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Title: AMMONIUM REMOVAL FROM SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS USING AN ACTIVATED ZEOLITE IN FIXED-BED COLUMN

AMMONIUM REMOVAL FROM SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS USING AN ACTIVATED ZEOLITE IN FIXED-BED COLUMN
E. Neag;M. Senila;A. I. Torok;M. Roman;F. Puskas
1314-2704
English
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The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the capacity of an activated zeolite for ammonium removal in fixed-bed column. The influence of process parameters, such as activated natural zeolite quantity (1 - 6 g) and ammonium initial concentration (10 - 70 mg/L) was investigated. The experimental results were analyzed using the most common sorption kinetic models, such as Thomas, Adam-Bohart, as well Clark, by linear regression analysis in order to characterize the removal process. The obtained values showed the following sorption behavior: as the quantity of activated zeolite increased, the sorption capacity slowly decreased, while with an increase of the initial concentration, the sorption capacity increased rapidly. The ammonium sorption onto activated zeolite was very fast in the first 21 minutes, and then the ammonium concentration at the column outlet was rapidly increasing at a flow rate of 1.4 mL/min. In the studied range of zeolite quantity, the maximum sorption capacity of 8.58 mg/g was obtained at 2 g activated zeolite at an inlet concentration of 50 mg/L NH4+ and 1.4 ml/min flow rate. In the studied range of concentration, the maximum sorption capacity of 11.21 mg/g was obtained at 70 mg/L ammonium initial concentration. The obtained results will be used to design a wastewater filter using activated zeolite as filling material. The present study provides valuable information for further work in waste treatment and management and advanced recycling technologies domain.
conference
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, 30 June - 6 July, 2019
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference-SGEM
Bulgarian Acad Sci; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Slovak Acad Sci; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; World Acad Sci; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Ac
61-68
30 June - 6 July, 2019
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cdrom
6060
zeolite; sorption; kinetic models; fixed-bed