EXAMPLE 121 Batch-Tspe Adsorption Tests. A phenolic wastewater that has a phenol concentration of 0.400 gm/{ as Toc (otal organic carbon) is to be treated by granular activated carbon, Batch tests (slurry-type) have been performed in the laboratory to obtain the relative adsorption. Determine the Freundlich isotherm constants. SOLUTION The data from the batch tests are shown in columns (1). (2). and (3) of Table 12.1 P ‘The reduced data are shown in columns (4) and (5). A plot of the data is shown in Figure 12.1 and the slope of the line is equal to 0.23. Therefore, n= Islope = 1/0.23 = [4.35.] Taking the logarithm of both sides of Eq- (12.1) gives log X = log K + WnlogC,. When C, = 1.0. X = K, and thus from an extension of the graph, K = _0.195., The isotherm is therefore X = xlm = 0195 CE TABLE 12.1 Reduced Data from Batch or Slurry-Type Tests a Q@) G) (4) 6) m Ce c AC, X=xim (gre) (gv) (gre) (gm) (grrigm) 0.400 0.322 0.078 0.150 0.400 0.117 0.283 0.12 0.400 0.051 0.349 0.101 0.400 0.039 0.361 0.094 0.400 0.023 0.377 0.084 0.400 0.012 0.388 0.072 0.400 0.0061 0.3939 0.089 0.400 0.0042 0.3958 0.032 0.400 0.0011 0.3989 0.045x/m. gm Ag ——e x 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.10 0.40 C..gm/*toc ——> FIGURE 12.1 Grapha for Determining Freundlich Isotherm Constants, Example 12.1