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[Classification and Analysis of Dissolved Organic Matter in 2-Buternal Manufacture Wastewater]
Xiu-Mei Sun1,2, Guang-Qing Song1,2, Hong-Bo Xi2
1College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Abstract:
The dissolved organic matters from 2-buternal manufacture wastewater were fractionated into seven fractions by ultra-filtration membrane separation. The amounts and structural compositions of organic compounds in different molecular weight ranges were characterized by dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ultraviolet spectrum (UV), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR) and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results showed that the fraction of molecular weight less than 1×103 had the largest proportion in the wastewater, and occupied 88.57% of the DOC. There were 27 kinds of compounds qualitatively analyzed by GC-MS, mainly including aldehyde, ketone, ester, alcohol, phenol, organic acid, alkane and other heterocyclic compounds. The proportions of compounds of peak area accounting for total peak area of organic matters were 6.9%, 5.3%, 35.4%, 13.2%, 4.6%, 0.4%, 1.7% and 16.8% respectively, adding up to 84%. The analysis of UV and FT-IR demonstrated that the spectral absorptive characteristics of organic compounds from different fractions were not significantly different. The fractions contained carbonyls, hydroxys and aromatic compounds, which was consistent with the qualitative analysis of GC-MS. The results of this study provide an important guidance for the development and optimization of 2-buternal manufacture wastewater treatment process.
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