Enhanced biological treatment of spent metalworking fluids by prior removal of a polymer

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2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

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Helen E. Connolly, Christopher J. van der Gast, Doug Wylie, Tom Stephenson, Ian P. Thompson. Enhanced biological treatment of spent metalworking fluids by prior removal of a polymer. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2006, Vol 81, Issue 9, pages 1540-1546.

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The biological treatment of spent synthetic metalworking fluid (MWF) has been investigated in many studies, with most reporting the presence of undegraded components in the residual waste. In this study a hybrid approach to waste treatment of spent MWF, involving both physical treatment and microbial degradation, was investigated. The effect of the removal of a synthetic polymer on biological degradation was investigated in a bioreactor system. Polymer removal was found to have little effect on the degradation efficiency of the remaining components but resulted in a waste product with 14% lower chemical oxygen demand. An additional benefit of this approach is that it enables the possibility of recycling of the recovered components, with the aim of economising on future product formulation and reducing waste discharge

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This is a preprint of an article published in Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2006, Vol 81, Issue 9, pages 1540-1546. Located at the following Wiley URL: http://www.interscience.wiley.com/. The Contributor agrees not to update the preprint or replace it with the published version of the Contribution.

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