Adsorption and bioadsorption of granular activated carbon (GAC) for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal in wastewater

Xing, W; Ngo, HH; Kim, SH; Guo, WS; Hagare, P

Adsorption and bioadsorption of granular activated carbon (GAC) for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal in wastewater

Xing, W Ngo, HH

Kim, SH Guo, WS

Hagare, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Bioresource Technology, 2008, 99 (18), pp. 8674 - 8678
Issue Date:: 2008-12-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Xing, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kim, SH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, WS https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-2858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hagare, P	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-04-06	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bioresource Technology, 2008, 99 (18), pp. 8674 - 8678	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0960-8524	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9347
dc.description.abstract	In this study, the performances of GAC adsorption and GAC bioadsorption in terms of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal were investigated with synthetic biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE), synthetic primary treated sewage effluent (PTSE), real BTSE and real PTSE. The main aims of this study are to verify and compare the efficiency of DOC removal by GAC (adsorption) and acclimatized GAC (bioadsorption). The results indicated that the performance of bioadsorption was significantly better than that of adsorption in all cases, showing the practical use of biological granular activated carbon (BGAC) in filtration process. The most significance was observed at a real PTSE with a GAC dose of 5 g/L, having 54% and 96% of DOC removal by adsorption and bioadsorption, respectively. In addition, it was found that GAC adsorption equilibrium was successfully predicted by a hybrid Langmuir-Freundlich model whilst integrated linear driving force approximation (LDFA) + hybrid isotherm model could describe well the adsorption kinetics. Both adsorption isotherm and kinetic coefficients determined by these models will be useful to model the adsorption/bioadsorption process in DOC removal of BGAC filtration system. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Bioresource Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.012	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Charcoal	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biomass	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Temperature	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sewage	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Kinetics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adsorption	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Solubility	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biodegradation, Environmental	en_US
dc.title	Adsorption and bioadsorption of granular activated carbon (GAC) for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal in wastewater	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	18	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	99	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	18	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	99	en_US

Abstract:

In this study, the performances of GAC adsorption and GAC bioadsorption in terms of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal were investigated with synthetic biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE), synthetic primary treated sewage effluent (PTSE), real BTSE and real PTSE. The main aims of this study are to verify and compare the efficiency of DOC removal by GAC (adsorption) and acclimatized GAC (bioadsorption). The results indicated that the performance of bioadsorption was significantly better than that of adsorption in all cases, showing the practical use of biological granular activated carbon (BGAC) in filtration process. The most significance was observed at a real PTSE with a GAC dose of 5 g/L, having 54% and 96% of DOC removal by adsorption and bioadsorption, respectively. In addition, it was found that GAC adsorption equilibrium was successfully predicted by a hybrid Langmuir-Freundlich model whilst integrated linear driving force approximation (LDFA) + hybrid isotherm model could describe well the adsorption kinetics. Both adsorption isotherm and kinetic coefficients determined by these models will be useful to model the adsorption/bioadsorption process in DOC removal of BGAC filtration system. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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