Pre-oxidation efficiency of BAC treatment for VOC removal
- Seoul Development Institute (Korea, Republic of)
Studies have been conducted to evaluate pretreatment for the removal of trichloroethylene(TCE), tetrachloroethylene(PCE) and 1,1,1-trichloroethane(1,1,1-TCA) using the combination of chemical oxidation and biological system with a selected microbial consortium (SMC). SMC were acclimated with the mixture of three chemicals as the sole carbon and energy source. The microbial species isolated from the soil contaminated by VOCs were gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinobacter calcoaceticus. The purposes of this research were to investigate pre-treatment efficiency for the removal of VOCs in groundwater and to develop design and operational parameters by using a pilot plant system. Simulated groundwater contaminated by VOCs was used to examine the efficiency of chemical oxidation using O{sub 3} alone, H{sub 2}O{sub 2}/O{sub 3}, following BAC column. The results showed the efficiency of pretreatment to remove VOCs through six processes composed of ozone generator, H{sub 2}O{sub 2}/O{sub 3} reactor and BAC column. Ozone and hydrogen peroxide pretreatment system was more effective to remove VOCs than non-pretreated system and subsequent biodegradation was influenced by pretreatment processes. The mixture of VOCs were removed in the order of TCE, PCE and TCA with H{sub 2}O{sub 2}/O{sub 3} and ozone alone. Results obtained show that chemically oxidized VOC can considerably decrease the adsorption capacity. Biological removal efficiency was in the order of TCE, TCA and PCE.
- OSTI ID:
- 416901
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951023-; TRN: 96:005001-0058
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 68. annual conference and exposition of the Water Environment Federation, Miami Beach, FL (United States), 21-25 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of WEFTEC `95: 68th annual conference & exposition; PB: 498 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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