generally characterized as a complex recalcitrant wastewater containing high concentration of dissolved organic matter (DOM). A combination of sequencing batch reactor (SBR)+aeration corrosive cell-Fenton (ACF)+granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption in series was proposed for the purpose of removing pollutants in the leachate. Fractionation was also performed to investigate the composition changes and characteristics of the leachate DOM in each treatment process. Experimental results showed that organic matter, in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD), 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD(5)), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC), was reduced by 97.2%, 99.1%, and 98.7%, respectively. To differentiate the DOM portions, leachates were separated into five fractions by XAD-8 and XAD-4 resins: hydrophobic acid (HPO-A), hydrophobic neutral (HPO-N), transphilic acid (TPI-A), transphilic neutral (TPI-N), and hydrophilic fraction (HPI). The predominant fraction in the raw leachate was HPO-A (36% of DOC), while the dominant fraction in the final effluent was HPI (53% of DOC). Accordingly, macromolecules were degraded to simpler ones in a relatively narrow range below 1000 Da. Spectral and chromatographic analyses also showed that most humic-like substances in all fractions were effectively removed during the treatments and led to a simultaneous decrease in aromaticity.
authors.affiliation: School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing-Liang
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Liang-Liang
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun-Chen
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C045076:Fenton's reagent; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002606:Charcoal; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron