Ground rubber: Reactive permeable barrier sorption media
- Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (United States)
The objective of this research was to examine the feasibility of using ground tire rubber as a sorbent media in reactive permeable barrier systems. Previous research by the current authors has demonstrated that tire rubber can sorb significant quantities of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and O-xylene from aqueous solutions. The current research was run to examine the usage rate of ground rubber in a packed bed reactor under specific contact times. In addition, desorption and repetitive sorption tests were run to determine the reversibility of the sorption process for ground tire rubber. These tests were run to determine the regeneration capacity of ground tire rubber. Results of the study show that the usage rates are greater than 50% with an empty bed contact times of 37 minutes, and minimal amounts of energy are needed to regenerate the tire rubber after use.
- OSTI ID:
- 567773
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-971032-; TRN: 98:000358-0003
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: In situ remediation of the geoenvironment conference, Minneapolis, MN (United States), 5-7 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of In situ remediation of the geoenvironment; Evans, J.C. [ed.]; PB: 622 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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