The goal of this project was to investigate the ability of polycrystalline zeolite ZSM-5 aggregates to remove MTBE from water. Powdered ZSM-5 has shown to adsorb MTBE, but is impractical in flow systems due to very high pressure drops. This report will investigate the adsorption of MTBE using granular ZSM-5. The adsorption of MTBE was measured through the use of batch experiments to create an adsorption isotherm, which was used to assist in the design of a full-scale treatment system.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Shin, Stephen H.
• Begin, Alisha Marie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043009-115946

Award

• Provost's MQP Award

Advisor

• Bergendahl, John Andrew
• Thompson, Robert W.

Year

• 2009

Date created

• 2009-04-30

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-20