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Application of sludge-based carbonaceous materials in a hybrid water treatment process based on adsorption and catalytic wet air oxidation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20678857     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper describes a preliminary evaluation of the performance of carbonaceous materials prepared from sewage sludges (SBCMs) in a hybrid water treatment process based on adsorption and catalytic wet air oxidation; phenol was used as the model pollutant. Three different sewage sludges were treated by either carbonisation or steam activation, and the physico-chemical properties of the resultant carbonaceous materials (e.g. hardness, BET surface area, ash and elemental content, surface chemistry) were evaluated and compared with a commercial reference activated carbon (PICA F22). The adsorption capacity for phenol of the SBCMs was greater than suggested by their BET surface area, but less than F22; a steam activated, dewatered raw sludge (SA_DRAW) had the greatest adsorption capacity of the SBCMs in the investigated range of concentrations (<0.05 mol L(-1)). In batch oxidation tests, the SBCMs demonstrated catalytic behaviour arising from their substrate adsorptivity and metal content. Recycling of SA_DRAW in successive oxidations led to significant structural attrition and a hardened SA_DRAW was evaluated, but found to be unsatisfactory during the oxidation step. In a combined adsorption-oxidation sequence, both the PICA carbon and a selected SBCM showed deterioration in phenol adsorption after oxidative regeneration, but a steady state performance was reached after 2 or 3 cycles.
Authors:
Carine Julcour Lebigue; Caroline Andriantsiferana; N'Guessan Krou; Catherine Ayral; Elham Mohamed; Anne-Marie Wilhelm; Henri Delmas; Laurence Le Coq; Claire Gerente; Karl M Smith; Suangusa Pullket; Geoffrey D Fowler; Nigel J D Graham
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of environmental management     Volume:  91     ISSN:  1095-8630     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Environ. Manage.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-21     Completed Date:  2011-01-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401664     Medline TA:  J Environ Manage     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2432-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, UMR CNRS 5503, 4, allée Emile Monso, BP 84234, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France. carine.julcour@ensiacet.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adsorption
Catalysis
Oxidation-Reduction
Phenol / isolation & purification*
Sewage / chemistry*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / isolation & purification*
Water Purification / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Sewage; 0/Water Pollutants, Chemical; 108-95-2/Phenol

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