Characteristics of adsorption and biodegradation of dissolved organic carbon in biological activated carbon pilot plant

Jung A Rhim

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.23, No.1, 38-42, January, 2006

DOI10.1007/BF02705690 Export Citation

Characteristics of adsorption and biodegradation of dissolved organic carbon in biological activated carbon pilot plant

Jung A Rhim^†

School of Environmental Science, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan 609-757, Korea

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The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) properties for the influent of the BAC pilot plant have shown a 42% biodegradable fraction and a 58% non-biodegradable fraction. The biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) was degraded entirely by biodegradation; the removal efficiency was 65-83%. The BDOC removal efficiency at empty bed contact time (EBCT) 15 minutes was larger than at EBCT 8 minutes. At increasing EBCT, a more slowly biodegradable fraction of BDOC (H2) was utilized. The non-biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (NBDOC) was removed mostly by adsorption, and the removal amount was 24-58%. Therefore, the DOC was removed by adsorption and biodegradation; the removal efficiency by biodegradation was 31%, and that by adsorption was 24%. The breakthrough behaviors of DOC and NBDOC continued to be saturated as the bed volume increased, whereas the BDOC breakthrough curves maintained a certain ratio according to the bed volume.

Keywords:Biological Activated Carbon;Adsorption;Biodegradation;Dissolved Organic Carbon;Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Carbon

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[Referenced By]

[1] Dore M, Legube B, Langlais B, Ozone-Sci. Eng., 2, 39 (1980)

[2] Frick B, Bartz R, Sontheimer H, Digiano FA, Predicting Competitive adsorption effects in granular activated carbon filters, in activated carbon adsorption of organics from the aqueous phase, Vol. 1, I. H. Suffet and M. J,. McGuire (Eds). Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor, Mich. (1980)

[3] Gilbert E, Ozone-Sci. Eng., 5, 137 (1983)

[4] Hubele C, Adsorption und biologischer abbau von huminstoffen in aktivkohlefiltern, Diss, Univ. Karlsruhe (1985)

[5] Huck PM, Fedorak PM, Anderson WB, Effect of water treatment processes on concentrations of assimilable organic carbon, Proc. 12th Intl. Symp. On Wastewater Treatment; 1st Canadian Workshop on Drinking Water, Montreal (1989)

[6] Janssens JG, Meheus J, Dirickx J, Water Sci. Technol., 17, 1055 (1985)

[7] Joret JC, Levi Y, Method rapide d'evaluation du carbone eliminable des eaux par voie biologique, Trib. Cebedeau (1986)

[8] Kim DY, Lee SB, Rhim JA, KSEE, 15, 717 (1993)

[9] Kim DY, Rhim JA, Yoon JH, Lee SB, Water Supply, 14, 285 (1996)

[10] Kim SH, Ngo HH, Chaudhary D, Kim JC, Vigneswaran S, Moon H, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 19(5), 888 (2002)

[11] Lee JE, Choi WS, Lee JK, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 20, 943 (2003)

[12] Lee JE, Lee JK, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 19(4), 703 (2002)

[13] MOON H, KWON HJ, PARK HC, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 7(1), 53 (1990)

[14] Rhim JA, Env. Eng. Res., 25, 1394 (2003)

[15] Rhim JA, Env. Eng. Res., 9, 49 (2004)

[16] Rhim JA, Yoon JH, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 22(2), 201 (2005)

[17] Rhim JA, Yoon JH, Kim DY, KSEE, 19, 1455 (1997)

[18] Rhim JA, Yoon JH, Kim SH, Kim DY, KSEE, 21, 27 (1999)

[19] Roberts PV, Summers RS, AWWA, 74, 113 (1984)

[20] Roberts PV, Summers RS, Regil S, Adsorption techniques in drinking water treatment, EPA-570/9-84-005, U. S. EPA, ODW, Washington, D.C. (1984)

[21] Servais P, Billen G, Hascoet MC, Water Res., 21, 445 (1987)

[22] Servais P, Billen G, Unpublished data (1989)

[23] Somiya I, Yamada H, Nozawa E, Mohri M, Ozone-Sci. Eng., 8, 11 (1986)

[24] Sontheimer H, DVGW Schriftenreihe Wasser, 15, 229 (1978)

[25] Van Der Kooij D, Visser A, Hjinen WAM, AWWA, 74, 540 (1982)

[26] Warner P, Hambsch B, Water Supply, 4, 227 (1986)