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Solution | Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring Solution for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry
2024-12-26
01 REFERENCE STANDARDS
1. Comprehensive Sewage Discharge Standards (GB 8978-1996): Specifies monitoring indicators and standards for wastewater discharge points in petroleum refining industries.
2. Petroleum Refining Industry Pollutant Emission Standards (GB 31570-2015): Clarifies the maximum allowable concentrations of petroleum substances in wastewater, such as the maximum allowable concentration of oil in wastewater being 1mg/L under Class A standards, and 5mg/L under Class B standards in urban sewage treatment plants.
Key pollutant discharge units play a critical role in environmental protection. They are responsible for ensuring that their self-monitoring of pollutant discharge meets national regulations and monitoring specifications. These units must install automatic monitoring equipment, ensure the proper functioning of the equipment, and maintain original monitoring records.
1. Self-Monitoring Technical Guidelines for Pollutant Discharge Units - Petrochemical Industry (HJ974-2018): Requires automatic monitoring of flow, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and ammonia nitrogen at the wastewater discharge point in the petrochemical and synthetic resin industries (direct discharge).
2. Self-Monitoring Technical Guidelines for Pollutant Discharge Units - Onshore Oil and Gas Extraction Industry (HJ1248-2022): Requires automatic monitoring of flow, COD, and ammonia nitrogen at wastewater discharge points (both direct and indirect discharge).
3. Self-Monitoring Technical Guidelines for Pollutant Discharge Units - Oil Storage and Gas Stations (HJ1249-2022): Key pollutant discharge units must comply with regulations and use automatic monitoring equipment.
4. Self-Monitoring Technical Guidelines for Pollutant Discharge Units - Petroleum Refining Industry (HJ880-2017): Requires automatic monitoring of flow, COD, and ammonia nitrogen at wastewater discharge points (direct discharge).
02 MONITORING CONTENT EXTRACTION
Monitoring Points
Pollutant discharge units must set monitoring points at the following locations:
- Wastewater discharge points (total discharge)
- Wastewater discharge points from workshops or production facilities
- Rainwater discharge points
Monitoring Parameters
- Wastewater discharge points: Chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen, flow rate
- Rainwater discharge points: pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen, petroleum substances, suspended solids
03 INDUSTRY WASTEWATER MONITORING APPROACH
Based on the Treatment Process:
1. Raw Water Treatment Stage: The water quality status needs to be understood as it provides basic data for subsequent treatment processes, making it a critical stage for water quality monitoring.
2. Treatment Process Stage: Monitoring the changes in BOD and COD is essential to adjust the process in time and improve treatment efficiency, as well as optimize the treatment process and cost control.
3. Wastewater Discharge Stage: Based on the potential environmental risks posed by various pollutants, a range of comprehensive indicators such as COD and BOD is used to monitor whether the wastewater meets discharge standards.
Environmental Risk Prevention:
1. Rainwater Discharge Points: Considering the risk of oil leakage and other environmental risks in petroleum and petrochemical industries, rainwater runoff may carry pollutants into the rainwater discharge system, contaminating the external environment. Monitoring water quality at rainwater discharge points is necessary to prevent this.
2. Oil and Gas Field Storage Stations: During the storage and transportation of oil and gas, leakage of oil products may contaminate surrounding water bodies. Monitoring the water quality around storage stations can effectively control the extent and scope of pollution from an environmental risk prevention perspective.
04 OVERALL SOLUTION
Solution Advantages:
Automation: Pump-absorption sampling with adjustable sampling intervals and times, achieving unmanned operation and reducing costs.
Low Cost, High Efficiency: A single terminal can monitor multiple water quality parameters. The cabinet has insulation layers, eliminating the need for air-conditioning.
Minimal Maintenance, Low Operating Costs: Equipment is equipped with an automatic cleaning function. Maintenance is required only once per quarter, taking no more than 30 minutes.
On-site Monitoring with Real-Time Data: Remote control, real-time monitoring with second-level reaction. It provides immediate results to avoid delays in process adjustments due to COD exceeding the limit and allows for early warning when discharge exceeds the standard.
Diverse and Comprehensive: Includes online monitoring, portable, laboratory, and UAV-based full-spectrum water quality monitoring, achieving a comprehensive data monitoring system.
05 SPECTRAL-BASED WATER QUALITY MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
1. ATE5300 Full-Spectrum Multi-Parameter Water Quality Monitoring Station
2. ATE2000 Online Reagent-Free Full-Spectrum Water Quality Analyzer
3. ATE2100 Reagent-Free Optical Water Quality Sensor
4. ATE5700 Remote Sensing Hyperspectral Multi-Parameter Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System
ATE5300 Full-Spectrum Multi-Parameter Water Quality Monitoring Station
Advantages:
- Compact size, flexible installation, low cost
- Real-time monitoring of multiple parameters online
- Automatic cleaning and detection functions, longer maintenance cycles, and better stability
Application Scenarios:
- Monitoring of raw wastewater during the treatment process
- Monitoring of water quality at various stages of the treatment process
- Wastewater discharge point water quality monitoring
- Rainwater network discharge point water quality monitoring
ATE2000 Online Reagent-Free Full-Spectrum Water Quality Analyzer
Advantages:
- No water sampling required, spectral detection, no pre-treatment of water samples
- Automatic cleaning, low maintenance costs
- Dual-beam compensation design with real-time online calibration
- Pulsed xenon lamp with long life and high stability
Application Scenarios:
- In-situ water quality monitoring at process stages
- In-situ water quality monitoring in rainwater networks
ATE2100 Reagent-Free Optical Water Quality Sensor
Advantages:
- No water sampling required, spectral detection, no pre-treatment of water samples
- Automatic cleaning, low maintenance costs
- Protection level: IP68, suitable for long-term underwater operation
- Pulsed xenon lamp with long life and high stability
Application Scenarios:
- In-situ single-parameter COD monitoring during the treatment process
ATE5700 Remote Sensing Hyperspectral Multi-Parameter Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System
Advantages:
- Integration of hyperspectral water quality monitoring, water level monitoring, and video evidence functions
- No need for a station, low cost, easy installation, minimal maintenance, costing only 1/10
- Accurate data based on thousands of field water sample tests
Application Scenarios:
- Monitoring and evidence collection for illegal discharge at discharge points
- Flood season water level monitoring
ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR OIL SPILL DETECTION AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING
1.ATE5100 Online Oil Spill Alarm System
Advantages:
- High accuracy: Fluorescence is the fingerprint spectrum of substances, meaning only oil spills will emit fluorescence, avoiding false positives
- High-frequency modulated fluorescence, works both day and night
- High sensitivity, capable of detecting oil concentrations as low as ppm levels
Application Scenarios:
- Oil film detection at rainwater network discharge points
2. ATE9010 UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imaging River Water Quality Survey System
Advantages:
- Direct generation of distribution pseudo-color images, intuitive and clear
- Vertical take-off and landing UAV or multi-rotor UAV
- Built-in calibration spectrometer for real-time calibration of radiation spectra
Application Scenarios:
- Comprehensive water body monitoring around oil and gas field storage stations
3. ATE3010 Portable Water Quality Heavy Metal Analyzer
Advantages:
- Quick measurement time: Less than 5 minutes (fastest under 30 seconds)
- High sensitivity, detection limit below 0.5 ppb
- Can detect more than 10 types of heavy metals
Application Scenarios:
- Irregular water body monitoring around oil and gas field storage stations
- Periodic water quality monitoring at wastewater discharge points
4. ATE3000Pro Portable Multi-Parameter Water Quality Analyzer
Advantages:
- Integrated device for digestion and measurement
- Portable design with large-capacity lithium battery for outdoor water sample measurement
- Self-calibration curves, provides coefficient curves and custom sample curves
- Testing is easy, just add water samples to the test tube for detection
Application Scenarios:
- Irregular water body monitoring around oil and gas field storage stations
- Periodic water quality monitoring at wastewater discharge points
5. ATE8320 Infrared Oil Measurement Instrument
Advantages:
- Super strong stability: Dual-beam optical system for precise and long-term stable data collection
- Multi-range cuvette suitable for 0.5~4 cm, controlled by high-performance computers
Application Scenarios:
- Precise laboratory detection of oil in water at various stages in the petroleum and petrochemical industry
6. ATE8610 Gas Phase Molecular Absorption Spectrometer
Advantages:
- Automatic sampling, dilution, and detection to avoid human error
- High precision: 360-degree continuous scanning, with detection limits as low as ppm using advanced cold trap technology
- Simultaneous detection of ammonia nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen in samples
- Real-time monitoring of leakage, temperature, and pressure to ensure safe operation of instruments
Application Scenarios:
- Precise detection of nitrogen content in water at various stages in the petroleum and petrochemical industry
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In conclusion, online water quality monitoring can promptly detect potential safety hazards in the wastewater treatment processes and operations of petroleum and petrochemical enterprises. It helps optimize production processes, improve product quality, reduce wastewater emissions, and achieve green production.
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