Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination

<p dir="ltr">The use of seawater for industrial cooling is a vital technology that poses some of the most profound environmental impact on the water quality in the Arabian Gulf. Biocide (chlorine) is added to the seawater to control biofouling of the cooling system. This added chlori...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Ahmed Abdel-Wahab (1748986) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Ahmed Khodary (18807376) (author), Nasr Bensalah (14778253) (author)
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Ahmed Khodary (18807376)
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Ahmed Khodary (18807376)
Nasr Bensalah (14778253)
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Chemical engineering
Environmental engineering
Chlorination by-Products
Seawater Cooling
Biocides
Trihalomethane
Bromoform
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description <p dir="ltr">The use of seawater for industrial cooling is a vital technology that poses some of the most profound environmental impact on the water quality in the Arabian Gulf. Biocide (chlorine) is added to the seawater to control biofouling of the cooling system. This added chlorine reacts with bromide and other chemicals naturally exist in the water to form a wide range of oxidants. Regrettably, reactions between the residual oxidants and natural organic matter in the water lead to formation of toxic halogenated organic compounds that have detrimental effects on the environment when they are discharged into the Gulf. This paper describes the formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) in seawater cooling systems. Results of kinetic experiments have shown that concentrations of THMs increased rapidly with time during the first half hour. Chlorination of seawater has shown significant increase in total THMs (TTHMs) and in bromoform concentrations. Rapid decrease of UV absorbance at 254 nm was also observed during seawater chlorination which is indicative of natural organic matter degradation into small organic molecules including THMs and other by-products. The increase in chlorine dose was accompanied with an increase in TTHMs and bromoform concentrations. Linear relationships between total chlorine concentration and both final TTHMs and bromoform concentrations were established. First order exponential decay and exponential associate functions were developed to correlate chlorine dose with formed THMs.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Environmental Protection<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2010.14053" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2010.14053</a></p><p dir="ltr">Additional institutions affiliated with: Chemical Engineering Program - TAMUQ</p>
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spelling Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater ChlorinationAhmed Abdel-Wahab (1748986)Ahmed Khodary (18807376)Nasr Bensalah (14778253)EngineeringChemical engineeringEnvironmental engineeringChlorination by-ProductsSeawater CoolingBiocidesTrihalomethaneBromoform<p dir="ltr">The use of seawater for industrial cooling is a vital technology that poses some of the most profound environmental impact on the water quality in the Arabian Gulf. Biocide (chlorine) is added to the seawater to control biofouling of the cooling system. This added chlorine reacts with bromide and other chemicals naturally exist in the water to form a wide range of oxidants. Regrettably, reactions between the residual oxidants and natural organic matter in the water lead to formation of toxic halogenated organic compounds that have detrimental effects on the environment when they are discharged into the Gulf. This paper describes the formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) in seawater cooling systems. Results of kinetic experiments have shown that concentrations of THMs increased rapidly with time during the first half hour. Chlorination of seawater has shown significant increase in total THMs (TTHMs) and in bromoform concentrations. Rapid decrease of UV absorbance at 254 nm was also observed during seawater chlorination which is indicative of natural organic matter degradation into small organic molecules including THMs and other by-products. The increase in chlorine dose was accompanied with an increase in TTHMs and bromoform concentrations. Linear relationships between total chlorine concentration and both final TTHMs and bromoform concentrations were established. First order exponential decay and exponential associate functions were developed to correlate chlorine dose with formed THMs.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Environmental Protection<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2010.14053" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2010.14053</a></p><p dir="ltr">Additional institutions affiliated with: Chemical Engineering Program - TAMUQ</p>2010-01-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.4236/jep.2010.14053https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Formation_of_Trihalomethanes_during_Seawater_Chlorination/26018569CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/260185692010-01-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination
Ahmed Abdel-Wahab (1748986)
Engineering
Chemical engineering
Environmental engineering
Chlorination by-Products
Seawater Cooling
Biocides
Trihalomethane
Bromoform
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title Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination
title_full Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination
title_fullStr Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination
title_full_unstemmed Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination
title_short Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination
title_sort Formation of Trihalomethanes during Seawater Chlorination
topic Engineering
Chemical engineering
Environmental engineering
Chlorination by-Products
Seawater Cooling
Biocides
Trihalomethane
Bromoform