Phenol Removal Using Granular Dead Anaerobic Sludge Permeable Reactive Barrier in a Simulated Groundwater Pilot Plant

This study investigates the performance of granular dead anaerobic sludge (GDAS) bio-sorbent as permeable reactive barrier in removing phenol from a simulated contaminated shallow groundwater. Batch tests have been performed to characterize equilibrium sorption properties GDAS and sandy soil phenol-containing aqueous solutions. The results proved that best values operating parameters, which achieve maximum removal efficiency (=85%), at contact time (=3 hr), initial pH solution (=5), concentration (=50 mg/l), dosage (=0.5 g/100 ml), agitation speed (=250 rpm). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis carboxylic acid, aromatic, alkane, alcohol, alkyl halides groups are responsible for bio-sorption onto GDAS.A 2D advection-dispersion, solved numerically by computer solutions (COMSOL) Multiphysics 3.5a software is based on finite element method, has used simulate transport within model taking into account pollutant represented Langmuir equation. Numerical experimental plays potential role restriction contaminant plume migration. Also, starts saturate with function travel time. A good agreement between predicted was recognized root mean squared error not exceeded 0.055.