dc.contributor.author | El Hanandeh, Ali | |
dc.contributor.author | Albalasmeh, Ammar A | |
dc.contributor.author | Gharaibeh, Mamoun | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-12T22:58:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-12T22:58:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1863-0650 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/clen.201600123 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/348612 | |
dc.description.abstract | The use of biochar as a filter medium amendment has shown potential for removing organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of biochar particle size on: (i) removal efficiency of total phosphorus (TP) from wastewater; (ii) stability of the system under overloading and flooding conditions; and (iii) desorption potential of phosphorus from the filtration medium under inundation conditions. Biochar was prepared in two different sizes: fine and coarse with a mean diameter size of 0.31 and 0.49 mm, respectively. Two treatments using sand augmented with 8% by weight fine biochar (sand–FBC) and sand augmented with 8% by weight coarse biochar (sand–CBC) were tested. The TP removal efficiency of sand–CBC was 10% higher than sand–FBC medium. The average removal efficiencies were 83.3 ± 3.2 and 75.7 ± 7.4% for sand–CBC and sand–FBC media, respectively. Positive correlations between TP load and removal efficiencies were observed. All treatments showed resilience to overloading, flooding, and inundation conditions. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1600123-1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 1600123-7 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 7 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 45 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 409999 | |
dc.title | Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater in Biofilters with Biochar Augmented Geomedium: Effect of Biochar Particle Size | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | El Hanandeh, Ali | |