A Study for Chloroform Formation in Chlorination of Resorcinol

Tülay A. ÖZBELGE

Article Details

A Study for Chloroform Formation in Chlorination of Resorcinol

Authors:

Tülay A. ÖZBELGE

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2001 Vol.25 Issue 4, pp.289-298

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2001

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000745242

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

1303-6157

pISSN:

1300-0160

Abstract:

 

In this study, resorcinol, chosen as a model humic acid,   is chlorinated with sodium hypochlorite in aqueous medium. The effects of   some factors, such as initial concentrations of resorcinol and chlorine, as   well as their ratios, temperature, time and pH on chloroform formation, are   investigated and discussed. Correlations with accuracies of \pm  10% are   obtained to predict the formed chloroform concentration in terms of time,   initial total organic carbon (TOC), initial chlorine to initial TOC ratio,   reaction temperature and reaction pH.  In the chlorination of water containing total organic carbon due to the   presence of humic acids at a certain concentration, the necessary optimum   chlorination time for each applied chlorine dosage, ensuring the maximum   permissible chloroform concentration in the drinking water, can be   determined from these correlations.

 

In this study, resorcinol, chosen as a model humic acid,   is chlorinated with sodium hypochlorite in aqueous medium. The effects of   some factors, such as initial concentrations of resorcinol and chlorine, as   well as their ratios, temperature, time and pH on chloroform formation, are   investigated and discussed. Correlations with accuracies of \pm  10% are   obtained to predict the formed chloroform concentration in terms of time,   initial total organic carbon (TOC), initial chlorine to initial TOC ratio,   reaction temperature and reaction pH.  In the chlorination of water containing total organic carbon due to the   presence of humic acids at a certain concentration, the necessary optimum   chlorination time for each applied chlorine dosage, ensuring the maximum   permissible chloroform concentration in the drinking water, can be   determined from these correlations.

Article Details

A Study for Chloroform Formation in Chlorination of Resorcinol

Authors: Tülay A. ÖZBELGE

Publisher: TUBITAK

Journal: Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2001 Vol.25 Issue 4, pp.289-298

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2001

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000745242

Frequency: Tri-annual

eISSN: 1303-6157

pISSN: 1300-0160

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Authors:

Tülay A. ÖZBELGE

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2001 Vol.25 Issue 4, pp.289-298

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2001

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000745242

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

1303-6157

pISSN:

1300-0160