Periwinkle shell: Based granular activated carbon for treatment of chemical oxygen demand (COD) in industrial wastewater

The present investigation was undertaken to compare the adsorption efficiency of a low cost adsorbent, periwinkle shell—based granular activated carbon (PSC) with the adsorption efficiency of the commercial activated carbon (CAC) and a ratio 1:1 mixture of PSC and CAC (PSC/CAC) with respect to uptake of the organic components responsible for the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of industrial wastewater. The influence of treatment time, adsorbent dose, pH of the media, agitation speed and adsorbent particle size on the rate of percent COD removal is evaluated. PSC has shown quite effective adsorbent capacity for COD removal with 77.5% efficiency. Though its capacity is slightly lower than that of CAC with 79% efficiency, however the low material cost makes it an attractive option for the treatment of COD. The equilibrium adsorption study can be described by the Linear, Langmuir and Freundlich models. The mechanisms of the rate of adsorption of COD were analysed using the Elovich equation and a pseudo‐second‐order model. The models provided a very high degree of correlation of the experimental adsorption rate data suggesting either model could be used in design applications.     

污泥活性炭的制备及其脱色性能

以污水污泥为原料,采用物理活化法制得污泥活性炭,并用该活性炭处理染料废水,研究了pH值、污泥活性炭的投加量、温度、吸附时间等因素对染料废水的脱色率和COD去除率的影响。结果表明:用污泥制备的活性炭,其碘值和亚甲基兰吸附值分别为254.36 mg/g和20.26 mg/g,而且BET比表面积值为25.1995 m2/g,总孔容积为0.0399 m3/g,具有较好的吸附性能;将污泥活性炭用来吸附氨基黑染料,并与商品活性炭处理氨基黑染料的效果进行对比,自制污泥活性炭的脱色效果达到了商品活性炭的水平;污泥活性炭对氨基黑染料的吸附过程符合Langmuir吸附等温线。     

水热污泥渣活性炭的制备及其应用

利用城市污水厂剩余污泥经水热反应(T=320℃、P=12 MPa、RT=10 min)得到的污泥水热渣为原料,以ZnCl2为活化剂制备污泥水热活性炭。通过正交、单因素分析,研究制备工艺条件对污泥活性炭碘吸附性能及产率的影响。结合比表面积、孔径分布和浸出特性,对制备的污泥活性炭的性能进行评价,并探讨其作为水处理吸附剂的去除效果。结果表明当活化温度为450℃、活化时间为30 min、ZnCl2浓度为40%、固液比为1∶2时为最佳制备条件,制得的水热污泥活性炭的碘吸附值为543 mg/g、产率为56.0%。其比表面积为501.4 m2/g、平均孔径为5.78 nm、孔体积为0.47 mL/g、微孔体积为0.18 mL/g、中孔体积为0.21 mL/g,污泥中重金属大多被固化。将该产品用于处理ASBR出水,当吸附平衡时间约为90 min、投加量为11 g/mL时,COD的去除率为87%,吸附容量为76.82 mg/g。     

Synthesis and characterization of activated carbon and bioactive adsorbent produced from paper mill sludge

Adsorption capacity and bioactivity of a novel mesoporous activated carbon (IIT Carbon) and bioactive (BAC_IIT) catalyst produced from papermill sludge were evaluated. Conversion of paper mill sludge to useful activated carbons and biocatalysts is a significant process since it reduces environmental problems associated with disposal of waste sludge, enhances wastewater treatment using carbons produced from industrial waste itself, and promotes conservation of the naturally available primary resources currently used to make activated carbons. Analysis was conducted using synthetic wastewater containing phenol and a commercially available activated carbon, sorbonorite 4 (used as reference carbon). Phenol removal was accomplished in batch and fluidized bed reactors containing mesoporous activated carbon, sorbonorite 4, and the produced bioactive catalysts. Isotherm adsorption data indicated that mesoporous activated carbon has a higher adsorption capacity and molecular surface coverage than sorbonorite 4 for phenol concentrations less than 10 mg/l. The mass transfer limitation was accounted for the lower adsorption capacity of the microporous carbon (sorbonorite 4) in dilute solutions. The fluidized bed reactor study, however, indicated similar but slightly lower phenol removal capability for the produced mesoporous carbon. While phenol removal efficiency of the carbons studied was in the range 65–70%, the produced bioactive catalysts were able to remove up to 97% of phenol during first few hours of operation. These results suggest that mesoporous carbon will feasibly be a good substitute for other commercially available activated carbons produced from natural resources, not only in physical adsorption processes, but also in fluidized bed bioreactors (FBB), used in biodegradation processes.     

From pollutant to solution of wastewater pollution: Synthesis of activated carbon from textile sludge for dye adsorption

Adsorption is an important process in wastewater treatment,and conversion of waste materials to adsorbent offers a solution to high material cost related to the use of commercial activated carbon.This study investigated the adsorption behaviour of Reactive Black 5(RB5)and methylene blue(MB)onto activated carbon produced from textile sludge(TSAC).The activated carbon was synthesized through chemical activation of precursor followed with carbonization at 650°C under nitrogen flow.Effects of time(0–200 min),pH(2–10),temperature(25–60°C),initial dye concentration(0–200 mg·L~(-1)),and adsorbent dosage(0.01–0.15 g)on dye removal efficiency were investigated.Preliminary screening revealed that TSAC synthesized via H_2SO_4activation showed higher adsorption behaviour than TSAC activated by KCl and ZnCl_2.The adsorption capacity of TSAC was found to be 11.98 mg·g~(-1)(RB5)and 13.27 mg·g~(-1)(MB),and is dependent on adsorption time and initial dye concentration.The adsorption data for both dyes were well fitted to Freundlich isotherm model which explains the heterogeneous nature of TSAC surface.The dye adsorption obeyed pseudo-second order kinetic model,thus chemisorption was the controlling step.This study reveals potential of textile sludge in removal of dyes from aqueous solution,and further studies are required to establish the applicability of the synthesized adsorbent for the treatment of waste water containing toxic dyes from textile industry.     

Removal of copper from industrial wastewaters by activated carbon prepared from periwinkle shells

The present study aims at the removal of copper from industrial wastewater by using a low-cost adsorbent. Activated periwinkle shell carbon (PSC) was prepared and characterized for various physiochemical properties. To determine copper removal capacity, the performance of PSC was compared with commercial activated carbon (CAC) and a mixture of activated periwinkle shell carbon and commercial activated carbon (PSC:CAC) in a ratio 1:1. The effect of adsorbent dose, contact time, pH, agitation speed and adsorbent particle size was studied for adsorption of copper from wastewater under batch conditions. The result obtained showed that PSC competes favourably with CAC. The maximum adsorption capacity was observed for PSC:CAC with 88.12% removal at an optimal pH of 8. The PSC and CAC had 84.19% removal and 85.15% removal, respectively. The equilibrium data obtained fitted both the Langmuir and the Freundlich models. Good correlation coefficients were obtained for the pseudo-second-order kinetic model.     

Towards waste minimisation in WWTP: activated carbon from biological sludge and its application in liquid phase adsorption

Surplus sludge produced during the biological treatment of wastewater requires costly disposal procedures. With increasing environmental and legislative constraints, increasing sludge production and more limited disposal options, new recycling alternatives have to be found. The possibility of obtaining activated carbons from surplus biological sludge by chemical activation with H₂SO₄ has been investigated. Operational parameters such as the amount of H₂SO₄ added, the temperature, and activation time were modified to ascertain their influence on the quality of the activated carbon obtained. The quality of the sludge‐based activated carbons was evaluated by established characterisation parameters for adsorption from solution such as phenol value, iodine number, methylene blue number and tannin value and compared with commercial activated carbons. Activation at 700 °C for 30 min in the presence of 0.5 cm³ H₂SO₄ g^?1 dry solids in the sludge led to an activated carbon with a good capacity for iodine and tannic acid. The sludge‐derived activated carbon obtained is mesoporous in nature with a high presence of large macropores. Weak and moderate acidic surface functional groups were detected on the surface, which impart a hydrophilic nature to the solid. When compared with a commercial activated carbon, the sludge‐derived activated carbon performed better when removing dyes with a high presence of anionic solubilising groups and heavy metals. The results indicate that COD adsorption from a biologically‐treated effluent may also be an area for application. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

污泥基吸附剂对邻苯二甲酸二甲酯吸附和解吸附性能研究

以城市污水处理厂产生的剩余污泥为原料,采用活化剂氯化锌改性制备污泥基吸附剂,对其物理与化学特性进行表征,考察其对邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP)的吸附和解吸附性能.研究表明,活化改性后的污泥基吸附剂表面具有清晰的孔结构(以微孔为主),且含有较高的含碳量(37.60％)和酸性官能团(0.680 mmol/L);污泥基吸附剂对D...     

褐煤活性炭吸附苯酚的研究

The feasibility and adsorption effect of lignite activated carbon for phenol removal from aqueous solutions were evaluated and investigated. A series of tests were performed to look into the influence of various experimental parameters such as contact time, initial phenol concentration, temperature, and pH value on the adsorption of phenol by lignite activated carbon. The experimental data were fitted well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The adsorption is an endothermic process and conforms to Freundlich thermodynamic model. The results indicate that the lignite activated carbon is suitable to be used as an adsorbent material for adsorption of phenol from aqueous solutions.     

活性炭吸附法处理乙烯废碱液的研究

以活性炭为吸附剂处理乙烯废碱液,通过单因素实验,考查了吸附时间、吸附温度、活性炭粒度、活性炭投加量、废碱液pH对硫去除率的影响。吸附法处理乙烯废碱液的最佳工艺条件:吸附时间50 min、吸附温度25℃、活性炭粒度20~40目、活性炭投加量1.8 g、乙烯废碱液pH为3。在此条件下可使20 mL乙烯废碱液中硫浓度由1113.25 mg/L降到1.98 mg/L,硫去除率达99.82%,COD浓度由800000 mg/L降到5600 mg/L,COD去除率达99.9%。     

活性炭填充床脱除水中苯酚及填充床的再生

实验研究了活性炭填充床脱除水中苯酚的吸附性能,探讨其饱和吸附填充床的再生方法,结果表明当平衡浓度范围为0－0．8kg/m^3时,活性炭对水中苯酚的吸附能力达230kg/kg（吸附剂）,吸附等温线符合Langmuir型,填充床的穿透曲线和穿透时间强烈依赖于实验条件,较高的进料浓度,较大的进料速度,以及较短的床层长度都将使填充床穿透较快;用热的NaOH稀溶液可再生被苯酚饱和的活性炭纤维填充床,再生效率达90％以上。     

Investigation of municipal and olive mill wastewater co‐treatment in activated sludge–powdered activated carbon (AS‐PAC) systems

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the co‐treatment of olive‐mill wastewater (OMW) and municipal wastewater in activated sludge systems operating in the absence and presence of different adsorbent materials and to study the role of sorption and biodegradation in total phenols removal. RESULTS: Batch experiments were initially conducted to investigate total phenols' adsorption capacity on activated sludge (AS), olive pomace (OP) and powdered activated carbon (PAC). According to the results, PAC presented the best adsorption capacity. Three sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were also operated, treating municipal wastewater and different amounts of OMW. The first SBR contained AS (AS‐System), the second AS and OP (AS‐OP System) and the third AS and PAC (AS‐PAC System). All SBRs operated sufficiently in the presence of 1% v/v OMW, achieving mean COD and total phenols removal efficiency higher than 86% and 85%, respectively, and satisfactory settling capacity. Increase of OMW concentration to 5% v/v affected the performance of SBRs, resulting in mean COD removal efficiencies that ranged between 61% (AS‐OP System) and 80% (AS‐PAC System). CONCLUSION: Among the SBRs used, the AS‐PAC System operated with highest performance in the presence of 1 and 2.5% v/v OMW, and showed better stability in the presence of 5% v/v OMW. Calculation of total phenols mass flux revealed that biodegradation was the principal mechanism of their removal. The highest values of mean biotransformation rates were calculated for the AS‐PAC System and ranged between 2.0 and 40.6 d^?1 for different experimental phases. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Application of Individual and Simultaneous Ozonation and Adsorption Processes in Batch and Fixed-Bed Reactors for Phenol Removal

Ozonation, adsorption onto activated carbon and catalytic ozonation in batch and in a fixed-bed reactor for the removal/degradation of phenol and COD were investigated. In the case of batch ozonation the oxidation capacity was greater than 6.9 g of phenol/g O₃, while the continuous ozonation system degraded 40% of the phenol and reduced the COD by 27.9%. The adsorption process provided over 99% removal for phenol and COD; however, it treated only 5 L compared with 17 L for the combined process, which also increased the total area and pore volume of the activated carbon, due to the formation of pores and a widening of micropores.     

山核桃壳活性炭对煤气洗涤水的吸附净化

以山核桃壳为原料,经磷酸浸渍、炭化和活化后制得活性炭,用SEM和低温氮气吸附仪对活性炭进行表征,并用该活性炭对模拟气化试验产生的煤气洗涤水进行吸附净化,考察活性炭对煤气洗涤水中挥发酚、TOC、COD、氨氮和微量元素的净化效果。实验结果表明:用山核桃壳制备的活性炭具有介孔结构,其孔径主要分布在1~6nm范围内,比表面积达2959m²/g,孔容积为2.223cm³/g;该活性炭对挥发酚具有良好的吸附效果,经45h处理对挥发酚的去除率可达99.75%,TOC和COD的去除率分别到达88.33%和65.73%;对氨氮和微量元素也有很好的净化效果,经15h吸附后氨氮的去除率可达80.71%,微量元素的去除率均达99%以上。     

Adsorption characteristics of bamboo activated carbon

Dye is difficult to remove from aqueous solution with common adsorbents due to its large molecular size. Mesoporous bamboo activated carbon is utilized in the adsorption of Black 5, Red E and phenol. The adsorption performance of the carbon is experimentally examined along with the characterization of the adsorbent. The comparison of adsorption capacity of the bamboo activated carbon with that of coconut activated carbon and carbon cryogel indicates that the large volume of mesopore in the carbon helps the expansion of adsorption capacity. Microscopic observation, the measurement of pore characteristics and fitting to the adsorption isotherms are conducted in the characterization of the bamboo activated carbon.     

污泥活性炭处理亚甲基蓝染料废水的研究

采用污泥活性炭处理亚甲基蓝模拟染料废水,研究了模拟废水初始浓度、污泥活性炭投加量、pH值、水浴吸附时间等因素对染料废水的脱色率和COD去除率的影响,探讨污泥活性炭处理染料废水的适宜工艺条件。实验结果表明:随着染料废水初始浓度的增大,脱色率和COD去除率均表现出下降趋势;随着污泥活性炭投加量的增加,脱色率和COD去除率效果均十分明显;随着模拟废水pH值的增大,其脱色率基本呈现增大趋势,而COD去除率则先增大后减小,当pH在7.6～7.8时,脱色率与COD去除率均出现最大值;在延长水浴时间的同时,脱色率和COD去除率均表现出较好的效果。本实验处理染料废水的适宜条件为:染料废水的初始浓度为2.5mg/L,调节染料废水的pH值7~8,加入0.8g污泥活性炭,30℃条件下2h。     

Fenton试剂再生活性炭的试验研究

采用Fenton试剂再生被苯酚吸附饱和的活性炭,研究H2O2和Fe2+的投加量、pH值、温度、振荡速率、反应时间等因素对再生效果的影响,并确定最佳再生条件.试验结果表明,当H2O2投加量为7.5mL、FE2+投加量为400mg/L、反应pH值为3、温度为25℃、振荡速率300r/min、反应时间60min时,再生活性炭...     

The role of adsorbent pore size distribution in multicomponent adsorption on activated carbon

The impact of adsorbent pore size distribution (PSD) on adsorption mechanism for the multi solute system was evaluated in this study. Anoxic and oxic adsorption equilibrium for the single solute (phenol), binary solute (phenol/2-methylphenol) and ternary solute (phenol/2-methylphenol/2-ethylphenol) systems on one granular activated carbon (GAC) F400 and two types of activated carbon fibers (ACFs), namely, ACC-10 and ACC-15, were determined. F400 has a wide PSD, while ACC-10 and ACC-15 have narrow PSD and their critical pore diameters are 8.0 Å and 12.8 Å, respectively. In single solute adsorption, the increase of adsorptive capacity under oxic conditions as compared to anoxic ones was related to the PSD of the adsorbent. Binary solute adsorption on ACC-10 and ternary solute adsorption on ACC-15 indicated no impact of the presence of molecular oxygen on the adsorptive capacity and the adsorption isotherms were well predicted by the ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST). Significant differences between oxic and anoxic isotherms were noticed for other multicomponent adsorption systems. The narrow PSD of ACFs was effective in hampering the oligomerization of phenolic compounds under oxic conditions. Such a phenomenon will provide accurate predictions of fixed bed adsorbers in water treatment systems.     

蔗渣活性炭去除糖蜜酒精废水COD的实验研究

通过单因素与正交实验,研究了蔗渣活性炭处理糖蜜酒精废水的工艺条件及其影响因素.结果表明,最佳工艺条件为蔗渣活性炭投加质量0.30 g、吸附时间120 min、溶液的pH=7.3(中性)和温度为30℃(常温),在此条件下糖蜜酒精废水COD去除率达74.3%.