Discussion on the operating mode of ozone biological activated carbon process under the high-quality water source
In response to the issue of how to manage the ozone biological activated carbon(O3-BAC)process well and reduce energy consumption in water plant production after introducing high-quality raw water in water plants,under the premise of ensuring treatment water quality safety and reliable equipment and facilities,production experiments were conducted on the O3-BAC for de-commissioning and low flow operation at J and N water plants,with a focus on analyzing the im-pact of stopping O3-BAC on water treatment efficiency,carbon filters,and key equipment.Prelim-inary discussions were also conducted on the operation of O3-BAC at low flow rates.The results indicate that under the condition that the raw water is a high-quality water source,if O3-BAC is stopped,the aluminum content in the treatment water will increase when the conventional treat-ment is used to treat high pH raw water.Within 45 days of deactivation of carbon filter,the micro-bial activity on the filter material sharply decreased,and after 65 days of restart,it only recovered to 64%of the level before deactivation.After the carbon filter is restarted,the ammonia content in effluent(measured as N)shows a increase followed by a decrease,and the growth increases with the extension of stop time,reaching a maximum of 0.7 mg/L,and stable after 24 hours.The downtime is less than 6 months,and there is no significant change in the performance of key equip-ment such as intermediate lifting pumps.If O3-BAC is operated at low flow rate(exceeding water by about 60%),the electricity and oxygen consumption of N water plant have decreased by 8.80%and 28.72%respectively.
High-quality water sourceReduce energy consumptionOperating modeMicrobial activityOperation of O3-BAC at low flow rates