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An Alternative Process to Treat Boiler Feed Water for Reuse
Author(s) -
Guirgis Adel,
Ghosh Jyoti P.,
Achari Gopal,
Langford Cooper H.,
Banerjee Daliya
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143012x13373575830836
Subject(s) - waste management , settling , boiler (water heating) , reuse , environmental science , boiler feedwater , water treatment , particulates , environmental engineering , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry
A bench‐scale process to treat boiler feed water for reuse in steam generation was developed. Industrial water samples from a steam‐assisted gravity drainage plant in northern Alberta, Canada, were obtained and samples characterized. The technology, which consists of coagulation‐settling to remove oil/grease and particulates followed by an advanced oxidative treatment, led to clean water samples with negligible organic carbon. Coagulation followed by settling removed most particulates and some insoluble organics. The advanced oxidative treatment removed any remaining color in the samples, decreased the organic content to near‐zero, and provided water ready for reuse.