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Eutrophic water purification efficiency using a combination of hydrodynamic cavitation and ozonation on a pilot scale

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This paper presents the purification of eutrophic water using a combination of hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) and ozonation (O3) at a continuous flow of 0.8 m3 h−1 on a pilot scale. The maximum removal rate of chlorophyll a using O3 alone and the HC/O3 combination was 62.3 and 78.8 %, respectively, under optimal conditions, where the ozone utilization efficiency was 64.5 and 94.8 % and total energy consumption was 8.89 and 8.25 kWh m−3, respectively. Thus, the removal rate of chlorophyll a and the ozone utilization efficiency were improved by 26.5 % and 46.9 %, respectively, by using the combined technique. Meanwhile, total energy consumption was reduced by 7.2 %. Turbidity linearly decreased with chlorophyll a removal rate, but no linear relationship exists between the removal of COD or UV254 and chlorophyll a. As expected, the suction–cavitation-assisted O3 exhibited higher energy efficiency than the extrusion–cavitation-assisted O3 and O3 alone methods.

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This work was subsidized by “Research and Development of Package Technology on the Removal of Algae in Eutrophic Water by the Combination of Hydrodynamic Cavitation and Ozonation” [2010DFB93700] under the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Program of China. Meanwhile, Changzhou Wujin Aquafarm provided the experimental field for the research. The authors wish to thank Professor Bernd Ondruschka of the Institute for Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry at Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany, for technical support and Dr. Jonathan Medlock from DSM Nutritional Products Ltd., Research and Development for assistance with the preparation of this manuscript.

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  1. Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Jiangwangmiao Str 8, 210042, Nanjing, China

    Wei-Xin Li, Chuan-Dong Tang, Zhi-Lin Wu, Wei-Min Wang & Yi Zhao

  2. College of Environment, Nanjing Tech University, Puzhu Road 30, 211816, Nanjing, China

    Chuan-Dong Tang & Yu-Feng Zhang

  3. Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125, Torino, Italy

    Zhi-Lin Wu & Giancarlo Cravotto

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Li, WX., Tang, CD., Wu, ZL. et al. Eutrophic water purification efficiency using a combination of hydrodynamic cavitation and ozonation on a pilot scale. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 6298–6307 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3889-1

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