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:: Volume 9, Issue 4 (8-2022) ::
jehe 2022, 9(4): 502-512 Back to browse issues page
A comparative study on the efficiency of brick kiln ash, thermal power plant Ash and commercial activated carbon for COD removal from domestic wastewater
Mehrdad Cheraghi * , Soheil Sobhan Ardakani , Hassan Parvizi Mosaed , Raziyeh Zandipak , Bahareh Lorestani
Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Professor in Environmental Science, Department of the Environment, College of Basic Sciences, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract:   (394 Views)
Background and Objective: Since use of domestic wastewater contain organic pollutants for irrigation of agricultural farms will lead to be adverse health effects, this study was conducted to compare the efficiency of brick kiln ash, thermal power plant ash and also commercial activated carbon for removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) from domestic wastewater.

Materials and Methods: In order to removal of COD from domestic wastewater by studied adsorbents, under optimal conditions the effects of pH, amount of adsorbent, contact time and  agitation speed were evaluated. Also, equilibrium data were fitted to Langmuir (L) and Freundlich (F) isotherm models.

Results: The results showed that the removal efficiency was increased by increasing in adsorbent dose, contact time and agitation speed. The optimum pH for COD removal was 7. Also, the results indicated that, the adsorption isotherm was well fitted by the Langmuir model with R2 = 0.997, 0.996 and 0.993 for commercial activated carbon, thermal power plant ash and brick kiln ash, respectively. Moreover, maximum adsorption capacity of COD for commercial activated carbon, thermal power plant ash and brick kiln ash were obtained 83.0, 28.6 and 14.9 mg/g, respectively.

Conclusion: Based on the results obtained, the commercial activated carbon found to be as an effective adsorbent for removal of COD from domestic wastewater compared to thermal power plant ash and brick kiln ash, but due to low cost of them, thermal power plant ash and also brick kiln ash could be used for removal of COD from wastewater.
Keywords: Brick kiln ash, Thermal power plant ash, Commercial activated carbon, Chemical oxygen demand, Domestic wastewater
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2022/11/26 | Accepted: 2022/12/11 | Published: 2023/06/20
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Cheraghi M, Sobhan Ardakani S, Parvizi Mosaed H, Zandipak R, Lorestani B. A comparative study on the efficiency of brick kiln ash, thermal power plant Ash and commercial activated carbon for COD removal from domestic wastewater. jehe 2022; 9 (4) :502-512
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