Treatablility studies are conducted in oxidizing acrylonitrile and acetonitrile with ozone to investigate the oxidation of organic cyanide compounds, in the waste water of the petrochemical plant.
The results are shown as follows:
1. Upon oxidizin...
Treatablility studies are conducted in oxidizing acrylonitrile and acetonitrile with ozone to investigate the oxidation of organic cyanide compounds, in the waste water of the petrochemical plant.
The results are shown as follows:
1. Upon oxidizing acrylonitrile and acetonitrile with ozone, the former is much oxidized under acid reaction and the latter under the alkaline one.
2. In case of being oxidized acrylonitrile and acetonitrile in aqueous solution with ozone, total organic carbon is much removed under alkaline reaction than acid one.
3. The pH of solutions after oxidizing acrylonitrile and acetonitrile is lower than that of initial solution. Especially in acrylonitrile solution the pH after oxidizing decrease from 9.0 to 3.4.
This suggests that any organic acid produced during ozonation might be dissolved in the reaction solution.