Effect of fatty oil dispersion on oil-containing wastewater treatment

J Hazard Mater. 2005 Feb 14;118(1-3):255-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.10.023.

Abstract

The performance of an immobilized continuous fluidized reactor for salad oil-containing model wastewater was examined at a high loading rate using polyurethane as a support, to be applied in fat- and oil-containing wastewater treatment, generated by daily activities in restaurant kitchens. At an organic loading rate higher than 0.6 kg/m3/day, there was a significant amount of white solid (WS), identified as a mixture of calcium di-stearate and di-palmitate, suggesting that saturated fatty acid degradation was limited at such a high loading rate, possibly due to its solubility in the wastewater. Increased oil dispersion by the addition of a surfactant ranging from 10 to 100 microm particle size could result in less than 30 mg/l oil concentration after the treatment at 5 kg/m3/day.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fatty Acids / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / analysis*
  • Restaurants
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Plant Oils
  • Surface-Active Agents