STUDY ON ADVANCED TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER BY ULTRA FILTRATION FOR REUSING PURPOSE – ON-SITE PILOTS

Abstract

Reclaimed water has been greatly applied worldwide recently to augment water supply for non-potable domestic purpose. The present study put an effect on assessing the application of ultra-filtration (UF) on advanced treatment following conventional domestic wastewater treatment and coal mining wastewater for reusing purpose. On-site advanced treatment pilots using UF membrane with the capacity of 1 – 1.5 m3/h were built to treat decentralized domestic wastewater which has a low concentration of organic matters and coal mining wastewater which is abated by chemical-physical process and advanced treatment train. Dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, Chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), volatile suspended solids (VSS), Total Nitrogen (TN) and ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N) in domestic wastewater and TSS, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and hardness of coal mining wastewater were analyzed. The pollutants in domestic wastewater were reduced significantly as of 82% TSS, 86% BOD5, 82% COD, and 96% NH4-N. The removal efficiency in coal mining wastewater reached 93.5% TSS, 67% iron, 68% manganese, and 52% hardness. The analyzed parameters in permeate of both pilots met legislation thresholds of Vietnam technical regulation on domestic water quality, proving that reclaimed water treated by UF can be used for non-potable domestic purposes.