COMPLEX TITANIUM-CONTAINING REAGENTS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY

Abstract

The issues of removing nutrients from wastewater from various industries have recently received more and more attention. Traditional coagulants based on aluminum and iron salts can effectively remove phosphate ions from water, but these reagents are not effective against ammonium ions. As part of the work done, the possibility of using complex titanium-containing coagulants in the processes of dephosphatization of wastewater from the fish processing industry was considered. It has been proven that the use of magnesium titanium reagents makes it possible to carry out the coprecipitation of ammonium and phosphate ions in the form of the complex compound of magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) with high efficiency. To implement the purification process, a 10–20% stoichiometric excess of magnesium compounds from the calculated value is required, while the efficiency of precipitation of ammonium compounds exceeds 50%, and phosphate anion 95%. The optimal pH range for the process of coprecipitation of ammonium and phosphate ions in the form of a complex compound is 10.0 – 10.5. The results of studies conducted on real water from a fish processing plant demonstrated the increased efficiency of complex titanium-containing reagents compared to traditional coagulants based on aluminum, iron and magnesium salts. The possibility of using magnesium-containing waste from the production of refractory materials has been established both as a precursor for the production of complex coagulants and as an individual reagent. It has been proven that the use of complex titanium-containing reagents makes it possible to significantly intensify the processes of sedimentation (15%) and filtration (20%) of coagulation sludge. The use of complex reagents will significantly increase the level of environmental safety of production and reduce the anthropogenic load on the hydrosphere. For citation: Kuzin E.N. Complex titanium-containing reagents in wastewater treatment processes of the fishing industry. ChemChemTech [Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol.]. 2024. V. 67. N 7. P. 127-135. DOI: 10.6060/ivkkt.20246707.6997.