Abstract:
Powdered activated carbon (PAC) and granular activated carbon (GAC) were modified surfaces by impregnation with nano zero valent iron (NZVI) in order to study their effects on haloacetonitriles adsorption capacity and mechanisms. Five haloacetonitriles ( HANs ) ; monochloroacetonitriles (MCAN),monobromoacetonitriles (MBAN),dichloroacetonitriles (DCAN),dibromoacetonitriles (DBAN) and trichloroacetonitriles (TCAN) at low concentrations. (0-500 µg/L), pH 7 and ionic strength 0.01 Molar. Physico-chemical characteristics of modified adsorbents were investigated. Impregnation of NZVI on GAC and PAC surfaces can cause micropore blocking and reduce active surface area of PAC and GAC, and strongly affect to HANs adsorption capacities. From adsorption kinetic study, adsorption of five HANs can reach equilibrium within 2-3 hrs and well fitted with pseudo second order equation. Modification of PAC and GAC by NZVI could not increase HANs adsorption rate on applied adsorbents. Isotherm study showed that adsorption mechanisms of five HANs strongly related to water solubility of each species, and MCAN and MBAN had lowest adsorption capacities. Modification by using NZVI could not increase adsorption capacity of HANs on PAC and GAC. Comparison of HANs adsorption capacities between single and multi-solute study showed that adsorption selectivity and capacities in multi-solute of PAC, GAC and PAC/NZVI were a little bit decreased comparing with single-solute. Furthermore, the presence of electrolytes in tap water did not affect to selective adsorption capacities of HANs on PAC PAC/NZVI and NZVI.