Abstract:Nitrate pollution is a major problem in drinking water industry. In this study, laboratory test was conducted to investigate the effect and influencing factors of nitrate removal by different types of resin, and the treatment efficiency of resin regeneration spent brine by biofilm system. The combined technology of ion exchange and biological denitrification was proposed to remove nitrate in drinking water and the process parameters were optimized. The results showed that the optimal nitrate removal resin had strong selectivity with the best contact time of 15~20 min, which could adapt to the different concentration of nitrate in the influent. The regeneration efficiency was more than 90% by using 10% NaCl solution for regeneration. The biological denitrification system could effectively remove nitrate from the spent brine, and did not showed obvious accumulation of nitrite, ammonia nitrogen and organic matter, so it could be recycled for resin regeneration. In the 9 cycles of regeneration, the effect on the regeneration efficiency of resin was limited, and the regeneration efficiency was still over 85%. The combined process realized the efficient removal of nitrate and the biological denitrification and recycling of spent brine from resin regeneration. Key words:ion exchange/ biological denitrification/ nitrate/ combined process/ process optimization.
图1小试实验装置示意图 Figure1.Schematic diagram of pilot plant
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1.College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China 2.Jiangsu Heqing Haiyan Environment Co. Ltd., Suqian 223800, China Received Date: 2021-04-07 Accepted Date: 2021-05-17 Available Online: 2021-06-25 Keywords:ion exchange/ biological denitrification/ nitrate/ combined process/ process optimization Abstract:Nitrate pollution is a major problem in drinking water industry. In this study, laboratory test was conducted to investigate the effect and influencing factors of nitrate removal by different types of resin, and the treatment efficiency of resin regeneration spent brine by biofilm system. The combined technology of ion exchange and biological denitrification was proposed to remove nitrate in drinking water and the process parameters were optimized. The results showed that the optimal nitrate removal resin had strong selectivity with the best contact time of 15~20 min, which could adapt to the different concentration of nitrate in the influent. The regeneration efficiency was more than 90% by using 10% NaCl solution for regeneration. The biological denitrification system could effectively remove nitrate from the spent brine, and did not showed obvious accumulation of nitrite, ammonia nitrogen and organic matter, so it could be recycled for resin regeneration. In the 9 cycles of regeneration, the effect on the regeneration efficiency of resin was limited, and the regeneration efficiency was still over 85%. The combined process realized the efficient removal of nitrate and the biological denitrification and recycling of spent brine from resin regeneration.