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Regeneration of granular activated carbon clogged in the treatment of leachates.

Authors :
Méndez-Novelo, Roger Iván
Cervantes-Cocom, Grisel Anahí
San-Pedro, Liliana
Zetina-Moguel, Carlos
Quintal-Franco, Carlos
Giácoman-Vallejos, Germán
Source :
Environmental Science & Pollution Research; Apr2023, Vol. 30 Issue 18, p53833-53846, 14p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Landfill leachates are highly contaminated liquids and complex to treat. Two of the processes which are promising for the treatment are the advanced oxidation and adsorption methods. With the combination of the Fenton and adsorption methods, practically all the organic load of leachates can be removed; however, this combination of processes is limited due to the soon clogging of adsorbent material, which leads to high operation costs. In the present work, the results of the regeneration of clogged activated carbon are shown after the application of the Fenton/adsorption process in leachates. This research consisted of four stages: sampling and leachate characterization, clogging of the carbon through the Fenton/adsorption process, carbon regeneration through the oxidative Fenton process, and lastly, evaluation of regenerated carbon adsorption through jar and column tests. In the experiments, HCl 3 M was used, and different concentration of hydrogen peroxide (0.15 M, 0.2 M, 0.25 M) were tested at different times (16 h and 30 h). The activated carbon regeneration through the Fenton process and the optimal peroxide dosage was 0.15 M for 16 h. The regeneration efficiency was obtained from comparing the adsorption efficiency between regenerated and virgin carbon, reaching 98.27% and can be applied up to 4 times without losing regeneration efficiency. These results prove that it is possible to restore the clogged activated carbon adsorption capacity during the Fenton/adsorption process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09441344
Volume :
30
Issue :
18
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Environmental Science & Pollution Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163232676
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25724-z