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Removal of Synthetic Organic Foulants by Granular Activated Carbon Filters and Ultrafiltration Membrane

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Tenside Surfactants Detergents
From the journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents Volume 49 Issue 5

Abstract

In this study granular activated carbon (GAC) was used as pretreatment for foul control in ultrafiltration (UF) membrane process. First the adsorptive parameters for phenol, chlorophenol, nitrophenol and hydroquinone on GAC were determined. The equilibrium data fits well to Langmuir adsorption isotherm rather than Freundlich model. Breakthrough curves were obtained from fixed bed experiments and column parameter were calculated from it. GAC filters were then used in combination with UF membrane system. The percent retentions of the four organic substances under study were determined and the declines in flux were observed. The problems associated with powdered activated carbon like cake formation over membrane surface, long back wash time and blackening of pipes were not observed for GAC.

Kurzfassung

In dieser Untersuchung wurde granulierte Aktivkohle (GAC) als Vorbehandlungsmittel in Ultrafiltrationsverfahren zur Fouling-Kontrolle eingesetzt. Zuerst wurden die Adsorptionsparameter für Phenol, Chlorphenol, Nitrophenol und Hydrochinon bestimmt. Die Gleichgewichtswerte lassen sich besser mit dem Langmuir-Isothermenmodell als mit dem Freundlich-Modell anpassen. Die Durchbruchkurven wurden in Festbett-Experimenten aufgenommen und die Säulenparameter wurden aus diesen Kurven ermittelt. Dann wurden die GAC-Filter in Kombination mit den Ultrafiltrationsmembranen eingesetzt. Es wurde die prozentuale Retention der vier untersuchten Verbindungen bestimmt. Die Flussreduktion wurde ermittelt. Probleme wie sie für Aktivkohlepulver beobachtet wurden, wie z.B. Bildung von Filterkuchen an der Membranoberfläche, lange Rückspülzeiten und Schwärzung der Verrohrung, wurden mit GAC nicht gefunden.

Key words:: Ultrafiltration; adsorption; fouling; granular activated carbon; permeate flux
Stichwörter:: Adsorption; Fouling; granulierte Aktivkohle; ständiger Fluss
∗ Dr. Muhammad Zahoor, Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Dir, Pakistan, E-Mail:

Muhammad Zahoor did his PhD from Istanbul University Turkey under the supervision of Professor Mehmet Mahramanlioglu. His PhD dealed with removal of organic substances from water by adsorption-filtration and adsorption-ultrafiltration. Since March 2011 he is working as assistant Professor in the department of Chemistry University of Malakand Pakistan.

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Received: 2011-11-02
Revised: 2012-03-04
Published Online: 2013-04-05
Published in Print: 2012-09-01

© 2012, Carl Hanser Publisher, Munich

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https://doi.org/10.3139/113.110206
Keywords for this article
Ultrafiltration; adsorption; fouling; granular activated carbon; permeate flux

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