Fenton-driven chemical regeneration of MTBE-spent granular activated carbon - A pilot study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 205-206, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-62

  Huling, Scott G ^a   Kan, Eunsung ^a,c   Caldwell, Caleb ^b   Park, Saehan ^b  

^a Robert S Kerr Environmental Research Center   (United States)

^b EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Chemical oxidation; Hydrogen peroxide; MTBE

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REGENERATION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FERROUS IRON; GAC REGENERATION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INTRAPARTICLE; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MTBE; MTBE CONCENTRATION; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OXIDATIVE TREATMENT; PILOT STUDIES; REACTION BYPRODUCTS; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOLS; THERMAL CONDITION;

ACETONE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOLS; BYPRODUCTS; DESORPTION; ETHERS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACETONE; ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS ION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ALCOHOL; DESORPTION; ETHER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMOBILIZATION; IRON; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REGENERATION; SATURATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION; PH; PILOT STUDY; REGENERATION; STEADY STATE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84856230658     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Kommineni S., Ela W.P., Arnold R.G., Huling S.G., Hester B.J., Betterton E.A. NDMA treatment by sequential GAC adsorption and Fenton-driven destruction. J. Environ. Eng. Sci. 2003, 20(4):361-373.
2. Toledo L.C., Silva A.C.B., Augusti R., Lago R.M. Application of Fenton reagent to regenerate activated carbon saturated with organochloro compounds. Chemosphere 2003, 50:1049-1054.
3. Zazo J.A., Casas J.A., Mohedano A.F., Rodriguez J.J. Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol with a Fe/active carbon catalyst. J. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2006, 65:261-268.
4. Huling S.G., Jones P.K., Ela W.P., Arnold R.G. Fenton-driven chemical regeneration of MTBE-spent GAC. Water Res. 2005, 39:2145-2153.
5. Huling S.G., Jones P.K., Lee T.R. Iron optimization for Fenton-driven oxidation of MTBE-spent granular activated carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41:4090-4096.
6. Kan E., Huling S.G. Effects of temperature and acidic pre-treatment on Fenton-driven oxidation of MTBE-spent granular activated carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43(5):1493-1499.
7. Huling S.G., Kan E., Wingo C. Fenton-driven regeneration of MTBE-spent granular activated carbon - effects of particle size and iron amendment procedures. J. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2009, 89:651-657.
8. Huling S.G., Hwang S. Iron amendment and Fenton oxidation of MTBE-spent granular activated carbon. Water Res. 2010, 44(8):2663-2671.
9. -) in aqueous solution. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 1988, 17(2):513-886.
10. Burbano A.A., Dionysiou D.D., Suidan M.T. Effect of oxidant-to-substrate ratios on the degradation of MTBE with Fenton reagent. Water Res. 2008, 42(12):3225-3239.
11. 2 process. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2000, 34(4):650-658.
12. Lopez-Ramona M.V., Stoecklib F., Moreno-Castilla C., Carrasco-Marina F. On the characterization of acidic and basic surface sites on carbons by various techniques. Carbon 1999, 37:1215-1221.
13. Kim D.S. Adsorption characteristics of Fe(III) and Fe(III)-NTA complex on granular activated carbon. J. Hazard. Mater. 2004, 106(1):67-84.
14. Karanfil T., Kilduff J.E. Role of granular activated carbon surface chemistry on the adsorption of organic compounds. 1. Priority pollutants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1999, 33(18):3217-3224.
15. Huang H., Lu M., Chen J., Lee C. Catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and 4-chlorophenol in the presence of modified activated carbons. Chemosphere 2003, 51(9):935-941.
16. 2 reaction catalysts. Chemosphere 2006, 62:756-766.
17. Pignatello J.J., Oliveros E., MacKay A. Advanced oxidation processes for organic contaminant destruction based on the Fenton reaction and related chemistry. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 36:1-84.
18. Yeh C.K., Novak J.T. The effect of hydrogen peroxide on the degradation of methyl and ethyl tert-butyl ether in soils. Water Environ. Res. 1995, 67(5):828-834.
19. Liang S.H., Kao C.M., Kuo Y.C., Chen K.F. Application of persulfate-releasing barrier to remediate MTBE and benzene contaminated groundwater. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 185(2-3):1162-1168.
20. 2 process. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1999, 33(6):870-873.
21. US EPA. Drinking Water Contaminants Website, (2011). http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html%231.
22. EWG, Environmental Working Group Drinking Water Database, (2011). http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/chemical-contaminants%3Ffile=contaminant%26contamcode=2243.
23. Hwang S., Huling S.G., Ko S. Fenton-like degradation of MTBE: effects of iron counter anion and radical scavengers. Chemosphere 2010, 78(5):563-568.