Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (10): 98-102.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0661

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Study on biological contact oxidation treatment technology of ultra-hypersaline methanol-containing gas field produced water

KANG Jianming1,2(), HAN Xushen1,2(), JIN Yan1, YU Jianguo1,2   

  1. 1. National Engineering Research Center for Integrated Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China
    2. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process,East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China
  • Received:2024-12-10 Online:2025-10-10 Published:2025-10-27
  • Contact: HAN Xushen E-mail:y30231078@mail.ecust.edu.cn;xushen.han@ecust.edu.cn

Abstract:

The salinity of produced water from the Tarim oil and gas field in Xinjiang ranged from 10% to 20% and the wastewater contained the antifreeze methanol.To realize the resource utilization of freshwater and salt,it is essential to establish a sustainable and economic method for the degradation of organics.Due to the excellent salinity tolerance,biological contact oxidation reactor(BCOR) technology has been utilized to treat methanol-containing gas produced water(3.9% salinity).However,the treatment efficiency under higher salinity conditions is still unclear.In this study,the synthetic methanol wastewater with 20% salinity was used as target wastewater.R1 and R2 were conducted to evaluate the treatment efficiency using direct start-up strategy and gradient salinity-elevation acclimation strategy,respectively.The results showed that the TOC removal efficiency of R1 was varied at 37.5%~77.6% with the influent TOC of 125 mg/L,reflecting its poor performance.The TOC removal efficiency of R2 was remained stable at 85.7%~93.6% with the influent TOC of 500 mg/L under salinities of 11%~13%,however,it was decreased to 61.6%~81.8% accompanied by significant methanol volatilization under salinities of over 15%,with the floatation and loss of sludge.Bacterial community analysis revealed that genera Methylophaga and Halomonas predominated at 13% salinity,while the abundance of genus Methylophaga decreased significantly with salinity exceeding 15%.Overall,the gradient salinity-elevation acclimation strategy significantly enhanced the performance of BCOR in treatment of ultra-high salinity wastewater.However,the effect of this strategy was limited in treatment of extremely high salinity wastewater(17%~20%).This study provided reference for the biological treatment of ultra-hypersaline methanol-containing wastewater.

Key words: ultra-hypersaline wastewater, gas field produced water, methanol, biological contact oxidation, biodegradation

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