It is proposed to add activated carbon to treat a storm stream with a pollutant concentration of 5.1 mg/L. If the treatment plant has only 22 kg of activated carbon, how many liters of waste stream can be treated to achieve an equilibrium effluent concentration of 2.0 mg/L? Lab tests show that Freundlich isotherm coefficients for the activated carbon and the pollutant are K, = 0.09 L/kg and n = 2.8 for concentrations in g/L.

It is proposed to add activated carbon to treat a storm stream with a pollutant concentration of 5.1 mg/L. If the treatment plant has only 22 kg of activated carbon, how many liters of waste stream can be treated to achieve an equilibrium effluent concentration of 2.0 mg/L? Lab tests show that Freundlich isotherm coefficients for the activated carbon and the pollutant are K, = 0.09 L/kg and n = 2.8 for concentrations in g/L.

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