Optimization of wastewater treatment process from paper recycling industry with using magnesium chloride in combination with cationic and anionic polyacrylamides

The production of high wastewater is one of the problems of recycling paper industry, it is essential to provide appropriate economic and environmental solutions for proper management and treatment. So in this research, the purpose was of optimization the treatment of wastewater products from the paper recycling industry with using magnesium chloride in combination with cationic and anionic polyacrylamides.

This was an applied researchwhich was done on a laboratory scale. The different pH (4-12) values at a fixed concentration of magnesium chloride to determine the optimum pH was investigated. Then optimization of concentration for magnesium chloride (200-700 mg/L) and polyacrylamides (0.5-3 mg/L) was performed. At each stage of optimization, the parameters of TSS and COD were measured. Pearson correlation coefficient was used for analysis of data and significance level was 0.05.

According to the results, pH=10 as optimal pH and concentrations of 500 and 1.5 mg / L were selected as optimal concentrations for magnesium chloride and cationic polyacrylamide, respectively. Under optimal conditions, the efficiency of removing TSS and COD was 96% and 83.07%, respectively.

The results showed that magnesium chloride combined with cationic polyacrylamide, can be used as an appropriate option for wastewater treatment of paper recycling industries.