Open AccessRemoval of TDS and TSS from Industrial Wastewater using Fly Ash
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of environmental treatment techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2309-1185
DOI - 10.47277/jett/296
Subject(s) - fly ash , total dissolved solids , total suspended solids , wastewater , pollutant , suspended solids , adsorption , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , industrial wastewater treatment , environmental science , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , chemical oxygen demand , organic chemistry , engineering
Fly ash is one of the most abundant waste materials; its major components make it a potential agent for the adsorption of pollutants contaminants in water and wastewaters. In this study, fly ash obtained from burning of mazut was dried and sieved into different fractions (600, 300, 150, 75µm). A pilot plant with an industrial discharge flow of 200L/hr was designed for reducing total Dissolved Solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), conductivity and pH from industrial wastewater. The concentrations of (TDS), (TSS), conductivity and pH in industrial discharge flow had an average range of 80000, 750, 120000 mg/L and 13 respectively. The optimization of the treatment process using 5, 8, 12, 15 g/L fly ash dosage had succeeded in improving the removal efficiency of (TDS), (TSS), conductivity and pH to 90%, 92.3%, 90% and 93.5% respectively.