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1) Batch Studies
The following parameters were optimized during the study :
Contact time, particle size, adsorbent dosage, pH,. For all the
above parameters 100 ml of synthetic effluent was taken into
500 mL conical flasks and adsorbent was added. The flasks
were kept in shaker and the samples were collected for
analysis..
2) Fluidized Bed Adsorption
The experimental setup of fluidized bed column is shown in
fig. 1. It consists of fluidized bed of diameter 5.3cm and total
height of 22.5cm, having a screen at the bottom to support the
activated carbon and at the top to remove the activated carbon
particles present in the effluent. The top portion of the
fluidized bed is detachable, for moving or addition of
activated carbon. The phenolic waste liquid from the phenolic
waste tank is sent to the fluidized bed reactor with the help of
the rotameter. Phenol concentration in the effluent obtained
after treatment with activated carbon at different time
intervals were
% Removal of Phenol
100
10
1
0.1
10
100
Time (hour)
% Removal of phenol
150
130
110
90
70
50
30
10
1.19
0.840
0.59
0.42
00
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NIRMA UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD 382 481, 08-10 DECEMBER, 2011
1000
100
% Removal Phenol
10
1.3
Co=200mg/lit
Co=250mg/lit
Co=300mg/lit
1.2
1.1
10
100
1.0
0.9
Adsorbent concentration(g/l)
0.8
C/Co
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Time (min)
1.4
1.3
1.2
100
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
C/Co
% Removal of phenol
1000
10
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
1
1
10
100
PH
0.1
0.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Time (min)
1.4
size
size
size
size
=
=
=
=
0.420
0.590
0.840
1.190
mm
mm
mm
mm
1.2
C/Co
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Time (min)
IV.CONCLUSION
Experimental investigations show 82-90 % of phenol can be
removed using activated carbon as adsorbent from synthetic
phenol effluents. Optimal adsorption conditions yields with
0.420 size particles and pH value of 6.5 at 3 to 5 hr contact
time. The inlet concentration of phenol and flow rate has
significant effect on the adsorption operation. The particle
size of 0.420 mm was found to be more suitable than other
particle sizes.
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