TY - JOUR A1 - Zietzschmann, F. A1 - Dittmar, S. A1 - Splettstößer, L. A1 - Hunsicker, J. A1 - Dittmann, Daniel A1 - Meinel, F. A1 - Rößler, A. A1 - Metzger, S. A1 - Jekel, M. A1 - Ruhl, A. S. T1 - Fast empirical lab method for performance projections of large-scale powdered activated carbon re-circulation plants JF - Chemosphere N2 - Powdered activated carbon (PAC) for organic micro-pollutant (OMP) removal can be applied effectively on wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents by using re-circulation schemes, accumulating the PAC in the system. This technique is complex because several factors are unknown: (i) the PAC concentration in the system, (ii) specific and average contact times of PAC particles, and (iii) PAC particle loadings with target compounds/competing water constituents. Thus, performance projections (e.g. in the lab) are very challenging. We sampled large-scale PAC plants with PAC sludge re-circulation on eight different WWTPs. The PAC plant-induced OMP removals were notably different, even when considering PAC concentrations in proportion to background organic sum parameters. The variability is likely caused by differing PAC products, varying water composition, differently effective plant/re-circulation operation, and variable biodegradation. Plant PAC samples and parts of the PAC plant influent samples were used in laboratory tests, applying multiples (0.5, 1, 2, 4) of the respective large-scale “fresh” PAC doses, and several fixed contact times (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 48 h). The aimwas to empirically identify suitable combinations of lab PAC dose (as multiples of the plant PAC dose) and contact time, which represent the PAC plant performances in removing OMPs (for specific OMPs at single locations, and for averages of different OMPs at all locations). E.g., for five well adsorbing, little biodegradable OMPs, plant performances can be projected by using a lab PAC dose of twice the respective full-scale PAC dose and 4 h lab contact time (standard deviation of 13 %-points). KW - Adsorption KW - Powdered activated carbon KW - Organic micro-pollutant KW - Trace organic contaminant PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.055 VL - 215 SP - 563 EP - 573 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-46957 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Klöckner, P. A1 - Reemtsma, T. A1 - Eisentraut, Paul A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Ruhl, A. S. A1 - Wagner, S. T1 - Tire and road wear particles in road environment e Quantification and assessment of particle dynamics by Zn determination after density separation JF - Chemosphere N2 - In this study, a method for the determination of tire and road wear particle (TRWP) contents in particulate samples from road Environment was developed. Zn was identified as the most suitable elemental marker for TRWP, due to its high concentration in tire tread and the possibility of separation from other Zn sources. The mean concentration of 21 tire samples was 8.7 ± 2.0 mg Zn/g. Before quantification in samples from road environment, TRWP were separated from the particulate matrix by density separation. Method development was conducted using shredded tread particles (TP) as a surrogate for TRWP. Recovery of TP from spiked sediment was 95 ± 17% in a concentration range of 2 - 200 mg TP/g. TP determination was not affected by other Zn containing solids or spiked Zn-salts. By adjusting the density of the separation solution to 1.9 g/cm3, more than 90% of total TRWP were separated from the sample matrix. TRWP concentrations in particulate matter collected in two road runoff treatment Systems ranged from 0.38 to 150 mg TRWP/g. Differences in quantified TRWP contents of the two Systems indicate changes in particle dynamics due to ageing and aggregation processes. The developed method allows TRWP determination in road runoff and in environments that are influenced by road traffic. The validated separation procedure can also be applied for TRWP characterization in future studies. KW - Zinc analysis KW - Microplastics KW - Tire particles PY - 2019 VL - 222 SP - 714 EP - 721 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-47433 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dittmann, Daniel A1 - Saal, L. A1 - Zietzschmann, F. A1 - Mai, M. A1 - Altmann, Korinna A1 - Al-Sabbagh, Dominik A1 - Ruhl, A. S. A1 - Jekel, M. A1 - Braun, U. T1 - Aktivkohlecharakterisierung als weiterer Schlüssel für Adsorptionsprognosen organischer Spurenstoffe in der vierten Reinigungsstufe T2 - Kurzreferate zur Wasser 2021 N2 - In diesem Beitrag wird der Einfluss des Aktivkohleprodukts auf die Adsorption von Spurenstoffen aus Kläranlagenablauf gezeigt und diskutiert. Im zweiten Teil wird das Material Aktivkohle analytisch charakterisiert und die Eigenschaften systematisiert. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse werden mit Bezug zu Praxislösungen zusammengefasst. T2 - Wasser 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 10.05.2021 KW - Aktivkohle KW - Thermogravimetrie KW - Zersetzungsgasanalyse KW - Proximatanalyse PY - 2021 SP - 373 EP - 378 AN - OPUS4-52740 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dittmann, Daniel A1 - Ruhl, A. S. A1 - Jekel, M. A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Spurenstoffadsorption an Aktivkohle – Untersuchungen mit Analysen oberhalb des Siedepunktes T2 - Wasser 2019 - Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft - Fachgruppe in der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker N2 - In diesem Beitrag wird gezeigt wie mit Thermogravimetrischen Analysen (TGA) Aktivkohleoberflächen charakterisiert werden können. Außerdem wie TGA mit Zersetzungsgasanalyse zur Untersuchung von Adsorbat-Systemen (Carbamazepin an drei verschiedenen Aktivkohlen) zur Aufklärung von Adsorptionszuständen genutzt werden kann. T2 - Wasser 2019 CY - Erfurt, Germany DA - 27.05.2019 KW - Aktivkohle KW - Adsorption KW - Carbamazepin KW - Thermogravimetrie PY - 2019 SN - 978-3-947197-11-8 SP - 98 EP - 102 AN - OPUS4-48258 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dittmann, Daniel A1 - Lucke, T. A1 - Ruhl, A. S. A1 - Winzenbacher, R. A1 - Jekel, M. A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Untersuchungen zu biologischen, organischen und anorganischen Veränderungen granulierter Aktivkohlen während der Trinkwasseraufbereitung JF - Vom Wasser N2 - Untersuchungen zu biologischen, organischen und anorganischen Veränderungen granulierter Aktivkohlen während der Trinkwasseraufbereitung des Landeswasserversorgers Langenau. KW - Thermogravimetrie KW - Trinkwasser KW - Wasseraufbereitung KW - Aktivkohle PY - 2020 SN - 0083-6915 VL - 118 IS - 2 SP - 47 EP - 50 PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA AN - OPUS4-51434 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dittmann, Daniel A1 - Eisentraut, Paul A1 - Goedecke, Caroline A1 - Wiesner, Yosri A1 - Jekel, M A1 - Ruhl, A S A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Specific adsorption sites and conditions derived by thermal decomposition of activated carbons and adsorbed carbamazepine JF - Scientific Reports N2 - The adsorption of organic micropollutants onto activated carbon is a favourable solution for the treatment of drinking water and wastewater. However, these adsorption processes are not sufficiently understood to allow for the appropriate prediction of removal processes. In this study, thermogravimetric analysis, alongside evolved gas analysis, is proposed for the characterisation of micropollutants adsorbed on activated carbon. Varying amounts of carbamazepine were adsorbed onto three different activated carbons, which were subsequently dried, and their thermal decomposition mechanisms examined. The discovery of 55 different pyrolysis products allowed differentiations to be made between specific adsorption sites and conditions. However, the same adsorption mechanisms were found for all samples, which were enhanced by inorganic constituents and oxygen containing surface groups. Furthermore, increasing the loadings led to the evolution of more hydrated decomposition products, whilst parts of the carbamazepine molecules were also integrated into the carbon structure. It was also found that the chemical composition, especially the degree of dehydration of the activated carbon, plays an important role in the adsorption of carbamazepine. Hence, it is thought that the adsorption sites may have a higher adsorption energy for specific adsorbates, when the activated carbon can then potentially increase its degree of graphitisation. KW - Aktivkohle KW - TED-GC/MS KW - Adsorption KW - Thermoanalytik PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-506946 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63481-y VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 6695 PB - Nature Publishing Group AN - OPUS4-50694 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dittmann, Daniel A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Jekel, M. A1 - Ruhl, A. S. T1 - Thermoanalytische Verfahren in der Umweltanalytik: Neue Methoden für die weitergehende Abwasserbehandlung mit Aktivkohle T2 - Wasser 2018 - Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft - Fachgruppe in der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. N2 - In diesem Beitrag werden zwei Möglichkeiten zur Quantifizierung von PAK in Belebtschlamm durch thermogravimetrische Methoden beschrieben sowie der Einfluss von PAK auf die Biomasse mittels Zersetzungsgasanalyse nachgewiesen. T2 - Wasser 2018 CY - Papenburg, Germany DA - 07.05.2018 KW - Thermogravimetrie KW - Belebtschlamm KW - Infrarotspektroskopie KW - Thermoanalyse KW - Pulveraktivkohle PY - 2018 SN - 978-3-947197-05-7 SP - 301 EP - 305 AN - OPUS4-44972 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dittmann, Daniel A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Jekel, M. A1 - Ruhl, A. S. T1 - Quantification and characterisation of activated carbon in activated sludge by thermogravimetric and evolved gas analyses JF - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering N2 - Advanced wastewater treatment with powdered activated carbon (PAC) leads to a spread of PAC into different purification stages of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) due to recirculation and filter back-wash. Currently, no methods for quantification of PAC in activated sludge are available. In this study, PAC containing activated sludge from four WWTP were examined by two-step thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) with heating up to 600°C in N2 and subsequently in synthetic air. Direct quantification of PAC according to temperature specific weight losses was possible for one WWTP. Quantification by combining specific mass losses was found to be an alternative direct method, with a detection limit of 1.2% PAC in dry sample mass. Additionally, evolved gas analysis (EGA) by infrared-spectroscopy (FTIR) during TGA revealed interaction mechanisms between PAC and activated sludge. Aliphatic compounds from activated sludge were identified as major substances influenced by PAC. In derivative thermogravimetry (DTG), a typical double peak at approximately 300°C was found to be related to carbonylic species with increased evolution of acetic acid in aged activated sludge. TGA and EGA are promising tools to understand, control and optimise the application of PAC in advanced wastewater treatment. KW - Advanced wastewater treatment KW - Powdered activated carbon KW - Sewage treatment plant KW - Thermoanalysis KW - Thermogravimetry KW - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy PY - 2018 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343718301313 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.03.010 SN - 2213-3437 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 2222 EP - 2231 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-44978 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -