Comparison of Novel Carboneous Structures to Treat Nitroaromatic Impacted Water

Abstract

Carboneous materials such as carbon nanotube (CNT), granular activated carbon (GAC), and biochar are promising materials for the removal of organic contaminants from aqueous phase solutions. CNTs have astonishing mechanical strength, chemical and thermal stability and high surface area. While biochar, similar to GAC, having an extremely porous structure and high surface area, can be produced in more austere conditions with native materials. In this study, novel CNT-Hybrid structures (CNT-HS), hardwood pellet (HWP) Biochar and standard GAC (F-600 GAC) were used as adsorbents to treat water contaminated by a model nitroaromatic compound, 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT).

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1003096

Entities

People

  • Benjamin M. Doane

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorption
  • Air Force
  • Carbon Nanotube Composites
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ecology
  • Linear Regression Analysis
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Water Purification

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science