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Polypyrrole-Grafted Coconut Shell Biological Carbon as a Potential Adsorbent for Methyl Tert -Butyl Ether Removal: Characterization and Adsorption Capability

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  • Shanshan Li

    (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Keke Qian

    (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Shan Wang

    (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Kaiqiang Liang

    (Research Institute of Yanchang Petroleum (GROUP) Co. Ltd., Xi’an 710075, China)

  • Wei Yan

    (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

Abstract

Methyl tert -butyl ether (MTBE) has been used as a common gasoline additive worldwide since the late twentieth century, and it has become the most frequently detected groundwater pollutant in many countries. This study aimed to synthesize a novel microbial carrier to improve its adsorptive capacity for MTBE and biofilm formation, compared to the traditional granular activated carbon (GAC). A polypyrrole (PPy)-modified GAC composite (PPy/GAC) was synthesized, and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis. The adsorption behaviors of MTBE were well described by the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models. Furthermore, three biofilm reactors were established with PPy/GAC, PPy, and GAC as the carriers, respectively, and the degradation of MTBE under continuous flow was investigated. Compared to the biofilm reactors with PPy or GAC (which both broke after a period of operation), the PPy/GAC biofilm column produced stable effluents under variable treatment conditions with a long-term effluent MTBE concentration <20 μg/L. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter pittii may be the predominant bacteria responsible for MTBE degradation in these biofilm reactors.

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  • Shanshan Li & Keke Qian & Shan Wang & Kaiqiang Liang & Wei Yan, 2017. "Polypyrrole-Grafted Coconut Shell Biological Carbon as a Potential Adsorbent for Methyl Tert -Butyl Ether Removal: Characterization and Adsorption Capability," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:2:p:113-:d:88680
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