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Enhancement of photocatalytic process in the petroleum wastewater treatment at sohar oil refinery, Oman / Dheeaa Al Deen Atallah Aljuboury

Enhancement of photocatalytic process in the petroleum wastewater treatment at sohar oil refinery, Oman_Dheeaa Al Deen Atallah Aljuboury_A9_2016_MYMY
Jumlah air yang banyak telah digunakan dalam aktiviti penapisan petroleum dan mengakibatkan penghasilan air sisa yang banyak. Baru-baru ini, sebatian pencemar telah dikesan di dalam air sisa petroleum di kilang penapisan minyak Sohar. Oleh itu, penyingkiran bahan kimia ini daripada air sisa petroleum pada masa ini adalah salah satu aspek yang paling penting dalam kawalan pencemaran di Oman. Julat kepekatan untuk keperluan oksigen kimia (COD) dalam air sisa petroleum dari kilang penapisan minyak Sohar adalah antara 550-1600 bahagian per juta (ppm) dan untuk jumlah karbon organik (TOC) antara 220-265 ppm. Takat pelepasan standard untuk COD dan TOC adalah < 220 ppm dan < 75 ppm, masing-masing. Bagi mencapai standard tersebut, olahan alternatif baru perlu diwujudkan. Proses pengoksidaan lanjutan mempunyai keupayaan degradasi yang cepat untuk bahan pencemar pemulihan bahan-bahan berbahaya adalah disebabkan oleh radikal hidroksil yang menunjukkan kereaktifan terhadap organik. Dalam penyelidikan ini, dua teknik yang baru dikaji untuk meningkatkan keupayaan olahan menggunakan solar fotokatalis TiO2/ZnO/Fenton proses dan solar fotokatalis TiO2/ZnO/udara untuk menyingkirkan COD dan TOC daripada air sisa petroleum di Sohar. Tambahan pula, satu kaedah untuk mengolah air sisa petroleum telah dikaji menggunakan tenaga solar dengan fotokatalis TiO2/Fenton proses. Beberapa set ujikaji telah dijalankan untuk mengkaji pengarah parameter operasi yang penting termasuk dos katalis, nisbah Fenton , dos Fenton reagen, pH dan masa reaksi TiO2/ZnO/Fenton proses terhadap keupayaan penyingkiran TOC dan COD. Beberapa set ujikaji telah dijalankan mengikut “Central composite design” (CCD) dengan “response surface methodilogy” (RSM) untuk menentukan keupayaan penyingkiran COD dan TOC serta sisa ferum di bawah keadaan optimum. Dengan menggunakan solar fotokatalis TiO2/ZnO/Fenton proses, keupayaan olahan bertambah baik dari 18% kepada 88% untuk penyingkiran TOC dan dari 24% kepada 61% untuk COD pada nilai pH 7. Proses solar fotokatalis menggunakan TiO2/ZnO/udara telah meningkatkan keupayaan olahan dari 18% kepada 79% untuk penyingikiran TOC dan 24% kepada 51% untuk COD pada nilai pH 7. Oleh itu, kedua-dua kaedah ini adalah pilihan yang terbaik dalam aplikasi untuk menyingikirkan COD dan TOC dari air sisa petroleum di kilang penapisan minyak Sohar. _______________________________________________________________________ A large amount of water is used in the petroleum refinery activity. Consequently, significant volume of wastewater is generated. Recently, a wide range of pollutant compounds is detected in petroleum wastewater in Sohar Oil Refinery (SOR). Thus, the elimination of these chemicals from petroleum wastewater is presently one of the most important aspects of pollution control in Oman. The concentrations range for chemical oxygen demand (COD) in petroleum wastewater from SOR is between 550-1600 ppm and the concentrations range for total organic compounds (TOC) is between 220-265 ppm. The standard discharge limits for COD and TOC, which are < 200 ppm and < 75 ppm, respectively. In order to meet the standards, new treatment alternatives should be established. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have the capability of rapid degradation of recalcitrant pollutants in the aquatic environment. In this process, remediation of hazardous substances is attributed to hydroxyl radical, which exhibit reactivity toward organic. In this study, two novel techniques were investigated to enhance the treatment efficiency utilizing solar photocatalyst TiO2/ZnO/Fenton process and solar photocatalyst TiO2/ZnO/Air process to remove COD and TOC from the petroleum wastewater in SOR. In addition, a novel route to treat the petroleum wastewater was investigated by using solar energy with the photocatalyst of TiO2/Fenton process. Several set of experiments were carried out to investigate the influence of important operating parameters, including catalysts dosage, Fenton ratio, Fenton reagents dosages, pH and reaction time on the removal efficiencies of TOC and COD. Several set of experiments were carried out according to Central composite design (CCD) with Responses surface methodology (RSM) to determine the COD and TOC removal efficiency and residual iron under the optimum operational conditions. By using the solar photocatalyst TiO2/ZnO/Fenton process, the treatment efficiency improved from 18% to 88% for TOC removal and from 24% to 61% for COD removal at the neutral value of pH 7. The solar photocatalyst TiO2/ZnO/air process enhanced treatment efficiency from 18% to 79% for TOC and from 24% to 51% for COD removal at the neutral value of pH 7. Thus, these two new methods should be the best choice in applications to remove the COD and TOC from the petroleum wastewater in SOR.
Contributor(s):
Dheeaa Al Deen Atallah Aljuboury - Author
Primary Item Type:
Thesis
Identifiers:
Accession Number : 875008868
Language:
English
Subject Keywords:
pollutant; Refinery; hydroxyl
Sponsor - Description:
Pusat pengajian Kejuruteraan Awam -
First presented to the public:
8/1/2016
Original Publication Date:
8/28/2020
Previously Published By:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Place Of Publication:
School of Civil Engineering
Citation:
Extents:
Number of Pages - 245
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Date Deposited
2020-08-28 15:11:36.869
Submitter:
Mohamed Yunus Yusof

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