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Document Type thesis

Author Name Hawley, Harmonie A

URN etd-0428103-150434

Title TCE Removal Utilizing Coupled Zeolite Sorption and Advanced Oxidation

Degree MS

Department Civil & Environmental Engineering

Advisors
John Bergendahl, Advisor

Keywords
Zeolite
Advanced Oxidation
TCE

Date of Presentation/Defense 2003-04-18

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is one of the most common groundwater pollutants in the United States. The EPA estimated that between 9% and 34% of the drinking water sources in the United States may contain TCE. The United States Environmental Protection Agency set a maximum contaminant level at 5 µg/L of trichloroethylene for drinking water.
This study investigated the feasibility of removing TCE from water by sorption to ZSM-5 and advanced oxidation to destroy the TCE on the zeolite. Aqueous oxidation of TCE with Fenton’s reagent was shown to be efficient for the destruction of TCE. The quantified by-products were cis-DCE and trans-DCE. ZSM-5 rapidly removed TCE from water. A Freundlich isotherm was created for the uptake of TCE by ZSM-5. Once TCE was sorbed to ZSM-5, preliminary experiments showed that the oxidation was able to destroy the TCE while producing the same by-products.

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Hawley.pdf

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Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Hawley, Harmonie A
URN	etd-0428103-150434
Title	TCE Removal Utilizing Coupled Zeolite Sorption and Advanced Oxidation
Degree	MS
Department	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Advisors	John Bergendahl, Advisor
Keywords	Zeolite Advanced Oxidation TCE
Date of Presentation/Defense	2003-04-18
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Trichloroethylene (TCE) is one of the most common groundwater pollutants in the United States. The EPA estimated that between 9% and 34% of the drinking water sources in the United States may contain TCE. The United States Environmental Protection Agency set a maximum contaminant level at 5 µg/L of trichloroethylene for drinking water. This study investigated the feasibility of removing TCE from water by sorption to ZSM-5 and advanced oxidation to destroy the TCE on the zeolite. Aqueous oxidation of TCE with Fenton’s reagent was shown to be efficient for the destruction of TCE. The quantified by-products were cis-DCE and trans-DCE. ZSM-5 rapidly removed TCE from water. A Freundlich isotherm was created for the uptake of TCE by ZSM-5. Once TCE was sorbed to ZSM-5, preliminary experiments showed that the oxidation was able to destroy the TCE while producing the same by-products.
Files	Hawley.pdf