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Development of combined biological technology for treatment of high-strength organic wastewater and results of case studies

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Our study group has developed a unique combined biological technology to treat high-strength organic wastewaters from the industries of dyestuff, pharmaceutical, chemical engineering and zymolysis by using the principles of anaerobic ecological niche and bio-phase separation. The study obtained five national invention patents and eight patent equipments. This technology contains four kernel processes - two-phase anaerobic-aerobic process, hydrolysis-acidification-oxidation process, UASBAF-oxidation process, and internal cycling-hydrolysis-oxidation process. Fifteen pilot projects were accomplished in the basins of Tai Lake, Huai River, Liao River and Songhua River, and their total capital investment reached 185.214 million Yuan (RMB). Compared to conventional wastewater treatment technology, the innovative technology is more cost-effective for high-strength organic wastewater treatment, can save capital investment by 15% – 30%, lessen land usage by 20% to 40% and decrease the operating cost by 10% to 25%. The operating cost of treatment per cubic meter industrial wastewater could be below 0.6 to 1.4 Yuan (RMB).

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  1. Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, School of Municipal & Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090, Harbin, P.R.China

    Ren Nanqi, Wang Aijie, Han Hongjun, Ma Fang, Ding Jie, Shi Yue & Zhao Dan

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Ren, N., Wang, A., Han, H. et al. Development of combined biological technology for treatment of high-strength organic wastewater and results of case studies. J Ocean Univ. China 5, 311–316 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-006-0021-2

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