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Treatment of Wet FGD Wastewater by a Modified Chemical Precipitation Method Using a Solid Powder Reagent

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This research focused on developing a modified chemical precipitation (MCP) method for treating wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) waste water by adding a solid powder reagent directly. Simulated wet FGD wastewater was treated by MCP method in simulation experiments. Optimization experiments were carried out with the help of response surface methodology (RSM) and central composite design (CCD) to evaluate the effects and the interactions of experimental variables, including reagent dosage, temperature and pH value. The optimal reagent dosage, temperature and pH value were 3018.0 mg/L, 40.5 °C and 5.7, respectively. The RSM was demonstrated as an appropriate approach for the optimization of wet FGD wastewater treatment with the MCP method. A comparative study between the MCP method and the traditional chemical precipitation (TCP) method on raw wet FGD wastewater treatment was conducted. Results indicate that the MCP had less reagent dosage and variety than the TCP method had. Thus, the MCP method had a lower cost.

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Yong Kang, Jia Lu & Jing Guo

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China

    Jia Lu & Jing Guo

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Kang, Y., Lu, J. & Guo, J. Treatment of Wet FGD Wastewater by a Modified Chemical Precipitation Method Using a Solid Powder Reagent. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 23, 110–121 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-017-0027-4

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