Exploratory Research on Adsorption in Variable Area Beds forWater and Wastewater Treatment

这是一个支持创新方法的探索性研究的奖项，该方法设计了一种固定床吸附柱，用于去除水溶液中的有机污染物。传统的工程设计结果是将吸附介质放置在圆柱形结构中。在这项研究中，研究人员计划对将吸附剂(活性碳)放置在锥形、锥形床结构中的替代方案进行实验评估，以替代间歇反应器、连续流搅拌釜式反应器和固定、流态化或移动床柱。这项提案是在NSF 89-85，勘探小额赠款(SGER)中列出的条件下提交的。它解决了在地表水和地下水中存在有机污染物或在受污染水的处理过程中产生有机污染物时产生的问题，必须将其去除，以使水达到商业、工业和家庭使用的可接受标准。预计结果将改进工程师在水和废水处理中接近吸附过程设计的过程。

This is an award to support exploratory research on an innovative method of designing a fixed-bed adsorption column for removing organic pollutants from aqueous solution. Conventional engineering design results in placement of the adsorbing media in a cylindrical configuration. In this research, the investigator plans to experimentally evaluate the alternative of placing the adsorbent (activated carbon) in a conical, tapered-bed configuration as an alternative to batch reactors, continuous-flow stirred tank reactors and columns of fixed, fluidized or moving beds. This proposal was submitted under conditions listed in NSF 89-85, Small Grants for Exploratory (SGER). It addresses the problem resulting when organic pollutants are present in surface and groundwaters or are produced during the treatment process for polluted waters and must be removed to bring the water to acceptable standards for commercial, industrial and domestic use. Results are expected to improve the process by which engineers approach the design of adsorption processes in treatment of water and wastewater.