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Abstract
The effects of hydraulic reteneration time (HRT), and the strength of the regenerating solution on the ammonia adsorption capacity and the zeolite regeneration were studied using bench-scale packed zeolite columns. A 0.6 M NaCl solution fed at a HRT of 1 h was preferred for the regeneration process, and more than 95% of adsorbed ammonium ions were recovered after using 7–8 bed volumes (BV) of the regenerating solution. The adsorption-regeneration time ratio was approximately 5 : 1. High concentration of potassium ions in the composting leachate competed with NH4 + ions for the exchange sites, resulting in a reduction in the efficiencies of ammonia removal and zeolite column regeneration. However, Zeolite still proved to have a great potential as a medium for ammonia removal in treating composting leachate.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors acknowledge the generous gifts of zeolite supplied by Canmark International Resources Inc., Vancouver, B.C. and the research funding by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.