The use of active carbons in wastewater treatment of oil refineries

Summmary

Possible replacing activated carbon made of coconut raw materials with active carbon made of fossil coal is considered using the examples of the KAUSORB and DAUSORB trademarks (produced by Sorbent JSC, Perm) for using in pressure carbon sorption filters for the tertiary treatment of oil-containing wastewater generated in a closed water supply system at oil refineries. The features of using the studied active carbons in carbon sorption filters have been studied. It has been established that activated carbons made of coal-tar raw materials provide for the enhanced removal of organic pollutants from wastewater; herewith, the service life of sorption filters increases by 25–30%.

Key words

wastewater , oil refining industry , activated carbon made of coal-tar raw materials , DAUSORB , activated carbon made of coconut raw materials , KAUSORB , carbon sorption filters