Accession Number:
ADA502599
Title:
Evaluation of an Innovative Technology for Treatment of Water Contaminated with Perchlorate and Organic Compounds
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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Report Date:
2009-03-26
Pagination or Media Count:
153.0
Abstract:
Drinking water sources contaminated with both perchlorate and organic compounds have frequently been found in the U.S. Tailored granular activated carbon T-GAC is an innovative technology that is being evaluated to determine if it can more cost effectively remove perchlorate than conventional technologies. A question that has been raised is whether T-GAC can economically treat perchlorate-contaminated water that also has organic co-contaminants present. During a field study, trichloroethylene, an organic compound, and perchlorate were successfully removed by adsorption using a T-GACGAC system. These results motivated development of a model that could be applied to predict the cost and performance of a TGACGAC system to treat water with perchlorate and organic co-contaminants. Correlations developed to predict organic compound adsorption onto GAC were incorporated into a T-GACGAC system performance model. These predictions were then used as input to a technology cost model. The predicted T-GACGAC system costs were similar to actual costs of conventional technologies that are being used to treat perchlorate and organic contaminated waters at a number of sites. Due to other advantages of the technology e.g., ease of implementation it appears the T-GACGAC technology has the potential to cost effectively treat water contaminated by perchlorate and organic compounds.
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Subject Categories:
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Water Pollution and Control
- Economics and Cost Analysis