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COD reduction with Hydrogen Peroxide and analysis (Read 1003 times)
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COD reduction with Hydrogen Peroxide and analysis
Jan 06th, 2010, 11:04pm
 
Our Waste Water treatment Plant which treat refinery waste water leaves our clarifier with COD 140 and BOD 20~30. We need to reduce the COD to 50 ppm. While we tried to reduce with Hydrogen Peroxide we find COD goes up in the analysis instead of any indication of reduction. We find the residual peoxide is hindering the COD estimation. Wish to know more onthis problem from forum members.
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Re: COD reduction with Hydrogen Peroxide and analysis
Reply #1 - Jan 7th, 2010, 11:16am
 
My best guess is that the excess oxygen ions being generated by the decomposition of the peroxided is reacting and exerting a demand in your COD analysis.  You might try running a blank spiked with approximate levels of peroxide that are present in your samples.  There are test strips available that will give you peroxide levels.  See what kind of COD value that gives you.  You could also try agitating your sample for a few hours prior to COD analysis.  This should drive off any excess peroxide.  Then you can see if the COD values go down.  If you have high chloride levels in your wastewater you may be getting low COD values to begin with.  Then, I think adding the peroxide to your waste may oxidize some of that chloride in solution and liberate it as chlorite or chlorine dioxide.  This would appear to be a higher COD value but is really removal of an interferant.  That is about all the speculation I have.  Does any of this seem totally off base to anyone?
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Re: COD reduction with Hydrogen Peroxide and analysis
Reply #2 - Jan 8th, 2010, 2:36pm
 
Hydrogen peroxide will show up as an apparent COD value. At room temperature a 0.5 % peroxide solution exerts an apparent 1300 mg/L COD. As peroxide is being used in waste treatment lab analysts need to be aware of this. The 21st ed. Standard Methods included a paragraph for peroxide removal prior to BOD analysis. This removal procedure should probably be used prior to COD analysis also.
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Re: COD reduction with Hydrogen Peroxide and analysis
Reply #3 - Feb 22nd, 2010, 5:55am
 
Mr David and Jim Royer,

Your suggestions  were applied in determination of COD.
1.The sample was diluted
2.The Chloride(which is more than 1200 ppm) was eliminated
3.Surplus H2O2 was addresses as mentioned in 21st Edition of Standard methods.

With the above implementation, the COD results are reported less than 90 ppm which otherwise were reported as 140 ppm. Further reduction of COD is expected over a period of time.

Thanks a lot to identify our problems and give valuable
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Re: COD reduction with Hydrogen Peroxide and analysis
Reply #4 - Oct 7th, 2010, 9:16am
 
While using Hydrogen Peroxide you should also use a catalyse like iron to bind the excess hedrogen peroxide that is left in your sample and raises the COD value when you test it.
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