NUOTEKŲ VALYMO SORBENTAIS TYRIMAS / RESEARCH OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH SORBENTS

Abstract

One of the largest industrial waste water pollutants is petroleum products. The most widely used physico-chemical cleaning methods (use of sorbents) are used for cleaning them, but the main difficulty is the selection of suitable sorbents (different according to their origin and structure) and maintenance of op-tidal treatment facilities. The production of sorbents from secondary raw materials reduces the amount of waste and, at the same time, protects nature against hazardous materials, for example from used car tires. Three different sorbent species (organic organic sorbents – branched lead, synthetic sorbents – zeolites, sorbents made of atrium raw materials – crushed used tires) have been evaluated and compared. The changes in the concentrations of oil products in the wastewater before and after treatment procees were evaluated and compared. The initial concentration of oil products in waste water was 0.25 mg/m3. Experimental studies show that the maximum adsorption capacity is 2.90 g/g (fraction 1.00−1.50 mm) of zeolite 2.55 g/g (fraction 2 mm), and 1.97 g/g The crushed tire rubber (fraction 1.00−1.50 mm) has adsorption capacity similar to that of a trimmer. The efficiency of the separa-tion of ceolite (fraction 2.00 mm) ranged from 87.51% to 96.11%, and the straw burners from 91.30% to 94.55%, and the crushed tire rubber shavings (fraction 1.00−1, 50 mm), the purification efficiency ranged from 91.51% to 95.21%.