Pulsed power for advanced waste water remediation

Author

Bystritskii, V.M. ; Wood, T.K. ; Yankelevich, Y. ; Chauhan, S. ; Yee, D. ; Wessel, F.

Author_Institution

California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

June 29 1997-July 2 1997

Firstpage

79

Abstract

We describe a 2-stage technology for degrading water borne chlorinated/aromatic organic pollutants, based on a pulsed power treatment in the first stage followed by bio-treatment. The combination of a strong pulsed corona/streamer discharge in the water aerosol in the first stage with inoculation of partially dechlorinated (15-30%) processed water with bacteria Pseudomonas mendocina KR1 in the second stage demonstrated as high as 90% dechlorination in the first 40 hours after inoculation, whereas the control (nonaerosol-treated sample) had no chloride ions released, and no bacterial growth. The main features and advantages of the novel two-stage approach, and future plans for research are presented and analyzed.

Keywords

water treatment; Pseudomonas mendocina KR1 bacteria; advanced waste water remediation; bio-treatment; pulsed corona discharge; pulsed power treatment; pulsed streamer discharge; water aerosol; water borne aromatic organic pollutants; water borne chlorinated pollutants; Aerosols; Degradation; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Microorganisms; Mineralization; Sparks; Surface contamination; Surface discharges; Water conservation; Water pollution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 1997 11th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4213-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.1997.679280

Filename

679280