The effects of hydraulic loading and NaCl concentrations on the regeneration of exhausted homoionic natural zeolite

A study of the suitable operational conditions for the regeneration of exhausted homoionic natural zeolite with ammonium was carried out. Laboratory-scale columns using NaCl solutions with concentrations of 2 and 4 mol/L and hydraulic loadings of 4, 6 and 8 bed volumes per hour (BV/h) were assessed....

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Autores: Milán, Zhenia, Montalvo, Silvio, Pozas, Carlos de las, Monroy, Oscar, Sánchez, Enrique, Borja Padilla, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/53884
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/53884
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ammonia nitrogen removal
ion exchange
Exhausted homoionic zeolite
Chemical regeneration
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Sumario:A study of the suitable operational conditions for the regeneration of exhausted homoionic natural zeolite with ammonium was carried out. Laboratory-scale columns using NaCl solutions with concentrations of 2 and 4 mol/L and hydraulic loadings of 4, 6 and 8 bed volumes per hour (BV/h) were assessed. For both NaCl concentrations studied, the hydraulic load of 6 BV/h showed the highest ammonia nitrogen output from the exhausted zeolite bed. Results showed that the hydraulic load (BV/h) had a greater influence on the regeneration efficiency than the concentration of the regenerating solution. Copyright © 2011 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.