Remediation of Surface Water Contaminated with Domestic Purpose Kerosene Using Fenton’s Oxidation

Abstract

The remediation of surface water contaminated with domestic purpose kerosene (DPK) using Fenton's oxidation was investigated at ambient temperature for effectiveness at optimum conditions established. Results obtained from optimization studies for the Fenton's oxidation employed for the study were 250000 mg/L H 2 O 2 and 300 mg/L FeSO 4 at ambient temperature with pH of samples adjusted to 3.0. At the end of the chemical remediation, the Fenton's oxidation was found to be rapid with the reaction being exothermic and followed second order kinetics. About 44.4% of the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) as kerosene removal efficiency was achieved after 90 minutes. The reaction also followed a pseudo-first order kinetics with the rate constant of 3x10 2 mol -1 cm 3 min -1 .

Sorption of Pb2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ from Aqueous Solution Using a Blended Membrane of Immobilized Karkashi (Sesame Leaves) and Sodium Alginate

“…Sorption was found to be more effective at pH value of 3-6. This suggest that the environment to be treated must be slightly acidic [16].…”