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- Title
Selection of the Activated Carbon Type for the Treatment of Landfill Leachate by Fenton-Adsorption Process.
- Authors
San-Pedro, Liliana; Méndez-Novelo, Roger; Hernández-Núñez, Emanuel; Flota-Bañuelos, Manuel; Medina, Jorge; Giacomán-Vallejos, Germán; Guibal, Eric; Dragan, Ecaterina Stela
- Abstract
Sanitary landfill leachates usually have characteristics that depend on the region where they are generated and according to the age of the landfill, which is why a unique treatment for their sanitation has not been found. However, the adsorption preceded by the Fenton process has been proven to be highly efficient at removing contaminants. In this study, the adsorptive capacity of two types of activated carbon, granular and powdered, was analyzed to determine which was more efficient in the adsorption stage in the Fenton-adsorption process. Likewise, its behavior was analyzed using three isotherm models (Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin), testing the raw leachate and the Fenton-treated one with both carbons. The adsorption that is carried out on the carbons is better adjusted to the Freundlich and Temkin models. It concludes that multilayers, through the physical adsorption, carry out the adsorption of pollutants on the surface of the carbons. The results show that, statistically, granular activated carbon is more efficient at removing chemical oxygen demand (COD), and powdered activated carbon removes color better. Finally, an adsorption column was designed for the Fenton-adsorption process that was able to remove 21.68 kgCOD/kg carbon. Removal efficiencies for color and COD were >99%.
- Subjects
LANDFILLS; LANDFILL management; LEACHATE; GRANULATED activated carbon (GAC); SANITARY landfills; PHYSISORPTION; CHEMICAL oxygen demand; COLOR removal (Sewage purification)
- Publication
Molecules, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 13, p3023
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules25133023