Treatability of Alternative Fuel Oxygenates Using Advanced Oxidation, Air Stripping, and Carbon Adsorption
Sutherland, J; Adams, C; Kekobad, J
HERO ID
1248185
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
2005
Language
English
| HERO ID | 1248185 |
|---|---|
| In Press | No |
| Year | 2005 |
| Title | Treatability of Alternative Fuel Oxygenates Using Advanced Oxidation, Air Stripping, and Carbon Adsorption |
| Authors | Sutherland, J; Adams, C; Kekobad, J |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Engineering |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue | 4 (Apr 2005) |
| Page Numbers | 623-631 |
| Abstract | Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a gasoline oxygenate that has become a significant threat to groundwater supplies across the United States. Due to its physiochemical properties it has proven difficult and costly to remove from contaminated sites. This study was conducted to determine whether the alternative oxygenates (AO)-diisopropyl ether (DIPE), ethyltert-butyl ether (ETBE), tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME), tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), and ethanol (EtOH)--present a more efficient and less costly option from a remediation standpoint. Air stripping, carbon adsorption, and ultraviolet/H sub(2)O sub(2) and O sub(3)/H sub(2)O sub(2) advanced oxidation processes were examined at pilot scale to develop design parameters from which technical and economic comparisons were made for each alternative oxygenate versus MTBE. The experimental results showed that the ether AOs--DIPE, TAME, and ETBE--were each more efficiently and more economically treated than MTBE. The alternative alcohol oxygenates--TBA and EtOH--were less efficiently and less economically treated by the processes studied. The paper details the effects of primary process parameters and properties of individual oxygenates on process efficiency. |
| Doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:4(623) |
| Wosid | WOS:000227745700017 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Comments | Source: Web of Science 000227745700017 Journal:JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING-ASCE |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
| Keyword | Fuels; Air stripping; Alcohol; Oxidation; Economics; Gasoline; Emission control; Adsorption; MTBE; Ethanol; Remediation; Carbon; Environmental engineering; Ethers |
| Is Qa | No |