TY - JOUR
T1 - Results from the low level mercury sorbent test at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant in Tennessee
AU - Hollerman, W.
AU - Holland, L.
AU - Ila, D.
AU - Hensley, J.
AU - Southworth, G.
AU - Klasson, T.
AU - Taylor, P.
AU - Johnston, J.
AU - Turner, R.
PY - 1999/9/10
Y1 - 1999/9/10
N2 - A mercury sorbent test was performed near the headwaters of the Upper East Fork Poplar Creek at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant in Tennessee. The sorbents SIR-200 (ResinTech), Keyle:X (SolmeteX), and GT-73 (Rohm and Haas) were the best materials tested for low level mercury removal. Each of these sorbents has a thiol-based active site. None of the tested sorbents reduced the mercury concentration to less than the existing 12 ng/l NPDES limit. For this small scale test, SIR-200, Keyle:X, and GT-73 reduced the mercury concentration to less than 51 ng/l, which is a regulatory treatment goal. The other sorbents tested, including granular activated carbon (Filtrasorb 300), did not reduce the mercury concentration below 51 ng/l at any tested flow up to 5 bed volumes per minute. Because of the cost and large volume of sorbent, a wastewater treatment plant for this stream would be prohibitively expensive to construct and maintain. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
AB - A mercury sorbent test was performed near the headwaters of the Upper East Fork Poplar Creek at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant in Tennessee. The sorbents SIR-200 (ResinTech), Keyle:X (SolmeteX), and GT-73 (Rohm and Haas) were the best materials tested for low level mercury removal. Each of these sorbents has a thiol-based active site. None of the tested sorbents reduced the mercury concentration to less than the existing 12 ng/l NPDES limit. For this small scale test, SIR-200, Keyle:X, and GT-73 reduced the mercury concentration to less than 51 ng/l, which is a regulatory treatment goal. The other sorbents tested, including granular activated carbon (Filtrasorb 300), did not reduce the mercury concentration below 51 ng/l at any tested flow up to 5 bed volumes per minute. Because of the cost and large volume of sorbent, a wastewater treatment plant for this stream would be prohibitively expensive to construct and maintain. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
KW - Mercury
KW - Mercury contamination
KW - Mercury pollution
KW - Method 1631
KW - Sorbent
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U2 - 10.1016/S0304-3894(99)00027-8
DO - 10.1016/S0304-3894(99)00027-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 10550710
AN - SCOPUS:0032755045
SN - 0304-3894
VL - 68
SP - 193
EP - 203
JO - Journal of Hazardous Materials
JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials
IS - 3
ER -