The treatment of landfill leachate over Ni/Al 2 O 3 by supercritical water oxidation

Ferda Civan, Demet H. Özaltun, Ekin Kipҫak, Mesut Akgün*

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Abstract

This study presents the findings of our research regarding the catalytic treatment of landfill leachate over Ni/Al 2 O 3 by supercritical water oxidation. Hydrogen peroxide was used as the oxygen source. The experiments were carried out at a constant pressure of 25 MPa, in the temperature range of 400-600 C and the reaction time range of 30-150 s. The effects of temperature, reaction time, pressure, catalyst and oxidant use on the total organic carbon and total nitrogen contents of the liquid effluents were examined. As a result, it was seen that supercritical water oxidation was a very effective method for the treatment of landfill leachate. Treatment efficiencies up to 98.2% in terms of total organic carbon conversion were obtained. However nitrogen removal achieved about 57% in terms of total nitrogen conversion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-14
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Supercritical Fluids
Volume100
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Catalyst
  • Landfill leachate
  • Ni/Al O
  • Supercritical water oxidation
  • Treatment

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