Pilot-scale study on seeded precipitation assisted nanofiltration for flue-gas desulfurization wastewater softening

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In order to reduce the cost of chemical softening, the seeded precipitation assisted nanofiltration (NF) process was introduced into zero liquid discharge (ZLD) of flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater treatment. A pilot-scale system was developed and run for 168 h in a coal-fired power plant. The system mainly consists of lime softening, ambient temperature crystallizer (ATC) and NF, in which the raw water treatment capacity was 1 m3/h. The results indicated that the system operated stably, the softening cost was 13.30 RMB/m3, and the electricity cost was 3.39 RMB/m3for the FGD wastewater in this pilot system. High quality gypsum was got from the ATC unit, of which the purity was 95.8%. Through this system, the hardness removal rate was higher than 98.9% and the water recovery rate reached 96%. In addition, the pressure and permeate flux kept stable in the ultrafiltration (UF) unit and NF unit, indicating no scaling occurred in the two units during 168 h test. Thus, a feasible and cost-effective process was provided by using the seeded precipitation assisted NF to deal with the FGD wastewater.

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Duan, Y., Zhong, Z., Tong, Z., Cheng, Z., & Xiong, R. (2022). Pilot-scale study on seeded precipitation assisted nanofiltration for flue-gas desulfurization wastewater softening. Water Science and Technology, 85(3), 862–871. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2022.011

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