Pulp and Paper Industry : Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rahimpour, Mohammad Reza.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land treatment of wastewater.

Membranes (Technology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (636 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chantilly : Elsevier, 2025.

Summary:

Pulp and Paper Industry: Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment provides detailed discussion on the characteristics, environmental hazards, and human health effects of pulp and paper wastewater.The book discusses their different treatment methods and related challenges.

Contents:

Front Cover

Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment: Pulp and Paper Industry

Copyright Page

Contents

List of contributors

Preface

I. Introduction to pulp and paper industries

1 Pulp and paper industry wastewaters and pollutants: characteristics, recovery, and utilization

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Main processes for paper manufacture

1.2.1 Mechanical pulping

1.2.2 Chemical pulping: the kraft process

1.2.3 Chemical pulping: sulfite process and other techniques

1.2.4 Bleaching stages

1.2.5 Recovered paper processing

1.3 Main waste streams in the papermaking industry

1.3.1 Wastewater from debarking and wood handling

1.3.2 Kraft black liquor waste streams

1.3.3 Sulfite pulping process and other techniques waste streams

1.3.4 Mechanical pulping process waste streams

1.3.5 Waste streams from the bleach plant

1.3.6 Condensates from cooking and evaporation

1.4 Classical chemical and energy recovery systems

1.4.1 Recovery system in a kraft pulp mill

1.4.2 Recovery system in a sulfite pulp mill

1.4.3 Recovery system in a mechanical pulp mill

1.5 Recent wastewater recovery processes

1.5.1 Alternative chemical and energetic recovery processes

1.5.2 Emerging bleaching technologies

1.5.3 Recovery of lignin and hemicellulose

1.5.4 Recovery of other byproducts of interest

1.6 Conclusions and future trends

Acknowledgments

List of acronyms

List of symbols

References

2 Environmental effects and human health challenges of pulp and paper industry wastes

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Pulp and paper production processes

2.2.1 Raw material used in the industry

2.2.2 Key stages in pulp and paper manufacturing

2.3 Types of wastes generated

2.3.1 Wastes generated from the pulp mills

2.3.2 Wastes generated from paper mills.

2.4 Environmental impact of wastes from pulp and paper industries

2.4.1 Soil contamination from solid waste disposal

2.4.2 Effect of effluents on water quality and aquatic life

2.4.3 Air emission from pulp and paper and impact on local air quality

2.4.4 Biodiversity loss

2.5 Negative impacts on human well-being

2.6 Food chain contamination

2.7 Mitigation strategies

2.7.1 Developing methods for treating wastewater

2.7.2 Technologies for treating primary and secondary sludge

2.7.3 Utilization of computational tools in the process of selecting technology

2.8 Emerging technologies of treatment

2.8.1 Biological treatment

2.8.2 Membrane technologies

2.8.3 Anaerobic treatment

2.8.4 Aerobic treatment

2.9 Conclusion and future trend

Conflict of interest

3 Release, handling, and treatment challenges of wastewaters from pulp and paper industries

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Overview of pulp and paper industry

3.2.1 Inputs to P&amp

P mill facilities

3.2.2 Types of products in the paper industry

3.2.3 The classification of pulping methods in the P&amp

P industry

3.2.4 Main P&amp

P manufacture processes

3.2.5 Main P&amp

P wastewater treatment technologies

3.3 Pollutants release challenges from the P&amp

3.3.1 Characterization of wastewater in P&amp

P mills

3.3.1.1 The P&amp

P effluents composition

3.3.1.2 Color origin in the P&amp

P effluents

3.3.1.3 Toxicity and environment impact of effluents from P&amp

P mills. Causes and effects

3.3.1.4 Essential physicochemical properties always present in the P&amp

3.3.1.4.1 Biological oxygen demand

3.3.1.4.2 Chemical oxygen demand

3.3.1.4.3 Total solids

3.3.1.4.4 Total suspended solids

3.3.1.4.5 Total dissolved solids

3.3.1.4.6 Turbidity.

3.3.1.4.7 pH

3.3.1.4.8 Hardness

3.3.1.4.9 Alkalinity

3.3.1.5 Physicochemical characterization tests of wastewater effluent. Standard procedures

3.3.1.6 Standards methods for physicochemical and biological characterization of effluents and guidelines for parameter limits in water quality

3.3.1.7 Methodologies for identification tests and toxicity determination

3.3.1.7.1 Analytical methods

3.3.1.7.2 Biological assays

3.3.1.7.3 Bacterial and algal screening tests

3.3.1.7.4 Conventional toxicity tests

3.3.1.7.5 Mutagenicity tests

3.3.1.8 Release problems, challenges and potential solutions

3.3.1.9 Valorization and reduction of waste in P&amp

3.3.1.10 Closed-cycle mill operation

3.3.1.11 Energy production from wastes of P&amp

3.3.1.11.1 Biomass used as fuel

3.3.1.11.2 Biogas production

3.3.1.12 Waste material recovery and recycling

3.3.1.12.1 Fiber recovery

3.3.1.12.2 Fillers and coatings production

3.3.1.12.3 Composting and soil amendments and land applications

3.3.1.13 Production of value-added products

3.3.1.13.1 Cellulose derivatives

3.3.1.13.2 Bioplastics

3.3.1.13.3 Activated carbon

3.3.1.13.4 Lignin valorization. Production of bio-lignin from P&amp

P wastewater to be used for lead removal

3.3.1.13.5 Extraction of biochemicals

3.3.1.13.6 Use of bio-polymeric additives to replace conventional chemical additives

3.4 Effluent handling challenges in the manufacturing processes of the P&amp

3.4.1 Receipt, storage, and handling of fibrous materials and chemicals

3.4.1.1 A challenge in handling fibrous materials in P&amp

3.4.1.1.1 Fibers other than wood for paper production

3.4.2 The kraft pulping process

3.4.2.1 Challenges from Kraft chemical recovery process and potential solutions.

3.4.3 Bleaching process evolution

3.4.3.1 Prechlorine period

3.4.3.2 Chlorine period

3.4.3.3 Postchlorine period

3.4.4 Papermaking processes and challenges

3.4.4.1 Challenges in papermaking processes. Papermaking sludge-based flocculant

3.4.4.2 Challenges in papermaking processes. Monitoring and control systems

3.5 Wastewater treatment technologies and challenges in the P&amp

3.5.1 Basic treatments classification

3.5.1.1 Primary treatments

3.5.1.2 Secondary treatments

3.5.1.2.1 Biological treatment processes

3.5.1.2.2 Membrane treatment processes

3.5.1.2.3 Application of a composite membrane for the treatment of papermaking effluent via ultrafiltration

3.5.1.3 Tertiary treatmentsg

3.5.2 Effluent treatment challenges in pulp and paper mills

3.5.2.1 Advanced hybrid treatments

3.5.2.2 Energy recovery strategies within wastewater treatment and sludge handling

3.6 Conclusion and future trends

Acronyms

Symbols

Subscript

Glossary

II. Methods of pulp and paper wastewater treatment and their challenges

4 Overview and comparison of various pulp and paper wastewater treatment techniques

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Physical methods

4.2.1 Coagulation−flocculation

4.2.2 Membrane technologies

4.2.3 Adsorption

4.3 Chemical methods (advanced oxidation processes)

4.3.1 Fenton-based processes

4.3.2 Ozonation

4.3.3 Photocatalytic treatment

4.3.4 Persulfate application

4.3.5 Electrochemical methods

4.4 Biological treatment

4.4.1 Bacteria-based process

4.4.2 Fungi-based process

4.4.3 Algae-based process

4.5 Hybrid technologies

4.6 Conclusion and future trends

Acknowledgment

References.

5 Overview of membrane-based reclamation of pulp and paper industry effluent and the need for recovery and reuse of process water

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Microfiltration

5.3 Ultrafiltration

5.4 Nanofiltration

5.4.1 Cost of nanofiltration

5.5 Reverse osmosis

5.6 Electrodialysis

5.7 Hybrid methods

5.8 Membrane fouling and its prevention

5.9 Parameters affecting membrane fouling

5.9.1 Mathematical aspects of membrane processes

5.10 Membrane materials

5.11 Physicochemical methods for pulp and paper industry wastewater

5.12 Conclusions and future trends

6 Physiochemical methods for pulp and paper wastewater treatment

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Characteristics and composition of pulp and paper wastewater

6.2.1 Physical characteristics

6.2.2 Chemical composition

6.2.3 Biological constituents

6.2.4 Seasonal and process variability

6.3 Physicochemical treatment methods

6.3.1 Overview of physicochemical techniques

6.3.2 Comparison with biological treatment methods

6.4 Coagulation and flocculation

6.4.1 Principles and mechanisms

6.4.2 Common coagulants and flocculants

6.4.3 Process parameters and optimization

6.5 Sedimentation and clarification

6.5.1 Basic principles

6.5.2 Equipment and design considerations

6.5.3 Efficiency factors

6.6 Filtration techniques

6.6.1 Mechanisms of filtration

6.6.2 Types of filtration

6.6.3 Operational parameters

6.7 Adsorption methods

6.8 Advanced oxidation processes

6.8.1 Types of advanced oxidation processes

6.8.2 Operational parameters and efficiency

6.9 Chemical precipitation

6.9.1 Mechanisms and chemistry

6.9.2 Design and operational considerations

6.10 Electrochemical treatment methods

6.10.1 Electrocoagulation

6.10.2 Electrooxidation.

6.10.3 Equipment and operational parameters.

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ISBN:

0-443-24144-9

9780443241444

OCLC:

1555342464