Open AccessREMOVAL OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM WATER USING NATURAL SORBENT ZEOLITE
Author(s) -
Aušra Mažeikienė,
Mindaugas Rimeika,
Marina Valentukevičienė,
Vytautas Oškinis,
Neringa Paškauskaite,
Evelina Brannvall
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of environmental engineering and landscape management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1822-4199
pISSN - 1648-6897
DOI - 10.3846/16486897.2005.9636870
Subject(s) - zeolite , sorbent , adsorption , gasoline , particle size , wastewater , diesel fuel , waste management , petroleum product , filter (signal processing) , materials science , chemistry , environmental engineering , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , petroleum , engineering , organic chemistry , catalysis , electrical engineering
An experimental investigation on the removal of petroleum products (PP) from wastewater by natural sorbent zeolite was carried out in a laboratory on a pilot‐scaled test bench. The pilot test bench consisted of: a tank in which gasoline (1 portion) and diesel (1 portion) were mixed mechanically with water; a pump for supplying the mixture to a filter model; a filter model filled with a zeolite layer of 0,2 m height. Zeolite used in this study was from a deposit near the village of Sokyrnytsa in the Ukrainian Transcarpathian region. The test zeolite particle size was 2,5–3,0 mm; 1,5–2,0 mm; 0,63–1,0 mm. The concentration of PP in water was measured before and after the filter every hour. The TOG/ TPH analyser was used for concentration measurements. The experimental study showed that the best adsorption results were reached in the filter with 0,63–1,0 mm particle size of zeolite media. There were 2,25 mg/1 of light hydrocarbons left in the filtrate. Such a concentration satisfies the requirements of standards regulating the percentage of PP in treated wastewater.