Use of Waste Tire Crumb Rubber to Remove Inorganic and PAHs Species from Aqueous Solutions

Basic Project Information:

Title:Use of Waste Tire Crumb Rubber to Remove Inorganic and PAHs Species from Aqueous Solutions
Duration: March 2005 -February 2006

Principal Investigators:

Prof. Oscar Perales-Perez
Dept. of General Engineering
P.O. Box 9044
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9044
Phone: (787) 832-4040 Ext. 3087
oscar@ge.uprm.edu

Felix Roman, M.S.
Investigador Asociado
Estación Experimental Agrícola
P.O. Box 506
Isabela, Puerto Rico 00662
Tel. (787)830-1616, 830-2390
Fax (787)830-1045
Email: fm_roman@yahoo.com

 

Quarterly Summary Progress:

Task #

Major
Activity

Date started

%
Completed

Estimated date of completion

Date Completed

Dependant on task(s)

01

Chemical (acid) activation of crumb rubber (preliminary tests)

April 3rd, 2006

90

May, 2007

 

Reparation of ICP-AOS system

02

Sorption of phenanthrene at pH 6

February 20, 2007

50

June 15,  2007

 

 

03

Calibration of GC/MS system for phenanthrene determination

February 1, 2007

90

April 2007

 

 

04

Calibration of GC/MS system for acenaphthylene determination

March 1, 2007

50

May 31, 2007

 

 

05

Sorption of naphthalene by crumb rubber

November 1, 2006

80

May, 2007

 

 


Documents Reports
  1. December 2006
  2. April 2007