Evaluation of Efficiently Removing Secondary Effluent Organic Matters (EfOM) by Al-Based Coagulant for Wastewater Recycling: A Case Study with an Industrial-Scale Food-Processing Wastewater Treatment Plant

• Published in: Membranes (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 510
• Main Authors: Cheng, Yu, Cheng, Qiangqiang, Zhao, Chengjin, Ren, Xianghao, Wang, Yu, Kou, Yingying, Chon, Kangmin, Ko, Myung-Han, Hwang, Moon-Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 12.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; Aluminum sulfate; Aromaticity; Case studies; Chemical oxygen demand; Coagulants; Coagulation; Efficiency; Effluent treatment; Effluents; Flocculation; Food industries wastewaters; Food plants; Food processing; Food processing industry; Fourier transforms; humic-like substance; Hydrophobicity; Infrared spectroscopy; Microorganisms; Organic matter; organic matters; Polyacrylamide; Processing industry; Proteins; Purification; Quality standards; secondary effluent; Sewage; Sludge; soluble microbial products; Spectrum analysis; Sustainable development; Technology application; Turbidity; Wastewater reuse; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water reuse; Water treatment; Water treatment plants; South Korea; China; Fiji; United Kingdom > UK; Beijing China; secondary effluent; soluble microbial products; organic matters; water reuse; humic-like substance; coagulation

The reuse of wastewater has been identified as an important initiative for the sustainable development of the environment; thus, the removal of secondary effluent organic matter (EfOM) to ensure the safety of reused wastewater is the key step and a subject of extensive research. In this study, Al2(S...