Abstract
The aim of the present work was to characterize and treat a mature landfill leachate using a coagulation/flocculation process followed by a photo-Fenton oxidation treatment. The leachate was obtained from a landfill in Tetlama, Morelos (Mexico) during the drought season and was characterized in terms of its major pollutants. Considerable levels of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total carbon (TC) and NH4+ were identified, as well as high concentrations of Hg, Pb, and As. Other heavy metals such as Ni, Co, Zn, Cd, and Mn were detected at trace levels. The lethal concentration (LC50) of the leachate, evaluated on Artemia salina, was 12,161±11mg/L of COD, demonstrating an antagonistic interaction among the leachate's components. The treatment of this effluent consisted of a coagulation–flocculation process using an optimal dose of FeCl3·6H2O of 300mg/L. The supernatant was treated using a photo-Fenton process mediated with FeCl2·4H2O and H2O2 in a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) photo-reactor operating in batch mode using an R ratio (R=[H2O2]/[Fe2+]) of 114. The global removal efficiencies after treatment were 56% for the COD, 95% for TC, and 64% for NH4+. The removal efficiencies for As, Hg, and Pb were 46%, 9%, and 85%, respectively.
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