Removing Ammonium From Contaminated Water Using Purolite C100E: Batch, Column, and Household Filter Studies

Ammonium removal from drinking water to protect human and environmental health is one of the major global concerns. This study evaluates the performance of Purolite C100E, a commercial cation exchange resin, on eliminating ammonium in synthetic and real contaminated groundwater. The results demonstrate that the pH operation range of the resin for better ammonium removal is 3 to 8, while the optimum contact time was about 30 min. The kinetics of the ammonium removal process followed both the Pseudo-first order and Pseudo-second order models. Equilibrium data of ammonium removal fitted both the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models with the maximum Langmuir ion exchange capacities for initial ammonium concentrations of 10-200 mg/L and 50-2000 mg/L reaching 18.37 mg/g and 40.16 mg/g, respectively. The presence of co-ions in the water reduced the ammonium removal efficiencies in the order Mg2+> Ca2+> K+. The maximum exchange capacity in the fluidised bed studies of the original Purolite C100E (bed height 27 cm, resin weight 75 g, initial ammonium concentration 17.4 mg/L, filtration velocity 0.5 m/h) was 10.48 mg/g. It progressively reduced slightly after three regeneration cycles to 8.79 mg/g. The column breakthrough data satisfactorily fitted the Thomas model. A household filter cartridge packed with 4 kg Purolite C100E (80 cm height) and operated at a filtration velocity of 1.9 m/h in Vietnam successfully reduced the initial 6 mg NH4+/L in groundwater (after sand filter pre-treatment) to well below the Vietnam drinking water standard (3 mg/L) continuously for one week.

Pilot-Scale Study on the Specific Resistance of Beech Wood Dust in a Pulse-Jet Filter

The specific beech wood dust resistance coefficient values were experimentally determined in the condition of pulse-jet filtration using a pilot-scale baghouse. The experiments were carried out for two variants of the filter medium. One of them had a PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane on the working surface. Three values of filtration velocity and seven levels of dust concentration at the filter inlet were used to determine the variability of the specific resistance coefficient of beech wood dust accumulated on the filter medium. The values of the specific beech wood dust resistance coefficient depend on filter medium finishing and filtration parameters: filtration velocity and dust concentration at the filter inlet. The high concentration of dust at the filter inlet and low filtration velocity should be used, especially in filters with surface finished media, for the reduction in pressure drop, which would affect in a significant reduction of energy consumption.

Simplified Mathematical Model for the Description of Anomalous Migration of Soluble Substances in Vertical Filtration Flow

Since the use of the fractional-differential mathematical model of anomalous geomigration process based on the MIM (mobile–immoble media) approach in engineering practice significantly complicates simulations, a corresponding simplified mathematical model is constructed. For this model, we state a two-dimensional initial-boundary value problem of convective diffusion of soluble substances under the conditions of vertical steady-state filtration of groundwater with free surface from a reservoir to a coastal drain. To simplify the domain of simulation, we use the technique of transition into the domain of complex flow potential through a conformal mapping. In the case of averaging filtration velocity over the domain of complex flow potential, an analytical solution of the considered problem is obtained. In the general case of a variable filtration velocity, an algorithm has been developed to obtain numerical solutions. The results of process simulation using the presented algorithm shows that the constructed mathematical model can be efficiently used to simplify and accelerate modeling process.

A Local Model and Experimental Verification of the Crossflow Filtration of a Polydispersed Slurry

In this paper, we propose a calculation model for a crossflow filtration process that is applicable to polydispersed slurry microfiltration. The deposition velocity of particles in slurry, particle distribution, and resistance of the filter cake on the surface of the filtration media can be predicted by this model, and can be used to predict the variations of filtration velocity. The theoretical prediction matched well with the experimental data, having a difference within 20%, except for the initial few seconds. However, the porosity of the filter cake used in the theoretical prediction was assigned based on the literature. It is revealed by the model that the variations in the crossflow filtration velocity are induced by the gradual domination of particles with small diameters in the filter cake. Meanwhile, the possible direction for the optimization of this model is pointed out.

Principles of pulse-jet filters used in the woodworking industry

Principles of pulse-jet filters used in the woodworking industry. The pulse-jet filters used to separate wood dust and factors influencing their operation were described in this paper. The analysis of the possibility of the use of pulse-jet filters for wood dust separation presented in this work was based on two basic quantitative criteria. These are the separation efficiency and the pressure drop in the filtration process performed in a dust collector. The influence of wood dust type, filtration velocity and air relative humidity the separation efficiency and the pressure were described.

Influence of fiber diameter on filtration performance of polyester fibers

The filtration performance of four kinds of coarse polyester filters commonly used in the market was studied experimentally. The results showed that these filter materials had better filtration efficiency for particles larger than 5 ?m. There was a significant difference among the same grade filters on filtration efficiency and resistance. The maximum counting efficiency of all four Samples can be achieved when the filtration velocity was 1.1 m/s. Fiber diameter was one of the main influencing factors that affect the efficiency and resistance of polyester filters. The comprehensive effect was relatively good when the Sample fiber diameter was small.