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Field trial of solar-powered ion-exchange resin for the industrial wastewater treatment process
* 1 , 2 , 3, 4 , 5 , 6
1  Department of IT, automation, and control, Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, Tashkent 100011, Uzbekistan
2  Department of Engineering Technologies, Shahrisabz branch of Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, Shahrisabz 181306, Uzbekistan
3  1. Department of IT, automation, and control, Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, Tashkent 100011, Uzbekistan
4  2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
5  Department of IT, automation, and control, Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, Tashkent 100011, Uzbekistan
6  Department of General and oil-gas chemistry, National University of Uzbekistan, 100174 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Academic Editor: Antoni Sánchez

Abstract:

Water scarcity is currently one of the world's major issues. Water treatment technologies are a solution to the water crisis problems. In this study, the outcomes of pre-pilot scale testing of solar-powered Ion-exchange resin technology is presented. The tests were carried out using industrial wastewater at the "Kungrad Soda Plant" in Kungrad, Uzbekistan. From the plant, about 1500 m3/day of wastewater containing total dissolved solids (TDS) is discharged into the environment. In order to reduce the negative impact on the environment and to reuse wastewater, the factory proposed to conduct water purification tests from unwanted ions (Са2+, Mg2+, Cl-, SO42-, dissolved СО2). During the test of the technology, water with a TDS of about 2000 ppm was passed through the ion-exchange resin and clean water of around 30 ppm was obtained (recovery 98-99 %). However, according to the requirement of the plant, a certain amount of daily water is purified and added to the total water, and no more than 1600 ppm of water is produced and sent for reuse. Experiments have been successfully carried out on a pre-pilot scale using this technology

Keywords: wastewater treatment, ion-exchange resin, solar power, pre-pilot scale test
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