WO2024116641A1 - Water-treating agent and water treatment method - Google Patents

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WO2024116641A1
WO2024116641A1 PCT/JP2023/037910 JP2023037910W WO2024116641A1 WO 2024116641 A1 WO2024116641 A1 WO 2024116641A1 JP 2023037910 W JP2023037910 W JP 2023037910W WO 2024116641 A1 WO2024116641 A1 WO 2024116641A1
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  • the present invention relates to a water treatment agent and a water treatment method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a water treatment agent and a water treatment method for removing water-soluble COD components from water containing water-soluble COD components, such as various industrial wastewater, sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge).
  • water-soluble COD components such as various industrial wastewater, sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge).
  • Patent Document 2 proposes a water treatment method that can stably reduce water-soluble COD components even if an excessive amount of water treatment agent is used in response to the type and amount of water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated or fluctuations in the amount of wastewater.
  • the water treatment method includes a step of adding to the water to be treated a water treatment agent containing a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 600,000, which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer having a cationic functional group and a monomer having no cationic functional group in a specific molar ratio, and a water treatment agent containing at least one salt selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates.
  • a water treatment agent containing a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 600,000 which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer having a cationic functional group and a monomer having no cationic functional group in a specific molar ratio
  • the present invention has been made in consideration of the problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to provide a water treatment agent and a water treatment method that can stably reduce water-soluble COD components even when an excessive amount of the water treatment agent is used in response to the type and amount of water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated or fluctuations in the amount of wastewater, and that is remarkably effective in reducing water-soluble COD components.
  • the present invention is a water treatment agent containing a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the following general formulas (1) to (3) and at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates.
  • A quaternary ammonium salt
  • S salt
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups
  • R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group
  • X ⁇ represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups
  • X ⁇ represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups
  • X- represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • the present invention also provides a water treatment method comprising a step (I) of adding a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the general formulae (1) to (3) to the water to be treated, and a step (II) of adding at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates to the water to be treated.
  • a quaternary ammonium salt A
  • S at least one salt
  • water-soluble COD component reduction effect means the effect of reducing the content of water-soluble COD components in water by forming water-insoluble complexes with the water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated, precipitating them, and separating and removing them.
  • 1 is a graph showing the relationship between the amount (mg/L) of solids of a quaternary ammonium salt (A) added in a water treatment agent and COD (mg/L).
  • the water treatment agent of the present embodiment contains a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the following general formulas (1) to (3) and at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates.
  • A quaternary ammonium salt
  • S salt
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups
  • R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group
  • X ⁇ represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups
  • X ⁇ represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups
  • X- represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • the water treatment agent of this embodiment may be a one-component water treatment agent that is a composition containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S), or may be a two-component water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S).
  • the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably a two-component water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S).
  • the quaternary ammonium salt (A) is a compound having a structure represented by any one of the general formulas (1) to (3).
  • a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (1) will be referred to as compound (A1)
  • a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (2) will be referred to as compound (A2)
  • a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (3) will be referred to as compound (A3).
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17, representing the number of repeating methylene groups. If n is 4 or less, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient hydrophobicity (even if the water-soluble COD components and the quaternary ammonium ion form a complex, the complex is highly water-soluble and therefore difficult to precipitate and to separate as a precipitate), whereas if n is 18 or more, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient solubility in water (as the water solubility of the quaternary ammonium ion is low, it is difficult to form a complex with the water-soluble COD components and it is difficult to separate the water-soluble COD components as a precipitate). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, n is preferably 11 to 17.
  • linear alkyl groups have stronger intermolecular forces than branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms, and therefore tend to associate more easily, resulting in a larger particle size for the complex of water-soluble COD components and quaternary ammonium ions, and that the complex tends to separate more easily as a precipitate. Therefore, it is presumed that compound (A1) having a linear alkyl group with 6 to 18 carbon atoms is more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components than quaternary ammonium salts having branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms.
  • R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group.
  • X - represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion, and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Br ⁇ nsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • Br ⁇ nsted acid include inorganic acids (hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, etc.) and organic acids (sulfonic acids (methylsulfonic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, etc.), carboxylic acids (oxalic acid, acetic acid, maleic acid, etc.), and phosphonic acids (methylphosphonic acid, phenylphosphonic acid, etc.)).
  • X ⁇ is preferred.
  • the quaternizing agent include methyl chloride (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Cl ⁇ ), methyl bromide (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Br ⁇ ), dimethyl sulfate (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ CH 3 SO 4 ⁇ ), and benzyl chloride (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Cl ⁇ ).
  • X ⁇ is preferably Cl ⁇ , Br ⁇ or HSO 4 ⁇ .
  • the cation (ammonium ion) in the compound (A1) include hexyltrimethylammonium ion, heptyltrimethylammonium ion, octyltrimethylammonium ion, nonyltrimethylammonium ion, decyltrimethylammonium ion, undecyltrimethylammonium ion, dodecyltrimethylammonium (lauryltrimethylammonium) ion, tridecyltrimethylammonium ion, tetradecyltrimethylammonium (myristyltrimethylammonium) ion, pentadecyltrimethylammonium ion, hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion, heptadecyltrimethylammonium ion, octadecyltrimethylammonium (trimethylstearylammonium) ion, and mixtures thereof.
  • the hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion or octadecyltrimethylammonium (trimethylstearylammonium) ion is preferred.
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17, representing the number of repeating methylene groups. If n is 4 or less, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient hydrophobicity (even if the water-soluble COD components and the quaternary ammonium ion form a complex, the complex is highly water-soluble and therefore difficult to precipitate and to separate as a precipitate), whereas if n is 18 or more, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient solubility in water (as the water solubility of the quaternary ammonium ion is low, it is difficult to form a complex with the water-soluble COD components and it is difficult to separate the water-soluble COD components as a precipitate). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, n is preferably 11 to 17.
  • linear alkyl groups have stronger intermolecular forces than branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms, and therefore tend to associate more easily, resulting in a larger particle size for the complex of water-soluble COD components and quaternary ammonium ions, and that the complex tends to separate more easily as a precipitate. Therefore, it is presumed that compound (A2) having a linear alkyl group with 6 to 18 carbon atoms is more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components than quaternary ammonium salts having branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms.
  • X - represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion, and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Br ⁇ nsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • Br ⁇ nsted acid include inorganic acids (hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, etc.) and organic acids [sulfonic acids (methylsulfonic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, etc.), carboxylic acids (oxalic acid, acetic acid, maleic acid, etc.), and phosphonic acids (methylphosphonic acid, phenylphosphonic acid, etc.)], and the like.
  • X ⁇ is preferred.
  • the quaternizing agent include methyl chloride (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Cl ⁇ ), methyl bromide (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Br ⁇ ), dimethyl sulfate (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ CH 3 SO 4 ⁇ ), and benzyl chloride (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Cl ⁇ ).
  • X ⁇ is preferably Cl ⁇ , Br ⁇ or HSO 4 ⁇ .
  • cation (ammonium ion) in the compound (A2) include benzylhexyldimethylammonium ion, benzylheptyldimethylammonium ion, benzyloctyldimethylammonium ion, benzylnonyldimethylammonium ion, benzyldecyldimethylammonium ion, benzylundecyldimethylammonium ion, benzyldodecyldimethylammonium (benzyllauryldimethylammonium) ion, benzyltridecyldimethylammonium ion, benzyltetradecyldimethylammonium (benzylmyristyldimethylammonium) ion, benzylpentadecyldimethylammonium ion, benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium i
  • n is an integer of 5 to 17, representing the number of repeating methylene groups. If n is 4 or less, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient hydrophobicity (even if the water-soluble COD components and the quaternary ammonium ion form a complex, the complex is highly water-soluble and therefore difficult to precipitate and to separate as a precipitate), whereas if n is 18 or more, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient solubility in water (as the water solubility of the quaternary ammonium ion is low, it is difficult to form a complex with the water-soluble COD components and it is difficult to separate the water-soluble COD components as a precipitate). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, n is preferably 11 to 17.
  • linear alkyl groups have stronger intermolecular forces than branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms, and therefore tend to associate more easily, resulting in a larger particle size for the complex of water-soluble COD components and quaternary ammonium ions, and that the complex tends to separate more easily as a precipitate. Therefore, it is presumed that compound (A3) having a linear alkyl group with 6 to 18 carbon atoms is more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components than quaternary ammonium salts having branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms.
  • X - represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion, and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Br ⁇ nsted acid or a quaternizing agent.
  • Br ⁇ nsted acid include inorganic acids (hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, etc.) and organic acids [sulfonic acids (methylsulfonic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, etc.), carboxylic acids (oxalic acid, acetic acid, maleic acid, etc.), and phosphonic acids (methylphosphonic acid, phenylphosphonic acid, etc.)], and the like.
  • X ⁇ is preferred.
  • the quaternizing agent include methyl chloride (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Cl ⁇ ), methyl bromide (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Br ⁇ ), dimethyl sulfate (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ CH 3 SO 4 ⁇ ), and benzyl chloride (i.e., X ⁇ ⁇ Cl ⁇ ).
  • X ⁇ is preferably Cl ⁇ , Br ⁇ or HSO 4 ⁇ .
  • Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and from the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, a hydrogen atom or a methyl group is preferred.
  • cation (ammonium ion) in the compound (A3) include 1-hexylpyridinium ion, 1-hexyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-heptylpyridinium ion, 1-heptyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-octylpyridinium ion, 1-octyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-nonylpyridinium ion, 1-nonyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-decylpyridinium ion, 1-decyl-4-methyl ...
  • the salt (S) is at least one selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates.
  • the salt (S) may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • the silicate may be an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of silicic acid, or an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of condensed silicic acid.
  • the silicate is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium silicate, sodium silicate, potassium silicate, and calcium silicate, and more preferably sodium silicate.
  • the silicate may be in the form of a solid or an aqueous solution, and aqueous solutions of sodium silicate (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5), so-called water glass, may be used.
  • the phosphate salt may be an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of phosphoric acid, or an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of condensed phosphoric acid (polyphosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, etc.).
  • the phosphate salt is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, and sodium polyphosphate, and more preferably trisodium phosphate.
  • the borate salt may be an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of boric acid, an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of polyboric acid, or a hydrate thereof.
  • the borate salt is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of trisodium borate, sodium metaborate, and sodium tetraborate, and more preferably sodium tetraborate decahydrate.
  • the salt (S) preferably contains the silicate, and more preferably contains sodium silicate.
  • the weight ratio [(S)/(A)] of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the salt (S) in the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably 0.01 to 30, more preferably 0.1 to 20, and even more preferably 1 to 10, from the viewpoints of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, the amount of sludge generated, and treatment costs.
  • the water treatment agent of this embodiment may further contain water in addition to the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) from the viewpoint of operability (handling ability) and the like.
  • the total content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) in the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably 0.1 to 80% by weight, more preferably 1 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the quaternary ammonium salt (A), the salt (S), and the water.
  • the content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably 0.1 to 30% by weight, more preferably 1 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the quaternary ammonium salt (A), the salt (S), and the water.
  • the total content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A), the salt (S), and water is preferably 90 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the water treatment agent.
  • the water treatment agent of this embodiment is the above-mentioned "two-agent type water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S)," the water treatment agent (P1) may contain water in addition to the quaternary ammonium salt (A).
  • the content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent (P1) is preferably 0.1 to 50% by weight, more preferably 1 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P1) from the viewpoint of operability and the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components.
  • the total content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and water in the water treatment agent (P1) is preferably 90 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P1).
  • the water treatment agent of this embodiment is the above-mentioned "two-agent type water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S)," the water treatment agent (P2) may contain water in addition to the salt (S).
  • the content of the salt (S) in the water treatment agent (P2) is preferably 0.1 to 80% by weight, more preferably 1 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P2) from the viewpoint of operability and the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components.
  • the content of the salt (S) in the water treatment agent (P2) is preferably 90 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P2).
  • the water treatment agent of this embodiment may contain an organic coagulant to the extent that the effect of the present invention is not impaired in order to further improve the removal performance of water-soluble COD components.
  • the organic coagulant include polycondensates of epihalohydrin and amine and their hydrochlorides, polycondensates of epihalohydrin and alkylenediamine and their hydrochlorides, polyethyleneimine and its hydrochlorides, alkylenedihalide-alkylenepolyamine polycondensates and their hydrochlorides, aniline-formaldehyde polycondensates and their hydrochlorides, polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride, polyvinylpyridine and its hydrochlorides, (di)methyldi(meth)allylammonium chloride, and polyvinylimidazoline and its hydrochlorides.
  • the organic coagulant may be used alone or in combination of two or more types.
  • the organic coagulant may be contained in both or either of the
  • the method for producing the water treatment agent of this embodiment is not particularly limited, but it can be produced, for example, as follows.
  • the water treatment agent When the water treatment agent is a one-component type, it can be produced by mixing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) diluted with water as necessary, the salt (S) diluted with water as necessary, and additives as necessary.
  • the mixing method is not particularly limited, and for example, mixing may be performed using a stirrer in a container such as a bucket.
  • the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) may form a complex and become cloudy, but it can be used without problems by stirring and mixing again immediately before use.
  • the water treatment agent (P1) can be produced by mixing the quaternary ammonium salt (A), optionally diluted with water, with additives, and the water treatment agent (P2) can be produced by mixing the salt (B), optionally diluted with water, with additives, and the water treatment agent (P2) can be produced.
  • the method of diluting the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and/or the salt (S) with water is not particularly limited, but for example, a method can be used in which a predetermined amount of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and/or the salt (S) is added to a previously measured amount of water while stirring it using a known stirring device (such as a jar tester), and the water is stirred for several hours (approximately 1 to 4 hours).
  • the quaternary ammonium salt (A) forms a water-insoluble complex with the water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated, causing them to become insoluble and precipitate, and the precipitate is separated and removed, thereby reducing the water-soluble COD components.
  • the water treatment agent further contains the salt (S)
  • the complex between the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the water-soluble COD components is coarsened, facilitating the separation and removal of the precipitate, and a further reduction effect in the water-soluble COD components can be expected.
  • the salt (S) precipitates the excessively added quaternary ammonium salt (A), and the quaternary ammonium salt (A) itself becomes a water-soluble COD component and can suppress the increase in the water-soluble COD components, so it is presumed that a stable water-soluble COD reduction effect can be expressed.
  • the salt (S) can precipitate a complex of the water-soluble COD components dissolved in water and the quaternary ammonium salt (A), and is presumed to have an effect of reducing water-soluble COD components.
  • the water treatment agent of the present invention is very useful because, when added to various industrial wastewater (wastewater from factories in the paper pulp, dyeing, automobile, metal processing, steel, food, gravel, semiconductor-related and cleaning industries, etc.), sewage, purified water, sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge) generated in the treatment of industrial wastewater, etc., it can suppress the increase in water-soluble COD components, even under conditions where the amount of water treatment agent added is excessive, and can exhibit a stable water-soluble COD component reduction effect, and has a significantly excellent effect in reducing water-soluble COD components.
  • the water treatment method of this embodiment includes a step (I) of adding the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to water to be treated (hereinafter, in this specification, may be referred to as water to be treated) containing water-soluble COD components, such as various industrial wastewater, sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge), and a step (II) of adding the salt (S) to the water to be treated.
  • a step (I) of adding the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to water to be treated hereinafter, in this specification, may be referred to as water to be treated
  • water-soluble COD components such as various industrial wastewater, sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge)
  • S salt
  • Step (I) The step (I) is a step of adding the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the water to be treated.
  • the amount of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) added to the water to be treated can be adjusted depending on the type of water to be treated, the content of particles suspended in the water to be treated, the amount of water-soluble COD components, etc., and is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of water-soluble COD component reduction performance, however, 1 mg to 10 g per 1 L of the water to be treated is preferable, 3 mg to 8 g is more preferable, 5 mg to 5 g is even more preferable, and 5 mg to 3 g is even more preferable.
  • step (I) the method for adding the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the water to be treated is not particularly limited, and the quaternary ammonium salt (A) can be added to the water to be treated and mixed by a known method.
  • Step (II) is a step of adding the salt (S) to the water to be treated.
  • the amount of the salt (S) added to the water to be treated is preferably an amount such that the weight ratio of the salt (S) to the weight of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) [(S)/(A)] is 0.01 to 30, more preferably an amount such that the weight ratio is 0.1 to 20, and even more preferably an amount such that the weight ratio is 1 to 10.
  • step (II) the method for adding the salt (S) to the water to be treated is not particularly limited, and the salt (S) can be added to the water to be treated and mixed using a known method.
  • the steps (I) and (II) may be carried out separately or simultaneously.
  • the water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S) are added separately.
  • the steps (I) and (II) are carried out simultaneously, the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) are mixed in advance and added as a one-agent type water treatment agent. From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, it is preferable to carry out the steps (I) and (II) separately, and it is more preferable to carry out the step (II) after carrying out the step (I).
  • the water treatment method of the present embodiment may further include, in addition to the step (I) and the step (II), a step (III) of adding an inorganic flocculant to the water to be treated.
  • the inorganic flocculants include aluminum sulfate, polyaluminum chloride, ferric chloride, polyferric sulfate, and hydrated lime. Each of the inorganic flocculants may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • the amount of inorganic flocculant added when the water treatment method of this embodiment includes step (III) varies depending on the type of sludge or wastewater, the size and content of suspended particles, the total sludge and the amount of water-soluble COD components in the wastewater, etc., but is preferably 0.001 to 1% by weight, more preferably 0.005 to 0.8% by weight, and even more preferably 0.01 to 0.5% by weight based on the weight of the sludge or wastewater. If it is 0.001% by weight or more, the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components will be more pronounced, and if it is 1% by weight or less, the amount of sludge generated can be reduced.
  • the steps (I) to (III) may be performed separately or simultaneously.
  • the steps (I) to (III) are preferably performed in any one of the following procedures (i) to (iv).
  • Step (i) After step (I), step (III) is carried out, and then step (II) is carried out.
  • step (ii) After step (III), step (I) is carried out, and then step (II) is carried out.
  • Step (iii) and step (III) are carried out simultaneously ⁇ i.e., the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the inorganic flocculant are mixed in advance and then added to the water to be treated ⁇ , and then step (II) is carried out.
  • Step (iv) After step (I), step (II) is carried out, and then step (III) is carried out.
  • the water treatment method of this embodiment includes the step (III), from the viewpoint of treatment costs, it is preferable to carry out the step (II) after carrying out the steps (I) and (III). In other words, it is preferable to carry out the steps (I) to (III) in any of the above procedures (i) to (iii).
  • pH adjustment step The pH of the water to be treated after the steps (I) and (II) have been performed, or after the steps (I) to (III) have been performed if the water treatment method of the present embodiment has the step (III), is preferably 1 to 12, more preferably 3 to 10, and even more preferably 5 to 8. In this range, the effects of the present invention, such as reduction of water-soluble COD components, can be more effectively achieved.
  • the water treatment method of the present embodiment may have a pH adjustment step of adding an inorganic acid (hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, etc.), an inorganic solid acidic substance (acidic sodium phosphate, acidic sulfuric acid, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, ammonium bicarbonate, sulfamic acid, etc.), an organic acid (oxalic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, etc.), an inorganic alkaline substance (e.g., sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia, etc.), and an organic alkaline substance (e.g., guanidine, etc.) or an aqueous solution thereof, in order to adjust the pH of the water to be treated after the steps (I) and (II), etc. have been performed.
  • an inorganic acid hydroochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, etc.
  • an inorganic solid acidic substance
  • the water treatment method of the present embodiment preferably further comprises a polymer flocculant addition step of adding and mixing a polymer flocculant to the water to be treated after carrying out the steps (I) and (II) or, in the case where the water treatment method of the present embodiment comprises the step (III), after carrying out the steps (I) to (III) to form coarse flocs.
  • the polymer flocculant is not particularly limited, and any commonly used known polymer flocculant can be suitably used.
  • the polymer flocculant may be any of cationic, nonionic, anionic, and amphoteric polymer flocculants, and these may also be used in combination.
  • the cationic polymer flocculant may be a homopolymer of polyethyleneimine, a Mannich modified poly(meth)acrylamide, a quaternized dialkylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate, or a copolymer with other monomers such as (meth)acrylamide, or a copolymer containing the cationic monomer as a constituent unit.
  • the nonionic polymer flocculant may be polyacrylamide or the like with a Mw of more than 1,000,000.
  • the anionic polymer flocculant may, for example, be sodium poly(meth)acrylate, hydrolyzed poly(meth)acrylamide, (meth)acrylamide-sodium (meth)acrylate copolymer, (meth)acrylamide-sodium (meth)acrylate-sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sodium sulfonate copolymer, (meth)acrylamide-sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sodium sulfonate copolymer, and other (co)polymers containing the anionic monomers described above.
  • the amphoteric polymer flocculant may be a copolymer of a cationic monomer (such as dialkylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate quaternized products and other cationic monomers as described above) with an anionic monomer (such as (meth)acrylic acid (salt), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sulfonic acid (salt)), and, if necessary, a nonionic monomer (such as acrylamide).
  • a cationic monomer such as dialkylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate quaternized products and other cationic monomers as described above
  • anionic monomer such as (meth)acrylic acid (salt), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sulfonic acid (salt)
  • a nonionic monomer such as acrylamide
  • the polymer flocculant addition step there is no particular limitation on the method of adding the polymer flocculant.
  • the polymer flocculant may be added as is, but from the viewpoint of uniform mixing, it is preferable to add the polymer flocculant to the water to be treated after making it into an aqueous solution.
  • the concentration of the polymer flocculant is preferably 0.05 to 1% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 0.5% by weight.
  • the amount of polymer flocculant added varies depending on the type of water to be treated, the size and content of suspended particles, and the molecular weight of the polymer flocculant, but from the viewpoint of general flocculation performance, it is preferably 0.0001 to 0.5% by weight, more preferably 0.0002 to 0.3% by weight, even more preferably 0.0003 to 0.2% by weight, and even more preferably 0.0004 to 0.1% by weight based on the weight of the water to be treated.
  • the water treatment method of this embodiment may include a solid-liquid separation step of removing precipitates precipitated in the water to be treated that has been treated in the step (I), the step (II), and the like, from the water to be treated.
  • methods for separating the solid and liquid can be used, such as gravity settling, membrane filtration, column filtration, pressure flotation, concentrators (e.g., thickeners, etc.), and dehydrators (e.g., centrifuges, belt press dehydrators, filter press dehydrators, etc.).
  • Example (1) After carrying out the step (I) and the step (II) and, if necessary, carrying out the pH adjustment step, a solid-liquid separation step is carried out.
  • Example (2) After carrying out the step (I) and the step (II) and, if necessary, carrying out the pH adjustment step, the polymer flocculant addition step is carried out, and further, the solid-liquid separation step is carried out.
  • Example (3) The steps (I), (II) and (III) are carried out, and the pH adjustment step is carried out as necessary, and then the solid-liquid separation step is carried out.
  • Example (4) After carrying out the steps (I), (II) and (III) and, if necessary, carrying out the pH adjustment step, the polymer flocculant addition step is further carried out, and then the solid-liquid separation step is further carried out.
  • examples (2) and (4) are preferred from the viewpoint of forming coarser flocs and facilitating solid-liquid separation.
  • the water treatment method of this embodiment may also include an activated carbon treatment step in which the water to be treated after the solid-liquid separation step is treated with activated carbon.
  • the COD of the treated wastewater may be measured directly, but the effect of reducing COD can also be evaluated using TOC (total organic carbon), which is commonly used in the field of wastewater treatment as an alternative means of monitoring COD and can be measured more easily than COD.
  • TOC total organic carbon
  • the raw materials represented by each symbol in Tables 1 to 5 are as follows.
  • the amount of each raw material ⁇ quaternary ammonium salt (A), comparative quaternary ammonium salt (comparative A), cationic polymer (M) and salt (S) ⁇ added in Tables 1 to 5 is the amount (mg) of solids (components excluding water and volatile solvents) of each raw material added per 1 L of water to be treated (wastewater from chemical plant B described below).
  • A1-1 Hexyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-2): Lauryl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-3): Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-4): Trimethylstearyl ammonium chloride (A1-5): Tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-6): Tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (A1-7): Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (A1-8): Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium hydroxide (A2-1): Benzyl hexyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (A2-2): Benzyl lauryl dimethyl ammonium chloride (A2-3): Benzyl Benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (A2-4): Benzyldimethylstearylammonium chloride (A3-1): 1-hexyl
  • Comparative Production Example 1 Production of cationic polymer (M-1) and comparative water treatment agent (Comparative PM-1) A four-neck flask equipped with a stirrer, a temperature sensor, a cooling tube, a dropping funnel and a mantle heater was charged with 190 parts of isopropyl alcohol (hereinafter abbreviated as "IPA”) and 69 parts of ion-exchanged water, and heated to reflux under stirring.
  • IPA isopropyl alcohol
  • a mixed solution of 80 parts of IPA, 20 parts of ion-exchanged water, and 0.7 parts of azobisisobutyronitrile (hereinafter abbreviated as "AIBN”) was added as an initiator solution from the dropping port, and a homogeneous mixture of 80% by weight of trimethyl-2-methacryloyloxyethylammonium chloride aqueous solution (manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., reagent) 352 parts, styrene (manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., reagent) 48 parts, IPA 180 parts, and ion-exchanged water 60 parts was added dropwise to the flask simultaneously over 4 hours while stirring the flask at 80 to 85 ° C.
  • AIBN azobisisobutyronitrile
  • the aqueous solution was diluted with ion-exchanged water to a solid content of 10.0 wt %, to obtain a comparative water treatment agent (PM-1) containing a cationic polymer (M-1).
  • the comparative water treatment agent (PM-1) had a solid content of 40.0 wt %, a pH of 4.5, and the Mw (weight average molecular weight measured by GPC) of the cationic polymer (M-1) was 180,000, and the colloid equivalent value (colloid equivalent value measured by colloid titration using potassium polyvinyl sulfate) was 4.1.
  • Example 1 1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and under stirring, 2,500 mg of water treatment agent (P1-1) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight.
  • P1-1 250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent
  • Examples 2 to 30, 35 to 36, 38 to 43, and 59 to 62> The supernatant was filtered in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the types and amounts of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the water treatment agent (P1) and the salt (S) and the water treatment agent (P2) were changed to those shown in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, or Table 4.
  • the COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1, and the results are shown in Tables 1 to 4.
  • Example 31 1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and under stirring, 2,500 mg of water treatment agent (P1-3) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of salt (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight.
  • P1-3 250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent
  • Example 32 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 31, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-4) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-4) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 6 mg/L and the TOC was 9 mg/L.
  • Example 33 1 L of wastewater from B chemical plant containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and under stirring, polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010", manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] as an inorganic flocculant was added in an amount to a solid content concentration of 50 mg/L.
  • Example 34 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 33, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-4) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-4) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
  • Example 37 50 parts of an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solids concentration of 10% by weight was added to a 100 ml beaker. 50 parts of an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solids concentration of 10% by weight was added and mixed under stirring to obtain a one-form water treatment agent (P-37) containing (A1-3) and (S-1).
  • A1-3 quaternary ammonium salt
  • Example 44 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with (S-4) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with (P2-4) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
  • Example 45 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with (S-5) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with (P2-5) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 6 mg/L and the TOC was 9 mg/L.
  • Example 46 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with (S-6) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with (P2-6) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
  • Example 47 The same procedure as in Example 3 was repeated except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with the salt (S-7) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with the water treatment agent (P2-7) ⁇ , and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured.
  • the COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
  • Example 48 The same procedure as in Example 33 was repeated except that polyaluminum chloride was replaced with aluminum sulfate (manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured.
  • the COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
  • Example 49 The same procedure as in Example 33 was repeated except that polyaluminum chloride was replaced with polyferric sulfate (manufactured by Taiki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured.
  • the COD was 6 mg/L and the TOC was 9 mg/L.
  • Example 50 The same procedure as in Example 33 was repeated except that polyaluminum chloride was replaced with ferric chloride (manufactured by Taiki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured.
  • the COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
  • Example 51 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-5) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-5) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
  • Example 52 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-6) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-6) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 9 mg/L and the TOC was 13 mg/L.
  • Example 53 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-7) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-7) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 8 mg/L and the TOC was 12 mg/L.
  • Example 54 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-8) ⁇ the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-8) ⁇ , were measured.
  • the COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
  • ⁇ Example 55 1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and 2,500 mg of a water treatment agent (P1-3) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which was an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of a water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of salt (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which was an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight.
  • P1-3 250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent
  • Example 56 1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and 2,500 mg of a water treatment agent (P1-3) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which was an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight.
  • P1-3 250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent
  • Example 57 The same procedure as in Example 56 was repeated except that the 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the cationic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc CE-706P" was replaced with a 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the anionic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc AH-400P (manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.),” and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured. The COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
  • Example 58 The same procedure as in Example 56 was repeated except that the 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the cationic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc CE-706P" was replaced with a 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the nonionic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc NOP (manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.),” and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured.
  • the COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
  • Example 63 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of an acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer, "Unisense FCA1000L (manufactured by Senka Corporation)," which is an organic coagulant, was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L).
  • the COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
  • Example 64 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), an organic coagulant, "Unisense FPA100L (manufactured by Senka Corporation)" was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L).
  • the COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
  • Example 65 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of dimethylamine-ammonia-epichlorohydrin condensate "Unisense KHE100L (manufactured by Senka Corporation)" as an organic coagulant was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L).
  • the COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
  • Example 66 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of dicyandiamide-formalin condensate, "Unisense KHF11L (manufactured by Senka Corporation),” an organic coagulant, was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010,” manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L).
  • the COD was 8 mg/L and the TOC was 11 mg/L.
  • Example 67 The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of dicyandiamide-diethylenetriamine condensate "Unisense KHP10P (manufactured by Senka Corporation)" which is an organic coagulant was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L).
  • the COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
  • ⁇ Comparative Example 7 1 L of wastewater from a chemical factory B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and 1,000 mg (100 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) of a water treatment agent (P1-7) was added under stirring, which was an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A2-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After 3 minutes, a 1% by weight aqueous sulfuric acid solution was added dropwise while continuing stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. After stirring for 3 minutes, the mixture was allowed to stand for 5 minutes. The supernatant liquid that had been allowed to stand was filtered through a filter paper (No. 5C), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 50 mg/L, and the TOC was 76 mg/L.
  • FIG. 1 shows a graph plotting the COD (mg/L) values against the amount (mg/L) of the solids of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent or comparative water treatment agent for combination (1) [combination of Examples 3, 38, 39] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (water treatment agent (A2-3)) and salt (S) (salt (S-1)), combination (2) [combination of Examples 7, 40, 41] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (water treatment agent (A3-3)) and salt (S) (salt (S-1)), combination (3) [combination of Examples 11, 42, 43] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (water treatment agent (A3-3)) and salt (S) (salt (S-1)), and combination (4) [combination of Comparative Examples 7, 8, 9] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (comparative treatment agent (ratio P)) but not
  • the COD decreased up to an addition amount of 250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A), and the COD increased when the addition amount was further increased, and it can be seen that there is an optimum point for the addition amount of quaternary ammonium salt (A).
  • the water treatment agent of the example containing salt (S) no increase in COD was observed even when an amount of quaternary ammonium salt (A) exceeding 250 mg, which was the optimum point for the comparative water treatment agent, was used.
  • the COD value and TOC value before treatment in the above formula are 80 mg/L and 122 mg/L, respectively, as described in Comparative Example 1.
  • the weight ratio [(S)/(A)] of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the salt (S) is shown in Tables 1 to 5.
  • Tables 1 to 5 show that the water treatment agents according to Examples 1 to 67 have higher COD removal rates and TOC removal rates than the water treatment agents according to the comparative examples, and are significantly more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components. Furthermore, the results of (1) Examples 3, 38, and 39, (2) Examples 7, 40, and 41, and (3) Examples 11, 42, and 43 in Figure 1 show that the water treatment agent of the present invention can achieve a stable water-soluble COD reduction effect over a wide range of added amounts of the water treatment agent (addition amount of quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent).
  • the water treatment agent of the present invention is very useful because, by being added to various industrial wastewater (wastewater from factories in the paper pulp, dyeing, automobile, metal processing, steelmaking, food, gravel extraction, semiconductor-related, and cleaning industries, etc.), sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge) generated in the treatment of industrial wastewater, etc., it can suppress an increase in water-soluble COD components, even under conditions where the amount of the water treatment agent added is excessive, and can exhibit a stable water-soluble COD component reduction effect, and can exhibit a significantly excellent effect of reducing water-soluble COD components.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to: a water-treating agent that contains a quaternary ammonium salt (A) and at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates; and a water treatment method in which the water-treating agent is used. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water-treating agent and a water treatment method that have a remarkably exceptional effect for reducing the amount of water-soluble COD components, the agent and method stably reducing the amount of water-soluble COD components even if an excessive amount of water-treating agent is used in response to the type or amount of water-soluble COD components contained in water being treated or to the amount of water being discharged.

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水処理剤及び水処理方法Water treatment agent and water treatment method
 本発明は、水処理剤及び水処理方法に関する。更に詳しくは、各種工場廃水、下水、浄水、及び汚泥(有機性汚泥及び無機性汚泥)等の水溶解性COD成分を含有した水から水溶解性COD成分を除去するための水処理剤及び水処理方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a water treatment agent and a water treatment method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a water treatment agent and a water treatment method for removing water-soluble COD components from water containing water-soluble COD components, such as various industrial wastewater, sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge).
 従来、工場廃水等に含まれる水溶解性COD成分を除去する方法としては、活性炭処理、紫外線照射、オゾン処理、硫酸第一鉄と過酸化水素とを組み合わせたフェントン処理等が提案されている。しかし、いずれも処理コストが高く広く普及しているとは言い難い。  Traditionally, methods proposed for removing water-soluble COD components contained in industrial wastewater, etc., include activated carbon treatment, ultraviolet irradiation, ozone treatment, and Fenton treatment, which combines ferrous sulfate and hydrogen peroxide. However, all of these methods are expensive to treat, and are not widely used.
 これに対して、いわゆる高分子凝集剤を用いて水溶解性COD成分を除去(低減)する方法が提案されている(例えば特許文献1)。しかしながら、従来の処理方法では高分子凝集剤等の水溶解性COD成分低減剤として排水中の水溶解性COD成分の種類の違いに対して広く対応できるものを使用しているものの、排水中の水溶解性CODの種類及び量の変動や排水流量の変動に対して高分子凝集剤を過剰に添加することで対応していたために、高分子凝集剤を実際の最適添加量より過剰に添加すると高分子凝集剤自身が水溶解性COD成分となり、水溶解性COD成分量が増加してしまうという問題があった。 In response to this, a method has been proposed for removing (reducing) water-soluble COD components using so-called polymer flocculants (for example, Patent Document 1). However, while conventional treatment methods use water-soluble COD component reducers such as polymer flocculants that can widely accommodate different types of water-soluble COD components in wastewater, they deal with fluctuations in the type and amount of water-soluble COD in the wastewater and fluctuations in the wastewater flow rate by adding an excess of polymer flocculant, which creates the problem that adding more polymer flocculant than the actual optimal amount makes the polymer flocculant itself a water-soluble COD component, increasing the amount of water-soluble COD components.
 また、処理対象の水に含まれる水溶解性COD成分の種類及び量や排水量の変動に対して水処理剤の量を過剰に使用して対応しても安定して水溶解性COD成分を低減できる水処理方法として、特許文献2では、特定の構造を有するカチオン性官能基を有するモノマー及びカチオン性官能基を有しないモノマーを特定のモル比で重合させてなる重量平均分子量が10,000~600,000の共重合体を含む水処理剤と、ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種の塩を含む水処理剤とを処理対象の水に添加する工程を含む水処理剤が提案されているが、水溶解性COD除去率には改善の余地があり、水溶解性COD成分低減効果のさらなる向上が求められていた。 In addition, Patent Document 2 proposes a water treatment method that can stably reduce water-soluble COD components even if an excessive amount of water treatment agent is used in response to the type and amount of water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated or fluctuations in the amount of wastewater. The water treatment method includes a step of adding to the water to be treated a water treatment agent containing a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 600,000, which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer having a cationic functional group and a monomer having no cationic functional group in a specific molar ratio, and a water treatment agent containing at least one salt selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates. However, there is room for improvement in the water-soluble COD removal rate, and further improvement in the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components is desired.
特許4923834号公報Patent Publication No. 4923834 特許6852113号公報Patent Publication No. 6852113
 本発明は前記従来技術の問題点に鑑みてなされたものであり、本発明の目的は、処理対象の水に含まれる水溶解性COD成分の種類及び量や排水量の変動に対して水処理剤の量を過剰に使用して対応しても安定して水溶解性COD成分を低減でき、かつ水溶解性COD成分低減効果が顕著に優れる水処理剤及び水処理方法を提供することにある。 The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to provide a water treatment agent and a water treatment method that can stably reduce water-soluble COD components even when an excessive amount of the water treatment agent is used in response to the type and amount of water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated or fluctuations in the amount of wastewater, and that is remarkably effective in reducing water-soluble COD components.
 本発明者らは前記課題を解決すべく鋭意検討した結果、本発明に到達した。即ち本発明は、下記一般式(1)~(3)のいずれかで表される4級アンモニウム塩(A)と、ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の塩(S)とを含有する水処理剤である。
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000007
[式(1)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、R~Rはそれぞれ独立にメチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、又はブチル基、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000008
[式(2)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000009
[式(3)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基であり、Yは水素原子又は炭素数1~6のアルキル基である。]
The present inventors have conducted extensive research to solve the above problems and have arrived at the present invention. That is, the present invention is a water treatment agent containing a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the following general formulas (1) to (3) and at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates.
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000007
[In formula (1), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000008
[In formula (2), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000009
[In formula (3), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, X- represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent, and Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.]
 また、本発明は、前記一般式(1)~(3)のいずれかで表される4級アンモニウム塩(A)を処理対象の水に添加する工程(I)と、ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の塩(S)を処理対象の水に添加する工程(II)とを有する水処理方法である。 The present invention also provides a water treatment method comprising a step (I) of adding a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the general formulae (1) to (3) to the water to be treated, and a step (II) of adding at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates to the water to be treated.
 本発明は、水処理剤の添加量が過剰となる条件下でも水溶解性COD成分の上昇を抑制し、優れた水溶解性COD成分低減効果を安定して得ることができる。なお、本明細書において、「水溶解性COD成分低減効果」とは、処理対象の水に含まれる水溶解性COD成分と水不溶性のコンプレックスを形成して析出させ、分離除去することにより、水中の水溶解性COD成分含有量を低減させる効果を意味する。 The present invention can suppress the increase of water-soluble COD components even under conditions where the amount of water treatment agent added is excessive, and can stably obtain an excellent water-soluble COD component reduction effect. In this specification, "water-soluble COD component reduction effect" means the effect of reducing the content of water-soluble COD components in water by forming water-insoluble complexes with the water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated, precipitating them, and separating and removing them.
水処理剤中の4級アンモニウム塩(A)の固形分の添加量(mg/L)とCOD(mg/L)の関係を示すグラフである。1 is a graph showing the relationship between the amount (mg/L) of solids of a quaternary ammonium salt (A) added in a water treatment agent and COD (mg/L).
<水処理剤>
 本実施形態の水処理剤は、下記一般式(1)~(3)のいずれかで表される4級アンモニウム塩(A)と、ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の塩(S)とを含有する。
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000010
[式(1)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、R~Rはそれぞれ独立にメチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、又はブチル基、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000011
[式(2)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000012
[式(3)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基であり、Yは水素原子又は炭素数1~6のアルキル基である。]
<Water treatment agent>
The water treatment agent of the present embodiment contains a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the following general formulas (1) to (3) and at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates.
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000010
[In formula (1), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000011
[In formula (2), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000012
[In formula (3), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, X- represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent, and Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.]
 本実施形態の水処理剤は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)とを含む組成物である一剤型の水処理剤であってもよく、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を含有する水処理剤(P1)と前記塩(S)を含有する水処理剤(P2)とからなる二剤型の水処理剤であってもよい。本実施形態の水処理剤は、水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を含有する水処理剤(P1)と前記塩(S)を含有する水処理剤(P2)とからなる二剤型の水処理剤であることが好ましい。 The water treatment agent of this embodiment may be a one-component water treatment agent that is a composition containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S), or may be a two-component water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably a two-component water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S).
〔4級アンモニウム塩(A)〕
 前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)は、前記一般式(1)~(3)のいずれかで表される構造を有する化合物である。以下、前記一般式(1)で表される構造を有する化合物を化合物(A1)、前記一般式(2)で表される構造を有する化合物を化合物(A2)、前記一般式(3)で表される構造を有する化合物を化合物(A3)と称する。
[Quaternary ammonium salt (A)]
The quaternary ammonium salt (A) is a compound having a structure represented by any one of the general formulas (1) to (3). Hereinafter, a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (1) will be referred to as compound (A1), a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (2) will be referred to as compound (A2), and a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (3) will be referred to as compound (A3).
[化合物(A1)]
 化合物(A1)は、前記一般式(1)で表される構造を有する。
[Compound (A1)]
The compound (A1) has a structure represented by the general formula (1).
 前記一般式(1)において、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数である。nが4以下であると疎水性不足により水溶解性COD成分低減効果が低下する(水溶解性COD成分と4級アンモニウムイオンがコンプレックスを形成したとしても、該コンプレックスの水溶性が高いため析出しにくく、析出物として分離しにくい)傾向があり、18以上であると水への溶解性不足により水溶解性COD成分低減効果が低下する(4級アンモニウムイオンの水溶性が低いため、水溶解性COD成分とコンプレックスを形成しにくく、水溶解性COD成分を析出物として分離するのが困難)傾向がある。nは水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、11~17が好ましい。 In the general formula (1), n is an integer of 5 to 17, representing the number of repeating methylene groups. If n is 4 or less, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient hydrophobicity (even if the water-soluble COD components and the quaternary ammonium ion form a complex, the complex is highly water-soluble and therefore difficult to precipitate and to separate as a precipitate), whereas if n is 18 or more, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient solubility in water (as the water solubility of the quaternary ammonium ion is low, it is difficult to form a complex with the water-soluble COD components and it is difficult to separate the water-soluble COD components as a precipitate). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, n is preferably 11 to 17.
 なお、直鎖アルキル基は同じ炭素数の分岐アルキル基と比較して分子間力が高いため会合しやすく、水溶解性COD成分と4級アンモニウムイオンのコンプレックスの粒子径が大きくなり、該コンプレックスが析出物として分離しやすい傾向があると推測される。よって、炭素数6~18の直鎖アルキル基を有する化合物(A1)は、同じ炭素数の分岐アルキル基を有する4級アンモニウム塩と比較して水溶解性COD成分低減効果に優れるものと推測される。 In addition, it is presumed that linear alkyl groups have stronger intermolecular forces than branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms, and therefore tend to associate more easily, resulting in a larger particle size for the complex of water-soluble COD components and quaternary ammonium ions, and that the complex tends to separate more easily as a precipitate. Therefore, it is presumed that compound (A1) having a linear alkyl group with 6 to 18 carbon atoms is more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components than quaternary ammonium salts having branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms.
 前記一般式(1)において、R~Rはそれぞれ独立にメチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、又はブチル基である。 In the general formula (1), R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group.
 前記一般式(1)において、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。当該ブレンステッド酸としては無機酸(塩酸、臭化水素酸、硫酸、リン酸及び硝酸等)及び有機酸[スルホン酸(メチルスルホン酸、ドデシルベンゼンスルホン酸及びナフタレンスルホン酸等)、カルボン酸(シュウ酸及び酢酸及びマレイン酸等)及びホスホン酸(メチルホスホン酸及びフェニルホスホン酸等)等]等が挙げられ、水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、塩酸(すなわち、X=Cl)、臭化水素酸(すなわち、X=Br)、又は硫酸(すなわち、X=HSO )が好ましい。当該四級化剤としては、メチルクロライド(すなわち、X=Cl)、メチルブロマイド(すなわち、X=Br)、ジメチル硫酸(すなわち、X=CHSO )及びベンジルクロライド(すなわち、X=Cl)等が挙げられる。Xは水溶解性COD成分の低減効果の観点から、Cl、Br又はHSO が好ましい。 In the general formula (1), X - represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion, and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Brønsted acid or a quaternizing agent. Examples of the Brønsted acid include inorganic acids (hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, etc.) and organic acids (sulfonic acids (methylsulfonic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, etc.), carboxylic acids (oxalic acid, acetic acid, maleic acid, etc.), and phosphonic acids (methylphosphonic acid, phenylphosphonic acid, etc.)). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, hydrochloric acid (i.e., X - =Cl - ), hydrobromic acid (i.e., X - =Br - ), or sulfuric acid (i.e., X - =HSO 4 - ) is preferred. Examples of the quaternizing agent include methyl chloride (i.e., X ═Cl ), methyl bromide (i.e., X ═Br ), dimethyl sulfate (i.e., X ═CH 3 SO 4 ), and benzyl chloride (i.e., X ═Cl ). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, X is preferably Cl , Br or HSO 4 .
 前記化合物(A1)におけるカチオン(アンモニウムイオン)の具体例としては、ヘキシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、ヘプチルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、オクチルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、ノニルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、デシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、ウンデシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、ドデシルトリメチルアンモニウム(ラウリルトリメチルアンモニウム)イオン、トリデシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、テトラデシルトリメチルアンモニウム(ミリスチルトリメチルアンモニウム)イオン、ペンタデシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、ヘキサデシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、ヘプタデシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、オクタデシルトリメチルアンモニウム(トリメチルステアリルアンモニウム)イオン及びこれらの混合物等が挙げられ、水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、ヘキサデシルトリメチルアンモニウムイオン、又はオクタデシルトリメチルアンモニウム(トリメチルステアリルアンモニウム)イオンが好ましい。 Specific examples of the cation (ammonium ion) in the compound (A1) include hexyltrimethylammonium ion, heptyltrimethylammonium ion, octyltrimethylammonium ion, nonyltrimethylammonium ion, decyltrimethylammonium ion, undecyltrimethylammonium ion, dodecyltrimethylammonium (lauryltrimethylammonium) ion, tridecyltrimethylammonium ion, tetradecyltrimethylammonium (myristyltrimethylammonium) ion, pentadecyltrimethylammonium ion, hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion, heptadecyltrimethylammonium ion, octadecyltrimethylammonium (trimethylstearylammonium) ion, and mixtures thereof. From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, the hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion or octadecyltrimethylammonium (trimethylstearylammonium) ion is preferred.
[化合物(A2)]
 化合物(A2)は、前記一般式(2)で表される構造を有する。
[Compound (A2)]
The compound (A2) has a structure represented by the general formula (2).
 前記一般式(2)において、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数である。nが4以下であると疎水性不足により水溶解性COD成分低減効果が低下する(水溶解性COD成分と4級アンモニウムイオンがコンプレックスを形成したとしても、該コンプレックスの水溶性が高いため析出しにくく、析出物として分離しにくい)傾向があり、18以上であると水への溶解性不足により水溶解性COD成分低減効果が低下する(4級アンモニウムイオンの水溶性が低いため、水溶解性COD成分とコンプレックスを形成しにくく、水溶解性COD成分を析出物として分離するのが困難)傾向がある。nは水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、11~17が好ましい。 In the general formula (2), n is an integer of 5 to 17, representing the number of repeating methylene groups. If n is 4 or less, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient hydrophobicity (even if the water-soluble COD components and the quaternary ammonium ion form a complex, the complex is highly water-soluble and therefore difficult to precipitate and to separate as a precipitate), whereas if n is 18 or more, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient solubility in water (as the water solubility of the quaternary ammonium ion is low, it is difficult to form a complex with the water-soluble COD components and it is difficult to separate the water-soluble COD components as a precipitate). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, n is preferably 11 to 17.
 なお、直鎖アルキル基は同じ炭素数の分岐アルキル基と比較して分子間力が高いため会合しやすく、水溶解性COD成分と4級アンモニウムイオンのコンプレックスの粒子径が大きくなり、該コンプレックスが析出物として分離しやすい傾向があると推測される。よって、炭素数6~18の直鎖アルキル基を有する化合物(A2)は、同じ炭素数の分岐アルキル基を有する4級アンモニウム塩と比較して水溶解性COD成分低減効果に優れるものと推測される。 In addition, it is presumed that linear alkyl groups have stronger intermolecular forces than branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms, and therefore tend to associate more easily, resulting in a larger particle size for the complex of water-soluble COD components and quaternary ammonium ions, and that the complex tends to separate more easily as a precipitate. Therefore, it is presumed that compound (A2) having a linear alkyl group with 6 to 18 carbon atoms is more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components than quaternary ammonium salts having branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms.
 前記一般式(2)において、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。当該ブレンステッド酸としては無機酸(塩酸、臭化水素酸、硫酸、リン酸及び硝酸等)及び有機酸[スルホン酸(メチルスルホン酸、ドデシルベンゼンスルホン酸及びナフタレンスルホン酸等)、カルボン酸(シュウ酸及び酢酸及びマレイン酸等)及びホスホン酸(メチルホスホン酸及びフェニルホスホン酸等)等]等が挙げられ、水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、塩酸(すなわち、X=Cl)、臭化水素酸(すなわち、X=Br)、又は硫酸(すなわち、X=HSO )が好ましい。当該四級化剤としては、メチルクロライド(すなわち、X=Cl)、メチルブロマイド(すなわち、X=Br)、ジメチル硫酸(すなわち、X=CHSO )及びベンジルクロライド(すなわち、X=Cl)等が挙げられる。Xは水溶解性COD成分の低減効果の観点から、Cl、Br又はHSO が好ましい。 In the general formula (2), X - represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion, and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Brønsted acid or a quaternizing agent. Examples of the Brønsted acid include inorganic acids (hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, etc.) and organic acids [sulfonic acids (methylsulfonic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, etc.), carboxylic acids (oxalic acid, acetic acid, maleic acid, etc.), and phosphonic acids (methylphosphonic acid, phenylphosphonic acid, etc.)], and the like. From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, hydrochloric acid (i.e., X - =Cl - ), hydrobromic acid (i.e., X - =Br - ), or sulfuric acid (i.e., X - =HSO 4 - ) is preferred. Examples of the quaternizing agent include methyl chloride (i.e., X ═Cl ), methyl bromide (i.e., X ═Br ), dimethyl sulfate (i.e., X ═CH 3 SO 4 ), and benzyl chloride (i.e., X ═Cl ). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, X is preferably Cl , Br or HSO 4 .
 前記化合物(A2)におけるカチオン(アンモニウムイオン)の具体例としては、ベンジルヘキシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルヘプチルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルオクチルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルノニルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルウンデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルドデシルジメチルアンモニウム(ベンジルラウリルジメチルアンモニウム)イオン、ベンジルトリデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルテトラデシルジメチルアンモニウム(ベンジルミリスチルジメチルアンモニウム)イオン、ベンジルペンタデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルヘキサデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルヘプタデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン、ベンジルオクタデシルジメチルアンモニウム(ベンジルジメチルステアリルアンモニウム)イオン及びこれらの混合物等が挙げられ、水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、ベンジルヘキサデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオン又はベンジルオクタデシルジメチルアンモニウムイオンが好ましい。 Specific examples of the cation (ammonium ion) in the compound (A2) include benzylhexyldimethylammonium ion, benzylheptyldimethylammonium ion, benzyloctyldimethylammonium ion, benzylnonyldimethylammonium ion, benzyldecyldimethylammonium ion, benzylundecyldimethylammonium ion, benzyldodecyldimethylammonium (benzyllauryldimethylammonium) ion, benzyltridecyldimethylammonium ion, benzyltetradecyldimethylammonium (benzylmyristyldimethylammonium) ion, benzylpentadecyldimethylammonium ion, benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium ion, benzylheptadecyldimethylammonium ion, benzyloctadecyldimethylammonium (benzyldimethylstearylammonium) ion, and mixtures thereof. From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium ion or benzyloctadecyldimethylammonium ion is preferred.
[化合物(A3)]
 化合物(A3)は、前記一般式(3)で表される構造を有する。
[Compound (A3)]
The compound (A3) has a structure represented by the general formula (3).
 前記一般式(3)において、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数である。nが4以下であると疎水性不足により水溶解性COD成分低減効果が低下する(水溶解性COD成分と4級アンモニウムイオンがコンプレックスを形成したとしても、該コンプレックスの水溶性が高いため析出しにくく、析出物として分離しにくい)傾向があり、18以上であると水への溶解性不足により水溶解性COD成分低減効果が低下する(4級アンモニウムイオンの水溶性が低いため、水溶解性COD成分とコンプレックスを形成しにくく、水溶解性COD成分を析出物として分離するのが困難)傾向がある。nは水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、11~17が好ましい。 In the general formula (3), n is an integer of 5 to 17, representing the number of repeating methylene groups. If n is 4 or less, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient hydrophobicity (even if the water-soluble COD components and the quaternary ammonium ion form a complex, the complex is highly water-soluble and therefore difficult to precipitate and to separate as a precipitate), whereas if n is 18 or more, there is a tendency for the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components to decrease due to insufficient solubility in water (as the water solubility of the quaternary ammonium ion is low, it is difficult to form a complex with the water-soluble COD components and it is difficult to separate the water-soluble COD components as a precipitate). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, n is preferably 11 to 17.
 なお、直鎖アルキル基は同じ炭素数の分岐アルキル基と比較して分子間力が高いため会合しやすく、水溶解性COD成分と4級アンモニウムイオンのコンプレックスの粒子径が大きくなり、該コンプレックスが析出物として分離しやすい傾向があると推測される。よって、炭素数6~18の直鎖アルキル基を有する化合物(A3)は、同じ炭素数の分岐アルキル基を有する4級アンモニウム塩と比較して水溶解性COD成分低減効果に優れるものと推測される。 In addition, it is presumed that linear alkyl groups have stronger intermolecular forces than branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms, and therefore tend to associate more easily, resulting in a larger particle size for the complex of water-soluble COD components and quaternary ammonium ions, and that the complex tends to separate more easily as a precipitate. Therefore, it is presumed that compound (A3) having a linear alkyl group with 6 to 18 carbon atoms is more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components than quaternary ammonium salts having branched alkyl groups with the same number of carbon atoms.
 前記一般式(3)において、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。当該ブレンステッド酸としては無機酸(塩酸、臭化水素酸、硫酸、リン酸及び硝酸等)及び有機酸[スルホン酸(メチルスルホン酸、ドデシルベンゼンスルホン酸及びナフタレンスルホン酸等)、カルボン酸(シュウ酸及び酢酸及びマレイン酸等)及びホスホン酸(メチルホスホン酸及びフェニルホスホン酸等)等]等が挙げられ、水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から、塩酸(すなわち、X=Cl)、臭化水素酸(すなわち、X=Br)、又は硫酸(すなわち、X=HSO )が好ましい。当該四級化剤としては、メチルクロライド(すなわち、X=Cl)、メチルブロマイド(すなわち、X=Br)、ジメチル硫酸(すなわち、X=CHSO )及びベンジルクロライド(すなわち、X=Cl)等が挙げられる。Xは水溶解性COD成分の低減効果の観点から、Cl、Br又はHSO が好ましい。 In the general formula (3), X - represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion, and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Brønsted acid or a quaternizing agent. Examples of the Brønsted acid include inorganic acids (hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, etc.) and organic acids [sulfonic acids (methylsulfonic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, etc.), carboxylic acids (oxalic acid, acetic acid, maleic acid, etc.), and phosphonic acids (methylphosphonic acid, phenylphosphonic acid, etc.)], and the like. From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, hydrochloric acid (i.e., X - =Cl - ), hydrobromic acid (i.e., X - =Br - ), or sulfuric acid (i.e., X - =HSO 4 - ) is preferred. Examples of the quaternizing agent include methyl chloride (i.e., X ═Cl ), methyl bromide (i.e., X ═Br ), dimethyl sulfate (i.e., X ═CH 3 SO 4 ), and benzyl chloride (i.e., X ═Cl ). From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, X is preferably Cl , Br or HSO 4 .
 前記一般式(3)において、Yは水素原子及び炭素数1~6のアルキル基であり、水溶解性COD成分低減効果の観点から水素原子又はメチル基が好ましい。 In the general formula (3), Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and from the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, a hydrogen atom or a methyl group is preferred.
 前記化合物(A3)におけるカチオン(アンモニウムイオン)の具体例としては、1-へキシルピリジニウムイオン、1-へキシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-へプチルピリジニウムイオン、1-へプチル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-オクチルピリジニウムイオン、1-オクチル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-ノニルピリジニウムイオン、1-ノニル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-デシルピリジニウムイオン、1-デシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-ウンデシルピリジニウムイオン、1-ウンデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-ドデシルピリジニウムイオン(1-ラウリルピリジニウムイオン)、1-ドデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン(1-ラウリル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン)、1-トリデシルピリジニウムイオン、1-トリデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-テトラデシルピリジニウムイオン(1-ミリスチルピリジニウムイオン)、1-テトラデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン(1-ミリスチル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン)、1-ペンタデシルピリジニウムイオン、1-ペンタデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-ヘキサデシルピリジニウムイオン、1-ヘキサデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-ヘプタデシルピリジニウムイオン、1-ヘプタデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-オクタデシルピリジニウムイオン(1-ステアリルピリジニウムイオン)、1-オクタデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン(1-ステアリル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン)及びこれらの混合物等が挙げられ、水溶解性COD成分の低減効果の観点から、1-ヘキサデシルピリジニウムイオン、1-ヘキサデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン、1-オクタデシルピリジニウムイオン(1-ステアリル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン)、又は1-オクタデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン(1-ステアリル-4-メチルピリジニウムイオン)が好ましい。 Specific examples of the cation (ammonium ion) in the compound (A3) include 1-hexylpyridinium ion, 1-hexyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-heptylpyridinium ion, 1-heptyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-octylpyridinium ion, 1-octyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-nonylpyridinium ion, 1-nonyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-decylpyridinium ion, 1-decyl-4-methyl ... 1-ethylpyridinium ion, 1-undecylpyridinium ion, 1-undecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-dodecylpyridinium ion (1-laurylpyridinium ion), 1-dodecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion (1-lauryl-4-methylpyridinium ion), 1-tridecylpyridinium ion, 1-tridecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-tetradecylpyridinium ion (1-myristylpyridinium ion), 1-tetradecylpyridinium ion (1-myristylpyridinium ion), 1-pentadecylpyridinium ion, 1-pentadecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-hexadecylpyridinium ion, 1-hexadecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-heptadecylpyridinium ion, 1-heptadecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-octadecylpyridinium ion (1-stearylpyridinium ion), 1-octadecyl-4 -methylpyridinium ion (1-stearyl-4-methylpyridinium ion) and mixtures thereof, and from the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, 1-hexadecylpyridinium ion, 1-hexadecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion, 1-octadecylpyridinium ion (1-stearyl-4-methylpyridinium ion), or 1-octadecyl-4-methylpyridinium ion (1-stearyl-4-methylpyridinium ion) are preferred.
〔ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の塩(S)〕
 前記塩(S)は、ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種である。当該塩(S)は、1種を単独で用いても2種以上を併用してもよい。
[At least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates and borates]
The salt (S) is at least one selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates. The salt (S) may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
 前記ケイ酸塩としては、ケイ酸のアルカリ金属塩又はアルカリ土類金属塩及び縮合ケイ酸のアルカリ金属塩又はアルカリ土類金属塩等が挙げられる。前記ケイ酸塩は、ケイ酸リチウム、ケイ酸ナトリウム、ケイ酸カリウム及びケイ酸カルシウムからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種が好ましく、ケイ酸ナトリウムより好ましい。当該ケイ酸塩の性状は固体でも水溶液でもよく、いわゆる水ガラスといわれるケイ酸ナトリウムの水溶液(1号、2号、3号、4号、5号)等を使用してもよい。 The silicate may be an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of silicic acid, or an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of condensed silicic acid. The silicate is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium silicate, sodium silicate, potassium silicate, and calcium silicate, and more preferably sodium silicate. The silicate may be in the form of a solid or an aqueous solution, and aqueous solutions of sodium silicate (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5), so-called water glass, may be used.
 前記リン酸塩としては、リン酸のアルカリ金属塩又はアルカリ土類金属塩及び縮合リン酸(ポリリン酸及びメタリン酸等)のアルカリ金属塩又はアルカリ土類金属塩等が挙げられる。前記リン酸塩は、リン酸一ナトリウム、リン酸二ナトリウム、リン酸三ナトリウム、リン酸水素カリウム及びポリリン酸ナトリウムからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種が好ましく、リン酸三ナトリウムがより好ましい。 The phosphate salt may be an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of phosphoric acid, or an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of condensed phosphoric acid (polyphosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, etc.). The phosphate salt is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, and sodium polyphosphate, and more preferably trisodium phosphate.
 前記ホウ酸塩としては、ホウ酸のアルカリ金属塩又はアルカリ土類金属塩、ポリホウ酸のアルカリ金属塩又はアルカリ土類金属塩及びこれらの水和物等が挙げられる。前記ホウ酸塩は、ホウ酸三ナトリウム、メタホウ酸ナトリウム及び四ホウ酸ナトリウムからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種が好ましく、四ホウ酸ナトリウム十水和物がより好ましい。 The borate salt may be an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of boric acid, an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of polyboric acid, or a hydrate thereof. The borate salt is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of trisodium borate, sodium metaborate, and sodium tetraborate, and more preferably sodium tetraborate decahydrate.
 前記塩(S)は、水溶解性COD成分の低減効果の観点から、前記ケイ酸塩を含有することが好ましく、ケイ酸ナトリウムを含有することがより好ましい。 From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, the salt (S) preferably contains the silicate, and more preferably contains sodium silicate.
 本実施形態の水処理剤中の前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)の重量比[(S)/(A)]は、水溶解性COD成分の低減効果とスラッジ発生量及び処理コストの観点から、0.01~30が好ましく、0.1~20がより好ましく、1~10が更に好ましい。 The weight ratio [(S)/(A)] of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the salt (S) in the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably 0.01 to 30, more preferably 0.1 to 20, and even more preferably 1 to 10, from the viewpoints of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, the amount of sludge generated, and treatment costs.
 本実施形態の水処理剤は、操作性(ハンドリング性)等の観点から、前記4級アンモニア塩(A)及び前記塩(S)の他に、更に水を含有してもよい。前記水処理剤が水を含有する場合、本実施形態の水処理剤における前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)の合計含有量は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)と水との合計重量に基づいて0.1~80重量%が好ましく、1~50重量%がより好ましい。また、本実施形態の水処理剤における前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)の含有量は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)と水との合計重量に基づいて0.1~30重量%が好ましく、1~15重量%がより好ましい。 The water treatment agent of this embodiment may further contain water in addition to the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) from the viewpoint of operability (handling ability) and the like. When the water treatment agent contains water, the total content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) in the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably 0.1 to 80% by weight, more preferably 1 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the quaternary ammonium salt (A), the salt (S), and the water. The content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent of this embodiment is preferably 0.1 to 30% by weight, more preferably 1 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the quaternary ammonium salt (A), the salt (S), and the water.
 なお、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)と水との合計含有量は、水処理剤の重量に基づいて90~100重量%が好ましい。 The total content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A), the salt (S), and water is preferably 90 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the water treatment agent.
 本実施形態の水処理剤が上述の「前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を含有する水処理剤(P1)と前記塩(S)を含有する水処理剤(P2)とからなる二剤型の水処理剤」である場合、当該水処理剤(P1)は前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)の他に水を含有してもよい。当該水処理剤(P1)が水を含有する場合、前記水処理剤(P1)中の前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)の含有量は、操作性及び水溶解性CОD成分の低減効果の観点から、前記水処理剤(P1)の重量に基づいて0.1~50重量%が好ましく、1~30重量%がより好ましい。前記水処理剤(P1)中の前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と水の合計含有量は、前記水処理剤(P1)の重量に基づいて90~100重量%が好ましい。 When the water treatment agent of this embodiment is the above-mentioned "two-agent type water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S)," the water treatment agent (P1) may contain water in addition to the quaternary ammonium salt (A). When the water treatment agent (P1) contains water, the content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent (P1) is preferably 0.1 to 50% by weight, more preferably 1 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P1) from the viewpoint of operability and the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components. The total content of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and water in the water treatment agent (P1) is preferably 90 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P1).
 本実施形態の水処理剤が上述の「前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を含有する水処理剤(P1)と前記塩(S)を含有する水処理剤(P2)とからなる二剤型の水処理剤」である場合、前記水処理剤(P2)は前記塩(S)の他に水を含有してもよい。当該水処理剤(P2)が水を含有する場合、前記水処理剤(P2)中の前記塩(S)の含有量は、操作性及び水溶解性CОD成分の低減効果の観点から、前記水処理剤(P2)の重量に基づいて0.1~80重量%が好ましく、1~50重量%がより好ましい。前記水処理剤(P2)中の前記塩(S)の含有量は、前記水処理剤(P2)の重量に基づいて90~100重量%が好ましい。 When the water treatment agent of this embodiment is the above-mentioned "two-agent type water treatment agent consisting of a water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and a water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S)," the water treatment agent (P2) may contain water in addition to the salt (S). When the water treatment agent (P2) contains water, the content of the salt (S) in the water treatment agent (P2) is preferably 0.1 to 80% by weight, more preferably 1 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P2) from the viewpoint of operability and the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components. The content of the salt (S) in the water treatment agent (P2) is preferably 90 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the water treatment agent (P2).
 本実施形態の水処理剤は、水溶解性COD成分の除去性能を更に向上させるために、本発明の効果を阻害しない範囲で有機凝結剤を含有することができる。当該有機凝結剤としては、エピハロヒドリンとアミンとの重縮合体及びその塩酸塩、エピハロヒドリンとアルキレンジアミンとの重縮合体及びその塩酸塩、ポリエチレンイミン及びその塩酸塩、アルキレンジハライド-アルキレンポリアミン重縮合体及びその塩酸塩、アニリン-ホルムアルデヒド重縮合体及びその塩酸塩、ポリビニルベンジルトリメチルアンモニウムクロライド、ポリビニルピリジン及びその塩酸塩、(ジ)メチルジ(メタ)アリルアンモニウムクロライド並びにポリビニルイミダゾリン及びその塩酸塩等が挙げられる。当該有機凝結剤は1種を単独で用いても2種以上を併用してもよい。前記有機凝結剤は、前記水処理剤(P1)及び前記水処理剤(P2)の両方、又は何れかに含有されていてもよい。 The water treatment agent of this embodiment may contain an organic coagulant to the extent that the effect of the present invention is not impaired in order to further improve the removal performance of water-soluble COD components. Examples of the organic coagulant include polycondensates of epihalohydrin and amine and their hydrochlorides, polycondensates of epihalohydrin and alkylenediamine and their hydrochlorides, polyethyleneimine and its hydrochlorides, alkylenedihalide-alkylenepolyamine polycondensates and their hydrochlorides, aniline-formaldehyde polycondensates and their hydrochlorides, polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride, polyvinylpyridine and its hydrochlorides, (di)methyldi(meth)allylammonium chloride, and polyvinylimidazoline and its hydrochlorides. The organic coagulant may be used alone or in combination of two or more types. The organic coagulant may be contained in both or either of the water treatment agent (P1) and the water treatment agent (P2).
 本実施形態の水処理剤の製造方法は特に限定されないが、例えば下記のように製造することができる。 The method for producing the water treatment agent of this embodiment is not particularly limited, but it can be produced, for example, as follows.
 前記水処理剤を一剤型とする場合、必要により水で希釈した前記4級アンモニア塩(A)と必要により水で希釈した前記塩(S)と、及び必要により添加剤とを混合することで製造することができる。混合方法は特に限定されず、例えば、バケツ等の容器中で撹拌機を使用して混合してもよい。前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)とがコンプレックスを形成し白濁することがあるが、使用直前に再度撹拌混合することで問題なく使用できる。 When the water treatment agent is a one-component type, it can be produced by mixing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) diluted with water as necessary, the salt (S) diluted with water as necessary, and additives as necessary. The mixing method is not particularly limited, and for example, mixing may be performed using a stirrer in a container such as a bucket. The quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) may form a complex and become cloudy, but it can be used without problems by stirring and mixing again immediately before use.
 前記水処理剤を二剤型とする場合、必要により水で希釈した前記4級アンモニア塩(A)と必要により添加剤とを混合することで前記水処理剤(P1)を製造し、必要により水で希釈した前記塩(B)と必要により添加剤とを混合することで前記水処理剤(P2)を製造することができる。 When the water treatment agent is a two-component type, the water treatment agent (P1) can be produced by mixing the quaternary ammonium salt (A), optionally diluted with water, with additives, and the water treatment agent (P2) can be produced by mixing the salt (B), optionally diluted with water, with additives, and the water treatment agent (P2) can be produced.
 前記水処理剤の製造において、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)及び/又は前記塩(S)を水で希釈する場合の希釈方法は特に限定はされないが、例えば予め計量した水を公知の撹拌装置(ジャーテスター等)を用いて撹拌しながら所定量の前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)及び/又は前記塩(S)を加え、数時間(約1~4時間程度)撹拌する方法等が採用できる。 In the production of the water treatment agent, the method of diluting the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and/or the salt (S) with water is not particularly limited, but for example, a method can be used in which a predetermined amount of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and/or the salt (S) is added to a previously measured amount of water while stirring it using a known stirring device (such as a jar tester), and the water is stirred for several hours (approximately 1 to 4 hours).
 本実施形態の水処理剤は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)が処理対象の水に含まれる水溶解性COD成分と水不溶性のコンプレックスを形成して不溶化・析出させ、析出物を分離除去することにより、水溶解性CОD成分を低減させる。前記水処理剤は更に前記塩(S)を含有するため、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と水溶解性COD成分とのコンプレックスを粗大化させることで析出物の分離除去を促進し、さらなる水溶解性CОD成分の低減効果が期待できる。更に前記塩(S)は、処理対象の水に前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)が過剰に添加された場合においても、過剰に添加された前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を析出させ、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)自体が水溶解性COD成分となって水溶解性COD成分を上昇させることを抑制することができるため、安定した水溶解性COD低減効果を発現できるものと推察される。また、前記塩(S)は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)の添加量が少ない場合においても、水中に溶解している水溶解性COD成分と前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)のコンプレックスを析出させることができ、水溶解性COD成分低減効果を示すものと推定される。 In the water treatment agent of this embodiment, the quaternary ammonium salt (A) forms a water-insoluble complex with the water-soluble COD components contained in the water to be treated, causing them to become insoluble and precipitate, and the precipitate is separated and removed, thereby reducing the water-soluble COD components. Since the water treatment agent further contains the salt (S), the complex between the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the water-soluble COD components is coarsened, facilitating the separation and removal of the precipitate, and a further reduction effect in the water-soluble COD components can be expected. Furthermore, even if the quaternary ammonium salt (A) is added in excess to the water to be treated, the salt (S) precipitates the excessively added quaternary ammonium salt (A), and the quaternary ammonium salt (A) itself becomes a water-soluble COD component and can suppress the increase in the water-soluble COD components, so it is presumed that a stable water-soluble COD reduction effect can be expressed. In addition, even when the amount of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) added is small, the salt (S) can precipitate a complex of the water-soluble COD components dissolved in water and the quaternary ammonium salt (A), and is presumed to have an effect of reducing water-soluble COD components.
 本発明の水処理剤は、各種工場廃水(紙パルプ、染色、自動車、金属加工、製鉄、食品、砂利採取、半導体関連及びクリーニング工業等の工場からの廃水)や下水、浄水、及び工場廃水等の処理で生じた汚泥(有機性汚泥及び無機性汚泥)等に添加することで、水処理剤の添加量が過剰となる条件下でも、水溶解性COD成分の上昇を抑制し、安定した水溶解性COD成分低減効果を発現でき、かつ水溶解性COD成分の低減効果が顕著に優れるという効果を奏するため非常に有用である。 The water treatment agent of the present invention is very useful because, when added to various industrial wastewater (wastewater from factories in the paper pulp, dyeing, automobile, metal processing, steel, food, gravel, semiconductor-related and cleaning industries, etc.), sewage, purified water, sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge) generated in the treatment of industrial wastewater, etc., it can suppress the increase in water-soluble COD components, even under conditions where the amount of water treatment agent added is excessive, and can exhibit a stable water-soluble COD component reduction effect, and has a significantly excellent effect in reducing water-soluble COD components.
<水処理方法>
 本実施形態の水処理方法は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を、各種工場廃水、下水、浄水、及び汚泥(有機性汚泥及び無機性汚泥)等の水溶解性COD成分を含有した処理対象の水(以下、本明細書において、処理対象水と称することもある)に添加する工程(I)と、前記塩(S)を前記処理対象水に添加する工程(II)とを有する。
<Water treatment method>
The water treatment method of this embodiment includes a step (I) of adding the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to water to be treated (hereinafter, in this specification, may be referred to as water to be treated) containing water-soluble COD components, such as various industrial wastewater, sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge), and a step (II) of adding the salt (S) to the water to be treated.
〔工程(I)〕
 前記工程(I)は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を前記処理対象水に添加する工程である。
[Step (I)]
The step (I) is a step of adding the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the water to be treated.
 前記工程(I)において、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)の前記処理対象水への添加量は、当該処理対象水の種類、処理対象水に懸濁している粒子の含有量及び水溶解性COD成分量等によって調整することができ、特に限定はされないが、水溶解性COD成分低減性能の観点から、前記処理対象水1Lに対して、1mg~10gが好ましく、3mg~8gがより好ましく、5mg~5gが更に好ましく、5mg~3gがより更に好ましい。 In step (I), the amount of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) added to the water to be treated can be adjusted depending on the type of water to be treated, the content of particles suspended in the water to be treated, the amount of water-soluble COD components, etc., and is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of water-soluble COD component reduction performance, however, 1 mg to 10 g per 1 L of the water to be treated is preferable, 3 mg to 8 g is more preferable, 5 mg to 5 g is even more preferable, and 5 mg to 3 g is even more preferable.
 前記工程(I)において、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を前記処理対象水に添加する方法は特に限定されず、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を公知の方法で前記処理対象水に添加し、混合することができる。 In step (I), the method for adding the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the water to be treated is not particularly limited, and the quaternary ammonium salt (A) can be added to the water to be treated and mixed by a known method.
〔工程(II)〕
 前記工程(II)は、前記塩(S)を前記処理対象水に添加する工程である。
[Step (II)]
The step (II) is a step of adding the salt (S) to the water to be treated.
 前記工程(II)において、前記塩(S)の前記処理対象水への添加量は、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)の重量に対する前記塩(S)の重量比率[(S)/(A)]が0.01~30となる量が好ましく、0.1~20となる量がより好ましく、1~10となる量が更に好ましい。 In step (II), the amount of the salt (S) added to the water to be treated is preferably an amount such that the weight ratio of the salt (S) to the weight of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) [(S)/(A)] is 0.01 to 30, more preferably an amount such that the weight ratio is 0.1 to 20, and even more preferably an amount such that the weight ratio is 1 to 10.
 前記工程(II)において、前記塩(S)を前記処理対象水に添加する方法は特に限定されず、前記塩(S)を公知の方法で前記処理対象水に添加し、混合することができる。 In step (II), the method for adding the salt (S) to the water to be treated is not particularly limited, and the salt (S) can be added to the water to be treated and mixed using a known method.
 前記工程(I)と前記工程(II)は別々に行ってもよいし、同時に行ってもよい。前記工程(I)と前記工程(II)を別々に行う場合、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)を含有する前記水処理剤(P1)と前記塩(S)を含有する前記水処理剤(P2)をそれぞれ別々に添加する。前記工程(I)と前記工程(II)を同時に行う場合、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)をあらかじめ混合して一剤型の水処理剤として添加する。水溶解性COD成分の低減効果の観点からは、前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)は別々に行うことが好ましく、前記工程(I)を行った後に前記工程(II)を行うことがより好ましい。 The steps (I) and (II) may be carried out separately or simultaneously. When the steps (I) and (II) are carried out separately, the water treatment agent (P1) containing the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the water treatment agent (P2) containing the salt (S) are added separately. When the steps (I) and (II) are carried out simultaneously, the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the salt (S) are mixed in advance and added as a one-agent type water treatment agent. From the viewpoint of the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components, it is preferable to carry out the steps (I) and (II) separately, and it is more preferable to carry out the step (II) after carrying out the step (I).
〔その他の工程〕
[工程(III)]
 本実施形態の水処理方法は、前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)に加え、更に無機凝集剤を処理対象の水に添加する工程(III)を有してもよい。
[Other steps]
[Step (III)]
The water treatment method of the present embodiment may further include, in addition to the step (I) and the step (II), a step (III) of adding an inorganic flocculant to the water to be treated.
 前記無機凝集剤としては、硫酸アルミニウム、ポリ塩化アルミニウム、塩化第2鉄、ポリ硫酸第2鉄及び消石灰等が挙げられる。前記無機凝集剤はそれぞれ1種を単独で用いても2種以上を併用してもよい。 The inorganic flocculants include aluminum sulfate, polyaluminum chloride, ferric chloride, polyferric sulfate, and hydrated lime. Each of the inorganic flocculants may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
 本実施形態の水処理方法が前記工程(III)を有する場合の前記無機凝集剤の添加量は、汚泥又は廃水の種類、懸濁している粒子の大きさ・含有量、廃水中のトータルスラッジ及び水溶解性COD成分量等によって異なるが、汚泥又は廃水の重量に基づいて好ましくは0.001~1重量%、より好ましくは0.005~0.8重量%、更に好ましくは0.01~0.5重量%である。0.001重量%以上であれば水溶解性COD成分低減効果が更に顕著となり、1重量%以下であればスラッジ発生量が低減できる。 The amount of inorganic flocculant added when the water treatment method of this embodiment includes step (III) varies depending on the type of sludge or wastewater, the size and content of suspended particles, the total sludge and the amount of water-soluble COD components in the wastewater, etc., but is preferably 0.001 to 1% by weight, more preferably 0.005 to 0.8% by weight, and even more preferably 0.01 to 0.5% by weight based on the weight of the sludge or wastewater. If it is 0.001% by weight or more, the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components will be more pronounced, and if it is 1% by weight or less, the amount of sludge generated can be reduced.
 本実施形態の水処理方法が前記工程(III)を有する場合、前記工程(I)~(III)は別々に行ってもよいし、同時に行ってもよい。前記工程(I)~(III)は、下記手順(i)~(iv)のいずれかの手順で行うことが好ましい。
・手順(i)
 工程(I)を行った後、工程(III)を行い、次いで工程(II)を行う。
・手順(ii)
 工程(III)を行った後、工程(I)を行い、次いで工程(II)を行う。
・手順(iii)
 工程(I)及び工程(III)を同時に行った{すなわち、4級アンモニウム塩(A)と無機凝集剤をあらかじめ混合してから処理対象の水に添加した}後、工程(II)を行う。
・手順(iv)
 工程(I)を行った後、工程(II)を行い、次いで工程(III)を行う。
When the water treatment method of the present embodiment includes the step (III), the steps (I) to (III) may be performed separately or simultaneously. The steps (I) to (III) are preferably performed in any one of the following procedures (i) to (iv).
Step (i)
After step (I), step (III) is carried out, and then step (II) is carried out.
Step (ii)
After step (III), step (I) is carried out, and then step (II) is carried out.
Step (iii)
Step (I) and step (III) are carried out simultaneously {i.e., the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the inorganic flocculant are mixed in advance and then added to the water to be treated}, and then step (II) is carried out.
Step (iv)
After step (I), step (II) is carried out, and then step (III) is carried out.
 本実施形態の水処理方法が前記工程(III)を有する場合、処理コストの観点からは、工程(I)及び工程(III)を行った後に前記工程(II)を行うことが好ましい。すなわち、工程(I)~(III)を上記手順(i)~(iii)のいずれかの手順で行うことが好ましい。 When the water treatment method of this embodiment includes the step (III), from the viewpoint of treatment costs, it is preferable to carry out the step (II) after carrying out the steps (I) and (III). In other words, it is preferable to carry out the steps (I) to (III) in any of the above procedures (i) to (iii).
[pH調整工程]
 前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)を行った後、また、本実施形態の水処理方法が前記工程(III)を有する場合は前記工程(I)~(III)を行った後の処理対象水のpHは、好ましくは1~12、より好ましくは3~10、更に好ましくは5~8である。この範囲であると水溶解性COD成分低減等の本発明の効果をより発揮させることができる。そのため、本実施形態の水処理方法は、前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)等を行った後の処理対象水のpHを調整するために、無機酸(塩酸、硫酸、硝酸及びリン酸等)、無機固体酸性物質(酸性リン酸ソーダ、酸性ぼう硝、塩化アンモン、硫安、重硫安及びスルファミン酸等)、有機酸(シュウ酸、コハク酸及びリンゴ酸等)、無機アルカリ性物質(例えば水酸化ナトリウム、水酸化カリウム及びアンモニア等)及び有機アルカリ性物質(例えばグアニジン等)又はそれらの水溶液を添加するpH調整工程を有してもよい。
[pH adjustment step]
The pH of the water to be treated after the steps (I) and (II) have been performed, or after the steps (I) to (III) have been performed if the water treatment method of the present embodiment has the step (III), is preferably 1 to 12, more preferably 3 to 10, and even more preferably 5 to 8. In this range, the effects of the present invention, such as reduction of water-soluble COD components, can be more effectively achieved. Therefore, the water treatment method of the present embodiment may have a pH adjustment step of adding an inorganic acid (hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, etc.), an inorganic solid acidic substance (acidic sodium phosphate, acidic sulfuric acid, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, ammonium bicarbonate, sulfamic acid, etc.), an organic acid (oxalic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, etc.), an inorganic alkaline substance (e.g., sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia, etc.), and an organic alkaline substance (e.g., guanidine, etc.) or an aqueous solution thereof, in order to adjust the pH of the water to be treated after the steps (I) and (II), etc. have been performed.
[高分子凝集剤添加工程]
 本実施形態の水処理方法は、固液分離を容易にする観点から、前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)を行った後、また、本実施形態の水処理方法が前記工程(III)を有する場合は前記工程(I)~(III)を行った後の処理対象水に、更に高分子凝集剤を添加・混合して粗大フロックを形成させる高分子凝集剤添加工程を有するのが好ましい。
[Polymer flocculant addition process]
From the viewpoint of facilitating solid-liquid separation, the water treatment method of the present embodiment preferably further comprises a polymer flocculant addition step of adding and mixing a polymer flocculant to the water to be treated after carrying out the steps (I) and (II) or, in the case where the water treatment method of the present embodiment comprises the step (III), after carrying out the steps (I) to (III) to form coarse flocs.
 前記高分子凝集剤としては特に限定はなく、公知の高分子凝集剤として常用されているものを好適に使用でき、カチオン性、ノニオン性、アニオン性、両性のいずれの高分子凝集剤でもよく、またこれらを組み合わせて使用することもできる。 The polymer flocculant is not particularly limited, and any commonly used known polymer flocculant can be suitably used. The polymer flocculant may be any of cationic, nonionic, anionic, and amphoteric polymer flocculants, and these may also be used in combination.
 前記カチオン性高分子凝集剤としては、ポリエチレンイミン、ポリ(メタ)アクリルアミドのマンニッヒ変性物、ジアルキルアミノエチル(メタ)アクリレート四級化物の単独重合体又は(メタ)アクリルアミド等の他の単量体との共重合体及びその他前記のカチオン性モノマーを構成単位として含む共重合体等が挙げられる。 The cationic polymer flocculant may be a homopolymer of polyethyleneimine, a Mannich modified poly(meth)acrylamide, a quaternized dialkylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate, or a copolymer with other monomers such as (meth)acrylamide, or a copolymer containing the cationic monomer as a constituent unit.
 前記ノニオン性高分子凝集剤としては、ポリアクリルアミド等でMwが1,000,000を超えるものが挙げられる。 The nonionic polymer flocculant may be polyacrylamide or the like with a Mw of more than 1,000,000.
 前記アニオン性高分子凝集剤としては、ポリ(メタ)アクリル酸ナトリウム、ポリ(メタ)アクリルアミドの加水分解物、(メタ)アクリルアミド・(メタ)アクリル酸ナトリウム共重合体、(メタ)アクリルアミド・(メタ)アクリル酸ナトリウム・2-アクリルアミド-2-メチルプロパン-1-スルホン酸ナトリウム共重合体、(メタ)アクリルアミド・2-アクリルアミド-2-メチルプロパン-1-スルホン酸ナトリウム共重合体及びその他前記のアニオン性モノマーを含む(共)重合体等が挙げられる。 The anionic polymer flocculant may, for example, be sodium poly(meth)acrylate, hydrolyzed poly(meth)acrylamide, (meth)acrylamide-sodium (meth)acrylate copolymer, (meth)acrylamide-sodium (meth)acrylate-sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sodium sulfonate copolymer, (meth)acrylamide-sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sodium sulfonate copolymer, and other (co)polymers containing the anionic monomers described above.
 前記両性高分子凝集剤としては、カチオン性モノマー[ジアルキルアミノエチル(メタ)アクリレート四級化物及びその他前記のカチオン性モノマー等]とアニオン性モノマー[(メタ)アクリル酸(塩)、2-アクリルアミド-2-メチルプロパン-1-スルホン酸(塩)等]及び必要によりノニオン性モノマー(アクリルアミド等)との共重合体等が挙げられる。 The amphoteric polymer flocculant may be a copolymer of a cationic monomer (such as dialkylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate quaternized products and other cationic monomers as described above) with an anionic monomer (such as (meth)acrylic acid (salt), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sulfonic acid (salt)), and, if necessary, a nonionic monomer (such as acrylamide).
 前記高分子凝集剤添加工程において、前記高分子凝集剤を添加する方法としては特に限定はなく、前記高分子凝集剤をそのまま添加してもよいが、均一混合の観点から好ましいのは前記高分子凝集剤を水溶液にした後に処理対象水に添加する方法である。前記高分子凝集剤を水溶液として用いる場合、前記高分子凝集剤の濃度は、好ましくは0.05~1重量%、より好ましくは0.1~0.5重量%である。溶解方法、溶解後の希釈方法は特に限定はないが、粉末状の高分子凝集剤を水に溶解する際は、一度に高分子凝集剤を加えるとままこを生じて水に溶解しにくくなるため、徐々に加えることが好ましい。 In the polymer flocculant addition step, there is no particular limitation on the method of adding the polymer flocculant. The polymer flocculant may be added as is, but from the viewpoint of uniform mixing, it is preferable to add the polymer flocculant to the water to be treated after making it into an aqueous solution. When using the polymer flocculant as an aqueous solution, the concentration of the polymer flocculant is preferably 0.05 to 1% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 0.5% by weight. There is no particular limitation on the dissolution method and the dilution method after dissolution, but when dissolving a powdered polymer flocculant in water, it is preferable to add it gradually, since adding the polymer flocculant all at once will cause lumps and make it difficult to dissolve in water.
 前記高分子凝集剤添加工程において、前記高分子凝集剤の添加量は、処理対象水の種類、懸濁している粒子の大きさ・含有量及び高分子凝集剤の分子量等によって異なるが、一般的な凝集性能の観点から、処理対象水の重量に基づいて、好ましくは0.0001~0.5重量%、より好ましくは0.0002~0.3重量%、更に好ましくは0.0003~0.2重量%、より更に好ましくは0.0004~0.1重量%である。 In the polymer flocculant addition step, the amount of polymer flocculant added varies depending on the type of water to be treated, the size and content of suspended particles, and the molecular weight of the polymer flocculant, but from the viewpoint of general flocculation performance, it is preferably 0.0001 to 0.5% by weight, more preferably 0.0002 to 0.3% by weight, even more preferably 0.0003 to 0.2% by weight, and even more preferably 0.0004 to 0.1% by weight based on the weight of the water to be treated.
[固液分離工程]
 本実施形態の水処理方法は、前記工程(I)、及び前記工程(II)等によって処理した前記処理対象水中に析出した析出物を前記処理対象水から除去する固液分離工程を有してもよい。
[Solid-liquid separation process]
The water treatment method of this embodiment may include a solid-liquid separation step of removing precipitates precipitated in the water to be treated that has been treated in the step (I), the step (II), and the like, from the water to be treated.
 前記固液分離工程において、固液の分離を行う方法としては、例えば、重力沈降、膜ろ過、カラムろ過、加圧浮上、濃縮装置(例えばシックナー等)及び脱水装置(例えば、遠心分離器、ベルトプレス脱水機及びフィルタープレス脱水機等)等が利用できる。 In the solid-liquid separation step, methods for separating the solid and liquid can be used, such as gravity settling, membrane filtration, column filtration, pressure flotation, concentrators (e.g., thickeners, etc.), and dehydrators (e.g., centrifuges, belt press dehydrators, filter press dehydrators, etc.).
 前記水処理方法の具体例として下記例(1)~(4)が挙げられる。
・例(1)
 前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)を行い、必要により前記pH調整工程を行った後、固液分離工程を行う。
・例(2)
 前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)を行い、必要により前記pH調整工程を行った後、前記高分子凝集剤添加工程を行い、更に前記固液分離工程を行う。
・例(3)
 前記工程(I)、前記工程(II)及び、前記工程(III)を行い、必要により前記pH調整工程を行った後、前記固液分離工程を行う。
・例(4)
 前記工程(I)、前記工程(II)及び、前記工程(III)を行い、必要により前記pH調整工程を行った後、更に前記高分子凝集剤添加工程を行い、その後更に固液分離工程を行う。
Specific examples of the water treatment method include the following examples (1) to (4).
・Example (1)
After carrying out the step (I) and the step (II) and, if necessary, carrying out the pH adjustment step, a solid-liquid separation step is carried out.
・Example (2)
After carrying out the step (I) and the step (II) and, if necessary, carrying out the pH adjustment step, the polymer flocculant addition step is carried out, and further, the solid-liquid separation step is carried out.
・Example (3)
The steps (I), (II) and (III) are carried out, and the pH adjustment step is carried out as necessary, and then the solid-liquid separation step is carried out.
・Example (4)
After carrying out the steps (I), (II) and (III) and, if necessary, carrying out the pH adjustment step, the polymer flocculant addition step is further carried out, and then the solid-liquid separation step is further carried out.
 上記例(1)~(4)の内で、より粗大なフロックが形成され固液分離が容易になる観点から好ましいのは例(2)及び例(4)である。 Among the above examples (1) to (4), examples (2) and (4) are preferred from the viewpoint of forming coarser flocs and facilitating solid-liquid separation.
 本実施形態の水処理方法は、前記固液分離工程後の処理対象水を活性炭で処理する活性炭処理工程を有してもよい。 The water treatment method of this embodiment may also include an activated carbon treatment step in which the water to be treated after the solid-liquid separation step is treated with activated carbon.
 本発明における水溶解性COD成分低減効果を確認するために、処理後の排水のCOD(下記のCODMn)を直接測定してもよいが、排水処理の分野でCODのモニタリングの代替手段として常用されており、CODの測定より簡便に測定可能なTOC(全有機炭素)によってもCODの低減効果を評価可能である。以下の実施例においてはCODとTOCを併記した。 To confirm the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components in this invention, the COD of the treated wastewater (CODMn below) may be measured directly, but the effect of reducing COD can also be evaluated using TOC (total organic carbon), which is commonly used in the field of wastewater treatment as an alternative means of monitoring COD and can be measured more easily than COD. In the following examples, both COD and TOC are shown.
 以下、実施例及び比較例により本発明を更に説明するが、本発明はこれらに限定されるものではない。なお、特記しないかぎり、実施例中の部は重量部を表す。 The present invention will be further explained below with reference to examples and comparative examples, but the present invention is not limited to these. Note that unless otherwise specified, parts in the examples refer to parts by weight.
 表1~5中の各記号で表した原料は下記のとおりである。なお、表1~5中の各原料{4級アンモニウム塩(A)、比較の4級アンモニウム塩(比A)、カチオン性重合体(M)及び塩(S)}の添加量は、処理対象の水(後述のB化学工場排水)1Lに対する各原料の固形分(水及び揮発性溶剤を除いた成分)の添加量(mg)である。
<4級アンモニウム塩(A)>
(A1-1):へキシルトリメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(A1-2):ラウリルトリメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(A1-3):ヘキサデシルトリメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(A1-4):トリメチルステアリルアンモニウムクロライド
(A1-5):テトラデシルトリメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(A1-6):テトラデシルトリメチルアンモニウムブロミド
(A1-7):ヘキサデシルトリメチルアンモニウムブロミド
(A1-8):ヘキサデシルトリメチルアンモニウムヒドロキシド
(A2-1):ベンジルヘキシルジメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(A2-2):ベンジルラウリルジメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(A2-3):ベンジルヘキサデシルジメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(A2-4):ベンジルジメチルステアリルアンモニウムクロライド
(A3-1):1-ヘキシルピリジニウムクロライド
(A3-2):1-ラウリルピリジニウムクロライド
(A3-3):1-ヘキサデシルピリジニウムクロライド
(A3-4):1-ステアリルピリジニウムクロライド
(A3-5):1-ヘキシル-4-メチルピリジニウムクロライド
(A3-6):1-ラウリル-4-メチルピリジニウムクロライド
(A3-7):1-ヘキサデシル-4-メチルピリジニウムクロライド
(A3-8):1-ステアリル-4-メチルピリジニウムクロライド
<比較の4級アンモニウム塩(比A)>
(比A1-1):テトラメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(比A2-1):ベンジルトリメチルアンモニウムクロライド
(比A3-1):1-メチルピリジニウムクロライド
<カチオン性重合体(M)>
(M-1):下記比較製造例1で製造したもの
<塩(S)>
(S-1):ケイ酸ナトリウム溶液(3号)[富士化学社製]
(S-2):リン酸3ナトリウム・十二水和物[富士フイルム和光純薬社製]
(S-3):四ホウ酸ナトリウム・十水和物[富士フイルム和光純薬社製]
(S-4):ケイ酸ナトリウム溶液(1号)[富士化学社製]
(S-5):ケイ酸ナトリウム溶液(2号)[富士化学社製]
(S-6):ケイ酸ナトリウム溶液(4号)[富士化学社製]
(S-7):ケイ酸ナトリウム溶液(5号)[富士化学社製]
The raw materials represented by each symbol in Tables 1 to 5 are as follows. The amount of each raw material {quaternary ammonium salt (A), comparative quaternary ammonium salt (comparative A), cationic polymer (M) and salt (S)} added in Tables 1 to 5 is the amount (mg) of solids (components excluding water and volatile solvents) of each raw material added per 1 L of water to be treated (wastewater from chemical plant B described below).
<Quaternary ammonium salt (A)>
(A1-1): Hexyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-2): Lauryl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-3): Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-4): Trimethylstearyl ammonium chloride (A1-5): Tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (A1-6): Tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (A1-7): Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (A1-8): Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium hydroxide (A2-1): Benzyl hexyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (A2-2): Benzyl lauryl dimethyl ammonium chloride (A2-3): Benzyl Benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (A2-4): Benzyldimethylstearylammonium chloride (A3-1): 1-hexylpyridinium chloride (A3-2): 1-laurylpyridinium chloride (A3-3): 1-hexadecylpyridinium chloride (A3-4): 1-stearylpyridinium chloride (A3-5): 1-hexyl-4-methylpyridinium chloride (A3-6): 1-lauryl-4-methylpyridinium chloride (A3-7): 1-hexadecyl-4-methylpyridinium chloride (A3-8): 1-stearyl-4-methylpyridinium chloride <Comparative quaternary ammonium salts (comparison A)>
(Ratio A1-1): Tetramethylammonium chloride (Ratio A2-1): Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride (Ratio A3-1): 1-methylpyridinium chloride <Cationic polymer (M)>
(M-1): Salt (S) produced in Comparative Production Example 1 below
(S-1): Sodium silicate solution (No. 3) [manufactured by Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd.]
(S-2): Trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate [manufactured by Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.]
(S-3): Sodium tetraborate decahydrate [manufactured by Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.]
(S-4): Sodium silicate solution (No. 1) [manufactured by Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd.]
(S-5): Sodium silicate solution (No. 2) [manufactured by Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd.]
(S-6): Sodium silicate solution (No. 4) [manufactured by Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd.]
(S-7): Sodium silicate solution (No. 5) [manufactured by Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd.]
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<比較製造例1:カチオン性重合体(M-1)及び比較の水処理剤(比PM-1)の製造>
 撹拌機、温度センサー、冷却管、滴下ロート及びマントルヒーターを備えた4つ口フラスコにイソプロピルアルコール(以下「IPA」と略記)190部、イオン交換水69部を投入し、撹拌下、加熱し還流させた。滴下口から開始剤溶液としてIPA80部、イオン交換水20部、アゾビスイソブチロニトリル(以下「AIBN」と略記)0.7部の混合溶液を、もう一方の滴下口からモノマー溶液として80重量%のトリメチル-2-メタクロイルオキシエチルアンモニウムクロリド水溶液(東京化成工業株式会社製、試薬)352部、スチレン(東京化成工業株式会社製、試薬)48部、IPA180部、イオン交換水60部の均一混合液を、フラスコ内を80~85℃で撹拌下、それぞれ4時間でフラスコ内に同時に滴下した。滴下後、同温度で2時間熟成し、IPA80部、イオン交換水20部、AIBN2.0部の均一混合液を、80~85℃のフラスコ内に1時間で滴下し180分同温度で熟成した。その後、イオン交換水465部をフラスコ内に投入し、100℃まで昇温してIPAを除去し、カチオン性重合体(M-1)を含有する固形分含量40.0重量%の水溶液1,000部を得た。該水溶液を固形分含量10.0重量%となるようイオン交換水で希釈することにより、カチオン性重合体(M-1)を含有する比較の水処理剤(PM-1)を得た。比較の水処理剤(PM-1)の固形分含量は40.0重量%、pHは4.5で、カチオン性重合体(M-1)のMw(GPC測定による重量平均分子量)は180,000、コロイド当量値(ポリビニル硫酸カリウムを用いたコロイド滴定によるコロイド当量値)は4.1であった。
Comparative Production Example 1: Production of cationic polymer (M-1) and comparative water treatment agent (Comparative PM-1)
A four-neck flask equipped with a stirrer, a temperature sensor, a cooling tube, a dropping funnel and a mantle heater was charged with 190 parts of isopropyl alcohol (hereinafter abbreviated as "IPA") and 69 parts of ion-exchanged water, and heated to reflux under stirring. A mixed solution of 80 parts of IPA, 20 parts of ion-exchanged water, and 0.7 parts of azobisisobutyronitrile (hereinafter abbreviated as "AIBN") was added as an initiator solution from the dropping port, and a homogeneous mixture of 80% by weight of trimethyl-2-methacryloyloxyethylammonium chloride aqueous solution (manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., reagent) 352 parts, styrene (manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., reagent) 48 parts, IPA 180 parts, and ion-exchanged water 60 parts was added dropwise to the flask simultaneously over 4 hours while stirring the flask at 80 to 85 ° C. After dropping, the mixture was aged for 2 hours at the same temperature, and a homogeneous mixture of 80 parts IPA, 20 parts ion-exchanged water, and 2.0 parts AIBN was dropped into a flask at 80 to 85 ° C. over 1 hour and aged at the same temperature for 180 minutes. Thereafter, 465 parts of ion-exchanged water was added to the flask, and the temperature was raised to 100 ° C. to remove the IPA, and 1,000 parts of an aqueous solution containing a cationic polymer (M-1) and a solid content of 40.0 wt % was obtained. The aqueous solution was diluted with ion-exchanged water to a solid content of 10.0 wt %, to obtain a comparative water treatment agent (PM-1) containing a cationic polymer (M-1). The comparative water treatment agent (PM-1) had a solid content of 40.0 wt %, a pH of 4.5, and the Mw (weight average molecular weight measured by GPC) of the cationic polymer (M-1) was 180,000, and the colloid equivalent value (colloid equivalent value measured by colloid titration using potassium polyvinyl sulfate) was 4.1.
<実施例1>
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、撹拌下、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-1)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P1-1)2,500mg(4級アンモニウム塩(A)固形分換算250mg)を添加し、1分間撹拌した後、塩(S-1)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P2-1)7,500mg((S)固形分換算750mg)を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、CODをJIS K0102:2016に記載のCODMn分析方法に準じて測定した。またTOCを全有機炭素分析装置[(株)アナリティクイエナジャパン製「multi N/C 3100」]を用いて測定した。CODは8mg/L、TOCは12mg/Lであった。
Example 1
1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and under stirring, 2,500 mg of water treatment agent (P1-1) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After 3 minutes, a 1 wt% aqueous sulfuric acid solution was added dropwise while continuing to stir, and the pH was adjusted to 7.0. After stirring for 3 minutes, the mixture was left to stand for 5 minutes. The left-standing supernatant was filtered through a filter paper (No. 5C), and the COD of the filtrate was measured in accordance with the CODMn analysis method described in JIS K0102:2016. The TOC was measured using a total organic carbon analyzer [multi N/C 3100, manufactured by Analytik Jena Japan Co., Ltd.]. The COD was 8 mg/L and the TOC was 12 mg/L.
<実施例2~30、35~36及び38~43、59~62>
 4級アンモニウム塩(A)及び水処理剤(P1)と塩(S)及び水処理剤(P2)の種類・添加量を表1、表2、表3、又は表4に記載のものに代える以外は実施例1と同様に処理して上澄み液をろ過したろ液を得た。ろ液のCOD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した結果を表1~4に示す。
<Examples 2 to 30, 35 to 36, 38 to 43, and 59 to 62>
The supernatant was filtered in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the types and amounts of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) and the water treatment agent (P1) and the salt (S) and the water treatment agent (P2) were changed to those shown in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, or Table 4. The COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1, and the results are shown in Tables 1 to 4.
<実施例31>
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、撹拌下、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P1-3)2,500mg(4級アンモニウム塩(A)固形分換算250mg)を添加し、1分間撹拌した後、塩(S-1)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P2-1)7,500mg(塩(S)固形分換算750mg)を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。続いて、撹拌しながら、カチオン系高分子凝集剤としてのサンフロックCE-706P(三洋化成工業株式会社製)の0.2重量%水溶液を固形分濃度が10mg/Lになる量を添加し、3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した。CODは4mg/L、TOCは6mg/Lであった。
<Example 31>
1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and under stirring, 2,500 mg of water treatment agent (P1-3) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of salt (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After 3 minutes, a 1 wt% aqueous sulfuric acid solution was added dropwise while continuing to stir, and the pH was adjusted to 7.0. Subsequently, while stirring, a 0.2 wt% aqueous solution of Sanfloc CE-706P (manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.) as a cationic polymer flocculant was added in an amount to a solid content concentration of 10 mg/L, and the mixture was stirred for 3 minutes and then allowed to stand for 5 minutes. The supernatant was filtered through a filter paper (No. 5C) and the filtrate was measured for COD and TOC in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
<実施例32>
 実施例31において、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を(A1-4)に代える{水処理剤(P1-3)を(P1-4)に代える}以外は実施例31と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは6mg/L、TOCは9mg/Lであった。
<Example 32>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 31, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-4) {the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-4)}, were measured. The COD was 6 mg/L and the TOC was 9 mg/L.
<実施例33>
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、撹拌下、無機凝集剤としてのポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製]を固形分濃度が50mg/Lになる量を添加した。さらに、攪拌下、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P1-3)2,500mg(4級アンモニウム塩(A)固形分換算250mg)を添加し、1分間撹拌した後、塩(S-1)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P2-1)7,500mg(塩(S)固形分換算750mg)を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した。CODは4mg/L、TOCは6mg/Lであった。
<Example 33>
1 L of wastewater from B chemical plant containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and under stirring, polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010", manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] as an inorganic flocculant was added in an amount to a solid content concentration of 50 mg/L. Further, under stirring, 2,500 mg of water treatment agent (P1-3) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight, and after stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of salt (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which is an aqueous solution in which salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After 3 minutes, 1 wt% sulfuric acid aqueous solution was added dropwise while continuing stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. After stirring for 3 minutes, the mixture was left to stand for 5 minutes. The supernatant was filtered through a filter paper (No. 5C) and the filtrate was measured for COD and TOC in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
<実施例34>
 実施例33において、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を(A1-4)に代える{水処理剤(P1-3)を(P1-4)に代える}以外は実施例33と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは7mg/L、TOCは10mg/Lであった。
<Example 34>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 33, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-4) {the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-4)}, were measured. The COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
<実施例37>
 100mlビーカーに、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液50部を添加した。攪拌下、塩(S-1)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液50部を添加し混合することにより、(A1-3)及び(S-1)を含有してなる一剤型の水処理剤(P-37)を得た。
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、撹拌下、上記水処理剤(P-37)を5,000mg(うち4級アンモニウム塩(A)固形分250mg、塩(S)の固形分250mg)添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した。CODは21mg/L、TOCは32mg/Lであった。
<Example 37>
50 parts of an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solids concentration of 10% by weight was added to a 100 ml beaker. 50 parts of an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solids concentration of 10% by weight was added and mixed under stirring to obtain a one-form water treatment agent (P-37) containing (A1-3) and (S-1).
1 L of wastewater from chemical factory B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and 5,000 mg of the above water treatment agent (P-37) (including 250 mg of solids of quaternary ammonium salt (A) and 250 mg of solids of salt (S)) was added under stirring. After 3 minutes, 1 wt % aqueous sulfuric acid solution was added dropwise while continuing stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. After 3 minutes of stirring, the solution was allowed to stand for 5 minutes. The supernatant liquid that had been allowed to stand was filtered through filter paper (No. 5C), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 21 mg/L, and the TOC was 32 mg/L.
<実施例44>
 実施例3において、塩(S-1)を(S-4)に代える{水処理剤(P2-1)を(P2-4)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは7mg/L、TOCは10mg/Lであった。
<Example 44>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with (S-4) {the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with (P2-4)}, were measured. The COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
<実施例45>
 実施例3において、塩(S-1)を(S-5)に代える{水処理剤(P2-1)を(P2-5)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは6mg/L、TOCは9mg/Lであった。
<Example 45>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with (S-5) {the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with (P2-5)}, were measured. The COD was 6 mg/L and the TOC was 9 mg/L.
<実施例46>
 実施例3において、塩(S-1)を(S-6)に代える{水処理剤(P2-1)を(P2-6)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは5mg/L、TOCは7mg/Lであった。
<Example 46>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with (S-6) {the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with (P2-6)}, were measured. The COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
<実施例47>
 実施例3において、塩(S-1)を(S-7)に代える{水処理剤(P2-1)を(P2-7)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは5mg/L、TOCは7mg/Lであった。
<Example 47>
The same procedure as in Example 3 was repeated except that the salt (S-1) was replaced with the salt (S-7) {the water treatment agent (P2-1) was replaced with the water treatment agent (P2-7)}, and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured. The COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
<実施例48>
 実施例33において、ポリ塩化アルミニウムを硫酸アルミニウム[大明化学工業株式会社製]に代える以外は実施例33と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは5mg/L、TOCは7mg/Lであった。
<Example 48>
The same procedure as in Example 33 was repeated except that polyaluminum chloride was replaced with aluminum sulfate (manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured. The COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
<実施例49>
 実施例33において、ポリ塩化アルミニウムをポリ硫酸第二鉄[タイキ薬品工業株式会社製]に代える以外は実施例33と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは6mg/L、TOCは9mg/Lであった。
<Example 49>
The same procedure as in Example 33 was repeated except that polyaluminum chloride was replaced with polyferric sulfate (manufactured by Taiki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured. The COD was 6 mg/L and the TOC was 9 mg/L.
<実施例50>
 実施例33において、ポリ塩化アルミニウムを塩化第二鉄[タイキ薬品工業株式会社製]に代える以外は実施例33と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは5mg/L、TOCは7mg/Lであった。
<Example 50>
The same procedure as in Example 33 was repeated except that polyaluminum chloride was replaced with ferric chloride (manufactured by Taiki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured. The COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
<実施例51>
 実施例3において、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を(A1-5)に代える{水処理剤(P1-3)を(P1-5)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは7mg/L、TOCは10mg/Lであった。
<Example 51>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-5) {the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-5)}, were measured. The COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
<実施例52>
 実施例3において、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を(A1-6)に代える{水処理剤(P1-3)を(P1-6)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは9mg/L、TOCは13mg/Lであった。
<Example 52>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-6) {the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-6)}, were measured. The COD was 9 mg/L and the TOC was 13 mg/L.
<実施例53>
 実施例3において、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を(A1-7)に代える{水処理剤(P1-3)を(P1-7)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは8mg/L、TOCは12mg/Lであった。
<Example 53>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-7) {the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-7)}, were measured. The COD was 8 mg/L and the TOC was 12 mg/L.
<実施例54>
 実施例3において、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を(A1-8)に代える{水処理剤(P1-3)を(P1-8)に代える}以外は実施例3と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは5mg/L、TOCは7mg/Lであった。
<Example 54>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was replaced with (A1-8) {the water treatment agent (P1-3) was replaced with (P1-8)}, were measured. The COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
<実施例55>
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P1-3)2,500mg(4級アンモニウム塩(A)固形分換算250mg)を添加し、1分間撹拌した後、塩(S-1)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P2-1)7,500mg(塩(S)固形分換算750mg)を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。30分間後、攪拌下、無機凝集剤としてのポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製]を固形分濃度が100mg/Lになる量を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%水酸ナトリウム水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した。CODは4mg/L、TOCは6mg/Lであった。
<Example 55>
1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and 2,500 mg of a water treatment agent (P1-3) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which was an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of a water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of salt (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which was an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After 3 minutes, a 1% by weight aqueous sulfuric acid solution was added dropwise while continuing the stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. After 30 minutes, polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010", manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] was added as an inorganic flocculant under stirring in an amount such that the solid content concentration was 100 mg/L. After 3 minutes, a 1% by weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added dropwise while continuing the stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. After stirring for 3 minutes, the mixture was allowed to stand for 5 minutes. The supernatant was filtered through a filter paper (No. 5C), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 4 mg/L, and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
<実施例56>
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-3)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P1-3)2,500mg(4級アンモニウム塩(A)固形分換算250mg)を添加し、1分間撹拌した後、塩(S-1)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P2-1)7,500mg(塩(S)固形分換算750mg)を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。30分間後、攪拌下、無機凝集剤としてのポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製]を固形分濃度が100mg/Lになる量を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%水酸ナトリウム水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。続いて、撹拌しながら、カチオン系高分子凝集剤としてのサンフロックCE-706P(三洋化成工業株式会社製)の0.2重量%水溶液を固形分濃度が1mg/Lになる量を添加し、3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した。CODは6mg/L、TOCは9mg/Lであった。
<Example 56>
1 L of wastewater from a chemical plant B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and 2,500 mg of a water treatment agent (P1-3) (250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) was added, which was an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A1-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After stirring for 1 minute, 7,500 mg of a water treatment agent (P2-1) (750 mg of salt (S) solid content equivalent) was added, which was an aqueous solution in which a salt (S-1) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After 3 minutes, a 1% by weight aqueous sulfuric acid solution was added dropwise while continuing the stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. After 30 minutes, polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010", manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] was added as an inorganic flocculant under stirring in an amount such that the solid content concentration was 100 mg/L. After 3 minutes, a 1% by weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added dropwise while continuing the stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. Next, while stirring, a 0.2 wt% aqueous solution of Sanfloc CE-706P (manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.) as a cationic polymer flocculant was added in an amount to give a solids concentration of 1 mg/L, and the mixture was stirred for 3 minutes and then allowed to stand for 5 minutes. The supernatant liquid that had been allowed to stand was filtered through filter paper (No. 5C), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 6 mg/L and the TOC was 9 mg/L.
<実施例57>
 実施例56において、カチオン系高分子凝集剤「サンフロックCE-706P」の0.2重量%水溶液をアニオン系高分子凝集剤「サンフロックAH-400P(三洋化成工業株式会社製)」の0.2重量%水溶液に代える以外は実施例56と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは4mg/L、TOCは6mg/Lであった。
<Example 57>
The same procedure as in Example 56 was repeated except that the 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the cationic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc CE-706P" was replaced with a 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the anionic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc AH-400P (manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.)," and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured. The COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
<実施例58>
 実施例56において、カチオン系高分子凝集剤「サンフロックCE-706P」の0.2重量%水溶液をノニオン系高分子凝集剤「サンフロックNOP(三洋化成工業株式会社製)」の0.2重量%水溶液に代える以外は実施例56と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは5mg/L、TOCは7mg/Lであった。
<Example 58>
The same procedure as in Example 56 was repeated except that the 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the cationic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc CE-706P" was replaced with a 0.2% by weight aqueous solution of the nonionic polymer flocculant "Sunfloc NOP (manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.)," and the COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant were measured. The COD was 5 mg/L and the TOC was 7 mg/L.
<実施例63>
 実施例57において、ポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製](固形分濃度100mg/L)の代わりに、有機凝結剤であるアクリルアミド-ジアリルジメチルアンモニウムクロライド共重合物の水溶液「ユニセンスFCA1000L(センカ株式会社製)」を固形分濃度が50mg/Lとなるように添加した以外は実施例57と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは4mg/L、TOCは6mg/Lであった。
<Example 63>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of an acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer, "Unisense FCA1000L (manufactured by Senka Corporation)," which is an organic coagulant, was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L). The COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
<実施例64>
 実施例57において、ポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製](固形分濃度100mg/L)の代わりに、有機凝結剤であるポリ(ジアリルジメチルアンモニウムクロライド)の水溶液「ユニセンスFPA100L(センカ株式会社製)」を固形分濃度が50mg/Lとなるように添加した以外は実施例57と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは4mg/L、TOCは6mg/Lであった。
<Example 64>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), an organic coagulant, "Unisense FPA100L (manufactured by Senka Corporation)" was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L). The COD was 4 mg/L and the TOC was 6 mg/L.
<実施例65>
 実施例57において、ポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製](固形分濃度100mg/L)の代わりに、有機凝結剤であるジメチルアミン-アンモニア-エピクロルヒドリン縮合物の水溶液「ユニセンスKHE100L(センカ株式会社製)」を固形分濃度が50mg/Lとなるように添加した以外は実施例57と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは7mg/L、TOCは10mg/Lであった。
<Example 65>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of dimethylamine-ammonia-epichlorohydrin condensate "Unisense KHE100L (manufactured by Senka Corporation)" as an organic coagulant was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L). The COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
<実施例66>
 実施例57において、ポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製](固形分濃度100mg/L)の代わりに、有機凝結剤であるジシアンジアミド-ホルマリン縮合物の水溶液「ユニセンスKHF11L(センカ株式会社製)」を固形分濃度が50mg/Lとなるように添加した以外は実施例57と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは8mg/L、TOCは11mg/Lであった。
<Example 66>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of dicyandiamide-formalin condensate, "Unisense KHF11L (manufactured by Senka Corporation)," an organic coagulant, was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010," manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L). The COD was 8 mg/L and the TOC was 11 mg/L.
<実施例67>
 実施例57において、ポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製](固形分濃度100mg/L)の代わりに、有機凝結剤であるジシアンジアミド-ジエチレントリアミン縮合物の水溶液「ユニセンスKHP10P(センカ株式会社製)」を固形分濃度が50mg/Lとなるように添加した以外は実施例57と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは7mg/L、TOCは10mg/Lであった。
<Example 67>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 57 were measured, except that an aqueous solution of dicyandiamide-diethylenetriamine condensate "Unisense KHP10P (manufactured by Senka Corporation)" which is an organic coagulant was added to a solids concentration of 50 mg/L instead of polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010" manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] (solids concentration 100 mg/L). The COD was 7 mg/L and the TOC was 10 mg/L.
<比較例1>
 B化学工場排水そのもののCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは80mg/L、TOCは122mg/Lであった。
<Comparative Example 1>
The COD and TOC of the wastewater from Chemical Factory B were measured. The COD was 80 mg/L and the TOC was 122 mg/L.
<比較例2~4>
 4級アンモニウム塩(A)の種類を表5に記載の比較の4級アンモニウム塩(比A-1)に代え{水処理剤(P1-1)を表5記載の(比P1)に代え}、塩(S-1){及び水処理剤(P2-1)}の添加量を表5に記載の量に代えた以外は実施例1と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した結果を表5に示す。
<Comparative Examples 2 to 4>
The type of quaternary ammonium salt (A) was changed to a comparative quaternary ammonium salt (comparison A-1) shown in Table 5 {the water treatment agent (P1-1) was changed to (comparison P1) shown in Table 5}, and the amount of salt (S-1) {and water treatment agent (P2-1)} added was changed to the amount shown in Table 5. The supernatant filtrate was treated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the amount of salt added was changed to the amount shown in Table 5. The COD and TOC of the supernatant filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 5.
<比較例5>
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、撹拌下、無機凝集剤としてのポリ塩化アルミニウム[「タイパック6010」、大明化学工業株式会社製]を固形分濃度が100mg/Lになる量を添加した。1分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。続いて、撹拌しながら、高分子凝集剤としてのサンフロックCE-706P(三洋化成工業株式会社製)の0.2重量%水溶液を固形分濃度が10mg/Lになる量を添加し、3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した。CODは42mg/L、TOC64mg/Lであった。
<Comparative Example 5>
1 L of wastewater from a chemical factory B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and while stirring, polyaluminum chloride ["Taipac 6010", manufactured by Taimei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.] was added as an inorganic flocculant in an amount to give a solids concentration of 100 mg/L. After 1 minute, a 1 wt% aqueous solution of sulfuric acid was added dropwise while continuing the stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. Then, while stirring, a 0.2 wt% aqueous solution of Sanfloc CE-706P (manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.) as a polymer flocculant was added in an amount to give a solids concentration of 10 mg/L, and the mixture was stirred for 3 minutes and then allowed to stand for 5 minutes. The left-standing supernatant was filtered through a filter paper (No. 5C), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 42 mg/L, and the TOC was 64 mg/L.
<比較例6>
 実施例1において、4級アンモニウム塩(A1-1)をカチオン性重合体(M-1)に代える{水処理剤(P1-1)を比較の水処理剤(比PM-1)に代える}以外は実施例1と同様に処理して得られた上澄み液のろ液のCOD及びTOCを測定した。CODは33mg/L、TOC50mg/Lであった。
<Comparative Example 6>
The COD and TOC of the filtrate of the supernatant obtained by treating in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the quaternary ammonium salt (A1-1) was replaced with the cationic polymer (M-1) (the water treatment agent (P1-1) was replaced with a comparative water treatment agent (Comparative PM-1)) in Example 1, were measured. The COD was 33 mg/L and the TOC was 50 mg/L.
<比較例7>
 アニオン性界面活性剤を含有するB化学工場排水1Lをビーカーに採取し、撹拌下、4級アンモニウム塩(A2-3)を固形分濃度10重量%となるようイオン交換水に溶解させた水溶液である水処理剤(P1-7)1,000mg(4級アンモニウム塩(A)固形分換算100mg)を添加した。3分後、撹拌を継続しながら、1重量%硫酸水溶液を滴下してpHを7.0に調整した。3分間撹拌後、5分間静置した。静置した上澄み液をろ紙(No.5C)でろ過したろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した。CODは50mg/L、TOCは76mg/Lであった。
<Comparative Example 7>
1 L of wastewater from a chemical factory B containing an anionic surfactant was collected in a beaker, and 1,000 mg (100 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A) solid content equivalent) of a water treatment agent (P1-7) was added under stirring, which was an aqueous solution in which a quaternary ammonium salt (A2-3) was dissolved in ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 10% by weight. After 3 minutes, a 1% by weight aqueous sulfuric acid solution was added dropwise while continuing stirring to adjust the pH to 7.0. After stirring for 3 minutes, the mixture was allowed to stand for 5 minutes. The supernatant liquid that had been allowed to stand was filtered through a filter paper (No. 5C), and the COD and TOC of the filtrate were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The COD was 50 mg/L, and the TOC was 76 mg/L.
<比較例8~9>
 比較例7において、4級アンモニウム塩(A2-3){水処理剤(P1-7)}の添加量を表5に記載の量に代えた以外は比較例7と同様にして得られた上澄み液のろ液について、COD及びTOCを実施例1と同様にして測定した結果を表5に示す。
<Comparative Examples 8 to 9>
In Comparative Example 7, the amount of the quaternary ammonium salt (A2-3) {water treatment agent (P1-7)} added was changed to the amount shown in Table 5. The supernatant filtrate was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 7, but the amount was changed to the amount shown in Table 5. The COD and TOC were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 5.
 同一の4級アンモニウム塩(A)(水処理剤(A1-3))と塩(S)(塩(S-1))とを含有する実施例の組み合わせ(1)[実施例3、38、39の組み合わせ]、同一の4級アンモニウム塩(A)(水処理剤(A2-3))と塩(S)(塩(S-1))とを含有する実施例の組み合わせ(2)[実施例7、40、41の組み合わせ]、同一の4級アンモニウム塩(A)(水処理剤(A3-3))と塩(S)(塩(S-1))とを含有する実施例の組み合わせ(3)[実施例11、42、43の組み合わせ]、及び同一の4級アンモニウム塩(A)(比較の処理剤(比P))を含有し塩(S)を含有しない比較例の組み合わせ(4)[比較例7、8、9の組み合わせ]について、水処理剤又は比較の水処理剤中の4級アンモニウム塩(A)の固形分の添加量(mg/L)に対してCOD(mg/L)の値をプロットしたグラフを図1に示す。塩(S)を含有しない比較例の水処理剤の場合、4級アンモニウム塩(A)の添加量が250mgまではCODが減少し、更に添加量を増やすとCODが上昇しており、4級アンモニウム塩(A)の添加量に最適点があることが分かる。これに対して、塩(S)を含有する実施例の水処理剤の場合、比較の水処理剤で最適点であった250mgを超える量の4級アンモニウム塩(A)を使用してもCODの上昇は認められなかった。すなわち、水処理剤の添加量が過剰となる条件下でも、水溶解性COD成分の上昇を抑制し、安定した水溶解性COD成分低減効果を発現していることが分かる。さらに、実施例の水処理剤の場合、比較の水処理剤で最適点であった250mgより4級アンモニウム塩(A)の添加量が少ない場合でも、水溶解性COD成分低減効果に優れることが分かる。 FIG. 1 shows a graph plotting the COD (mg/L) values against the amount (mg/L) of the solids of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent or comparative water treatment agent for combination (1) [combination of Examples 3, 38, 39] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (water treatment agent (A2-3)) and salt (S) (salt (S-1)), combination (2) [combination of Examples 7, 40, 41] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (water treatment agent (A3-3)) and salt (S) (salt (S-1)), combination (3) [combination of Examples 11, 42, 43] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (water treatment agent (A3-3)) and salt (S) (salt (S-1)), and combination (4) [combination of Comparative Examples 7, 8, 9] containing the same quaternary ammonium salt (A) (comparative treatment agent (ratio P)) but not salt (S). In the case of the comparative water treatment agent not containing salt (S), the COD decreased up to an addition amount of 250 mg of quaternary ammonium salt (A), and the COD increased when the addition amount was further increased, and it can be seen that there is an optimum point for the addition amount of quaternary ammonium salt (A). In contrast, in the case of the water treatment agent of the example containing salt (S), no increase in COD was observed even when an amount of quaternary ammonium salt (A) exceeding 250 mg, which was the optimum point for the comparative water treatment agent, was used. In other words, it can be seen that even under conditions where the addition amount of the water treatment agent is excessive, the increase in water-soluble COD components is suppressed, and a stable water-soluble COD component reduction effect is expressed. Furthermore, in the case of the water treatment agent of the example, it can be seen that the water-soluble COD component reduction effect is excellent even when the addition amount of quaternary ammonium salt (A) is less than 250 mg, which was the optimum point for the comparative water treatment agent.
 実施例1~58及び比較例2~9について、得られたCOD及びTOCの値から、COD除去率及びTOC除去率を下記の式に基づいて算出し、各水処理剤の水溶解性COD成分の低減効果を評価した。得られた結果を表1~5に示す。
COD除去率(%)=(処理前のCODの値-処理後のCODの値)/処理前のCODの値×100
TOC除去率(%)=(処理前のTOCの値-処理後のTOCの値)/処理前のTOCの値×100
 ただし、上記式における処理前のCODの値及びTOCの値は、比較例1に記載の通り、それぞれ80mg/L及び122mg/Lである。
 また、各実施例及び比較例について、前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)の重量比[(S)/(A)]を表1~5に記載した。
For Examples 1 to 58 and Comparative Examples 2 to 9, the COD removal rate and TOC removal rate were calculated from the obtained COD and TOC values according to the following formula, and the effect of reducing water-soluble COD components of each water treatment agent was evaluated. The obtained results are shown in Tables 1 to 5.
COD removal rate (%) = (COD value before treatment - COD value after treatment) / COD value before treatment x 100
TOC removal rate (%)=(TOC value before treatment−TOC value after treatment)/TOC value before treatment×100
However, the COD value and TOC value before treatment in the above formula are 80 mg/L and 122 mg/L, respectively, as described in Comparative Example 1.
For each of the Examples and Comparative Examples, the weight ratio [(S)/(A)] of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the salt (S) is shown in Tables 1 to 5.
 表1~5の結果から、実施例1~67に係る水処理剤は、比較例に係る水処理剤と比較してCOD除去率及びTOC除去率が高く、水溶解性COD成分の低減効果が顕著に優れることが分かる。また、図1の(1)実施例3、38、39、(2)実施例7、40、41、(3)実施例11、42、43の結果から、本発明の水処理剤は、幅広い水処理剤の添加量(水処理剤中の4級アンモニウム塩(A)の添加量)の範囲で安定した水溶解性COD低減効果を発現できることが分かる。 The results in Tables 1 to 5 show that the water treatment agents according to Examples 1 to 67 have higher COD removal rates and TOC removal rates than the water treatment agents according to the comparative examples, and are significantly more effective at reducing water-soluble COD components. Furthermore, the results of (1) Examples 3, 38, and 39, (2) Examples 7, 40, and 41, and (3) Examples 11, 42, and 43 in Figure 1 show that the water treatment agent of the present invention can achieve a stable water-soluble COD reduction effect over a wide range of added amounts of the water treatment agent (addition amount of quaternary ammonium salt (A) in the water treatment agent).
 本発明の水処理剤は、各種工場廃水(紙パルプ、染色、自動車、金属加工、製鉄、食品、砂利採取、半導体関連及びクリーニング工業等の工場からの廃水)や下水、浄水、及び工場廃水等の処理で生じた汚泥(有機性汚泥及び無機性汚泥)等に添加することで、水処理剤の添加量が過剰となる条件下でも、水溶解性COD成分の上昇を抑制し、安定した水溶解性COD成分低減効果を発現でき、かつ水溶解性COD成分の低減効果が顕著に優れるという効果を奏するため非常に有用である。
 
 
The water treatment agent of the present invention is very useful because, by being added to various industrial wastewater (wastewater from factories in the paper pulp, dyeing, automobile, metal processing, steelmaking, food, gravel extraction, semiconductor-related, and cleaning industries, etc.), sewage, purified water, and sludge (organic sludge and inorganic sludge) generated in the treatment of industrial wastewater, etc., it can suppress an increase in water-soluble COD components, even under conditions where the amount of the water treatment agent added is excessive, and can exhibit a stable water-soluble COD component reduction effect, and can exhibit a significantly excellent effect of reducing water-soluble COD components.

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  1.  下記一般式(1)~(3)のいずれかで表される4級アンモニウム塩(A)と、ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の塩(S)とを含有する水処理剤。
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000001
    [式(1)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、R~Rはそれぞれ独立にメチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、又はブチル基、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000002
    [式(2)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000003
    [式(3)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基であり、Yは水素原子又は炭素数1~6のアルキル基である。]
    A water treatment agent comprising a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the following general formulas (1) to (3) and at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates and borates:
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000001
    [In formula (1), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000002
    [In formula (2), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000003
    [In formula (3), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, X- represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent, and Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.]
  2.  前記塩(S)がケイ酸塩を含有する請求項1に記載の水処理剤。 The water treatment agent according to claim 1, wherein the salt (S) contains a silicate.
  3.  水処理剤中の前記4級アンモニウム塩(A)と前記塩(S)との重量比[(S)/(A)]が0.1~20である請求項1又は2に記載の水処理剤。 The water treatment agent according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the weight ratio [(S)/(A)] of the quaternary ammonium salt (A) to the salt (S) in the water treatment agent is 0.1 to 20.
  4.  下記一般式(1)~(3)のいずれかで表される4級アンモニウム塩(A)を処理対象の水に添加する工程(I)と、ケイ酸塩、リン酸塩及びホウ酸塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の塩(S)を処理対象の水に添加する工程(II)とを有する水処理方法。
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000004
    [式(1)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、R~Rはそれぞれ独立にメチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、又はブチル基、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000005
    [式(2)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基である。]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000006
    [式(3)中、nはメチレン基の繰り返し数を表す5~17の整数であり、Xはアンモニウムイオンの対アニオンを表し、ブレンステッド酸の共役塩基又は四級化剤に由来するアニオン基であり、Yは水素原子又は炭素数1~6のアルキル基である。]
    A water treatment method comprising: a step (I) of adding a quaternary ammonium salt (A) represented by any one of the following general formulas (1) to (3) to water to be treated; and a step (II) of adding at least one salt (S) selected from the group consisting of silicates, phosphates, and borates to the water to be treated.
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000004
    [In formula (1), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, R 1 to R 3 each independently represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000005
    [In formula (2), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, and X represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent.]
    Figure JPOXMLDOC01-appb-C000006
    [In formula (3), n is an integer of 5 to 17 representing the number of repeating methylene groups, X- represents a counter anion of an ammonium ion and is an anion group derived from a conjugate base of a Bronsted acid or a quaternizing agent, and Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.]
  5.  前記工程(I)を行った後に前記工程(II)を行うことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の水処理方法。 The water treatment method according to claim 4, characterized in that the step (II) is carried out after the step (I).
  6.  無機凝集剤を処理対象の水に添加する工程(III)を有する請求項4に記載の水処理方法。 The water treatment method according to claim 4, comprising a step (III) of adding an inorganic coagulant to the water to be treated.
  7.  前記工程(I)及び前記工程(III)を行った後に前記工程(II)を行うことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の水処理方法。 The water treatment method according to claim 6, characterized in that the step (II) is carried out after the steps (I) and (III).
  8.  前記工程(I)及び前記工程(II)を行った後の処理対象の水に、高分子凝集剤を添加・混合して粗大フロックを形成させる高分子凝集剤添加工程を有する請求項4に記載の水処理方法。 The water treatment method according to claim 4, further comprising a polymer flocculant addition step of adding and mixing a polymer flocculant to the water to be treated after steps (I) and (II) to form coarse flocs.
  9.  前記工程(I)、前記工程(II)、及び前記工程(III)を行った後の処理対象の水に、高分子凝集剤を添加・混合して粗大フロックを形成させる高分子凝集剤添加工程を有する請求項6又は7に記載の水処理方法。
     
    8. The water treatment method according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising a polymer flocculant addition step of adding and mixing a polymer flocculant to the water to be treated after the steps (I), (II), and (III) have been performed, thereby forming coarse flocs.
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