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  • The study examined carbon emissions in a drinking water treatment plant (DWTP) in Tianjin, identifying a total carbon emission intensity of 0.254 kg·m, primarily from electricity use (81.76%) and chemical reagents (9.15%).
  • Key areas contributing to electricity consumption emissions were the water supply pump house, ultrafiltration membrane process, and inlet pump house, with significant emissions from chemicals like sodium hypochlorite, which comprised 89.12%-90.30% of reagent emissions.
  • The ultrafiltration process, while more efficient in reagent use (23% less), resulted in higher electricity consumption emissions compared to traditional methods, and water quality factors like turbidity and pH were found to influence carbon

Article Abstract

Based on the actual operating conditions and data monitoring, the carbon emission characteristics of typical processes of a drinking water treatment plant (DWTP) in Tianjin were studied. The total carbon emission intensity measured by CO-eq was 0.254 kg·m, and the proportion of carbon emissions from electricity consumption and reagent consumption was 81.76% and 9.15%, respectively. The key carbon emission sectors of electricity consumption were the water supply pump house, ultrafiltration membrane process, and inlet pump house, which accounted for 50.99%-73.51%, 17.64%-20.70%, and 17.97%-22.40% of the total carbon emission from electricity consumption in the DWTP, respectively. The contribution of sodium hypochlorite to the carbon emission of reagent consumption was 89.12%-90.30%, followed by ferric chloride, PAC, and ammonium sulfate. In the traditional water purification process, the carbon emission intensity of the process unit was in the order of inlet pump house > rapid filter > sedimentation tank. The order in the ultrafiltration membrane advanced treatment process was inlet pump house > ultrafiltration membrane > mechanical coagulation > clarification tank. The carbon emission intensity of the rapid filter process and the ultrafiltration membrane process were 0.070 9 kg·m and 0.109 0 kg·m, respectively. The ultrafiltration membrane process could save 23% of the reagent consumption, and its carbon emission of electricity consumption was twice that of the traditional treatment process. The analysis of factors affecting carbon emission in key sectors showed that the raw water quality parameters such as turbidity, pH, ammonia nitrogen, temperature, etc., were significantly correlated with the carbon emission intensity of sodium hypochlorite. There was a significant linear regression relationship between ex-factory water pressure, daily water supply, and carbon emission intensity of the water supply pump house. The control measures of water quality and water pressure can effectively reduce the carbon emissions of the DWTP.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.13227/j.hjkx.202302078DOI Listing

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