Modeling of phenol and cyanide removal in a full-scale coke-oven wastewater treatment plant

The BioWin general activated sludge (AS) model (EnviroSim Associates, Ltd, Canada) was extended to predict the kinetics of phenol and cyanide removal from coke-oven wastewater mixed with sewage. To apply the modeling for this type of wastewater, a different model structure and an accurate estimation...

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Published in:Desalination and water treatment 2016-11, Vol.57 (52), p.25181-25193
Main Authors: Elawwad, Abdelsalam, Naguib, Ahmed, Abdel-Halim, Hisham
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated sludge
Ammonium
BioWin AS model
Coke
Coke-oven wastewater
Cyanide
Cyanide process
Cyanides
Mathematical models
Modelling
Nitrification
Parameters
Phenol
Phenols
Sensitivity analysis
Sewage
Waste water
Wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment plants
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Summary:The BioWin general activated sludge (AS) model (EnviroSim Associates, Ltd, Canada) was extended to predict the kinetics of phenol and cyanide removal from coke-oven wastewater mixed with sewage. To apply the modeling for this type of wastewater, a different model structure and an accurate estimation of the stoichiometric and kinetic parameters are required. In this study, additional processes for the phenol and cyanide were added to the BioWin AS model. Due to the inhibitory effect phenol and cyanide have on biological processes, the Haldane equation was used rather than the Monod equation that is typically used in wastewater modeling. A sensitivity analysis was performed to select the most sensitive parameter in the extended model. The model was calibrated under steady-state conditions and validated under dynamic-flow conditions. Adjustments were made only to the most sensitive parameters of the extended model processes related to phenol and cyanide. The new calibrated parameters were compared to the existing parameters from the literature, which were based on batch lab-scale experiments with synthetic wastewater. The extended model was capable of describing COD, ammonium, phenol, and cyanide removal in a full-scale coke-oven wastewater treatment plant under dynamic conditions.
ISSN:1944-3986
1944-3994
1944-3986
DOI:10.1080/19443994.2016.1148637