Ozonation performance of WWTP secondary effluent of antibiotic manufacturing wastewater.
The ozonation performance of wastewater treatment plant secondary effluent of oxytetracycline (OTC) manufacturing wastewater was investigated in terms of ozone dosage and initial pH levels when OTC contributed to a negligible fraction in the chemical oxygen demand (COD) ingredients of the medium-organic-strength wastewater with low biodegradability. A particular emphasis was placed on ammonia, OTC, and residual antibacterial activity (RAA) (evaluated using the objective pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus). It appears that an ozone dosage of 657 mg L⁻¹ (120 min of reaction) was enough to achieve an OTC abatement of 96%, and COD and biochemical oxygen demand removals of 29% and 33%, respectively, at initial levels of 10.4, 1360, and 300 mg L⁻¹ , respectively. There is a clear correlation between complete OTC depletion and complete RAA disappearance with an increase of ozone dosage. The presence of plentiful non-antibiotic refractory substances influenced the determination of the optimum ozone dosage for biodegradability enhancement and OTC/RAA reduction as well as the ozonation transformation of NH(3). The initial pH adjustment from the original level (pH 9) to pH 11 significantly reduced COD removal while RAA and NH(3) levels were not significantly influenced.
Zheng
Shaokui
S
MOE Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences/State Key Lab of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. zshaokui@yahoo.com.cn
Cui
Cancan
C
Liang
Qianjin
Q
Xia
Xinghui
X
Yang
Fan
F
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; D010126:Ozone; D010118:Oxytetracycline