Adsorption of disperse dye by various adsorbents

Laboratory investigations of C.I. Disperse Red 60 adsorption on molecular sieves, activated alumina, granular activated carbon (GAC), diatomite and sawdust were conducted in this study. The effectiveness of those adsorbents for pollutant removal and color reduction of disperse dye was examined and compared with that of powdered activated carbon (PAC). It was found that the activated alumina has only 61% COD removal efficiency in comparison with that of PAC while those of molecular sieves, GAC and diatomite are much lower. In terms of color removal, activated alumina and molecular sieves are as effective as PAC while GAC, diatomite and sawdust are much less effective. The monolayer Langmuir isotherm was found to represent well the measured adsorption data and the constant parameters of the adsorption isotherm were determined for all adsorbents. The simplified mass transfer model proposed previously was also used for estimating the mass transfer coefficients using the initial adsorption data for several adsorbents.     

Removal efficiencies of endocrine disrupting chemicals by coagulation/flocculation, ozonation, powdered/granular activated carbon adsorption, and chlorination

Removal efficiencies of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), bisphenol A and nonylphenol, during various types of water treatment processes were evaluated extensively using laboratory- and pilot-scale experiments. The specific processes of interest were coagulation/flocculation sedimentation/filtration (conventional water treatment process), powdered activated carbon (PAC), granular activated carbon (GAC), ozonation and chlorination. Batch sorption tests, coagulation tests, and ozone oxidation tests were also performed at higher concentrations with 14 EDCs including bisphenol A. The conventional water treatment process had very low removal efficiencies (0 to 7%) for all the EDCs except DEHP, DBP and DEP that were removed by 53%, 49%, and 46%, respectively. Ozonation at 1 mgO₃/ L removed 60% of bisphenol A and 89% of nonylphenol, while chlorination at 1 mg/L removed 58% and 5%, respectively. When ozone and chlorine doses were 4 and 5 mg/L, respectively, both EDCs were not detected. PAC removal efficiencies ranged from 15% to 40% at 3 to 10 mg/L of PAC with a contact time of 15 minutes. In the high concentration batch sorption tests, EDC removal efficiencies by PAC were closely related to octanol-water partition coefficient (K_ow). GAC adsorption was very effective water treatment process. The type and service time of GAC did not affect EDC removal efficiencies. The combination of ozonation and GAC in series appears to remove EDCs effectively to safe levels while conventional water treatment could not.     

Color removal from dye wastewaters by adsorption using powdered activated carbon: Mass transfer studies

Color removal from synthetic dye wastewater which typically emanates from the Taiwan textile industry has been studied using powdered activated carbon (PAC) as an adsorbent. The CIE colorimetric system has been used in the measurement of color for the treatment of disperse-red-60 dye wastewater. The effect of contact time, dye concentrations and PAC dosage on color and color removal has been investigated. A film-pore double resistance diffusion model for mass transfer has also been used in this study to determine the effective diffusivity, D_eff, for the adsorption of disperse-red-60 dye wastewater to PAC.     

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.     

Systematic Approach to Quantify Adsorption and Biodegradation Capacities on Biological Activated Carbon Following Ozonation

The goal of this research was to develop a systematic approach to quantify adsorption and biodegradation capacities on biological activated carbon (BAC). The role of absorption and biodegradation on BAC was studied using a continuous column. Several media, i.e., granular activated carbon (GAC), seeded glass bead and seeded GAC, and a target compound (p-hydroxybenzoic acid) were selected. Before breakthrough, the effluent of the GAC column contained a small amount of p-hydroxybenzoic acid that contributed the greatest amount of organic carbon to the effluent of the glass bead column, which suggests that adsorption should be the prevailing mechanism for removal the p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and biodegradation should be responsible for reducing the ozonation intermediates. Also, the bioactivity approach (biomass respiration potential, BRP) of BAC can not only reveal the importance of biodegradation mechanisms for the intermediates of ozonation, but also quantify the extent of the adsorption or biodegradation reaction occurring on BAC.     

花生壳活性炭的表征,表面改性及吸附脱除水中Pb2+离子

Metal ion contamination of drinking water and waste water, especially with heavy metal ion such as lead, is a serious and ongoing problem. In this work, activated carbon prepared from peanut shell (PAC) was used for the removal of Pb2 from aqueous solution. The impacts of the Pb2 adsorption capacities of the acid-modified carbons oxidized with HNO3 were also investigated. The surface functional groups of PAC were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Boehm titration. The textural properties (surface area, total pore volume) were evaluated from the nitrogen adsorption isotherm at 77K. The experimental results presented indicated that the adsorption data fitted better with the Langmuir adsorption model. A comparative study with a commercial granular activated carbon (GAC) showed that PAC was 10.3 times more efficient compared to GAC based on Langmuir maximum adsorption capacity. Further analysis results by the Langmuir equation showed that HNO3 [20% (by mass)] modified PAC has larger adsorption capacity of Pb2 from aqueous solution (as much as 35.5mg.g1). The adsorption capacity enhancement ascribed to pore widening, increased cation-exchange capacity by oxygen groups, and the promoted hydrophilicity of the carbon surface.     

Physico‐Chemical Processes for Landfill Leachate Treatment: Experiments and Mathematical Models

Abstract

In this study, the adsorption of synthetic landfill leachate onto four kinds of activated carbon has been investigated. From the equilibrium and kinetics experiments, it was observed that coal based PAC presented the highest organic pollutants removal efficiency (54%), followed by coal based GAC (50%), wood based GAC (33%) and wood based PAC (14%). The adsorption equilibrium of PAC and GAC was successfully predicted by Henry‐Freundlich adsorption model whilst LDFA+Dual isotherm Kinetics model could describe well the batch adsorption kinetics. The flocculation and flocculation–adsorption experiments were also conducted. The results indicated that flocculation did not perform well on organics removal because of the dominance of low molecular weight organic compounds in synthetic landfill leachate. Consequently, flocculation as pretreatment to adsorption and a combination of flocculation–adsorption could not improve much the organic removal efficiency for the single adsorption process.     

Modeling of Adsorptive Filtration of a Leather Dye in a Fixed Bed Column

Abstract

Activated carbons offer an efficient option for the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from water. However, due to its high costs and difficulty in the regeneration, other low cost adsorbents have been used. In this work, the adsorption capacity of an adsorbent carbon with high iron oxides concentration was compared with that of a commercial activated carbon in the removal of a leather dye from an aqueous solution. The adsorbents were characterized using SEM/EDAX analysis and BET surface area. The capacity of adsorption of the adsorbents was evaluated through the static method at 25°C. The results showed that the color removal was due to the adsorption and precipitation of the dye on the surface of the solids. The adsorption equilibrium was described according to the linear model for the adsorbent carbon and the equilibrium constant was 0.02 L g^?1. The equilibrium of adsorption on activated carbon exhibited a behavior typical of the Langmuir isotherm and the monolayer coverage was 24.33 mg g^?1. A mathematical model was proposed to describe the dynamics of the color removal using a fixed bed considering that the color removal is due to the adsorption and the precipitation of the dye on the adsorbent.     

Adsorption Kinetics and Thermodynamics of COD Removal of Acid Pre-treated Petrochemical Wastewater by using Granular Activated Carbon

Granular activated carbon (GAC) was used as adsorbent in batch experiments for the removal of COD from Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) wastewater. The results showed that COD adsorption onto GAC follows pseudo-second-order rate kinetics and that both boundary-layer diffusion and intraparticle diffusion are likely involved in the rate-limiting mechanisms. The adsorption of PTA wastewater components (COD) onto GAC was found to be exothermic. ΔH° value is ?18.34 kJ/ mol indicating the complexity of the adsorption which is neither completely physical nor chemical in nature. The energetically heterogenic nature of the GAC surface was depicted by the variation in ΔH_st,a with the surface loading.     

Physical and chemical characteristics of polymer-based spherical activated carbon and its ability to adsorb organics

The characterization of a polymeric spherical activated carbon (PAC) was performed by comparing its adsorption, porosity, functional groups and some of the physical properties with a commercial spherical activated carbon (CAC). The PAC was about 4 times superior to the CAC with respect to the mechanical strength. The micropore volume of the PAC was about 5% smaller than that of the CAC. The maximum methylene blue adsorption values of the PAC and the CAC were 32 and 14 mg g⁻¹, respectively, which indicated low mesopore volumes as consistent with the values of BJH volume. This resulted in the low butane working capacity values for both activated carbons. Adsorption parameters for the Langmuir and the Freundlich isotherm models were determined for all organic substances tested. Both isotherms were suitable models to analyze the equilibrium data for the removal of all organics. However, the Langmuir model fitted better than the Freundlich model and the adsorption capacities of the PAC were somewhat higher than those of the CAC. The chemical properties of the activated carbons, the pH of solutions and the substituents on absorbates have an effect on adsorption of the organics tested.     

化学师范专业活性炭吸附亚甲基蓝综合实验

为提高化学(师范)专业学生的综合实验能力,设计了"活性炭吸附亚甲基蓝"物理化学综合实验.以活性炭为吸附剂,亚甲基蓝( MB) 为吸附质,考察了吸附剂用量、吸附时间、 温度对活性炭去除亚甲基蓝的影响.探讨了水溶液中活性炭固体颗粒吸附阳离子有机染料亚甲基蓝的吸附热力学(吸附等温线类型)、吸附动力学方程和盐酸脱附条件.结果表明,活性炭对亚甲基蓝染料的热力学吸附行为符合 Langmuir 等温吸附方程,其动力学吸附行为符合准一级动力学方程.选择1:1浓盐酸未能有效的将吸附的亚甲基蓝脱附.     

The performance of two adsorption ice making test units using activated carbon and a carbon composite as adsorbents

The available adsorption working pairs applied to adsorption refrigeration system, which utilize activated carbon as adsorbent, are mainly activated carbon-methanol, activated carbon-ammonia, and composite adsorbent-ammonia. The adsorption properties and refrigeration application of these three types of adsorption working pairs are investigated. For the physical adsorbents, consolidated activated carbon showed best heat transfer performance, and activated carbon-methanol showed the best adsorption property because of the large refrigerant amount that can be adsorbed. For the composite adsorbents, the consolidated composite adsorbent with mass ratio of 4:1 between CaCl₂ and activated carbon, showed the highest cooling density when compared to the granular composite adsorbent and to the merely chemical adsorbent. The physical adsorption icemaker that employs consolidated activated carbon-methanol as working pair had the optimum coefficient of refrigeration performance (COP), volume cooling power density (SCP_v) and specific cooling power per kilogram adsorbent (SCP) of 0.125, 9.25 kW/m³ and 32.6 W/kg, respectively. The composite adsorption system that employs the consolidated composite adsorbent had a maximum COP, SCP_v and SCP of 0.35, 52.68 kW/m³ and 493.2 W/kg, respectively, for ice making mode. These results are improved by 1.8, 4.7 and 14 times, respectively, when compared to the results of the physical adsorption icemaker.     

Ozonation of Textile Effluents and Dye Solutions in the Presence of Activated Carbon under Continuous Operation

Abstract

Ozonation was found to be effective for the decolorization of solutions, but has only a slight effect on TOC removal. On the other hand, adsorption on activated carbon improves the TOC removal, but the progressive uptake of the organic contaminants during the adsorption process decreases its removal efficiency. Decolorization, mineralization, and ozone consumption of colored solutions were evaluated under continuous operation in a column by three different processes: ozonation, adsorption on a fixed activated carbon bed, and ozonation in the presence of the activated carbon bed. The introduction of an ozone flow in a fixed activated carbon bed enhances both the decolorization of the solutions and mainly the mineralization of the organic matter, even when the activated carbon was previously partially saturated. Activated carbon acts both as an adsorbent and as a catalyst in the ozonation of colored solutions. The column configuration plays an important role in the performance of this system. The configurations in series and with activated carbon in the upper part of the column showed the highest colour and TOC removal for dye solutions.

The results obtained clearly show that the combination of ozone and activated carbon is a promising technique for the final treatment of colored effluents. Practical applicability of this process was validated by treating two industrial textile effluents, collected after two different biological treatments.     

DUSTY-GAS PARAMETERS OF ACTIVATED CARBON ABSORBENT PARTICLES

Industrial gas phase adsorption processes often operate in the transition region of transport and the currently employed effective pore diffusion models cannot describe accurately the mass fluxes in this transport regime. The dusty-gas model provides appropriate constitutive equations for the mass fluxes in the transition region of transport, and it is expected to replace in the future the models currently used to describe mass transfer in porous adsorbent particles. In order to use the dusty-gas model estimates of the viscous, Knudsen diffusion, and molecular diffusion permeability constants of the adsorbent must be known.

Gas flow and Wicke-Kallenback experiments were performed and from the experimental data and the dusty-gas expressions, the viscous, Knudsen diffusion, and molecular diffusion permeability constants of activated carbon adsorbent particles were, for the first time, calculated     

Comparative Studies on Coagulation and Adsorption as a Pretreatment Method for the Performance Improvement of Submerged MF Membrane for Secondary Domestic Wastewater Treatment

Abstract

Membrane fouling is the main limitation of water and wastewater treatment. Coagulation and adsorption can remove organic materials which play an important role in fouling phenomena. Thus, this study focused on the comparison of the hybrid process of coagulation and adsorption coupled with microfiltration (MF) membrane for the secondary domestic wastewater from an apartment complex in Gwangju city, South Korea. Coagulation and adsorption were adopted as a pretreatment method prior to MF treatment. Three different powdered activated carbon (PAC) and ferric chloride were used as an adsorbent and as a coagulant. MF was operated in a submerged mode using hollow fiber polyethylene membrane with pore size of 0.4 µm for the separation of suspended organic solids resulted from coagulation or PAC particles, which are used for adsorbing organics dissolved in wastewater. Prior to study on the hybrid system, the performance of coagulation and adsorption processes were optimized individually for the removal of organics. Then, the overall performance for the hybrid system of coagulation/MF and PAC/MF was evaluated based on TOC removal, turbidity removal, and flux decline. It was found that the combined coagulation/MF and PAC/MF showed similar performance for TOC removal while coagulation/MF resulted in a significant decrease of the flux decline.     

粉末活性炭用于反渗透进水预处理的新工艺

为了提高反渗透（RO）进水预处理效率，减少膜污染，本文提出一种把粉末活性炭（PAC）应用于反渗透进水预处理的新方法。该法应用粉末活性炭代替颗粒活性炭（GAC），将PAC悬浮流化在料液中；部分PAC在系统中回流；失活PAC进行适时再生。该法解决了颗粒活性炭过滤器可能会带来的生物污染问题。特别是采用PAC回流的方法充分利用了PAC的吸附能力，节省了PAC的用量。     

Peanut Shell Activated Carbon： Characterization,Surface Modification and Adsorption of Pb^2＋ from Aqueous Solution

Metal ion contamination of drinking water and waste water, especially with heavy metal ion such as lead, is a serious and ongoing problem. In this work, activated carbon prepared from peanut shell （PAC） was used for the removal of Pb^2＋ from aqueous solution. The impacts of the Pb25 adsorption capacities of the acid-modified carbons oxidized with HNO3 were also investigated. The surface functional groups of PAC were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, Boehm titration. The textural properties （surface area, total pore volume） were evaluated from the nitrogen adsorption isotherm at 77 K. The experimental results presented indicated that the adsorption data fitted better with the Langmuir adsorption model. A comparative study with a commercial granular activated carbon （GAC） showed that PAC was 10.3 times more efficient compared to GAC based on Langmuir maximum adsorption capacity. Further analysis results by the Langmuir equation showed that HNO3 [20% （by mass）] modified PAC has larger adsorption capacity of Pb^2＋ from aqueous solution （as much as 35.5 mg·g^-1）. The adsorption capacity enhancement ascribed to pore widening, increased cation-exchange capacity by oxygen groups, and the promoted hydrophilicity of the carbon surface.     

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。     

Effect of type of carbon activation on adsorption and its reversibility

In biological treatment processes combined with the use of activated carbon, adsorbability and desorbability receive special attention. In particular, desorbability is of crucial importance for bioregeneration of activated carbon in these systems. This study aims to clarify the effect of the type of activated carbon on the extent of adsorption of phenol and the reversibility of adsorption. For this purpose, four different types of activated carbon: thermally‐activated and chemically‐activated powdered carbons (PAC), and their granular countertypes (GAC) with similar physical characteristics, were used. Adsorption and desorption isotherms showed that thermally‐activated carbons, either in powdered or granular form, were better adsorbers for phenol than chemically‐activated ones. However, apparently higher degrees of hysteresis (higher adsorption irreversibility) were calculated in the case of thermally‐activated carbons. Chemisorption was the dominant adsorption mechanism for thermally‐activated carbons, whereas physisorption was dominant for chemically‐activated ones. Degrees of hysteresis for the PACs were found to be only slightly higher than their GAC countertypes, but desorption was faster from the PACs. The results suggest that, rather than the physical form, the type of carbon activation and the chemical characteristics of the surface play a more important role on the adsorbability of phenol and its reversibility. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

活性炭处理活性艳红X-3B染料废水的静态研究

采用活性炭纤维(ACF)、粒状活性炭(GAC)、椰壳活性炭(椰壳AC)分别处理活性艳红X-3B模拟染料废水。实验结果表明,在相同的活性炭用量下,吸附率顺序为:椰壳AC>ACF>GAC;温度10~50℃,吸附效率随温度升高而增大;溶液在弱酸性条件下,3种炭材料均有较好的吸附效果;随着染料溶液浓度的提高,脱色率是下降的;加热和微波均可使GAC和椰壳AC再生,而且再生后的吸附性能均基本可恢复到原来的100%,ACF经微波再生后,吸附量达原来的2.4倍。