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浙江大学学报（农业与生命科学版）
  2012, Vol. 38 Issue (5): 623-628    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2012.04.161
Resource & environmental sciences     
Process optimization for phosphorus removal with ferric salt by response surface methodology
ZHANG Meng, YU Xiaoqing, QIU Lin, LU Huifeng, ZHENG Ping*
Department of Environmental Engineering,
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences
， Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Abstract  Currently eutrophication has become a hot issue all over the world. The removal of phosphorus from wastewaters is regarded as an important approach to fight eutrophication since phosphorus is one of the main factors causing eutrophication. The chemical phosphorus removal technology with ferric salt as a precipitant is in widespread use to meet the wastewater discharge standard. The optimization of phosphorus removal technology helps to cut down the cost of wastewater treatment. Herein the response surface methodology (RSM) is introduced to investigate the individual and combined effects of operation parameters.
The performance of chemical phosphorus removal technology with ferric salt as a precipitant is dependant on a series of factors.  Fe/P ratio, pH and flash mixing speed (FMS) were chosen as objects of study, and singlefactor experiment and multiple-actor experiment were carried out to optimize the phosphorus removal efficiency.
The results of single-actor experiment showed that both Fe/P ratio and pH had significant effects on phosphorus removal, but FMS did not. When the phosphorus concentration was 100 mg/L, the optimal operation parameters were Fe/P ratio 3.0, pH 8.0, FMS 175225 r/min. The results of multiplefactor experiment showed that the individual effects of operation parameters on phosphorus removal were in order as Fe/P＞pH＞FMS. The combined effects of operation parameters were in order as Fe/P-MS ＞ pH-MS ＞ Fe/P-H, among which the effects of Fe/P-MS and Fe/P-pH were positive and the effect of pHFMS was negative. Based on the experiment, “priority/combination” model was proposed to enhance the phosphorus removal with ferric salt as a precipitant. The optimal operation parameters were as follows: Fe/P=2.57, pH=6.31 and FMS=136 r/min，  when the phosphorus concentration was 100 mg/L. Both synthetic and real wastewaters were used to verify the feasibility of “priority/combination” model. Operated according to the model, the phosphorus removal was larger than 97% and the fractional error was less than 3%.
It can be concluded that the response surface methodology is feasible for the optimization of operation parameters in wastewater treatment processes. The “priority/combination” model is effective for the improvement of phosphorus removal from wastewaters with ferric salt as a precipitant. During the wastewater treatment, the synergic action of operation parameters should be fully used, while the antagonistic action of operation parameters should be carefully avoided.    

Published: 20 September 2012
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响应曲面法优化铁盐除磷工艺

以响应曲面法研究铁盐除磷过程的主要操作条件［Fe/P、pH、快速搅拌速度 (FMS)］对废水除磷效果的单独效应和联合效应。结果表明：各操作条件对除磷效率的贡献排序为：Fe/P＞pH＞FMS；操作条件间的复合效应Fe/P-pH和Fe/P-FMS为正效应，pH-FMS为负效应，其大小排序为：Fe/P-pH＞pH-FMS＞Fe/P-MS；建立了“优先/联合”优化模式，确定了对于质量浓度为100 mg/L含磷废水经优化的操作参数为：Fe/P 2.57，pH 6.31，FMS 136 r/min；以模拟废水和实际废水验证了“优先/联合”操作模式的实施效果，其铁盐除磷效率>97%，与模型预测结果误差<3%，模型具有可信性。
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