Bisphenol A removal by combination of powdered activated carbon adsorption and ultrafiltration

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongchang Wang ◽  
Hao Tong ◽  
Siqing Xia ◽  
Yalei Zhang ◽  
Jianfu Zhao ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Matsui ◽  
T. Aizawa ◽  
M. Suzuki ◽  
Y. Kawase

The musty-earthy taste and odour caused by the presence of geosmin and other compounds in tap water are major causes of consumer complaints. Although ozonation and granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption have been practiced in water-treatment plants to remove these compounds effectively, two major problems associated with the application of these processes – formation of stringently regulated bromate ions by ozonation and unhygienic invertebrate colonisation of GAC filters – are still to be resolved. This research advanced the process of adsorption by powdered activated carbon (PAC) by reducing its particle size to the submicrometre range for microfiltration pretreatment. Adsorption pretreatment by using this super (S)-PAC removed the geosmin with vastly greater efficiency than by normal PAC. Removal was attained in a much shorter contact time and at a much lower dosage. The S-PAC was also beneficial in attenuating the transmembrane pressure rises that occurred between both physical backwashings and chemical cleanings.


2011 ◽  
Vol 287-290 ◽  
pp. 2070-2073
Author(s):  
Jun Tan Liu ◽  
Shi Jing Liu ◽  
Huan Gao

This research focuses on absorption of Cr(VI) in wastewater by powdered activated carbon, and determines the effect of pH, initial concentration of solution, amount of powdered activated carbon, adsorption time, adsorption temperature, etc, on adsorption of Cr(VI) in wastewater. The results show that the treatment of 100mL containing Cr(VI) wastewater with concentration of 50mg/L will work best in the conditions of 0.35g powdered activated carbon, pH=3.0, 298K, and 1hour oscillatory adsorption.


2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Wintgens ◽  
M. Gallenkemper ◽  
T. Melin

Endocrine disrupting compounds can affect the hormone system in organisms. Industrial chemicals with estrogenic effects were detected in large quantities in landfill leachates. Membrane technology has proven to be an effective barrier to these substances and thus widely applied in the treatment of landfill leachate. The removal techniques under investigation are membrane bioreactors, nanofiltration, activated carbon adsorption, ozonation as well as reverse osmosis. Investigations were conducted at two different landfill leachate treatment plants with a variety of process configurations. The xenoestrogenic substances nonylphenol and bisphenol A were detected in high μg/L-ranges in raw landfill leachate. Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) were capable of removing more than 80% of the nonylphenol load. Final effluent concentrations range between 1-12 μg/L nonylphenol and 3-30 μg/L bisphenol A respectively. Reverse osmosis treatment proved to be less effective in nonylphenol and bisphenol A removal than MBRs with further polishing stages like nanofiltration and activated carbon adsorption.


2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (15) ◽  
pp. 4117-4124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Ivančev-Tumbas ◽  
Ralph Hobby ◽  
Benjamin Küchle ◽  
Stefan Panglisch ◽  
Rolf Gimbel

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