Method for chromium removal from post-tanning wastewater

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12264094-B2
Application number	US-202217739079-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2022
Priority date	Mar 10, 2021
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

A method for chromium removal from post-tanning wastewater includes the following steps: (a) mixing pretreated post-tanning wastewater with an induction reagent to allow an induction reaction; and (b) adjusting a pH of a mixture obtained after the induction reaction to higher than 7.0 for precipitation; where the induction reagent includes a soluble metal salt. In the treatment method of the present disclosure, pretreated post-tanning wastewater is mixed with an induction reagent, a small amount of neutral chromium complexes remaining in the wastewater are converted into cationic chromium complexes under the action of the induction reagent (that is, a charge property of the chromium complex is changed), and then a pH is adjusted for precipitation to remove chromium, which greatly improves the removal efficiency of chromium in wastewater.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for chromium removal from post-tanning wastewater, comprising the following steps:
(a) mixing pretreated post-tanning wastewater with an induction reagent comprising a soluble metal salt to allow an induction reaction, wherein based on metal ions in the soluble metal salt, a mass of the induction reagent is 0.01% to 0.1% of a mass of the pretreated post-tanning wastewater; and
(b) adjusting a pH of a material obtained after the induction reaction to higher than 7.0 for precipitation.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein metal ions in the soluble metal salt are metal cations with bivalence or higher valence state.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the metal cations comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum ions, iron ions, titanium ions, and zirconium ions.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the induction reagent comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a chloride, a sulfate, and a nitrate of the metal cations.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (a), based on the metal ions in the soluble metal salt, the mass of the induction reagent is 0.01% to 0.03% of the mass of the pretreated post-tanning wastewater.

6. A method for chromium removal from post-tanning wastewater, comprising the following steps:
(a) mixing pretreated post-tanning wastewater with an induction reagent to allow an induction reaction, wherein the induction reaction is conducted at 20° C. to 60° C. for 0.5 hours to 4 hours; and
(b) adjusting a pH of a material obtained after the induction reaction to higher than 7.0 for precipitation;
wherein the induction reagent comprises a soluble metal salt.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the induction reaction is conducted at 20° C. to 30° C. for 1 hour to 3 hours.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pH of the material obtained after the induction reaction is adjusted to higher than 7.0 using an alkali.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the pH of the material obtained after the induction reaction is adjusted to 8.5 or higher.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the alkali comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium hydroxide.

11. A method for chromium removal from post-tanning wastewater, comprising the following steps:
(a) mixing pretreated post-tanning wastewater with an induction reagent to allow an induction reaction; and
(b) adjusting a pH of a material obtained after the induction reaction to higher than 7.0 for precipitation:
wherein the induction reagent comprises a soluble metal salt, and wherein a method of a pretreatment comprises: mixing post-tanning wastewater with a dye-fixing agent for a treatment, and subjecting a resulting mixture to a solid-liquid separation to collect a liquid.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the dye-fixing agent comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a dye-fixing agent ECO, a dye-fixing agent Goon 721, a dye-fixing agent RG-T400, JV-601A, a dye-fixing agent Y, and a dye-fixing agent M.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein a mass of the dye-fixing agent is 0.05% to 0.2% of a mass of the post-tanning wastewater.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein a mass of the dye-fixing agent is 0.05% to 0.2% of a mass of the post-tanning wastewater.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the mass of the dye-fixing agent is 0.05% to 0.1% of the mass of the post-tanning wastewater.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the treatment is conducted as follows: stirring to allow a reaction at 20° C. to 30° C. for 20 min to 60 min.

Assignees

• Univ Sichuan

Inventors

• Zhou Jianfei
• Zhao Liming
• Shi Bi
• Tang Yuling

Classifications

• C02F1/52

  by flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities {(C02F1/463 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• C02F2101/308

  Dyes; Colorants; Fluorescent agents · CPC title

• C02F2101/22

  Chromium or chromium compounds, e.g. chromates · CPC title

• C02F2103/24

  from tanneries · CPC title

• C02F1/66 Primary

  by neutralisation; pH adjustment (for degassing C02F1/20; using ion-exchange C02F1/42; for flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities C02F1/52; for removing dissolved compounds C02F1/58) · CPC title