title: Removal of refractory organics in nanofiltration concentrates of municipal solid waste leachate treatment plants by combined Fenton oxidative-coagulation with photo--Fenton processes.
abstract: Removal of the refractory organic matters in leachate brines generated from nanofiltration unit in two full-scale municipal solid waste landfill leachate treatment plants was investigated by Fenton oxidative-coagulation and ultraviolet photo - Fenton processes in this study. Fenton oxidative-coagulation was performed under the condition of an initial pH of 5.0 and low H2O2/Fe(2+) ratios. After precipitate separation, the remaining organic constituents were further oxidized by photo - Fenton process. For both leachate brines with varying pollution strength, more than 90% COD and TOC reductions were achieved at H2O2/Fe(2+) dosages of 35 mM/8 mM and 90 mM/10 mM, respectively. The effluent COD ranged 120-160 mg/L under the optimal operating conditions, and the biodegradability was increased significantly. Fenton oxidative-coagulation was demonstrated to contribute nearly 70% overall removal of organic matters. In the combined processes, the efficiency of hydrogen peroxide varied from 216 to 228%, which may significantly reduce the operating cost of conventional Fenton method. Six phthalic acid esters and thirteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were found in leachate brines, and, on the average, around 80% phthalic acid esters and 90% polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were removed by the combined treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Jiuyi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Lele
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Xiujun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Aimin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China. Electronic address: ymzhou@bjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yanmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Xiaping Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Plant, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Liao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: China Construction Technology Consulting Co. LTD Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D005374:Filtration; D005427:Flocculation; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000528:radiation effects; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: C045076:Fenton's reagent; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D062611:Solid Waste; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron
keywords: Coagulation; Leachate brine; Municipal solid waste; Nanofiltration; Photo – Fenton; Refractory organic matters