Abstract
Conventional pretreatment and secondary biochemical treatment are ineffective methods for removing phosphorus from phosphorus-containing pesticide wastewater. In this study, coagulation-coupled ozone catalytic oxidation was used to treat secondary biochemical tailwater of phosphorus-containing pesticide wastewater thoroughly. The effects of the coagulant type, coagulant dosage, coagulant concentration, wastewater pH, stirring rate, and stirring time on the removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total phosphorus (TP), and chromaticity were investigated during coagulation. When the dosage of the coagulant PAFS was equal to 100 mg/L, the concentration of the coagulant, pH, stirring rate, and stirring time were 5 wt%, 8, 100 rpm, and 5 min, respectively, and the removal rates of COD, TP, and chroma in wastewater reached the maximum value of 17.6%, 86.8%, and 50.0%, respectively. Effluent after coagulation was treated via ozone catalytic oxidation. When the respective ozone dosage, H2O2 dosage, catalyst dosage, and reaction time were 120 mg/L, 0.1 vt‰, 10 wt%, and 90 min, residual COD and chromaticity of the final effluent were 10.3 mg/L and 8, respectively. The coagulation-coupled ozone catalytic oxidation process has good application prospects in the treatment of secondary biochemical tailwater from phosphorus-containing pesticide wastewater.
Highlights
The abuse of pesticides worldwide has caused severe environmental problems and widespread concern [1]
When the degradation of wastewater color was unaffected by PAFS
The remaining amount of total phosphorus (TP) is only 0.68 mg/L at the optimal coagulation condition, and PAFS has an advantage in removing TP
Summary
The abuse of pesticides worldwide has caused severe environmental problems and widespread concern [1]. As the main agricultural agent, phosphorus-containing pesticides are widely used in local and foreign agricultural production because of their wide killing range, significant effect, and high pest lethality [2]. The rapid development of agriculture, increasing use of phosphorus-containing pesticides, and large amounts of phosphorus-containing wastewater generated in the production process of pesticides have discharged harmful substances, which can be absorbed by passive plants into water bodies, such as lakes, rivers, and oceans [5]. These substances seriously threaten human life and health through their enrichment in the food chain. Effective degradation techniques or methods are necessary to alleviate the pollution of phosphorus-containing pesticide wastewater in the environment
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