ABSTRACT
The butyl-acrylate-production wastewater was treated by a three-phase biological fluidized bed reactor. The influences of acrylic acid concentrations, p-toluenesulfonic acid concentrations, volumic load and hydraulic retention time on pollutants removal efficiencies were investigated. It was indicated that the reactor was suitable for the treatment of butyl-acrylate-production wastewater at a high loading rate. Acrylic acid of 100 mg/L or p-toluenesulfonic acid of 50 mg/L in the influent can inhibit the unacclimated microorganisms in the fluidized bed reactor. The inhibition effects were eliminated after an acclimation of two weeks. Acrylic acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid could be removed completely at COD loading rates up to 11.56-13.56 kg/(m3 x d). The effluent COD could satisfy the demand of Class II in Chinese Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996) at COD loading rates up to 8.86 kg/(m3 x d) when influent COD concentration is below 2000 mg/L. When the influent COD concentration was increased to 9550-11,800 mg/L(acrylic acid of 6244 mg/L and p-toluenesulfonic acid of 1000 mg/L), the effluent COD was 271-360 mg/L, which satisfied the demand of Class III in Chinese Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996) at COD loading rates of 7.96-9.83 kg/(m3 x d).
