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Coking Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology

Technical Features 

Widely applied to iron & steel complex and independent coking plant both home and abroad 

Full-fledged technology, stable operation and high level of automation 

Comprehensive use of treated wastewater, in compliance with requirement for fresh water consumption and discharge water quantity per ton of coke production regulated in national standard GB16171-2012. 

Three individual technologies: 

1High Efficiency Denitrification (JN-HEDN) 

Application: It is applicable for the project without reusing demand and with bio-treated water to be discharged out or to be used for coke wet quenching, coal washing and slag granulating.  

Introduction: Two-stage A/O process with particularly designed tank and passage structure and with microbial nutrients added for higher capacities of biological denitrification, dephenolization, and decyanation. This technology effectively improves the impact resistance and stability of the biochemical system, reduces the total nitrogen concentration in the effluent, and fundamentally solves the problem of excessive COD and NH3-N content for coke quenching water. 

Process 

  

Features 

Capable of more effective removing organics of phenol and cyanide as well as ammonia compounds from the wastewater; 

High volume loading, high efficiency of denitrification and high impact resistance; 

NH3-N content in effluent lower than 1mg/L, TN lower than 20mg/L 

Water quality before & after treatment: 

  

 

2High Efficiency Advanced Treatment & Reusing (JN-HEATR) 

Application: It is applicable for the project with product water to be reused and membrane concentrate to be used for coke wet quenching, coal washing and slag granulating. 

Introduction: The catalytic oxidation combines with activated carbon adsorption to effectively remove pollutants,lower the risk of fouling in the membranes, and extend the service life of the membrane.The membrane concentrate is reused after treatment, which solves the problem of excessive effluent discharge per ton of coke production and improves recovery rate of water resources. 

Process: 

  

Technical features: 

Recovery rate up to over 75% 

High level of automation and stable operation 

Low frequency of membrane cleaning and long service life of membrane 

Product water quality in compliance with national standard Code for Design of Industrial Recirculating Cooling Water Treatment (GB/T50050-2017) 

Water quality before & after treatment: 

 

 

 

3High Efficiency Reusing & Zero-Liquid Discharge(JN-HERZD) 

Application: It is applicable for the project which has requirements for reusing product water, zero-liquid discharge & salt separation from membrane concentrate. 

Introduction: The technology is characterized by combination of nano-filtration (NF) with evaporation & crystallization,highly-effective separation of Na2SO4 and NaCl by multi-stage of NF, and use of concentration membrane with high multiplying power to reduce the size of evaporator.It comes with full recovery of coking wastewater and salable secondary industrial salts to achieve zero-liquid discharge of any wastewater and reusing it as resource. 

Process: 

  

Technical features 

High stability in operation, with multi-stage salt separation for higher production and quality of Na2SO4 & NaCl and less secondary salts 

Full recovery of RO permeated water and evaporation condensate 

Product water quality in line with national standard Code for Design of Industrial Recirculating Cooling Water Treatment (GB/T50050-2017) 

Na2SO4 quality up to the standard of product grade I of Class A in standard Coal Chemical Industry By-product Industrial Sodium Sulfate (T/CCT 001-2019)  

NaCl quality up to the standard of product grade I of dry salt in standard Coal Chemical Industry By-product Industrial Sodium ChlorideT/CCT 002-2019 

Water quality before & after treatment: 

  

  

Case 1 

Project: Wastewater Reuse Treatment Upgrading for Panzhihua Iron& Steel  

Location: Xichang City, Sichuan Province, China 

Model: Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) 

Commissioning date: December 24, 2020 

Operation period: 10 years 

Description: 

The “JN-HEDN Efficient Denitrification Technology for Coking Wastewater” and “JN-HEATR Advanced Treatment and Reuse Technology for Coking Wastewater” were applied to the upgrading of this project. The treated permeate from the reverse osmosis (RO) system meets the requirements of Table 6.1.3 in GB/T 50050-2017 – Code for design of industrial circulating cooling water treatment. The brine effluent meets the indirect discharge standards specified in Table 1 of GB 16171-2012 – Emission standard of pollutants for coking chemical industry, achieving cascade utilization and reuse of wastewater. 

Features:  

The project integrates biological denitrification, Fenton catalytic oxidation, and activated carbon adsorption technologies to enhance pollutant removal efficiency, reduce membrane fouling risks, and extend membrane service life. The ultra-filtration (UF) membranes have been operating stably for four years, and the reverse osmosis (RO) membranes were replaced after three years of stable operation. 

Project photos: 

  

  

Case 2 

Project: Hebei Xuyang Coking Concentrated Brine Zero Discharge Project  

Location: Dingzhou City, Hebei Province, China 

Model: Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) 

Commissioning date: December 24, 2020 

Operation period: 5 years 

Description:  

The JN-HERZD Efficient Reuse and Zero Discharge Technology for Coking Wastewater was applied to treat the brine from coking processes. The produced sodium sulfate meets the quality standard for Grade A First-Class Products specified in T/CCT 001-2019 - Coal chemical industry - By-product industrial sodium sulfate, while the sodium chloride product can meet the Primary Industrial-Grade Dried Salt standard specified in T/CCT 002-2019 - Coal chemical industry - By-product industrial sodium chloride. This technology enables all wastewater into reusable resources. 

Features:  

By coupling two-stage nano-filtration with MVR evaporation crystallization and applying two-stage H.P. reverse osmosis, downsizing the MVR evaporator, saving both CAPEX and OPEX. achieving zero liquid discharge and full resource recovery of all plant wastewater. 

Project photos 

  

  

Typical Reference List for Wastewater Treatment by ACRE (1999-2025) 

No. 

Project 

Treatment capacity  

(m3/d) 

Processes 

Signed in 

Commissioned in 

Contract mode 

1 

Anshan No.2 Wastewater Treatment Plant 

100,000 

Screening + Grit Removal Chamber  + SBR + Flocculation + Filtration + Disinfection 

1999 

2,000 

E 

2 

Anshan No.2 Wastewater Treatment Plant (Ph-2) 

200,000 

Screening + Grit Removal Chamber + A/O + Flocculation + Disinfection 

2000 

2001 

E 

3 

Fushun Special Steel Wastewater Treatment Project 

45,000 

Coarse Screen + Flow Equalization + Fine Screen + Sedimentation + DAF + Filtration 

2002 

2002 

E 

4 

Haicheng Wastewater Treatment Plant 

50,000 

Screening+ Grit Removal Chamber+ A/O+ Flocculation + Disinfection 

2001 

2003 

E 

5 

Phenol-Cyanide Wastewater Treatment Station Project for Ansteel Yingkou Bayuquan Coking Project (EPC) 

5,760 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→Coagulation &  SedimentationQuenching Water Reuse & Discharge 

2007 

2009 

EPC 

6 

Wastewater Treatment Plant for 3.3M t/a Coking Project (Phases 3 & 4) of Zhangjiagang Hongfa 

7,200 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→Fenton OxidationCoagulation & Sedimentation→BAF→Quenching Water Reuse &  Discharge 

2007 

2009 

EPC 

7 

Phenol-cyanide-containing Wastewater Treatment Plant for Lingyuan Iron & Steel of Ansteel 

3,600 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→Coagulation & SedimentationQuenching Water Reuse & Discharge 

2008 

2010 

EPC 

8 

Wastewater Treatment Plant (Phase II) of Tangshan Jiahua 

4,800 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→Coagulation and SedimentationQuenching Water Reuse / Discharge 

2008 

2011 

EPC 

9 

Wastewater Treatment Plant for Gas Project Phase I (EPC) of Guizhou Huaneng 

3,600 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→Fenton OxidationCoagulation & SedimentationQuenching Water Reuse & Discharge 

2009 

2011 

EPC 

10 

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Wuxi Coking Plant Recolation Project 

2,400 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→A/O Fenton OxidationCoagulation & SedimentationQuenching Water Reuse & Discharge 

2009 

2012 

EPC 

11 

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Wuhu Xinxing 

2,400 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→A/O Fenton OxidationCoagulation & SedimentationQuenching Water Reuse & Discharge 

2010 

2012 

EPC 

12 

Coking Wastewater Treatment Project of Ansteel Coking Plant Upgrading Project (Ph-4, EPC) 

3,600 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→A/O Fenton OxidationCoagulation & SedimentationQuenching Water Reuse &  Discharge 

2011 

2013 

EPC 

13 

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Xinjiang Bayi Steel Works (EPC) 

2,400 

2nd  Deoiling→A/O→High-efficiency Clarification Advanced Treatment Reuse through Dual Membrane 

2012 

2014 

EPC 

14 

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Xinjiang  Zhogntai (Baicheng County) 

3,840 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→Coagulation & SedimentationAdvanced TreatmentReuse through Dual Membrane 

2013 

2020 

EPC 

15 

Phenol-cyanide-containing Wastewater Treatment Project of Lianfeng Iron & Steel (Zhangjiagang) 

  

8,400 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/O→Coagulation & SedimentationFenton OxidationAdvanced TreatmentReuse through Dual Membrane 

2014 

On hold 

E 

16 

Coking Wastewater Treatment Plant of Qingdao Iron And Steel Relocation Project 

8,400 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/A/O→Coagulation & SedimentationAdvanced TreatmentReuse through Dual Membrane 

2014 

On hold 

E 

17 

Phenol-cyanide-containing Wastewater Treatment Plant Project of Huaibei Mining (Ph-2, EPC) 

9,600 

Two-stage Deoiling→A/O→Coagulation & SedimentationAdvanced TreatmentReuse through Dual Membrane 

2014 

2016 

EPC 

18 

10,000T Wastewater Treatment and Reclaimed Water Reuse Project of Wuhai 

10,000 

Two-stage Deoiling+A/O/A/O+Coagulation & Sedimentation+Activated Carbon Adsorption+Reuse through Dual Membrane 

2015 

2017 

EPC 

19 

Wastewater Treatment Project of Shandong Rizhao 

4,000 

Deoiling+1st Sedimentation+A/O/A/O+Biological Fluidized Bed+Coagulation & Sedimentation+Ozone Catalytic & Oxidation+Reuse through Dual Membrane 

2016 

2017 

EPC 

20 

Phenol-cyanide-containing Wastewater Treatment Plant of Gansu Honghui 10M t/a Coal Cascade Utilization Project (Ph-1) 

3,600 

Two-stage  A/O +Ozone Catalytic & Oxidation+Dual-membrane +Evaporation & Crystallization (MVR) 

2016 

2017 

EPC 

21 

Leachate Treatment System for Solid Waste Incineration Power Plant of Shenyang Laohuchong 

1,000 

Pretreatment+Equalization+Anaerobic Reactor +Degassing+Sedimentation+Pre-Aeration +Two-stage A/O+UF+NF+RO+DTRO Permeate Reuse &  Concentrated Water Recirculation 

2016 

2019-11 

EPC 

22 

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Xilin Iron & Steel 

1,200 

Pretreatment+Deoiling+Equalization+Anaerobic Tank+Anaerobic Tank+Aerobic Tank+Sedimentation+Two-stage Anaerobic tank +Advanced Oxidation+Sedimentation 

2017 

2018 

EPC 

23 

Coking Wastewater Treatment System in Kuantan, Malaysia 

1,600 

Pretreatment+Deoiling+Equalization+Anaerobic Tank+Aerobic Tank+Sedimentation+Two-stage Anaerobic Tank +Two-stage Aerobic Tank+Sedimentation+Advanced Oxidation+Biological Fluidized Bed+Sedimentation 

2017 

2019 

E 

24 

Coking Wastewater Advanced Treatment and Reclaimed Water Reuse of Xinyue Coking Plant, HBIS 

2,880 

Two-stage Deoiling+A/A/O+Coagulation & Sedimentation+Ozone Catalytic & Oxidation+MBR+Activated Carbon +Reuse through Dual Membrane 

2018 

2019-4 

BOT 

25 

Wastewater Advanced Treatment and Reuse Project of Baoshan Company and Meishan Branch 

Baoshan24m3/h 

Meishan200 m3/h 

RO Concentrated Brine of Baoshan: Multi-stage UF+NF+RO 

Meishan: Biochemical Effluent+Activated Carbon Adsorption & Regeneration +UF+RO 

2018 

2019 

E 

26 

Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading of Shanxi Hongda 

1,200 

Upgrading of Existing Biochemical Treatment System   

2018 

On hold 

E 

27 

Wastewater Upgrading Project of Guizhou Tianneng 

3,600 

Deoiling+1st Sedimentation+A/A/O+Fenton+Activated Carbon Adsorption+Reuse through Dual Membrane 

2018 

2019-4 

EPC 

28 

Phenol-cyanide-containing Wastewater Upgrading Project of Xichang Panjiang  

4,000 

Deoiling+1st Sedimentation+ O/A/O+Fenton+Activated Carbon Adsorption+Reuse through Dual Membrane 

2019 

2020-7 

BOT 

29 

Wastewater Upgrading Project of Shougang Shuicheng Iron & Steel 

2,000 

Deoiling+1st Sedimentation+ O/A/O+Electromagnetic Catalytic Oxidation 

2019 

2020-12 

E 

30 

Coking Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project of Henan Jinma  

4,500 

Deoiling+1st Sedimentation+ O/A/O+Biological Fluidized Bed+Activated Carbon Adsorption & Reuse through Dual Membrane+Evaporation & Crystallization 

2019 

2021 

E 

31 

1.3M t/a Coking Project (Ph-2) of Inner Mongolia Hengkün 

3,360 

Deoiling TankFlotation EquipmentEqualization Tank Anaerobic TankFirst-stage Anaerobic TankFirst-stage Aerobic TankTwo-stage Anaerobic TankTwo-stage Aerobic TankBiological Fluidized BedCoagulation & SedimentationSofteningFiltrationUltrafiltrationNanofiltrationReverse OsmosisEvaporation & Crystallization 

Odor Treatment: Tank SealingOdor CollectionCentrifugal FanBiological Deodorization UnitExhaust Stack Discharge 

2021 

2022 

EPC 

32 

Concentrated Water Zero Discharge & Advanced Treatment Project of Hebei Risun Energy Co., Ltd. 

  

1,440 

(Concentrated Brine) 

Concentrated BrineHigh Density Sedimentation TankMulti-media FilterUltra filtrationResin SofteningNano filtrationReverse Osmosis→COD Separation MembraneEvaporation & Crystallization Unit 

2021 

2022 

BOT 

33 

Biochemical Engineering for Coking Wastewater Treatment Optimization Project of Xinjiang Guanghui 

7,700 

Deoiling by GravityEqualization Tank 1→Air Floatation DeoilingPre-Aeration 1st Sedimentation Tank1st Anaerobic Tank1st Aerobic Tank2nd Sedimentation Tank2nd Anaerobic Tank2nd Aerobic Tank3rd Sedimentation TankCoagulation ReactionHigh-efficiency SedimentationClean Water Tank 

2021 

2022 

E 

34 

Wastewater Treatment for 2.48M t/a Coking  Project of Tangshan Tianshun  

4,800 

Deoiling by GravityEqualization Tank 1→Air Flotation DeoilingPre-Aeration 1st Sedimentation Tank1st Anaerobic Tank1st Aerobic Tank2nd Sedimentation Tank2nd Anaerobic Tank2nd Aerobic Tank3rd Sedimentation TankCoagulation ReactionHigh-efficiency SedimentationClean Water Tank 

2021 

2022 

E 

35 

Concentrated Brine Upgrading Project (EPC) of Hebei Huafeng 

2,880 

(Concentrated Brine) 

Concentrated BrineHigh Density Sedimentation TankMulti-media FilterUltra filtrationResin SofteningNano filtrationReverse Osmosis→COD Separation MembraneEvaporation & Crystallization Unit 

2022 

2023 

EPC 

36 

Biochemical Treatment Project (EPC) of Xinjiang Xuantai 

1,872 

Deoiling-Equalization-AO-2nd Sedimentation-Fluidized Bed-Coagulation & Sedimentation-Multi-media Filter-Ozone 

2022 

2023 

EPC 

37 

2M t/a Coking Plant Upgrading Project of ChinaCoal Jiuxin (Lingshi County) 

  

7,200 

Biochemical Effluent-Activated Carbon Adsorption-High Density Sedimentation Tank-Multi-media Filtration-Ultra filtration-Reverse Osmosis  

Reverse Osmosis Concentrated Water-Concentrated Water HD Sedimentation Tank-Multi-media  Filtration-Resin Softening-Decarbonator-HERO  

HERO Concentrated Water-Falling Film Evaporation & Crystallization  

  

2023 

2024 

EPC 

38 

Relocation and Upgrading Project of Dazhou Iron & Steel Coking Plant 

  

Biochemical: 1,920 

Reuse: 3,840 

Deoiling-Flotation-Anaerobic Tank-Aerobic Tank-Anaerobic Tank-Aerobic (A/O-A/O)-Adsorption Reaction-Coagulation and Sedimentation 

Biochemical Effluent-Softening & Clarification-Multi-media Filter-Ultra filtration-Reverse Osmosis 

Reverse Osmosis Concentrated Water-Fenton Oxidation Treatment 

2023 

2024 

EPC 

39 

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Yunnan Xianfu Iron & Steel 

Biochemical: 1,920 

Reuse: 3,840 

Deoiling+1st Sedimentation+ O/A/O+Coagulation & Adsorption+Reuse through Dual Membrane 

2025 

2026 (Estimated) 

EP 

40 

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Shuicheng Iron & Steel (EPC+O) 

Biochemical: 2,400 

Deoiling+1st Sedimentation+ O/A/O+Electromagnetic Catalytic Oxidation 

2025 

2026 (Estimated) 

EPC+O 

41 

Coking Equipment Upgrading Project of Henan Tianrui 

Biochemical: 7,200 

Reuse: 14,400 

  

Deoiling TankFlotation EquipmentEqualization Tank First-stage Anaerobic TankFirst-stage Aerobic TankTwo-stage Anaerobic TankTwo-stage Aerobic TankCoagulation, Adsorption and SedimentationSofteningFiltrationUltra filtrationNanofiltrationReverse OsmosisEvaporation & Crystallization 

Odor Treatment: Tank SealingOdor CollectionCentrifugal FanBiological Deodorization UnitExhaust Stack Discharge 

2025 

2027 

(Estimated) 

E  

42 

2M t/a Coking Project (EPC) of Guizhou Shuicheng Iron & Steel  

  

Biochemical: 2,880 

Reuse: 7,200 

Deoiling TankFlotation EquipmentEqualization Tank First-stage Anaerobic TankFirst-stage Aerobic TankTwo-stage Anaerobic TankTwo-stage Aerobic TankCoagulation, Adsorption and SedimentationSofteningFiltration Ultra filtrationNano filtrationReverse OsmosisEvaporation & Crystallization 

Odor Treatment: Tank SealingOdor CollectionCentrifugal FanBiological Deodorization UnitExhaust Stack Discharge 

2024 

2025 

EPC 

43 

Fengmei Coking Wastewater Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Project 

3,600 

SofteningFiltrationUltra filtrationNano filtrationReverse OsmosisEvaporation & Crystallization 

2025 

2027 

(Estimated) 

E