Treating MTBE-contaminated water using sewage sludge-derived activated carbon

Musiliu A. Liadi; Bassam Tawabini; Reyad Shawabkeh; Nabil Jarrah; Tajudeen A. Oyehan; Abdulaziz Shaibani; Mohammed Makkawi

doi:10.1007/s11356-018-2737-0

Treating MTBE-contaminated water using sewage sludge-derived activated carbon

Musiliu A. Liadi
, Bassam Tawabini^*
, Reyad Shawabkeh
, Nabil Jarrah
, Tajudeen A. Oyehan
, Abdulaziz Shaibani
, Mohammed Makkawi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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In this study, sewage sludge-derived activated carbon (SDAC) was synthesized, characterized, and tested for its potential as an adsorbent of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). The SDAC was produced by activating the sludge with zinc chloride and subsequently subjected to various ranges of pyrolytic temperatures. It was then characterized using SEM/EDX, BET, and TGA. The SEM-EDX analyses showed that impurities like Fe, Al, Mg, Mn, Ca, and Na of the raw sludge were removed by the higher pyrolytic temperature and acid-washing procedures. TGA showed the thermal stability of the produced material. Results of the BET revealed a significant increase in surface area of the sludge from 1.5 m²/g to 385 m²/g after acid washing. The MTBE removal efficiency of 70% was achieved after 60 min with 2 g/L of SDAC at pH 6, and initial MTBE concentration of 1 ppm. The adsorption kinetics of SDAC fitted into pseudo-second-order reactions. This work demonstrated a beneficial use of a bio-waste material (sewage sludge) in water treatment technologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29397-29407
Number of pages	11
Journal	Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume	25
Issue number	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2737-0
State	Published - 1 Oct 2018

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Keywords

Activated carbon
Adsorption
Characterization
MTBE
Sewage sludge

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Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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