Abstract
This study investigates the feasibility of using a two-stage process combining a photochemical oxidation process (UV/H/sub 2/O/sub 2/) and a biological fluidized-bed system to treat dilate-organic wastewater discharged from semiconductor manufacturing facilities. This combined process has the merits of decomposing recalcitrant organic chemicals into intermediate products more amenable to biodegradation, thereby achieving high degree of mineralization of organic compounds that are otherwise toxic to aerobic biodegradation. Six organic solvents, including propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, ethyl lactate, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, isopropanol, and phenol, were evaluated due to their common applications in various wafer fabrication processes. The optimal operating conditions (H/sub 2/O/sub 2/ dosage, pH, exposure time) for the first-stage UV/H/sub 2/O/sub 2/ were determined for each chemical, and a nominal condition was selected for the ensuing biodegradation, experiments. GC/MS analyses demonstrated that UV/H/sub 2/O/sub 2/ indeed decomposed the chemicals into smaller fragments that could be effectively mineralized by aerobic biodegradation.
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