A Laboratory Study to Assess the Use of Biochar-Based Liquid Activated Carbon for the Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater

Bassam Tawabini; Fawaz Alshahrani; Tawfik Saleh; Muhammad Alrayaan; Subhi Alaama; Rayan Nasser; Pantelis Soupios; Panagiotis Kirmizakis; Mohamed Mahmoud

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48754-5_5

A Laboratory Study to Assess the Use of Biochar-Based Liquid Activated Carbon for the Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater

Bassam Tawabini^*, Fawaz Alshahrani, Tawfik Saleh, Muhammad Alrayaan, Subhi Alaama, Rayan Nasser, Pantelis Soupios, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Mohamed Mahmoud

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Abstract

This laboratory-scale study investigates the capacity of using raw and Fe-impregnated biochar-based liquid activated carbon (LAC and LAC-Fe) in adsorbing Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) and benzene pollutants from contaminated water. The LAC and LAC-Fe synthesized from palm residues were coated on Ottawa sand (OS), limestone (LS), and a 1:1 of OS/LS. Synthetic GAC was also used for comparison purposes. The study was carried out in laboratory-scale batch suspension adsorption tests. Distilled water samples, spiked with 2 ppm of the pollutants, were treated with LAC and LAC-Fe-coated materials. Samples were collected and analyzed for residual pollutants using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). The effect of solution pH and salinity on the removal efficiency were also investigated. Results of the study showed low removal of MTBE (<20%) by LAC and LAC-Fe coated on materials compared to GAC which achieved around 80% removal in 60 min. Slightly better removal efficiencies were obtained for benzene (∼40%) when the same materials were coated with LAC-Fe and LAC but much lower than GAC which achieved almost 96%. The study also showed that LAC-Fe had a better performance when coated on OS (∼40%), while LS coated with raw LAC showed a slightly higher removal of benzene (∼50%). Moreover, the study showed the negligible effect of pH and salinity on the removal efficiency of organic pollutants. These preliminary results indicate that more work is needed to enhance the performance of the LAC as an in-situ adsorbent for organic contaminants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science and Paleoenvironments - Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 Volume 4
Editors	Attila Çiner, Maurizio Barbieri, Md Firoz Khan, Ilker Ugulu, Veysel Turan, Jasper Knight, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Haroun Chenchouni, Ahmed E. Radwan, Amjad Kallel, Dionysia Panagoulia, Carla Candeias, Arkoprovo Biswas, Helder I. Chaminé, Matteo Gentilucci, Mourad Bezzeghoud, Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	19-21
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9783031487538
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48754-5_5
State	Published - 2024
Event	2nd International conference on Mediterranean Geosciences Union, MedGU 2022 - Marrakech, Morocco Duration: 27 Nov 2022 → 30 Nov 2022

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Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

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Conference	2nd International conference on Mediterranean Geosciences Union, MedGU 2022
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Marrakech
Period	27/11/22 → 30/11/22

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Keywords

Adsorption
Benzene
Biochar
Groundwater
Liquid activated carbon
MTBE

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Architecture
Environmental Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Tawabini, B., Alshahrani, F., Saleh, T., Alrayaan, M., Alaama, S., Nasser, R., Soupios, P., Kirmizakis, P., & Mahmoud, M. (2024). A Laboratory Study to Assess the Use of Biochar-Based Liquid Activated Carbon for the Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater. In A. Çiner, M. Barbieri, M. F. Khan, I. Ugulu, V. Turan, J. Knight, J. Rodrigo-Comino, H. Chenchouni, A. E. Radwan, A. Kallel, D. Panagoulia, C. Candeias, A. Biswas, H. I. Chaminé, M. Gentilucci, M. Bezzeghoud, & Z. A. Ergüler (Eds.), Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science and Paleoenvironments - Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 Volume 4 (pp. 19-21). (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48754-5_5

Tawabini, Bassam ; Alshahrani, Fawaz ; Saleh, Tawfik et al. / A Laboratory Study to Assess the Use of Biochar-Based Liquid Activated Carbon for the Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater. Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science and Paleoenvironments - Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 Volume 4. editor / Attila Çiner ; Maurizio Barbieri ; Md Firoz Khan ; Ilker Ugulu ; Veysel Turan ; Jasper Knight ; Jesús Rodrigo-Comino ; Haroun Chenchouni ; Ahmed E. Radwan ; Amjad Kallel ; Dionysia Panagoulia ; Carla Candeias ; Arkoprovo Biswas ; Helder I. Chaminé ; Matteo Gentilucci ; Mourad Bezzeghoud ; Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler. Springer Nature, 2024. pp. 19-21 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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A Laboratory Study to Assess the Use of Biochar-Based Liquid Activated Carbon for the Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater. / Tawabini, Bassam; Alshahrani, Fawaz; Saleh, Tawfik et al.
Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science and Paleoenvironments - Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 Volume 4. ed. / Attila Çiner; Maurizio Barbieri; Md Firoz Khan; Ilker Ugulu; Veysel Turan; Jasper Knight; Jesús Rodrigo-Comino; Haroun Chenchouni; Ahmed E. Radwan; Amjad Kallel; Dionysia Panagoulia; Carla Candeias; Arkoprovo Biswas; Helder I. Chaminé; Matteo Gentilucci; Mourad Bezzeghoud; Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler. Springer Nature, 2024. p. 19-21 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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Tawabini B, Alshahrani F, Saleh T, Alrayaan M, Alaama S, Nasser R et al. A Laboratory Study to Assess the Use of Biochar-Based Liquid Activated Carbon for the Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater. In Çiner A, Barbieri M, Khan MF, Ugulu I, Turan V, Knight J, Rodrigo-Comino J, Chenchouni H, Radwan AE, Kallel A, Panagoulia D, Candeias C, Biswas A, Chaminé HI, Gentilucci M, Bezzeghoud M, Ergüler ZA, editors, Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science and Paleoenvironments - Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 Volume 4. Springer Nature. 2024. p. 19-21. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-48754-5_5

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