Removal of phenol and lead from synthetic wastewater by adsorption onto granular activated carbon in fixed bed adsorbers: prediction of breakthrough curves

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 244-253
Author(s):  
Abbas Hamid Sulaymon ◽  
Dheyaa Wajid Abbood ◽  
Ahmed Hassoon Ali
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater

Granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption in tertiary wastewater treatment: experiments and models

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.S. Chaudhary ◽  
S. Vigneswaran ◽  
V. Jegatheesan ◽  
H.H. Ngo ◽  
H. Moon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Gac Adsorption

Wastewater treatment has always been a major concern in the developed countries. Over the last few decades, activated carbon adsorption has gained importance as an alternative tertiary wastewater treatment and purification process. In this study, granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption was evaluated in terms of total organic carbon (TOC) removal from low strength synthetic wastewater. This paper provides details on adsorption experiments conducted on synthetic wastewater to develop suitable adsorption isotherms. Although the inorganics used in the synthetic wastewater solution had an overall unfavourable effect on adsorption of organics, the GAC adsorption system was found to be effective in removing TOC from the wastewater. This study showed that equation of state (EOS) theory was able to fit the adsorption isotherm results more precisely than the most commonly used Freundlich isotherm. Biodegradation of the organics with time was the most crucial and important aspect of the system and it was taken into account in determining the isotherm parameters. Initial organic concentration of the wastewater was the determining factor of the model parameters, and hence the isotherm parameters were determined covering a wide range of initial organic concentrations of the wastewater. As such, the isotherm parameters derived using the EOS theory could predict the batch adsorption and fixed bed adsorption results of the multi-component system successfully. The isotherm parameters showed a significant effect on the determination of the mass transfer coefficients in batch and fixed bed systems.

scholarly journals Behaviors of hydrogen sulfide removal using granular activated carbon and modified granular activated carbon

2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 03037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Songkiat Roddaeng ◽  
Pongjet Promvonge ◽  
Rewadee Anuwattana
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Surface Adsorption ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide Removal ◽  
Solid Adsorbent ◽  
Adsorption Capacities ◽  
H2s Adsorption

An experimental study on hydrogen sulphide (H2S) adsorption behaviours using amine-impregnated solid adsorbent (GAC/PEI) was carried out for H2S concentration in the range of 200 and 400 ppm. The dynamic adsorptions of GAC and modified GAC (2.0 and 1000 g/L PEI) in a fixed-bed column were investigated by determining the breakthrough curves and adsorption capacities of various adsorbents. The adsorbent exhibits an excellent adsorption capacity of 106.87 and 231.45 mgH2S/g-adsorbent for 200 ppm and 400 ppm H2S, respectively. The H2S breakthrough capacity is found to relate to the surface adsorption and chemical adsorption.

scholarly journals Removal of organochlorine pesticides from water using virgin and regenerated granular activated carbon

2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 565-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Ninkovic ◽  
Rada Petrovic ◽  
Mila Lausevic
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Saturation Point ◽  
Chlorinated Pesticides ◽  
Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Adsorption Capacities ◽  
Public Water Systems ◽  
Derivatives Of

Public water systems use granular activated carbon in order to eliminate pesticides. After saturation, the used activated carbon is regenerated and reused in order to reduce the costs of water production and minimize waste. In this study, the adsorption of 10 different chlorinated pesticides from water using columns packed with commercial virgin and regenerated granular activated carbon was simulated in order to compare their adsorption capacities for different chlorinated pesticides. The breakthrough curves showed that chlorinated pesticides from the group of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) were poorly adsorbed, followed by cyclodiens as averagely adsorbed and the derivatives of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (DDT) as strongly absorbed. However, the adsorption capacity of regenerated granular activated carbon was considerably lower for tested pesticides compared to the virgin granular carbon. In addition, rinsing of the pesticides after the saturation point is a far more efficient process on regenerated carbon.

Changes in Particle Size Distributions on a Fixed Bed of Granular Activated Carbon

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Shpirt ◽  
K. T. Alben
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Average Particle Size ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Average Particle

The particle size distribution at different bed depths of a fixed bed of granular activated carbon (GAC) has been monitored during 50 weeks of a pilot column run at the Waterford, New York potable water treatment plant. Initial backwashing resulted in significant stratification of GAC in the column: larger particles (average diameter 1.18 mm) settled in the bottom of the column (105 cm), and smaller particles (average diameter 0.97 mm) were concentrated near the top (24 cm), compared to samples of unstratified virgin Calgon F400 (average diameter 1.09 mm). During column loading and initial backwashing, more fines were created than were present in the virgin GAC (average 6.5% of GAC fines in the > 40 mesh fraction, compared to only 0.3% in the > 40 mesh fraction for virgin Calgon F400). After 50 weeks of service there was an overall trend toward a smaller average particle size (0.9 mm) with development of a more regular pattern of bed stratification (1.08 mm at the bottom and 0.75 mm at the top). These changes are attributed to breaking of large particles (12-20 mesh) and creation of intermediate size particles (20-30 and 30-40 mesh).

Arsenic adsorption on Fe–Mn modified granular activated carbon (GAC–FeMn): batch and fixed-bed column studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmina Nikić ◽  
Jasmina Agbaba ◽  
Malcolm A. Watson ◽  
Aleksandra Tubić ◽  
Marko Šolić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Column Studies ◽  
Arsenic Adsorption ◽  
Fixed Bed Column

Investigation of mercury cyanide adsorption from synthetic wastewater aqueous solution on granular activated carbon

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 101154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Aliprandini ◽  
Marcello M. Veiga ◽  
Bruce G. Marshall ◽  
Tatiana Scarazzato ◽  
Denise C.R. Espinosa
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater
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