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Development and Evaluation of a Copolymer for Removal of Taste and Odor Causing Compounds from Lake Michigan Water |
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| Authors: | Kamal Rashmawi Ali K Oskouie Kenneth E Noll |
| Affiliation: | 1Senior Scientist/QC Supervisor, Phenomenex Inc., 411 Madrid Ave., Torrence, CA 90501. 2Research Scientist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Adjunct Professor, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering and Chemical and Biological Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W. 33rd St., Chicago, IL 60616 (corresponding author). E-mail: oskouie@iit.edu 3Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W. 33rd St., Chicago, IL 60616. |
| Abstract: | In this study, a copolymer, cyclodextrin/epichlorohydrin was synthesized and used as an adsorbent to remove two taste and odor causing compounds, namely, MIB and geosmin from the Lake Michigan water. The removal efficiency of these compounds using the copolymer on average was 74.5% for MIB and 77.5% for geosmin as compared to the removal efficiency using powdered activated carbon that resulted in 52.9% and 67% removal, respectively, for the same compounds. The removal efficiencies were examined for an initial concentration range of 20 to 120?μg/L for both MIB and geosmin. |
| Keywords: | Great Lakes Water quality Odors Abatement and removal |