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Three-dimensional fluorescence spectrometer was adopted for the content analysis of different types of organics in coking wastewater before biochemical treatment and through biochemical treatment, and the model of parallel factors was employed to analyze fluorescence components and contents. It was found that tryptophan-like components were the most easily degraded by biology, while humic-like components were the least easily degraded. Meanwhile, it had been seen that the change trends over time of total fluorescence densities of proteinoid fluorescence, and degradable organic fluorescence were highly consistent with that of parameter values of COD, NH3-N in this wastewater after analyzing the trends of the two indexes. It was proved that the three-dimensional fluorescence spectrum method was appropriate for the accurate degradation analysis of wastewater components.
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Zhu, P., Zhu, K., Puzey, R. et al. Analysis of Fluorescence and Biodegradability of Wastewater. Water Air Soil Pollut 230, 108 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-018-4064-y
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