Fixed-bed adsorption of chlorinated hydrocarbons from multicomponent aqueous solution onto activated carbon: equilibrium column model

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2006 Apr 15;296(2):458-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.09.020. Epub 2005 Oct 10.

Abstract

The results of studies on the adsorption dynamics of light chlorinated hydrocarbons, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1-dichloroethene, perchloroethylene and 1,1,2-trichloroethene, from a seven-component solution on to activated carbon are presented. The experimental results were described using the equilibrium model. The application of this model allows to determine the location of the midpoint of the breakthrough profile.