Adsorption using activated carbon and ion-exchange is used to remove a range of organic compounds and ammonia respectively from treated wastewaters. Such treatment may follow secondary biological treatment to reduce BOD. Organic nitrogen (e.g. proteins) is degraded to ammonia and residual organic compounds may also be present following secondary treatment. Residual organic compounds may be thos...

Nitrate contamination of water resources and the growing concentration of nitrate endanger human health and the environment and considering its reduction strategies from water resources is important. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of removal of nitrate from aqueous solutions using granular activated carbon from grape wood coated with iron nanoparticles. The results sho...

In this work, a low-cost activated carbon as well as non-hazardous material, with high adsorption capacity, was prepared from Melia azedarach fruit (MF) by ZnCl2 activation for the removal of Pb(II) toxic metal from aqueous solutions. The microstructure of the activated carbon was observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Batch experiments have been performed as a function of pH, contact ...

The present study aims at investigating the potential of activated carbon AC prepared from waste cotton fiber for the removal of Acid Dyes from aqueous solutions. The prepared activated carbon was characterized by pore structure analysis, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy FTIR. Batch adsorption studies were carried out and the effect of experimental parameters such as pH, initial dye con...

Adsorption of 1-Butanol, Phenol, and P-nitrophenol on activated carbon havebeen studied. The results were used to testifying the validity of different modelsbased on thermodynamic principles: Freundlich, Langmuir and Henry isotherms.The maximum capacity of adsorbent for three compounds was determined, Theconstants of equilibrium were determined by Freundlich isotherm and virialisotherm expressi...

In the paper we developed a new method to determine the absolute amount of adsorption. This method relies on the excess adsorption isotherm and the density profile in the pore of one material. To compute the density profile and decrease complex calculation of obtaining the absolute amount of adsorption we introduced Simplified Local-Density (SLD) model. A few of appropriate parameters were ...

increasing the concentration of ammonia in water can cause fish death. this study was conducted to compare the performance of conditioned activated carbon and zeolite in ammonia (tan = total ammonia nitrogen) removal in a simulated transport of rainbow trout fry in 40-liter plastic bags. hence, responses of zeolite and conditioned activated carbon in ammonia (tan) removal at different concentra...

Background & Aims of the Study: Dyes are one of the most contaminants in textile industrial wastewater that they are often carcinogenic, mutagenic and non-degradable. Therefore, with regard to environmental aspects, their removal from effluents is very essential. The purpose of this study was the perception of adsorption process and promotion of an economic technology for color...

This review article addresses the use of biological activated carbon in water treatment and its techniques for development, with premise analyzing potential Activated Carbon (AC) human consumption. For this end, it aims to identify used production AC, benefits, from vegetable waste treatment. has ability selectively collect gases, liquids impurities inside pores, which is reason widely filtrati...