Author : Dennis A. Clifford
Publisher : American Water Works Association
ISBN 13 : 9781583212677
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (126 download)
Book Synopsis Treatment of Perchlorate in Groundwater by Ion Exchange Technology by : Dennis A. Clifford
Download or read book Treatment of Perchlorate in Groundwater by Ion Exchange Technology written by Dennis A. Clifford and published by American Water Works Association. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this research project was to provide information, based on laboratory experiments and bench-scale testing and verification, to suggest perchlorate ion exchange treatment options suitable for pilot-scale testing. The large experimentally determined range of perchlorate selectivity exhibited by commercially available ion exchange resins suggested three treatment options: (1) conventional exhaustion regeneration with polyacrylic resins; (2) partial exhaustion followed by elevated-temperature regeneration and destruction of perchlorate and nitrate prior to brine reuse with polystyrene type I resins; and (3) complete exhaustion and replacement of the ion exchange resin for highly perchlorate-selective resins. Biological reduction of both perchlorate and nitrate in the spent brine was demonstrated as a possible pretreatment step prior to brine reuse. The goals of this work were met, and the options are now being implemented in phase II pilot-scale testing.