School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin, 150090, Heilongjiang, China,
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Sep;22(17):13291-304. doi: 10.1007/s11356-015-4605-5. Epub 2015 May 5.
The preparation, characterization, and performance evaluation of an innovative mesoporous activated carbon (C-XHIT) were conducted in this study. Comparative evaluation with commercial carbons (C-PS and C-ZJ15) and long-term performance evaluation of C-XHIT were conducted in small-scale system-A (S-A) and pilot-scale system-B (S-B-1 and S-B-2 in series), respectively, for treating water from Songhua River. The cumulative uptake of micropollutants varied with KBV (water volume fed to columns divided by the mass of carbons, m(3) H2O/kg carbon) was employed in the performance evaluation. The results identified that mesoporous and microporous volumes were simultaneously well-developed in C-XHIT. Higher mesoporosity (63.94 %) and average pore width (37.91 Å) of C-XHIT ensured a higher adsorption capacity for humic acid compared to C-PS and C-ZJ15. When the KBV of S-A reached 12.58 m(3) H2O/kg carbon, cumulative uptake of organic pollutants achieved by C-XHIT increased by 32.82 and 156.29 % for DOC (QC) and 22.53 and 112.48 % for UV254 (QUV) compared to C-PS and C-ZJ15, respectively; in contrast, the adsorption capacity of NH4 (+)-N did not improve significantly. C-XHIT achieved high average removal efficiencies for DOC (77.43 ± 16.54 %) and UV254 (83.18 ± 13.88 %) in S-B over 253 days of operation (KBV = 62 m(3) H2O/kg carbon). Adsorption dominated the removal of DOC and UV254 in the initial phases of KBV (0-15 m(3) H2O/kg carbon), and simultaneous biodegradation and adsorption were identified as the mechanisms for organic pollutant uptake at KBV above 25 m(3) H2O/kg carbon. The average rates contributed by S-B-1 and S-B-2 for QC and QUV were approximately 0.75 and 0.25, respectively. Good linear and exponential correlations were observed between S-A and S-B in terms of QC and QUV obtained by C-XHIT, respectively, for the same KBV ranges, indicating a rapid and cost-saving evaluation method. The linear correlation between mesoporosity and QC (QUV) was also identified by the evolution of the property indices of C-XHIT.
本研究制备、表征并评价了一种新型中孔活性炭(C-XHIT)。通过在小型系统-A(S-A)和中试系统-B(S-B-1 和 S-B-2 串联)中分别与商业碳(C-PS 和 C-ZJ15)进行比较评价和长期性能评价,考察了其处理松花江水源水的效果。采用累积去除量(KBV,进样体积除以碳的质量,m³ H2O/kg 碳)来评价其性能。结果表明,C-XHIT 同时具有中孔和微孔发达的特点。C-XHIT 具有较高的中孔率(63.94%)和平均孔径(37.91Å),因此对腐殖酸的吸附容量高于 C-PS 和 C-ZJ15。当 S-A 的 KBV 达到 12.58 m³ H2O/kg 碳时,C-XHIT 对有机污染物的累积去除量,DOC(QC)提高了 32.82%和 156.29%,UV254(QUV)提高了 22.53%和 112.48%,而对 NH4(+)-N 的吸附容量没有明显提高。在 253 天的运行时间内(KBV=62 m³ H2O/kg 碳),C-XHIT 在 S-B 中对 DOC(77.43±16.54%)和 UV254(83.18±13.88%)的平均去除效率较高。在 KBV 较低(0-15 m³ H2O/kg 碳)时,吸附是去除 DOC 和 UV254 的主要机制,在 KBV 较高(>25 m³ H2O/kg 碳)时,同时发生生物降解和吸附作用。S-B-1 和 S-B-2 对 QC 和 QUV 的贡献平均速率分别约为 0.75 和 0.25。对于相同的 KBV 范围,C-XHIT 在 S-A 和 S-B 中对 QC 和 QUV 的去除效果具有良好的线性和指数相关性,表明这是一种快速且节省成本的评价方法。通过 C-XHIT 的性能指标的演变,也发现了中孔率与 QC(QUV)之间的线性关系。