Treatment of High-Concentration Wastewater from an Oil and Gas Field via a Paired Sequencing Batch and Ceramic Membrane Reactor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Treatment Process
2.2. Analytical Methods
2.3. Microbial Diversity Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Lab-Scale and Pilot-Scale Test
3.2. Engineering Application
3.2.1. Debugging Stage
3.2.2. TMP Changes
3.3. Microbial Diversity Analysis
3.4. Economic Evaluation
3.4.1. Total Infrastructure Investment
3.4.2. Running Cost
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | Parameter | Unit | Range | Average | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wastewater discharged from offshore oil rigs | Temperature | °C | 18.3–22.4 | -- | -- |
pH | 6.5–9.1 | -- | -- | ||
COD | mg/L | 20,000—76,000 | 25,660 | 13,170 | |
BOD5 | mg/L | 36.1–650 | 338.5 | 237.3 | |
TP | mg/L | 15–34.2 | 24.6 | 9.8 | |
TN | mg/L | 1200–2736 | 2024 | 556 | |
Oil | mg/L | 600–2200 | 1525 | 549 |
Item | pH | COD (mg/L) | NH3-N (mg/L) | TN (mg/L) | TP (mg/L) | SS (mg/L) | Oils (mg/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HCOGW | 6.5–9.1 | 30,000–40,000 | 650–820 | 1400–1620 | 22–25 | 500–600 | 600–2200 |
effluent | 8.46–8.75 | < 250 | <30 | <70 | <5 | 0 | <2 |
Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standards of China (GB8978-1996) | 6–9 | 500 | - | - | - | 400 | 30 |
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Wei, Y.; Jin, Y.; Zhang, W. Treatment of High-Concentration Wastewater from an Oil and Gas Field via a Paired Sequencing Batch and Ceramic Membrane Reactor. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061953
Wei Y, Jin Y, Zhang W. Treatment of High-Concentration Wastewater from an Oil and Gas Field via a Paired Sequencing Batch and Ceramic Membrane Reactor. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(6):1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061953
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei, Yuan, Yue Jin, and Wenjie Zhang. 2020. "Treatment of High-Concentration Wastewater from an Oil and Gas Field via a Paired Sequencing Batch and Ceramic Membrane Reactor" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061953