Application of an effective method in predicting breakthrough curves of fixed-bed adsorption onto resin adsorbent

J Hazard Mater. 2005 Sep 30;124(1-3):74-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.03.052.

Abstract

Removal of many organic pollutants including phenolic compounds from industrial wastewater can always be achieved by fixed-bed adsorption onto the polymeric resin adsorbent, and the relevant breakthrough curves would provide much valuable information to help to design a fixed-bed adsorption process in field application. In the present study, a model developed based on the constant-pattern wave approach theory and the Freundlich model was adopted to describe the breakthrough curves of phenol and p-nitrophenol adsorption onto a macroreticular resin adsorbent NDA-100 from aqueous solution. Column experiments were performed at different conditions to verify the model and the results proved that the model would describe the breakthrough curves well. Effect of the operation parameters on breakthrough curves was also discussed to get helpful information in choosing the adsorption process.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Industrial Waste / prevention & control*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Nitrophenols / chemistry
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Phenol / chemistry
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Resins, Synthetic / chemistry*
  • Temperature
  • Water / chemistry
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / isolation & purification*
  • Water Pollution, Chemical / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Industrial Waste
  • Nitrophenols
  • Resins, Synthetic
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Water
  • Phenol
  • 4-nitrophenol