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Phenol Removal (phenol + removal)
Selected AbstractsDead-End Liposomal Electro-Filtration: Phenol Removal by Dioctadecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride as a Case StudyCHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (CET), Issue 8 2010M. Hakimhashem Abstract Among the important efforts that have been made for the removal of trace organic molecules, sorption by micelles and subsequent membrane filtration is a promising method which, however, still suffers from a number of disadvantages such as low efficiency and high energy consumption. In this article, we present the results of the sorption of phenol (as an important trace organic pollutant in industrial wastewater) to dioctadecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DODAC) liposomes, as well as the filtration properties of the resulting dispersion. Whereas the sorption of phenol by a 0.5,wt,% DODAC dispersion at neutral pH and ambient temperature was only 26,35,%, it increased to above 95,% at pH,11. Applying an electric field during the filtration process considerably improved both the filtrate flow rate and the retention. An electric field of 5,V/cm increased the filtrate flow rate at 200,kPa 30-fold. [source] Phenol Removal through Chemical Oxidation using Fenton ReagentCHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (CET), Issue 5 2007Y. Yavuz Abstract In this study, phenol, aromatic, and non-biodegradable organic matter were investigated and found to be removed from the model solution through chemical oxidation using Fenton reagent. The effects of the initial phenol concentration, hydrogen peroxide, and ferrous sulfate concentrations on the removal efficiency were investigated. Performance of the chemical oxidation process was monitored with phenol and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) analyses. In the experimental studies, phenol removal of over 98,% and COD removal of nearly 70,% were achieved. The optimum conditions for Fenton reaction both for initial phenol concentrations of 200 and 500,mg/L were found at a ratio [Fe2+]/[H2O2] (mol/mol) equal to 0.11. According to the results, chemical oxidation using Fenton reagent was found to be too effective, especially for phenol removal. However, this method has limited removal efficiency for COD. [source] Continuous bioremediation of phenol-polluted air in an external loop airlift bioreactor with a packed bed,JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, Issue 6 2006Hossein Nikakhtari Abstract An external loop airlift bioreactor with a small amount (99% porosity) of stainless steel mesh packing inserted in the riser section was used for bioremediation of a phenol-polluted air stream. The packing enhanced volatile organic chemical and oxygen mass transfer rates and provided a large surface area for cell immobilization. Using a pure strain of Pseudomonas putida, fed-batch and continuous runs at three different dilution rates were completed with phenol in the polluted air as the only source of growth substrate. 100% phenol removal was achieved at phenol loading rates up to 33 120 mg h,1 m,3 using only one-third of the column, superior to any previously reported biodegradation rates of phenol-polluted air with 100% efficiency. A mathematical model has been developed and is shown to accurately predict the transient and steady-state data. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry [source] 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol and phenol removal in methanogenic and partially-aerated methanogenic conditions in a fluidized bed bioreactorJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, Issue 10 2005Claudio Garibay-Orijel Abstract A fluidized bed bioreactor (FBBR) was operated for more than 575 days to remove 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) and phenol (Phe) from a synthetic toxic wastewater containing 80 mg L,1 of TCP and 20 mg L,1 of Phe under two regimes: Methanogenic (M) and Partially-Aerated Methanogenic (PAM). The mesophilic, laboratory-scale FBBR consisted of a glass column (3 L capacity) loaded with 1 L of 1 mm diameter granular activated carbon colonized by an anaerobic consortium. Sucrose (1 g COD L,1) was used as co-substrate in the two conditions. The hydraulic residence time was kept constant at 1 day. Both conditions showed similar TCP and Phe removal (99.9 + %); nevertheless, in the Methanogenic regime, the accumulation of 4-chlorophenol (4CP) up to 16 mg L,1 and phenol up to 4 mg L,1 was observed, whereas in PAM conditions 4CP and other intermediates were not detected. The specific methanogenic activity of biomass decreased from 1.01 ± 0.14 in M conditions to 0.19 ± 0.06 mmolCH4 h,1 gTKN,1 in PAM conditions whereas the specific oxygen uptake rate increased from 0.039 ± 0.008 in M conditions to 0.054 ± 0.012 mmolO2 h,1 gTKN,1, which suggested the co-existence of both methanogenic archaea and aerobic bacteria in the undefined consortium. The advantage of the PAM condition over the M regime is that it provides for the thorough removal of less-substituted chlorophenols produced by the reductive dehalogenation of TCP rather than the removal of the parent compound itself. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry [source] Impact of dissolved wastewater constituents on peroxidase-catalyzed treatment of phenolJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, Issue 4 2002Monika Wagner Abstract The impact of dissolved wastewater constituents on the treatment of synthetic phenol solutions using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and hydrogen peroxide was investigated under a variety of reaction conditions. The constituents studied included various inorganic salts, organic compounds and heavy metals. Higher H2O2 doses were required to treat phenol in the presence of sodium sulfite, thiosulfate and sulfide; however, enhanced levels of phenol conversion were achieved once sufficient H2O2 was supplied. Sulfide and cyanide inhibited phenol transformation. The inhibition of sulfide was overcome by supplying sufficient H2O2 to oxidize the sulfide to sulfur. However, increasing the H2O2 dose was ineffective in attempting to overcome the strong inhibiting effect of cyanide. Among the heavy metal ions tested, only Mn(II) substantially inhibited phenol removal when it was present at a concentration of 1,mmol,dm,3. The presence of inorganic salts including NaCl, CaCl2, MgCl2, NH4Cl and (NH4)2SO4 reduced phenol conversion as compared with the treatment in distilled-deionized water. This can be attributed to the increased ionic strength of the solution. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry [source] Catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol using active carbon: performance of discontinuous and continuous reactorsJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, Issue 7 2001Frank Stüber Abstract Catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) of an aqueous phenol solution using active carbon (AC) as catalytic material was compared for a slurry and trickle bed reactor. Semi-batchwise experiments were carried out in a slurry reactor in the absence of external and internal mass transfer. Trickle-bed runs were conducted under the same conditions of temperature and pressure. Experimental results from the slurry reactor study showed that the phenol removal rate significantly increased with temperature and phenol concentration, whereas partial oxygen pressure had little effect. Thus, at conditions of 160,°C and 0.71,MPa of oxygen partial pressure, almost complete phenol elimination was achieved within 2,h for an initial phenol concentration of 2.5,g,dm,3. Under the same conditions of temperature and pressure, the slurry reactor performed at much higher initial rates with respect to phenol removal than the trickle bed reactor, both for a fresh active carbon and an aged active carbon, previously used for 50,h in the trickle bed reactor, but mineralisation was found to be much lower in the slurry reactor. Mass transfer limitations, ineffective catalyst wetting or preferential flow in the trickle bed alone cannot explain the drastic difference in the phenol removal rate. It is likely that the slurry system also greatly favours the formation of condensation polymers followed by their irreversible adsorption onto the AC surface, thereby progressively preventing the phenol molecules to be oxidised. Thus, the application of this type of reactor in CWAO has to be seriously questioned when aiming at complete mineralisation of phenol. Furthermore, any kinetic study of phenol oxidation conducted in a batch slurry reactor may not be useful for the design and scale-up of a continuous trickle bed reactor. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry [source] Phenol recovery from simulated wastewater using a vertical membrane reactorASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 3 2010Manoj Jhanwar Abstract Phenol was recovered from the simulated wastewater in the form of a useful product, allyl phenyl ether, using A-172 membrane as phase-transfer catalyst in a batch and a continuous membrane reactor. The effects of temperature, agitation rates and flow rates of aqueous and organic phases, and concentrations of phenol and allyl bromide on the yield of allyl phenyl ether in the organic phase and phenol removal in the aqueous phase after the reaction were studied. Activation energy and turnover number of the reaction were calculated as well. In the batch mode, the phenol concentration in the treated aqueous phase was found to be < 2 ppm, reduced from 5000 ppm, and more than 99% of the phenol was recovered in the form of allyl phenyl ether after reacting for 180 min. In a continuous mode, the phenol concentration can be reduced from 5000 to 100 ppm in the steady state operation of the reactor. Copyright © 2009 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Phenol Removal through Chemical Oxidation using Fenton ReagentCHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (CET), Issue 5 2007Y. Yavuz Abstract In this study, phenol, aromatic, and non-biodegradable organic matter were investigated and found to be removed from the model solution through chemical oxidation using Fenton reagent. The effects of the initial phenol concentration, hydrogen peroxide, and ferrous sulfate concentrations on the removal efficiency were investigated. Performance of the chemical oxidation process was monitored with phenol and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) analyses. In the experimental studies, phenol removal of over 98,% and COD removal of nearly 70,% were achieved. The optimum conditions for Fenton reaction both for initial phenol concentrations of 200 and 500,mg/L were found at a ratio [Fe2+]/[H2O2] (mol/mol) equal to 0.11. According to the results, chemical oxidation using Fenton reagent was found to be too effective, especially for phenol removal. However, this method has limited removal efficiency for COD. [source] The effect of solids on the electrochemical treatment of olive mill effluentsJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, Issue 5 2007Efi Kotta Abstract The electrochemical oxidation of an olive mill effluent over Ti,Pt anodes was studied. The effluent had an average total chemical oxygen demand (COD) value of 234 g L,1, soluble COD of 61 g L,1, soluble phenolic content 3.4 g L,1, total solids of 80 g L,1 and pH = 5.1. Experiments were conducted in a 10 L vessel with the effluent recirculating at 1 L s,1. The applied current was varied between 5 and 20 A, the salinity between 1 and 4% NaCl, and experiments were performed with the effluent diluted with water to achieve the desired initial concentration. Emphasis was given to the effect of the presence of solids as well as of varying operating conditions on process performance as assessed in terms of COD, color and phenols removal. In general, degradation of phenols occurred relatively fast with conversion increasing with increasing applied current and decreasing initial organic loading and this was accompanied by low COD removal levels and moderate decolorization. The presence of solids had practically no effect on phenols removal, which, in most cases, was complete in less than about 180 min of reaction. However, oxidation in the presence of solids resulted in a substantial solid fraction being dissolved and this consequently increased sample color and the soluble COD content. The solid content typically found in olive mill effluents may partially impede its treatment by electrochemical oxidation, thus requiring more severe operating conditions and greater energy consumption. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry [source] | ||||||||||