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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 221-233Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00456-1
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PFOA; PFOS; Vitis vinifera; Column study
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Introduction Adsorption of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) onto modified activated carbons (AC-H3PO4) produced from leaf biomass of Vitis vinifera leaf litter in a fixed bed column experiment was investigated in this study. Methods The column bed was packed with the produced activated carbons in a uniform particle size of > 64 mu m. Experimental parameters including the initial concentration of the solution, column bed height, the mass of adsorbent and flow rate were optimized to establish the best adsorption efficiency parameters for the system. Breakthrough and saturated time were estimated from the column fixed bed experimental data and analysed using the Adam-Bohart, Thomas model, and Yoon-Nelson models. Results Maximum sorption capacities of produced activated carbon ACH(3)PO(4) based on Thomas model were 159.61 and 208.64 mg/g for PFOA and PFOS, respectively. The results indicated the breakthrough and saturated time of the system increased concurrently with the increase in bed height and initial concentrations, while an increase in flow rate enhanced fractional bed utilization (FBU) efficiency of the column. Thomas and Yoon-Nelson model best describe the prediction of breakthrough data and sorption behaviour of PFOA and PFOS indicating suitability of AC-H3PO4 column design. Conclusion Findings suggest that agro based adsorbent is a good alternative to non-ago based adsorbent. The surface characteristics of the phosphoric acid modified activated carbons AC-H3PO4 affirmed the removal of PFOA and PFOS from the contaminated water.
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