Batch and Continuous Design of a Full-Scale Treatment Facility for Removing Dissolved Natural Organic Matter


SARI B., Oztas A. E., KESKİNKAN O., ERSÜ Ç. B.

CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER, vol.49, no.1, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/clen.202000098
  • Journal Name: CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, INSPEC, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: adsorption, column tests, dissolved natural organic matter, granular activated carbon, laboratory scale, GRANULAR-ACTIVATED CARBON, ADSORPTION TESTS, DRINKING-WATER, SURFACE WATERS, NOM, MIB
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Batch and continuous flow adsorption experiments are carried out and the design of a full-scale facility for removing dissolved natural organic matter (DNOM) from Catalan Lakewater is demonstrated. The adsorption efficiency is proportional to the temperature and the amount of adsorbent unlike pH increase. The highest DNOM removal rate is obtained at 35 degrees C, pH 4, and an adsorbent amount of 0.8 g L-1. Optimum contact time for batch studies is 60 min at equilibrium. Correlation constants (r) of Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms are 0.8905 and 0.9739, respectively. Based on the Freundlich isotherm, the highest adsorption capacity (q(max)) obtained is 2.44 and 6.01 mg DNOM/g granulated activated carbon (GAC) for raw and enriched water, respectively. Consequently, the effects of adsorbent amount, bed depth, empty bed contact time, and organic loading on removal performance are investigated in the rapid small-scale column test (RSSCT) columns. The targeted effluent concentration of 1 mg DNOM/L can easily be achieved in the columns. At the design capacity of the facility, 15 adsorption columns with dimensions of 7 m height, 4.33 m diameter, and 22 days of operation cycle are required to remove DNOM from raw water.