Adsorption combined with ultrafiltration to remove organic matter from seawater

Organic fouling and biofouling are the major severe types of fouling of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in seawater (SW) desalination. Low pressure membrane filtration such as ultrafiltration (UF) has been developed as a pre-treatment before reverse osmosis. However, UF alone may not be an effective enough pre-treatment because of the existence of low-molecular weight dissolved organic matter in seawater. Therefore, the objective of the present work is to study a hybrid process, powdered activated carbon (PAC) adsorption/UF, with real seawater and to evaluate its performance in terms of organic matter removal and membrane fouling. The effect of different PAC types and concentrations is evaluated. Stream-activated wood-based PAC addition increased marine organic matter removal by up to 70% in some conditions. Moreover, coupling PAC adsorption with UF decreased UF membrane fouling and the fouling occurring during short-term UF was totally reversible. It can be concluded that the hybrid PAC adsorption/UF process performed in crossflow filtration mode is a relevant pre-treatment process before RO desalination, allowing organic matter removal of 75% and showing no flux decline for short-term experiments.     

粉末活性炭强化处理京杭运河常州段微污染原水

以京杭运河常州段微污染原水为研究对象,对其进行常规处理的同时增投粉末活性炭(PAC),通过静态吸附试验考察了最佳的投炭点和投加量.结果表明,投炭点在净水工艺流程中越靠前,则PAC对污染物的吸附效果越好;增投粉末活性炭可大幅度提高对有机污染物的去除效果;粉末活性炭的最佳投加点为吸水井,最佳投量为30 mg/L.     

应对突发氯苯污染的粉末炭吸附工艺实验研究

考察了模拟常规工艺对水中氯苯的去除效能,测定了粉末炭(PAC)对原水中氯苯的吸附等温线和吸附动力学曲线,并采用Freundlich吸附等温式和假二级动力学模型进行拟合.结果表明,常规工艺难以有效去除水中氯苯;PAC可快速地吸附水中氯苯,5min吸附量可达平衡吸附量的80％以上,30 min吸附量可达98％以上.建立了P...     

粉末活性炭去除水中石油类污染物的试验研究

以0#柴油为研究对象,考察了粉末活性炭对水中石油类污染物的吸附性能.结果表明,采用粉末活性炭可有效去除水中的石油类污染物,当柴油初始质量浓度为3 mg/L,吸附时间为30 min,投炭量为20 mg/L时,纯水及原水条件下柴油的去除率均大于70％,且在最大投炭量(80 mg/L)条件下,粉末活性炭可以应对在纯水和原水条...     

含炭高密度沉淀池/超滤工艺处理污水厂二级出水

采用含炭高密度沉淀池/超滤组合工艺处理污水厂二级出水,考察了其对常规指标和微量有机污染物的去除效能,并对膜污染特性进行了分析。结果表明,组合工艺对浊度的去除率高达99.9%,出水浊度在0.01 NTU左右;对DOC、UV(254)、TP、氨氮和TN的平均去除率分别为41.02%、49.82%、60.44%、23.34%和10.90%;三维荧光光谱分析表明,组合工艺能有效去除水中的腐殖质和蛋白质类有机物;通过LC-MS/MS检测水中微量有机污染物发现,组合工艺可以使水中的微量有机污染物含量下降66%以上;同时含炭高密度沉淀池预处理能有效减轻膜污染,使跨膜压差增长速度减缓。     

Removal of the surfactant sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate from water by simultaneous use of ozone and powdered activated carbon: comparison with systems based on O3 and O3/H2O2

A study was conducted on the efficacy of the system based on the simultaneous use of ozone and powdered activated carbon (PAC) in removing sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate (SDBS) from drinking waters and on the influence of operational parameters (PAC dose, ozone dose and presence of radical scavengers [HCO3-]) on this process. Results obtained showed that low doses of PAC during SDBS ozonation markedly increased the rate of SDBS removal from the medium. These results are due to the combined effect of two processes: (i) SDBS adsorption on the activated carbon surface and (ii) transformation of the dissolved ozone into .OH radicals. At higher ozone and PAC doses, there was a higher rate of SDBS removal from the medium. The presence of HCO3- in the medium reduced the SDBS removal rate of the O3/PAC system. This finding confirms that the presence of PAC during SDBS ozonation favours ozone transformation into .OH radicals. Comparison of the O3/PAC system with systems based on the use of O3 or O3/H2O2 showed that the efficacy of the O3/PAC system to remove SDBS is much greater than that of the traditional oxidation methods. Thus, in the first 5 min of treatment (usual hydraulic retention time), the percentage of SDBS removed was 18% and 30% for the O3 and O3/H2O2 systems, respectively, compared with 70% for the O3/PAC system. SDBS ozonation in surface waters intended for human consumption demonstrated that the O3/PAC approach is the most efficacious of the studied systems, considerably increasing the SDBS removal rate and also reducing the concentration of dissolved organic carbon. Therefore, the results of this study show that the system based on O3/PAC is a highly attractive option for the treatment of drinking water.     

粉末活性炭去除水中氯丁二烯的研究

试验研究了粉末活性炭对氯丁二烯的去除效果以及吸附时间、投加量和水质对粉末活性炭吸附性能的影响。结果表明,粉末活性炭对氯丁二烯的去除率在90%以上,吸附规律符合Langmuir吸附等温线和Freunlich吸附等温线;最佳吸附时间为120min;随着投炭量的增加,氯丁二烯的去除率提高,粉末活性炭的吸附容量降低;在不同水质条件下,粉末活性炭的吸附等温线不同,因此在应急处理中,首先应确定原水水质下的吸附等温线,然后计算出投炭量。     

强化常规工艺对苯酚污染的应急处理技术研究

分析了苯酚去除技术的优缺点,在综合考虑水厂现有条件及可操作性的情况下,分别采用水厂常规工艺及相关强化技术在去除苯酚方面进行了对比试验研究.试验结果表明:常规工艺去除苯酚的能力有限,而同时增加粉末活性炭吸附和高锰酸钾复合药剂氧化,可大大增强常规工艺对苯酚的去除效果,苯酚去除率高达99.85%.当苯酚含量为0.068 3 mg/L时,投加30 mg/L粉末活性炭和4 mg/L高锰酸钾复合药剂,就可保证砂滤出水苯酚含量达标(<0.002 mg/L).     

高锰酸钾-粉末活性炭联用去除原水中的嗅味

针对常规处理工艺难以解决东江原水发臭的问题,考察了高锰酸钾-粉末活性炭联用技术对水中嗅味的去除效果。结果表明,高锰酸钾一粉末活性炭联用对水中嗅味具有较好的去除效果,当氧化吸附时间为30min,高锰酸钾投加量为1．5mg/L,粉末活性炭投加量为40mg／L时,经混凝沉淀后水中的嗅味可由5级降至0级。此外,高锰酸钾和粉末活性炭联用对水中的有机物、浊度及锰也有明显的去除效果。     

Branched pore kinetic model analysis of geosmin adsorption on super-powdered activated carbon

Super-powdered activated carbon (S-PAC) is activated carbon of much finer particle size than powdered activated carbon (PAC). Geosmin is a naturally occurring taste and odor compound that impairs aesthetic quality in drinking water. Experiments on geosmin adsorption on S-PAC and PAC were conducted, and the results using adsorption kinetic models were analyzed. PAC pulverization, which produced the S-PAC, did not change geosmin adsorption capacity, and geosmin adsorption capacities did not differ between S-PAC and PAC. Geosmin adsorption kinetics, however, were much higher on S-PAC than on PAC. A solution to the branched pore kinetic model (BPKM) was developed, and experimental adsorption kinetic data were analyzed by BPKM and by a homogeneous surface diffusion model (HSDM). The HSDM describing the adsorption behavior of geosmin required different surface diffusivity values for S-PAC and PAC, which indicated a decrease in surface diffusivity apparently associated with activated carbon particle size. The BPKM, consisting of macropore diffusion followed by mass transfer from macropore to micropore, successfully described the batch adsorption kinetics on S-PAC and PAC with the same set of model parameter values, including surface diffusivity. The BPKM simulation clearly showed geosmin removal was improved as activated carbon particle size decreased. The simulation also implied that the rate-determining step in overall mass transfer shifted from intraparticle radial diffusion in macropores to local mass transfer from macropore to micropore. Sensitivity analysis showed that adsorptive removal of geosmin improved with decrease in activated carbon particle size down to 1 μm, but further particle size reduction produced little improvement.     

Chemical coupling of photocatalysis with flocculation and adsorption in the removal of organic matter

An experimental investigation was made to study the effects of chemical coupling of flocculation and adsorption with photocatalysis in treating persistent organic pollutants in wastewater. The photocatalysis alone showed initial reverse reaction when titanium oxide (TiO(2)) was used in catalysis. The effect of the pretreatment of adsorption with powdered activated carbon (PAC) on photocatalysis was studied. The results showed that PAC adsorption followed by photocatalysis was not effective in alleviating reverse reaction. On the other hand, when PAC and TiO(2) were added simultaneously, the reverse reaction was eliminated. Further, the organic removal was also improved by simultaneous PAC and TiO(2) additions. When flocculation with ferric chloride (FeCl(3)) was used as pretreatment, the organic removal efficiency was superior. The initial reverse reaction was also eliminated/minimized. However, inadequate doses of FeCl(3) (less than 30 mgl(-1)) resulted in initial reverse reaction and inferior DOC removal.     

Textile Wastewater Treatment With Activated Sludge And Powdered Activated Carbon

The objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness of batch activated sludge process and powdered activated carbon adsorption for organic and color removal from textile wastewaters. Factors affecting treatment performance investigated in the study included raw wastewater strength, various combinations of dye to starch in the wastewater, aeration time. Synthetic wastewaters using starch solution and disperse-red-60 dye were used in the adsorption study. The 3 wastewater strengths used included low, medium and high strength. The 5 different dye to starch combinations used included 0% dye+100% starch, 25% dye+75% starch, 50% dye+50% starch, 75% dye+25% starch, and 100% dye+0% starch. The batch bio-oxidation was conducted for a period of 24 hours. The COD removal efficiency, color removal, bio-oxidation rate constant, F/M ratio, SVI, pH and temperature were determined. The results indicated that starch was much easier to remove by the batch activated sludge process compared to disperse-red-60 dye, which was virtually non-biodegradable. Wastewaters containing 100% starch had the highest COD removal efficiency. Increase in dye concentration in wastewater resulted in decrease in the COD removal efficiency. The COD removal efficiency ranged from 6 to 45% for low strength wastewater of 100mg/L COD, 27 to 80% for medium strength wastewater of 500mg/L COD, and 23 to 65% for high strength wastewater of 1000mg/L COD. The low strength wastewaters had the best settling characteristics, while the medium strength wastewaters had the worst. For high PAC dosage of 15g/L, high COD removal efficiencies of 88 to 98% removal and E * ab of 36 to 47 were obtained. It is recommended that activated sludge be used to remove high COD organic pollutants first, followed by PAC adsorption to remove dye waste in the treatment of textile wastewaters.     

神经网络预测在饮用水粉末活性炭应急处理中的应用

针对粉末活性炭应急处理工艺影响因素众多,经典数学模型很难精确描述多因素共同作用时的污染物去除情况,以出水的剩余污染物浓度为预测指标,结合实际试验情况,选取投加量、吸附时间、污染物种类、污染物浓度、pH、温度、有机物浓度等主要影响因素,使用BP神经网络建立粉末活性炭应急处理技术出水水质仿真及预测模型.结果显示,试验值和模拟值之间有紧密的相关性且离散程度不明显,该BP神经网络模型对粉末活性炭应急处理工艺有较好的预测能力.     

粉末活性炭吸附水中四氯化碳试验研究

采用粉末活性炭吸附去除水中四氯化碳,考察了活性炭投加量、吸附时间、温度等因素对去除效果的影响.结果表明,该吸附过程符合Freundlich吸附等温线模式,以物理吸附为主,并且在纯水中的吸附容量大于原水;在15-25℃內,温度对吸附效果的影响不大,但去除率随吸附时间的延长而升高;投加80 mg/L粉末活性炭吸附120 m...     

Characteristics of competitive adsorption between 2-methylisoborneol and natural organic matter on superfine and conventionally sized powdered activated carbons

When treating water with activated carbon, natural organic matter (NOM) is not only a target for adsorptive removal but also an inhibitory substance that reduces the removal efficiency of trace compounds, such as 2-methylisoborneol (MIB), through adsorption competition. Recently, superfine (submicron-sized) activated carbon (SPAC) was developed by wet-milling commercially available powdered activated carbon (PAC) to a smaller particle size. It was reported that SPAC has a larger NOM adsorption capacity than PAC because NOM mainly adsorbs close to the external adsorbent particle surface (shell adsorption mechanism). Thus, SPAC with its larger specific external surface area can adsorb more NOM than PAC. The effect of higher NOM uptake on the adsorptive removal of MIB has, however, not been investigated. Results of this study show that adsorption competition between NOM and MIB did not increase when NOM uptake increased due to carbon size reduction; i.e., the increased NOM uptake by SPAC did not result in a decrease in MIB adsorption capacity beyond that obtained as a result of NOM adsorption by PAC. A simple estimation method for determining the adsorbed amount of competing NOM (NOM that reduces MIB adsorption) is presented based on the simplified equivalent background compound (EBC) method. Furthermore, the mechanism of adsorption competition is discussed based on results obtained with the simplified EBC method and the shell adsorption mechanism. Competing NOM, which likely comprises a small portion of NOM, adsorbs in internal pores of activated carbon particles as MIB does, thereby reducing the MIB adsorption capacity to a similar extent regardless of adsorbent particle size. SPAC application can be advantageous because enhanced NOM removal does not translate into less effective removal of MIB. Molecular size distribution data of NOM suggest that the competing NOM has a molecular weight similar to that of the target compound.     

粉末活性炭对邻苯二甲酸二乙酯的吸附性能研究

考察了投加粉末活性炭吸附去除水中邻苯二甲酸二乙酯的可行性,并采用Freundlich公式拟合纯水和原水条件下的等温吸附方程。试验结果表明,采用粉末活性炭可有效去除水中邻苯二甲酸二乙酯,活性炭投加量为30mg／L,吸附120min后,纯水和原水条件下邻苯二甲酸二乙酯去除率分别为93．3％和89．3％。根据吸附等温方程计算得出,以邻苯二甲酸二乙酯的标准限值（0．3mg／L）为平衡浓度,纯水、原水条件下最大投炭量（80mg／L）可应对的邻苯二甲酸二乙酯最高质量浓度分别为7．575和5．731mg／L。     

Removal of organic micropollutants by coagulation and adsorption

The factors which affect removal of organic micropollutants by coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and activated carbon adsorption will be reviewed. Removal of specific compounds by coagulation, sedimentation and filtration is often slight, unless the pollutants adsorb on particles or associate with humic substances which are then coagulated. By comparison, removal of humic substances by these processes can be substantial, depending upon the water chemistry and the process conditions. Activated carbon may be applied in both the powdered (PAC) and granular (GAC) form. PAC and GAC have been used successfully throughout the world to remove odorous compounds. PAC has been used to a much smaller extent for removal of other micropollutants, but there is much potential for improvement of the application procedure so that good results can be achieved. GAC is widely used to remove micropollutants other than odor in Europe but has not been extensively used for this purpose in North America. The compounds which can be removed by GAC are presented and process monitoring procedures are discussed. Factors which limit its use include incomplete knowledge about which compounds must be removed and what effluent concentrations are acceptable.     

粉末活性炭对甲基对硫磷和对硫磷的去除研究

通过对粉末活性炭吸附特性的研究,探讨了活性炭工艺去除饮用水中甲基对硫磷和对硫磷有机磷农药的可行性。用Freundlich公式拟合吸附等温线的数据,并用来估算活性炭的吸附容量和最大投加量。试验结果表明,向甲基对硫磷、对硫磷浓度分别为0.22,0.06mg/L的配水中投加10mg/L粉末活性炭,吸附时间20min时两者的去除率为93.66%～98.11%。针对南方某水厂原水,试验所确定的活性炭最佳投加量为1.5～2.0mg/L。试验证明投加粉末活性炭是去除饮用水中甲基对硫磷和对硫磷的有效方法。     

Synergetic effect between photocatalytic degradation and adsorption processes on the removal of phenolic compounds from olive mill wastewater

The photocatalytic degradation of two phenolic compounds, p-coumaric acid and caffeic acid, was performed with a suspended mixture of TiO₂ and powdered activated carbon (PAC) (at pH = 3.4 and 8). Adsorption, direct photolysis and photocatalytic degradation were studied under different pH and UV light sources (sunlight vs. 365 nm UV lamps). The potential for reusing this catalyst mixture in sequential photocatalytic runs was examined as well. Quantum yields for the direct photolysis of caffeic acid under solar and artificial 365 nm light were calculated (for the first time) as 0.005 and 0.011, respectively.A higher removal rate of contaminants by either adsorption or photocatalysis was obtained at a low pH (pH 4). Furthermore, the addition of PAC increased the removal efficiency of the phenolic compounds. Fast removal of the pollutants from the solution over three sequential runs was achieved only when both TiO₂ and PAC were present. This suggests that at medium phenolic concentrations, the presence of PAC as a co-sorbent reduces surface poisoning of the TiO₂ catalyst and hence improves photocatalysis degradation of phenolic pollutants.The adsorption equilibrium of caffeic acid or p-coumaric acid on TiO₂, PAC and the combined mixture of TiO₂ and PAC follows the Langmuir isotherm model. Experiments with PAC TiO₂ mixture and olive mill wastewater (anaerobically treated and diluted by a factor of 10) showed higher removal of polyphenols than of chemical oxygen demand (COD). 87% removal of total polyphenols, compared to 58% of COD, was achieved after 24 h of exposure to 365 nm irradiation (7.6 W/m²) in the presence of a suspended mixture of TiO₂ and PAC, indicating “self-selectivity” of polyphenols.     

混凝沉淀/PAC吸附/超滤工艺处理引黄水库冬季原水

采用混凝沉淀/粉末活性炭吸附/超滤工艺(简称PAC-UF工艺)处理黄河下游引黄水库冬季原水,中试结果表明:当处理冬季低温低浊水时,聚合氯化铝的最佳投量为6 mg/L,粉末活性炭的最佳投量为20 mg/L;PAC-UF工艺可以将出水的浊度控制在0.1 NTU以下,去除率达98%以上;投加20 mg/L的粉末活性炭能使混凝沉淀/UF工艺对COD_(Mn)和UV_(254)的平均去除率分别提高12%和15%;同时,投加粉末活性炭还能够缓解超滤膜的不可逆污染,但缓解的程度有限.