Abstract
Ammonium removal from the wastewater treatment effluents is mandatory considering the imposed discharge limits and the recycling/reuse requirements. Ion exchange represents a viable alternative for the biological processes of ammonium removal, although concurrent processes make modeling complex. This study reports on the performance of a commercial cation exchange resin, PUROLITE C150H, for ammonium removal from synthetic aqueous solutions. Thermodynamic and kinetic process parameters are calculated using the Langmuir model (thermodynamic study) and the shrinking core model (kinetic study); the data are correlated with the surface properties of the substrate, outlining the adsorption mechanism. For initial ammonium concentrations of 25–150 mg NH4 +/L, removal efficiencies of 80–90 % were obtained.
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This study was developed with the support of the WATUSER project (“Integrated System for Reducing Environmental and Human Related Impacts and Risks in the Water Use Cycle,” PN-II-PT PCCA-2011-3.2-1491), Contract No. 60/2012 financed by the Romanian Government.
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Sica, M., Duta, A., Teodosiu, C. et al. Thermodynamic and kinetic study on ammonium removal from a synthetic water solution using ion exchange resin. Clean Techn Environ Policy 16, 351–359 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-013-0625-3
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