Treatment of Petroleum Refinery Wastewater by using UASB Reactors
Petroleum refineries discharged large amount of
wastewater -during the refining process- that contains hazardous
constituents that is hard to degrade. Anaerobic treatment process is
well known as an efficient method to degrade high strength
wastewaters. Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanker (UASB) is a
common process used for various wastewater treatments. Two UASB
reactors were set up and operated in parallel to evaluate the treatment
efficiency of petroleum refinery wastewater. In this study four
organic volumetric loading rates were applied (i.e. 0.58, 0.89, 1.21
and 2.34 kg/m3·d), two loads to each reactor. Each load was applied
for a period of 60 days for the reactor to acclimatize and reach steady
state, and then the second load applied. The chemical oxygen demand
(COD) removals were satisfactory with the removal efficiencies at the
loadings applied were 78, 82, 83 and 81 % respectively.
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physicochemical properties of a water body in the Niger delta". Applied
ecology and environmental research 3(1): 61-72. ISSN 1589 1623.
2005.
[2] CJ.G. Jou, and G.C Huang, (2003), A pilot study for oil refinery
wastewater treatment using a fixed film bioreactor. Adv. Environ. Res.,
7: 463-469.
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Sequencing Batch Reactor". Water Research 38, 965-971. 2004.
[4] H.H.P. Fang, D.W. Liang, T. Zhang, Y. Liu, "Anaerobic treatment of
phenol in wastewater under thermophilic condition", Water Research,
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 427-434, ISSN 0043-1354. DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2005.11.025. February 2006.
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Wastewater Using SBR. Wat.Sci.Tec. - Iwa , Vol 43 No 3 Pp 299-306.
2001.
[6] G. Ma, A. N. "Creating Anoxic and Microaerobic Conditions in
Sequencing Batch Reactors Treating Volatile BTX Compounds". Water
Science and Technology - Iwa, Vol 43 No 3 Pp 275-282. 2001.
[7] L. Metcalf, H. Eddy, "Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and
Reuse", fourth ed., McGraw Hill, New York, 2003, Pp 637.
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"Optimization of petroleum refinery effluent treatment in a UASB
reactor using response surface methodology", Journal of Hazardous
Materials, Volume 197, Pages 26-32, ISSN 0304-3894,
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.09.052. 15 December 2011.
[9] H.H. Chou, J.S. Huang, "Comparative granule characteristics and
biokinetics of sucrose-fed and phenol-fed UASB reactors",
Chemosphere, Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 107-116, ISSN 0045-6535,
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.09.097. March 2005.
[10] F. Ghavipanjeh, J. Shayagen, "Treatment of Tehran refinery Effluents in
UASB Reactors", Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1,
No.2 summer & autumn 2004, IACHE. 2004.
[11] W Trnovec. and T.J. Britz, "Influence of organic loading rate and
hydraulic retention time on the efficiency of a UASB bioreactor treating
a canning factory effluent", ISSN 0378-4738, Water SA, Vol. 24 No. 2
Pp1147-1152. April 1998.
[12] H.A. Gasim, S.R.M. Kutty, M.H. Isa, "Biodegradability of Petroleum
Refinery Wastewater in Batch Reactor", Proceeding of International
Conference on Sustainable Building and Infrastructure (ICSBI 2010),
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. 2010.
[13] S.R.M. Kutty, H.A. Gasim, P.F. Khamaruddin, A. Malakahmad,
"Biological Treatability Study for Refinery Wastewater using Bench
Scale Sequencing Batch Reactor Systems", WIT Transactions on
Ecology and the Environment, Water Resources Management VI, Vol
145, 2011 WIT Press, ISSN 1743-3541(online), pp 691-699. 2011.
[14] H.A. Gasim, S.R.M. Kutty, M.H. Isa, "Petroleum Refinery Effluent
Biodegradation in Sequencing Batch Reactor", International Journal of
Applied Science and Technology, Vol. 1 No. 6;, Pages 179-183, ISSN
2221-1004. November 2011.
[15] L. S. Clesceri, A. D. Eaton, A. E. Greenberg, M. A. H. Franson,
"Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater".
American Public Health Association, American Water Works
Association, & Water Environment Federation. Washington, DC:
American Public Health Association. 1996.
[16] V. Diamantis, and A. Aivasidis, "Kinetic Analysis and Simulation of
UASB Anaerobic Treatment of a Synthetic Fruit Wastewater", Global
NEST Journal, Vol 12, No 2, pp 175-180, 2010.
[1] TV Otokunefor, C. Obiukwu, "Impact of refinery effluent on the
physicochemical properties of a water body in the Niger delta". Applied
ecology and environmental research 3(1): 61-72. ISSN 1589 1623.
2005.
[2] CJ.G. Jou, and G.C Huang, (2003), A pilot study for oil refinery
wastewater treatment using a fixed film bioreactor. Adv. Environ. Res.,
7: 463-469.
[3] S. T. Sami Sarfaraz, "Anoxic Treatment of Phenolic Wastewater in
Sequencing Batch Reactor". Water Research 38, 965-971. 2004.
[4] H.H.P. Fang, D.W. Liang, T. Zhang, Y. Liu, "Anaerobic treatment of
phenol in wastewater under thermophilic condition", Water Research,
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 427-434, ISSN 0043-1354. DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2005.11.025. February 2006.
[5] E.T. Yoong, A. P. Biodegradation of High Strength Phenolic
Wastewater Using SBR. Wat.Sci.Tec. - Iwa , Vol 43 No 3 Pp 299-306.
2001.
[6] G. Ma, A. N. "Creating Anoxic and Microaerobic Conditions in
Sequencing Batch Reactors Treating Volatile BTX Compounds". Water
Science and Technology - Iwa, Vol 43 No 3 Pp 275-282. 2001.
[7] L. Metcalf, H. Eddy, "Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and
Reuse", fourth ed., McGraw Hill, New York, 2003, Pp 637.
[8] S.O. Rastegar, S.M. Mousavi, S.A. Shojaosadati, S. Sheibani,
"Optimization of petroleum refinery effluent treatment in a UASB
reactor using response surface methodology", Journal of Hazardous
Materials, Volume 197, Pages 26-32, ISSN 0304-3894,
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.09.052. 15 December 2011.
[9] H.H. Chou, J.S. Huang, "Comparative granule characteristics and
biokinetics of sucrose-fed and phenol-fed UASB reactors",
Chemosphere, Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 107-116, ISSN 0045-6535,
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.09.097. March 2005.
[10] F. Ghavipanjeh, J. Shayagen, "Treatment of Tehran refinery Effluents in
UASB Reactors", Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1,
No.2 summer & autumn 2004, IACHE. 2004.
[11] W Trnovec. and T.J. Britz, "Influence of organic loading rate and
hydraulic retention time on the efficiency of a UASB bioreactor treating
a canning factory effluent", ISSN 0378-4738, Water SA, Vol. 24 No. 2
Pp1147-1152. April 1998.
[12] H.A. Gasim, S.R.M. Kutty, M.H. Isa, "Biodegradability of Petroleum
Refinery Wastewater in Batch Reactor", Proceeding of International
Conference on Sustainable Building and Infrastructure (ICSBI 2010),
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. 2010.
[13] S.R.M. Kutty, H.A. Gasim, P.F. Khamaruddin, A. Malakahmad,
"Biological Treatability Study for Refinery Wastewater using Bench
Scale Sequencing Batch Reactor Systems", WIT Transactions on
Ecology and the Environment, Water Resources Management VI, Vol
145, 2011 WIT Press, ISSN 1743-3541(online), pp 691-699. 2011.
[14] H.A. Gasim, S.R.M. Kutty, M.H. Isa, "Petroleum Refinery Effluent
Biodegradation in Sequencing Batch Reactor", International Journal of
Applied Science and Technology, Vol. 1 No. 6;, Pages 179-183, ISSN
2221-1004. November 2011.
[15] L. S. Clesceri, A. D. Eaton, A. E. Greenberg, M. A. H. Franson,
"Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater".
American Public Health Association, American Water Works
Association, & Water Environment Federation. Washington, DC:
American Public Health Association. 1996.
[16] V. Diamantis, and A. Aivasidis, "Kinetic Analysis and Simulation of
UASB Anaerobic Treatment of a Synthetic Fruit Wastewater", Global
NEST Journal, Vol 12, No 2, pp 175-180, 2010.
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wastewater -during the refining process- that contains hazardous
constituents that is hard to degrade. Anaerobic treatment process is
well known as an efficient method to degrade high strength
wastewaters. Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanker (UASB) is a
common process used for various wastewater treatments. Two UASB
reactors were set up and operated in parallel to evaluate the treatment
efficiency of petroleum refinery wastewater. In this study four
organic volumetric loading rates were applied (i.e. 0.58, 0.89, 1.21
and 2.34 kg/m3·d), two loads to each reactor. Each load was applied
for a period of 60 days for the reactor to acclimatize and reach steady
state, and then the second load applied. The chemical oxygen demand
(COD) removals were satisfactory with the removal efficiencies at the
loadings applied were 78, 82, 83 and 81 % respectively.", keywords = "Petroleum refinery wastewater, anaerobic treatment,
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